Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… in the rear of the Resivoir, House painted chrome yellow with yellow curtains The wood shed & out house fence Rough boards no paint Resivoir…"

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"Their hats were yellow while some were red also with black in the middle with a number in front. Now the firemen wear jackets that are either black…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… four-piece ensemble comprised of a coordinated yellow blouse, brown wool short skirt, tailored jacket, and boxy reversible yellow / brown waist…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Gould only enjoyed his home for a short while, for he was killed at sea from yellow fever in the early 1800’s."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… wears usually a low crowned straw hat drab or yellow pants & vest sometimes a black coat & sometimes dark or brown most generally cut frock coat…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"… committee had the building painted a light yellow. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper, and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, had six children."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… skirt feature at one side; a square shouldered yellow textured heavy rayon crepe with a beaded inset waistband and drape detail; and a rust wide…"

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

"… ensembles in the collection include a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming, and a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… include a brown cotton calico dress with yellow floral sprigs, and another with pink roses on a brown ground."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"She did not put any yellow dye in the butter. Her children would help their mother churn the butter."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It was the first balloon ascension in Bangor."

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

"… lightweight gray/green rayon crepe, with small yellow printed flowers, capped sleeves, and a high waist with ties to the back."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch, chain pickerel, minnows, lake chub, golden shiner, common shiner, redbelly dace, creek…"

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

"It features thick yellow yarn and gold lurex braid edging the neckline, cuffs and inset waistband areas which are studded with multi-colored glass…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… archive of historical material is kept in the Old Yellow School House & Museum on Sound Drive. Here, the records of island history are fully…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… resigned the position mainly because of a fear of yellow fever, which had infected 134 people and killed 34."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… Stream, so called because the water was a light yellow color, and two hills known as Clark Hill and Bennett Hill."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… that make up the outer facade are painted green, yellow, and tan. The Church Block is a three-story building."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… examples of these diseases would be smallpox, yellow fever, and cholera. The hospital staff did their best to cure as many patients as possible…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The Huang He (or Yellow River) flooded between July and November of 1887, and caused roughly 900,000 deaths in China."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… risen dramatically since then and the standard yellow school bus delivers students to and from school daily."

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."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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