Keywords: American Airlines
Item 21268
Harry Jones, Old Orchard Beach, 1938
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1938-01-13 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air
Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
