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Historical Items

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Item 34464

Civil War boots, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Leather

Item 36588

Boot and Shoe Makers trade banner, Portland, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen

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Item 103709

Two harnessmakers with their tools, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Media: Tintype

Online Exhibits

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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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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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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Tuttle and boot and show maker G. L. Jewett and the two and a half story establishment of E. B. Dunton, a millinery and fancy goods dealer."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"1864 These boots, manufactured by Bangor boot maker, John McGinty might have been just what Fred was hoping for.Bangor Historical Society I should…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"For example, Davis Hatch's boot and shoe trade had a sign of a big boot hanging out into the street. Charles A."