Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"Day dress with jacket, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society Just how attractive and fashionable rayon could be is seen in the comfortable easy elegance…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of fashion media and movie influence."

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"… shoulders first gained popularity during the 1930s, while the shorter, knife pleat skirt is indicative of war-time fashions."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"The large number and variety of long 1930s dresses preserved in the collection are a reminder that it was still customary to wear long dresses for…"

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

"… century couture caliber gowns from Lewiston; a 1930s ‘Delphic’ gown and others by Jessie Franklin Turner; and a 1970s Geoffrey Beene evening dress…"

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

"… powder blue wool and rayon V neck day dress, whose style lingers in the 1930s, with a matching softly draped scallop edge short shoulder cape."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… dominated by women's wear from the 1870s to the 1930s. Although, despite this focus, the featured mid twentieth century examples within this…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… 1937 - 1938Surry Historical Society In the 1930s and until the school closed in 1952 the first four grades were located on the first floor; the…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"A 1930s publication emphasized the rise of “an entirely new idea of a nurse” that was concerned not just with treatment but prevention of illness."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… heating conditions at Black Point School in the 1930s. She said, “Each year the lavatory and drinking fountain at the front of the classroom froze…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… her her memories of holidays in school in the 1930s. "We drew names of course, and spent twenty-five cents on the gifts we would swap."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… give this right to native people until the mid 1930s. Today, the Aroostook Band of Mi’kmaqs and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians are federally…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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