Index to Old Orchard Beach Photographs - Documenting Maine Jewry

Old Orchard Beach

Beth Israel (OOB) Original Exterior date not known "Congregation Beth El of Old Orchard Beach opened in 1912 to serve the needs of Jewish tourists and summer residents in this resort town. This was the original building"
Ferris Wheel, Old Orchard Beach date not known
Lafayette Hotel : three postcard images date not known pg 55 "This [second] postcard was for sale at the Lafayette Hotel, which comprised several buildings with many modern amenties for the time. Among the guests were members of the Bronfman family Rabbi Solomon Schechter (Jewish Theological Seminary) …"
Lafayette Hotel from W Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach date not known
Memorial Plaque for WWI soldiers in Old Orchard Beach date not known
Mystery Man at Old Orchard Beach date not known
Old Orchard in winter by railroad tracks date not known
Stretch of Old Orchard Beach looking north date not known
The Lafayette Hotel, "Finest Beach in the World," Old Orchard Beach date not known
Mainers Enjoying the Beach Year not known
Shefshick's kosher Meat Market sign year not known
Maxine and her grandmother at the beach date not known
Old Orchard in winter by railroad tracks 2 date not known
Rose Joachim and Bertha Murinson date not known
Sadie, Aunt Beatrice and Maxine at the beach date not known
Palace Playland Photo (1920s?) 1920s?
Family photo taken at Old Orchard photobooth 1921 1921
Governor Baxter Entertained by Jews of York & Cumberland Cty Sept 14, 1922 - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
York and Cumberland County Jews Host Governor Percival Baxter at the Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach Sept 1922 caption on photograph : Reception at Hotel Lafayette Old Orchard Sept 10, 1922 as Governor Purcevil P Baxter by Hebrews of York and Cumberland Counties in recognition of many kind deads of His Excellency
In front of the Lafayette Hotel 1924
Morris Maiman at the beach 1924
On the beach in front of the Lafayette Hotel 1924
Nelson, Thorner, Cook women June, 1924
Brochure of Lafayette Hotel I 1920s?
Brochure of Lafayette Hotel II 1920s?
Early black/white photograph of the Lafayette Hotel 1920s?
Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach 1925
Annual Convention Maine State Zionists 7/4/1926
Claire and Ruby at Old Orchard Beach circa 1926 Ruby Levine [featherweight champ of Maine ]dated my aunt Claire Pollack (Brooklyn) and my mother had some old photos of them in her photo album which was passed on to me. My Aunt Claire was a sister of Louis Pollack a Maine resident. Louis was married t
Bill Arlock at Old Orchard Beach circa 1930 Bill Arlock, son of Ida Spitzer Arlock, standing in front of their cottage at OOB
Osherowitz Mother and Sisters 1931
Pauline, Martha, Lenore Osherowitz and Two Friends at Old Orchard Beach 1931
Rachel Micohen, Lenore and Martha Osherowitz , Portrait 1931
Osherowitz Mother and Sisters in Old Orchard Beach 1931 circa
Lucille Potter Lavin at Old Orchard Beach circa 1940 Behind the Lafayette Hotel
The Kroots in Old Orchard 1945
Shefshick family on the beach outside the Lafayette Hotel Annex and the The Beauregard Hotel mid 1940s
Debbie and Danny Bornstein souvenir post card around 1958 in Old Orchard 1948
Old Orchard Beach group 8/1/1948 I took the photos with my Brownie camera. I was 15 years of age, and the others are about the same age. I took the photos with my Brownie camera. I was 15 years of age, and the others are about the same age: Charlotte Rolnick Schwab
Old Orchard Beach - Lantern House 1950s
Rhoda Fogelsohn and Ann Salk (twin sisters) at OOB 1955
The Levines at Old Orchard 1955
Minnie Shefshick Blotner at the Shefshick Kosher Meat Market, Old Orchard Beach mid 1950s
Bertha Bornstein Girl Scout Leader Farewell 1956
Dave Glovsky Guesses Weight of Louis Armstrong 1956 pg 94 " Dave 'the Guesser' Glovsky guesses Louis Armstrong's weight during a break from one of Sachmo's musical performances at the OOB pier. For years, Glovsky was a fixture at the OOB amusement park, guessing the weight and age of his customers." - Abe Peck & Jean M Peck
Wedding Reception of Faith Bornstein & Arnold Canner 1956
Wedding of Faith Bornstein and Arnold Canner, Beth Israel, OOB June 24, 1956
Shefshick Kids and Friends in front of The Lafayette Hotel and Annex. late 1950s "Umbrellas and chairs for rent by the Atlantic Sun and Beach Service (ASBS). " Bernard Blotner
List of Houses of Worship In Old Orchard Beach 1950s?
Promotional Brochure of Old Orchard Beach (Lafayette Hotel) 1950s?
The relatives celebrate 1961
Oscar and his sisters at the beach 1962
The Pluznick family at Old Orchard 1962
Guess where Jews spent their summers 1945-1985
Beth Israel (OOB) synagogue (interior view) 2010
Interior View of OOB Shul 2010
Summer lovin' 07/04/11
DMJ Gathering Old Orchard Beach 2011 - collection of 11 photos 2011
Alan Lappin and Barbara Balkan Lappin 2013 - Cindy Potter Taylor / Ben Kissen
Larry Sheftel Photo 2013 - Cindy Potter Taylor / Ben Kissen
Congregation Beth Israel exterior 12/19/2017
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass circa 2017
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass II circa 2017
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass III circa 2017