Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"… that are either black or tan with yellow or orange stripes around the jacket. For pants, they wear tan overalls when fighting fires."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… and ruched, button trimmed front panel; a lined, orange floral nylon with areas of transparent burn out; and a straight white jacquard pique dress…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… found guilty of a crime, the criminal dressed in orange jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for retribution."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… skirt, printed with a 1950s design of clean-cut orange, teal and black abstract fish and other shapes, labeled "Jo Collins," the Junior Label of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… might collect a box of fresh bananas and oranges in midwinter, along with their store catalogs and other commodities."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"It was green with orange letters and said something like A Child's First Reader. On the first page we were introduced to Dickie Dare, who taught us…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"The leaves on the trees and ground were orange, yellow and brown. When Keith got to the fox pens his Pa wasn’t ready for the fall harvest."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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