Keywords: Colonial costumes
Item 121
Man in colonial costume, Maine Centennial celebration, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 48823
Americanization colonial pageant, Portland, ca. 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
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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: Adaptive reuse
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.
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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3
"… was altered and re-constructed, perhaps as a costume (known at the time as "fancy dress") in homage to the Marquis, or as an early example of the…"
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"Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925McArthur Public Library Talent without an audience quickly evaporates, but…"
