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Historical Items

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Item 66656

S.R.R.L. Engine# 7 being righted onto rails, Bigelow, ca. 1916

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1916 Location: Bigelow Media: Photographic print

Item 80995

W. M. Bigelow Home, St. Albans, 1913

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: 1913-06-13 Location: St. Albans Media: Photographic print

Item 8228

Woods Crew at Bower's Camp at Sugarloaf, 1914

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1914 Location: Bigelow Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 85256

Bigelow property, City View Avenue, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nellie G. Bigelow Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85258

Sackett and Annie W. Sackett property, S. Side Elizabeth Road, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Paul H. Sackett and Annie W. Sackett Use: Summer Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical

Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.

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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Kingfield, Salem, Carrabassett, Stratton, Eustis, Bigelow, Phillips, Madrid, and Rangeley. The early mailmen wore tall hats with wide bands, and as…"

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"An abandoned fire tower remained when this photo was taken. Myron Avery Peak of Bigelow Mountain X A boulder on Avery Peak commemorates the man."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"Designed by Boston dressmaker W.H. Bigelow, the garment is trimmed throughout with colorful hand-embroidered floral sprays, and chenille bobble…"