Keywords: parade watching
Item 1186
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 42452
Parade Moving Up Main Street, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Bangor Media: Glass Negative
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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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World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine
Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865
"… Description In the evening after the July 4, 1865 parade and observances in Bangor, ten Penobscot Indians in five birchbark canoes engaged in a…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events
"There would be a parade, speeches and music. After a brief ceremony at the town memorial park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and…"