Maine Memory Network

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

"… In this age of cotton industry growth, attractive 1840s printed cottons were affordable and readily available, yet they are scarcely in evidence in…"

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

"… of plain and woven patterns predominate the 1840s examples. A not very skillfully sewn, gold woven leafy stripe silk dress with an almost-bloused…"

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

"… puff lingered for a time, competing with the new 1840s straight sleeve. The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and gather…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… (1823-1907) purchased the house sometime in the 1840s from merchant Rufus Prince, for whom Martin worked as an accountant."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… the Indian agent for the Penobscot Indians in the 1840s for several years. Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, temperance man, and…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… miniatures, silhouettes were replaced in the 1840s by photography, which in this case was used to reproduce what was probably a visual record of a…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Family pets were as treasured in the 1840s as they are today, and their owners sought to capture their images by the newly discovered means of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… that iron works that first opened in Maine in the 1840s -- and that closed in 1890. His text, some hand-written and some newspaper clippings that…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… photography, that is photographs dating from the 1840s through the 1870s. Lucretia Day Sewall and her children, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"In the pioneer stage which lasted until the 1840s and is characterized by the lack of roads, the economy was based on the lumber industry with the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The grand new churches of the 1840s, still standing today, the Swedenborgian Church, the Winter Street Church and the Central…"