Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… a three month school, then best known as the "Red Schoolhouse." Falling victim to the whims of spirited townspeople, the nomadic little schoolhouse…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild beast companions wandering in undisputed possession through the pathless…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… they were able to navigate the bureaucratic red tape of crossing the Iron Curtain and plan a tour in the Soviet Union as Nowick had hoped."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Red Men's Hall, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Fraternal organizations such as the Redmen and the Odd Fellows appeared on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… group who "were uniformed in Zouave, red, picken red caps, white waists, red cambrick pants white cotton stockings lace up kip boots." He added…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red fringe. This shawl for some three or four years was her…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice storm…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… the soldier as wearing "a bear skin cap a fine red broad cloth coat a pair of fine black broad cloth pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… piped details, pointed collar, dolman sleeves, red plastic belt, and very full ‘circle’ gored skirt with an attached heavy frilled red rayon…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… associated with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully growing, sub-sect of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… associated with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully growing, sub-sect of…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Red Row Houses, Stockholm, ca. 1925Stockholm Historical Society On Red Row there were 16 duplex houses built by the Stockholm Lumber Company around…"

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

"Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art deco design construction; a velvet black with cream polka dots double breasted long…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864

"their coats most wholly red." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… Kenduskeag bridge dressed in two suits made of red Thibot dress brown sock and red hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"1890-1900 Green wool dress with red satin and black braid details, ca. 1900Maine Historical Society By about 1898, the sleeve had deflated…"

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

"Red and green check suit, ca. 1950Maine Historical Society Dior introduced his famous "New Look" in 1947, two looks in fact, one flared skirted, and…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… School and the Red Schoolhouse with it's plaque Red School New Portland Hill X Plaque from the Red Schoolhouse X The Elder Neighborhood…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"… were to be seen everywhere, and the demand for red, white, and blue ribbons exhausted the millinery shops in short metre.” The first two weeks of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"He is shown "haulling his pas dinner on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… next favorite tree was the Ladies blush a small red & green apple a prolific bearer & resembled the snow or Famouse apple this tree bore every year…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… dating towards the end of the era, a specked beige with a red check oval motif, front closure, gathered skirt, inset waist and long cap sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… black satin coat, and in a collarless red wool coat trimmed with silk cord scrolling and silk covered buttons."