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Historical Items

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Item 105716

Powder blue suit with caplet, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Media: wool, rayon, metal
This record contains 14 images.

Item 135707

Alcoholometer set by Charles Gerletti of Glasgow, made 1834-1839

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1836 Location: Glasgow Media: Mahogany, glass, felt, paper

Item 12308

Butter Dish, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Brunswick Media: Ceramic

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… fringed pelerine on a purple shot silk ensemble matches the crinoline, with shoulder-to-waist gold fringe attached to the bodice, creating a…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… two knee level box pleats below a patch pocket, matching the pocket on the left chest. The pockets and sleeves are edged with a stylish…"

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… find that the Passamaquoddy paddler simply wanted matches to light his pipe. In short, as one local put it, “A birch canoe was a good boat if there…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.