Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"Into the 1830s, the style's sleeves gradually increased in size. The dress was hand sewn, with its scalloped edges attached as a separate piece."

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

"The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and gather detailing, and the fuller skirts, that in combination with the return of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"The area is as it existed in the 1830s. Martin described himself as an "expert accountant." He wrote the journal, three scrapbooks, and an account…"

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

"… and faded, thin cotton print dresses span the 1830s-1840s. One is a white flower sprig design with gathered horizontal strips across the wide neck…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"… Intro: pages 0-73 Approximately 1800-early 1830s   Part 1, to page 73 John Martin (1823-1904) begins his formal accounting of his life and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… born in Denmark and arrived in the area in the 1830s. He and his son, by the same name, became sail maker/riggers and worked in Thomaston until the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… of credit and of money itself as well as the 1830s craze of land speculation all affected Bangor and John Martin -- and all appear within the pages…"