Maine Memory Network

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 - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"1850-1870 Detachable sleeve crinoline dress, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society One of the collection’s finest and widest crinolines is a boat…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"1850-1870 Full crinoline dress with fringe, ca. 1859Maine Historical Society In the late 1850s early 1860s, crinolines reached their largest…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description A white pique printed cotton long maxi skirt with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This powder blue three-piece wool suit is…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This plum-colored wool suit exemplifies the chunky…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… of 18th century structures and about 400 original 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

Salmon Brook Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… neighborhoods, and almost all other aspects of 19th century in the Bangor area. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… Historical Society By the early years of the 19th century, the faster-paced, more intimate waltz surpassed older dances like contra or group…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Still, the economic swings of 19th-century America affected "The Lumber Capital of the World." Instability of credit and of money itself as well as…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

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

"In the 18th and 19th centuries, when many children seldom went to school, if at all, the homework they were given was limited to rote memorization."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"In the late 19th Century the leisure class made remote, rustic Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada fashionable."