Keywords: Hat shops
Item 33478
Shops in the Exchange Block, Biddeford, ca. 1915
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Biddeford Media: Glass Negative
Item 25907
Margaret Chase Smith campaign hat, 1964
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1964 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan
Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat
"Tilson's Hat Civil War Union Cap worn by Perez TilsonThomaston Historical Society ➢ This is a recreation Henry Tilson’s possible conversation…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store
"… and evening dresses, coats, jackets, robes, and hats. Osgood’s did 90 percent of their buying at the Boston and New York style shows, having not…"