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Historical Items

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Item 116251

Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998 Location: Unity Media: Cotton, ink

Item 116257

Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1996

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996 Location: Unity Media: Cotton, ink

Item 116254

Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: Union Media: Cotton, ink

Online Exhibits

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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

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Acadian Archives

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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