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Item 105479

Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805

Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buckfield Media: cotton

Item 105828

Lucy Cabot's two-piece dress, Brattleboro, VT, ca. 1855

Lucy Cabot's two-piece dress, Brattleboro, VT, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Brattleboro Media: silk, cotton

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Taffeta and velvet bustle dress ensemble, ca. 1880

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Exhibit

Camp Tekakwitha brochure, Leeds, ca. 1940

From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Site Pages

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Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"1910-1920 Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912Maine Historical Society Post 1910, further simplification was influenced by the…"