Keywords: Atlantic Flights
Item 20681
Maine to Spain Flyers, Old Orchard Beach, 1929
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1929-06-12 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 20819
'The Dawn,' Old Orchard Beach, 1927
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1927-10-10 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.
Exhibit
CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections
Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation
"… an ideal landing spot for long distance Atlantic flights, there was no need for the pilot to go further inland after the arduous journey."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981
"… Mexico, who planned to attempt another balloon flight around the world, spoke to students from Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute in…"
