Keywords: Umbrella
Item 12176
July 4 Parade, Brunswick, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, Print
Item 13588
Walter Mansur, Camp Caribou, ca. 1892
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Media: Photographic print
Item 63334
205-207 Middle Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Joseph S. Bernstein Use: Print Shop & Store
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
Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840
"Lane manufactured and sold umbrellas and musical instruments at 92 Court Street in Boston from 1820 to 1844, specializing in bass drums for militia…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890
"… Horse and buggy complete with rider shaded by an umbrella shown on Main Street, Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Poems
"… rains are bad but the wind is always the worst umbrellas fall Fixing the city Bring in a supply everyone helps clean up rebuild repair soon…"
Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
