Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… capes, and easy fitting garments such as a black and brown watered silk tassel trimmed cape with a similarly trimmed shoulder cape; a wide dark…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… style are found in the collection's three-button black satin coat, and in a collarless red wool coat trimmed with silk cord scrolling and silk…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"The town included lands formerly called Black Point, Blue Point and Stratton's Island and extended eight miles inland from the sea."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Henry Jocelyn arrived at Black Point in 1635 and remained involved in the early settlement for nearly forty years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… followers made an unsuccessful attack on the Black Point garrison. Mogg proposed to Jocelyn that if the garrison were surrendered, the settlers…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Androscoggin River and its tributaries are now relatively free of pollution and are suitable for swimming, boating, and fishing in the Rumford…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… Annie (which is marked 3) this and the Salver of white Lillies were the richest & handsomest collection of flowers."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… at a place still called Ferry Beach, located near Black Rocks off the Black Point Road. It was part of the first King’s Highway."

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

"… satin lapel tail coat, vest and elegant gray black striped trousers. Perhaps the most extreme mid-1890s sleeves are found among the collection’s…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback. The arrival of the train, and later the trolley, allowed residents greater flexibility of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"He attended Phillips Academy in Andover and graduated from Columbia College. Cyrus studied law and then served as private secretary to his…"

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

"… Harold "Scoot" Richardson was the janitor for Black Point School and according to the Scarborough Town Report he was paid $9 for the year for this…"

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

"… for size, but for small epaulettes, trimmed in black and red to match the standing collar, and bands embellishing the asymmetrical jacket front…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 3 of 3

"… print dress with horizontally tucked sleeves and black piped detailing, and in Margaret A. McGuire's July 5, 1909 exquisite tussah silk wedding…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… 1936Hubbard Free Library This flood from the black and white days, was one of worst floods recorded in Maine's history."

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

"… attached to the inner waistband of Sarah Wilson's black watered silk skirt. The dress also includes two large jet beaded medallions, holding a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… the new century with Mary Scrimgeour’s elegant black suit dress with its aquamarine silk lining visible under the fitted jacket’s open work…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"Limited Chinese imports of that time included black dyed textured tussah, sometimes called senshaw. In 1859, Miss Leslies Behaviour Book recommended…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… dolman sleeve dress, with a long back zip and black belt, is mid-calf length with a fully flared skirt stiffened with a navy rayon taffeta lining."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… pieced art deco design construction; a velvet black with cream polka dots double breasted long sleeved tunic with diamanté buttons, and skirt…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… names are Hattie Carnegie and Nettie Rosenstein, the latter of which is credited with popularizing the 'little black dress' in the United States."

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"The contrast of the white linen and the black background further serve to isolate Mrs. Herbert’s head in the picture."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… were very popular and there were also red and black furs. People from New York came to buy furs a lot."

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

"These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera. Piers under construction for bridge, Lubec, 1961 Lubec…"