Keywords: Mexico High School
Item 79404
Abbott School, Mexico, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Mexico Media: Photograph postcard
Item 79394
John Edward Barry, Mexico, 1939, 1939
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print
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Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage
Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.
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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.
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners
"… Ellis–Dirigo High School Elliot Eno–Dirigo High School Caitlin Gallant–Dirigo High School Alex Gorham-Holy Savior School Alix Greenleaf–Dirigo High…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase
"… Corps Reserve in 1943 after graduating from Mexico High School. He was in the initial assault on Peleliu Island, where he was killed by mortar fire…"
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
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Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII