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Item 18889

Instructor shows his style, Bridgton, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Shawnee Peak Ski Area through Ski Museum of Maine Date: circa 1965 Location: Bridgton Media: Photographic print

Item 101134

Graduation event group portrait, Dixfield, 1966

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1966 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 105740

Coordinating dress, belt, and scarf ensemble, Portland, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: nylon, polyester, metal
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Online Exhibits

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Riding the Old Blue chairlift at Pleasant Mountain, ca. 1972

Skiing Pleasant Mountain

By the second half of the 20th century, skiing began to enjoy unprecedented popularity. Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton (later Shawnee Peak) was Maine's foremost place to join the fun in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Carved eagle for Anshe Sfard synagogue Torah ark, Portland, ca. 1917

Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation

Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.

Exhibit

Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

Site Pages

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Corner of Hyler and Green Streets, Thomaston, Maine 2009

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"The various architectural styles blend nicely throughout the town, reflecting the various customs, styles and tastes of their occupants over the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society Expensive establishment old style couture or similar high style-type clothing still retained appeal, but only to a shrinking…"

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Teenager leisure suit by "Crazy Horse," ca. 1975

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… of a mix and match period retaining much of the 1960s with a superimposition of aspects of other periods, from the twenties and forties to "mods"…"