Keywords: High button shoes
Item 105880
Shoe factory, Waldoboro, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Waldoboro Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 28727
The Old and the New, Saco, ca. 1900
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
