Keywords: hoops
Item 65951
Gym class, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1917 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 110680
Crinolette hoop skirt, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1885
Media: linen, wire
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Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town
Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.
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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4
"1880Maine Historical Society A sturdy metal half hoop bustle support is still securely sewn into the lining of a ca."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"… sewing machine needles, and spring steel wire for hoop skirts and bustle supports. Improved water and rail transport speeded and increased…"
