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Margery Burr's embroidered dress, Kennebunkport, ca. 1920

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… mid-calf length dress is the most striking in the 1920s collection. Its color, Nile Green (named for the Egyptian river), and hemline palmette…"

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Silk dress with lace and tassel details, Bangor, ca. 1920

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"The first is a lavender and white striped sailor-collared cotton dress, probably worn by Mrs. Adeline (Bond) Rines or one of her sisters."

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Helen Little Hamm's drop waist dress, Kittery, ca. 1926

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically loose with waists at hip level, and longish or just above ankle-length…"

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Three piece rayon suit, Portland, ca. 1935

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"The simple dress features a front closure with four large flat pearl buttons, waist level buckled belt, and a straight skirt with a single neat pleat…"

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Designer couture robe, Portland, ca. 1930

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… of the American fashion industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in fashion fields such as designing, advertising, and journalism."

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Elizabeh McNeil Butts wool cloak, Lewiston, ca. 1903

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… trimming and long tasseled silk neck ties; and a 1920s short straight fur lined edge-to-edge coat of contemporary multicolored Chinese brocade."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"(Sometimes the dress of choice would be selected, only to find the belt missing, causing a delay of several minutes while the vendor frantically…"

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… up in vacation locales of New England in the 1920s and '30s, the Surry Theater offered a different play every week during their summer seasons of…"