Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"1950-1960 Dior inspired prom dress, ca. 1960Maine Historical Society As earlier noted, American designers and the now highly successful…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"Outerwear 1830-1860 Wide crinolines restricted outerwear to wraps, shawls, capes, and easy fitting garments such as a black and brown watered silk…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"1960-1970 Patchwork mini skirt, ca. 1970Maine Historical Society Although Crimplene and other firm knit fabrics were was extensively used for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"1960-1970 Patterned coat and dress ensamble, ca. 1965Maine Historical Society Conservative, classic matronly dress and coat outfits of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"1960-1970 The 1960s tend to be recalled as the age of the mini skirt, which it was. It was also the era of the "baby boom" generation, and the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"Outerwear 1900-1930 Astrakhan collared cape, ca. 1903Maine Historical Society The domestic industry’s now prolific silk fabric production made…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"1940-1950 Trumpet sleeve dress, ca. 1946Maine Historical Society Once the war was over, pocket and pleats appeared again as fabric…"

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

"1940-1950 Summer weight suit, ca. 1948Maine Historical Society Limited French fashion influence during the war had the effect of encouraging…"

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 2 of 4

"1850-1870 Cameo button detail X Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca."

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…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"… some to Finnish ancestors arriving in the early 20th century, and many who continue to arrive for work in the boatyards, lime industry or to simply…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… lived and worked here during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Credits The Hampen Historic Preservation commission, Sara Martin, and the Explorer…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Typical Maine lumberman, Bangor, ca. 1900Bangor Public Library Lumberjacks During the mid 19th century, the lumberjack’s job was to cut down trees…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… on Swan’s Island the major industry from the mid 20th century to today. Islanders caught lobsters as early as the homesteading times, but most of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and products, and the busts of 1930's would not hit…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Gamage were active shipyards in the 20th century with varying degrees of prominence. About 40 years ago, Robert P. Applebee, a retired U.S."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… members, however, showed significant change over the same time period, slowly including more women as we approached the close of the 20th century."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Up until the early 20th century, the river played an important role in Maine’s history, both as a means for settlement of the area and later, one…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which traveled to the area from 1916-1932."