Old Orchard Beach
Alan Lappin and Barbara Balkan Lappin
(2013) - Cindy Potter Taylor / Ben Kissen
Annual Convention Maine State Zionists
(1926) -
Bertha Bornstein Girl Scout Leader Farewell
(1956) -
Beth Israel (OOB) Original Exterior "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"
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Beth Israel (OOB) refurbished exterior "Refurbished on the same stop on Old Orchard Beach's East Grand Ave. Congregation Beth Israel still holds services for Jewish summer visitors and year round residents"
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Beth Israel (OOB) synagogue (interior view)
(2010) -
Bill Arlock at Old Orchard Beach Bill Arlock, son of Ida Spitzer Arlock, standing in front of their cottage at OOB
(1930) -
Brochure of Lafayette Hotel I
(1925) -
Brochure of Lafayette Hotel II
(1925) -
Claire and Ruby at Old Orchard Beach 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
(1926) -
Congregation Beth Israel exterior
(2017) -
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass
(2017) -
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass II
(2017) -
Congregation Beth Israel OOB glass III
(2017) -
Dave Glovsky Guesses Weight of Louis Armstrong 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."
(1956) - Abe Peck & Jean M Peck
Debbie and Danny Bornstein souvenir post card around 1958 in Old Orchard
(1948) -
DMJ Gathering Old Orchard Beach 2011 - collection of 11 photos
(2011) -
Documenting Maine Jewry Gathering in Old Orchard Beach - Eleven images
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Early black/white photograph of the Lafayette Hotel
(1925) -
Elaine and Rose Chandler, East Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach
(1941) -
Family photo taken at Old Orchard photobooth 1921
(1921) -
Ferris Wheel, Old Orchard Beach
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Governor Baxter Entertained by Jews of York & Cumberland Cty
(1922) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
Guess where Jews spent their summers
(1980) -
In front of the Lafayette Hotel
(1924) -
Interior View of OOB Shul
(2010) -
Lafayette Hotel , exterior view
(1922) -
Lafayette Hotel : three postcard images 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) …"
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Lafayette Hotel from W Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach
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Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach, Celebration With Gov P Baxter
(1922) -
Larry Sheftel Photo
(2013) - Cindy Potter Taylor / Ben Kissen
List of Houses of Worship In Old Orchard Beach
(1958) -
Lou Chandler Along Side the Spirit of Louis at Old Orchard Beach
(1927) -
Lucille Potter Lavin at Old Orchard Beach Behind the Lafayette Hotel
(1940) -
Mainers Enjoying the Beach
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Maxine and her grandmother at the beach
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Memorial Plaque for WWI soldiers in Old Orchard Beach
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Minnie Shefshick Blotner at the Shefshick Kosher Meat Market, Old Orchard Beach
(1955) -
Morris Maiman at the beach
(1924) -
Mystery Man at Old Orchard Beach
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Nelson, Thorner, Cook women
(1924) -
Old Orchard Beach - Lantern House
(1955) -
Old Orchard Beach group 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
(1948) -
Old Orchard in winter by railroad tracks
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Old Orchard in winter by railroad tracks 2
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On the beach in front of the Lafayette Hotel
(1924) -
Oscar and his sisters at the beach
(1962) -
Osherowitz Mother and Sisters
(1931) -
Osherowitz Mother and Sisters in Old Orchard Beach
(1931) -
Palace Playland Photo (1920s?)
(1920) -
Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach
(1925) -
Pauline, Martha, Lenore Osherowitz and Two Friends at Old Orchard Beach
(1931) -
Promotional Brochure of Old Orchard Beach (Lafayette Hotel)
(1958) -
Rachel Micohen, Lenore and Martha Osherowitz , Portrait
(1931) -
Rhoda Fogelsohn and Ann Salk (twin sisters) at OOB
(1955) -
Rose Chandler Along Side the Spirit of Louis at Old Orchard Beach
(1927) -
Rose Joachim and Bertha Murinson
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Sadie, Aunt Beatrice and Maxine at the beach
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Schatz Family at Old Orchard Beach
(1942) -
Shefshick family on the beach outside the Lafayette Hotel Annex and the The Beauregard Hotel
(1945) -
Shefshick Kids and Friends in front of The Lafayette Hotel and Annex. "Umbrellas and chairs for rent by the Atlantic Sun and Beach Service (ASBS). " Bernard Blotner
(1957) -
Shefshick's kosher Meat Market sign
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Stretch of Old Orchard Beach looking north
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Summer lovin'
(2011) -
The Kroots in Old Orchard
(1945) -
The Lafayette Hotel, "Finest Beach in the World," Old Orchard Beach
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The Levines at Old Orchard
(1955) -
The Pluznick family at Old Orchard
(1962) -
The relatives celebrate
(1961) -
Wedding of Faith Bornstein and Arnold Canner, Beth Israel, OOB
(1956) -
Wedding Reception of Faith Bornstein & Arnold Canner
(1956) -
York and Cumberland County Jews Host Governor Percival Baxter at the Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach 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
(1922) -
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