Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… toward Maine’s prohibition laws, two young women with whiskey glasses in hand rest their elbows on a table displaying a liquor bottle (pictured at…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"All of these women have played a big part in the history of Bangor and have inspired people all around the world."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… is the indoor setting of a tintype of two women who are seated between a trompe l’oeil doorway and window."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified women, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society In respect to photography, the widely accepted definition of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Women sorted, added any condiments and packed the sardines into cans. Each factory would sound its own distinctive whistle to alert workers that…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Then they went to the Packing Room where women and girls placed the herring in cans, generally in a large well-lit area on the second floor."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"The Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"Here it is up to the eaves of the building, and young Fletcher Downes is standing on top of the bank."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"Young researchers, Lubec 5th grade 2008-2009 Robert Wallace, Emma Page, Seth Doherty (Miriam's grandson), Stephanie Wright, Austin Serrato X…"

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

"Across the street was a women's dress shop, operated by local businessman Walter Hall and a gas service station."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… Evening Post covers, featuring sporty young women and men wearing shirts. As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and…"

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

"… in the late 1950s to early 1960s, the custom of girls and young women dressing or wearing hair and make-up like their mothers, faded away."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… tie dyed T-shirts, message T-shirts, pants for women, cheap flowing Indian print skirts and caftans, exotic ethnic garments collected on trips to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… high schools in the state” be set up to “give our young people the same opportunities as those in other places.” By the following year, the high…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Its young residents attended the Parker School. Although road signs to Pripet still exist, no one knows the actual boundaries or how it got it’s name."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors. Strong Historical Society Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby died on Armistice…"

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

"Perhaps the two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"This was a time when the young people on the island got to meet people from the other sides of the island."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… to the small stylish town of Wiscasset in 1800, young Eliza Southgate wrote home urging her mother to “please send my spotted muslin.” And, as the…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… causing poverty and homelessness for young women, Mary Merrick Flagg and Mrs. A.C. Dummer proposed an Industrial School for Girls, which was…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"The present assortment of teen or young women’s wear speaks of conservative style, rather than hippie and anti-establishment garb."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"1955Maine Historical Society From young and casual versions, to the more mature and formal, the collection's "New Look" examples all have fitted…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"Washing the clothes took two to three hours. Some women also did laundry for other people, such as neighbors and friends, to make extra money."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… on the Church Block that are still there are women's faces cast into the iron columns. Haley bill for Church Block, Bath, 1886Patten Free…"