Keywords: Spectacles
Item 13971
Spectacles worn by Sarah Chamberlain, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Brewer Media: Metal and glass
Item 1159
Advertisement for spectacles, Farmington, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper
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A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
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Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell
"The spectacle of people on fire included their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature…"
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"… & "Edna Hoyt" The “Edward O’Brien” made quite a spectacle at the time of her launching from the Burgess O’Brien yard."
