Keywords: Fashion advertising
Item 48241
Parasol fashion doll, ca. 1794
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1794
Media: wood, silk
This record contains 2 images.
Item 27925
Charles Harriman advertising postcard, Bath, ca. 1904
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1904 Location: Bath Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Early Republic era Fashion dolls
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring Early Repulic-era (ca.1780-1820) fashion dolls.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century
"In 1904, Mandel's Department Store in New York advertised a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4
"… industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in fashion fields such as designing, advertising, and journalism."
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
