Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Mourning Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear

"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… Society in 1993 shifted the Society's historic clothing holdings from a primarily early 19th century collection, to one dominated by women's wear…"

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

"… dress stimulated growth of a new branch of the clothing industry, one that specialized in the design and manufacture of clothes for the young…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically loose with waists at hip level, and longish or just above…"

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

"A new breed of young designers burst on the scene producing clothing to suit the new burgeoning youth-oriented market."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… developments made significant contributions to clothing production and fashion. Patented respectively in 1846 and 1851, chain stitch and lock…"

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

"Cloth for civilian clothing was limited because production was prioritized for military purposes. Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to an active country life, fine quality English dark wool broadcloth, and skilled…"

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

"… of affordable American designed, well-fitting clothing for college girls, women’s wear, and casual wear for every occasion and activity."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… garment portion, about 3,000 pieces, encompasses clothing for people who identified as women, with a smaller representation of menswear and…"

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

"… '50s jeans, or much in the area of 1950s teen clothing. The 1950s were not only the years of the "New Look," and rebellion, they were the years…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… designer famous for his elegant and timeless clothing. In the post war era, draped details, outsize bows, bunches, and swags were prominent design…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"With few exceptions, prior to the mid-20th century, clothing was not collected or considered museum worthy."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… Society Rarity makes examples of old work clothes, and what they tell us, among the most valued objects in a collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"Initially specializing in clothing from the early to mid-nineteenth century, the collection was added to by an extensive acquisition of late…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"1780 through ca. 1980. Part I examined fashions from about 1780 until 1889, the MHS historic clothing collection's first one hundred years."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… and new dresses required many yards of fabric, women were familiar with the custom of either themselves or their dressmakers altering and updating…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"Men's Wear View the Men's Wear Slide Show This slide show features examples from the small men’s wear collection at Maine Historical Society…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"Organizational Uniforms View the Organizational Uniform Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"Organizational Uniforms View the Organizational Uniform Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… and dress collection consists of middle class women's wear, primarily dresses. There are gaps in representation, but as the examples in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… to wear with large skirts or bustles dominated women's outerwear in the earlier part of this period."