Keywords: Detroit
Item 31687
Josiah Pierce on trip from Albany to Detroit, 1846
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1846-09-27 Location: Detroit Media: Ink on paper
Item 20811
'Pride of Detroit,' Old Orchard Beach, 1927
Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Old Orchard Beach; Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
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Story
Come back to Maine, I did!
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Story
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