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Green wool dress with red satin and black braid details, ca. 1900

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

"… participation in outdoor activities such as lawn tennis, ball games, and bicycling contributed to demand for, and development of, appropriate…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… a broad wrap-around veranda, and sprawling lawns where visitors strolled and competed in playful sporting events with locals, cottagers, and…"

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Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Steamship "Mount Desert," leaving Southwest Harbor, ca. 1900

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"They were 60-room mansions with clipped lawns and formal gardens, estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank."

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Dedication of Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1904

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the afternoon, a Sacred Concert was held on the lawn of the Universalist Church. Owing to the downpour on Saturday, the auto parade was held on…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… house fell through the ground while mowing the lawn into an abandoned tunnel. In the tunnel were reportedly old clothes and other items which may…"