Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"This particular dress represents the trend in its early years, before the sleeve size reached its peak."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"1830-1850 Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society From Eastport, and connected to the Leavitt family, a wadded…"

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

"1830-1850 Muslin dress, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society Victorian-era cotton dress, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"Outerwear 1830-1860 Wide crinolines restricted outerwear to wraps, shawls, capes, and easy fitting garments such as a black and brown watered silk…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"Outerwear 1800-1830 Examples of this period's outer garments include: a full length 1800-1810 unlined slim silk twill coat with a flat fold over…"

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

"1830-1850 Figured silk dress, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Silk dresses in subdued colors of plain and woven patterns predominate the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… upper sleeves of a detailed, very fine quality dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."

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

"… the clothing collection’s strengths are between 1830 to 1860, and 1890 to 1940. Several examples date as early as 1720 and others as recent as 2021."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"… Century fashions in this overview are organized by decades: 1800-1830, and 1830 to 1850. The outwear styles within this section extend to 1860."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Godey's Ladies Magazine, founded in 1830, was the most widely circulated fashion magazine. Its competitor, Petersons Magazine, was founded in 1842."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 5, pages 77-96

"… upset at crime in Bangor -- a boom town since the 1830 -- and in other changes in society. His own small store was robbed three times, which…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"Raynes (1830-1918) of Brewer often dove off a pile of boards on Covaly's wharf in Hampden in order to retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"Raynes (1830-1918) pictures him as he is about to board the bark Suliote on January 24, 1849, sailing from Bangor to California and the Gold Rush."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Raynes (1830-1916) of Brewer, the son of Anna and Solomon Raynes, is shown wearing a red velvet cap and checked plaid cotton apron in this drawing by…"

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