LC Subject Heading: Hat trade--Maine--Portland
Item 110560
Merry, the Hatter silk hat, Portland, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: leather, silk
Item 110561
Byron Greenough & Co. silk hat, Portland, ca. 1855
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Portland Media: beaver fur, leather, silk
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.