Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… small, but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth century."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… other silk taffeta, are styled to wear over large 1890s sleeves. Both feature high face encircling collars make room for voluminous sleeve trends."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the most extreme mid-1890s sleeves are found among the collection’s wedding dresses, one of which is a long trained crisp woven stripe silk…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… Portland, ca.1900Maine Historical Society The 1890s are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"… and trained wedding dresses from the 1880s and 1890s are tributes to remarkable dressmaking skills."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in the 1890s that Aroostook farmers had a more direct route to markets in Boston and New York."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… and nearby areas from the 1820s until the 1890s. He called the Journal his "history" and while he provided some later updates, it largely refers to…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library In the 1890s, as the era of sail was waning, steamships regularly carried passengers and freight from…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and into relative prosperity in the 1880s and 1890s. At the same time, metal shipbuilding began in Bath with the expansion of Thomas Hyde’s foundry…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… was not immediate and it would take until the 1890s for the economy to be based on one crop: potatoes."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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