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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
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Item 116257

Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1996

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996 Location: Unity Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 3 images.

Item 116254

Common Ground Country Fair t-shirt, 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: Union Media: Cotton, ink
This record contains 3 images.

Online Exhibits

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Waterville City Hall during the centennial celebration, 1902

"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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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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The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.