Search Results

Keywords: Brown

Site Pages

These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.


Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"His wife’s name was Margery (Weatherbee) Brown, and his son’s name was Gardiner Brown. He bought his first business building on Main Street in…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

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

Site Page

Baldwin Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… velvet fabric is seen in the collection’s solid brown two-piece bustle dress with plain sleeves and basque, plain bustle, with a large cut velvet…"

Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House

"… 1820s, this house on Pine Street was lived in by Brown Stimpson, a druggist and mining expert. The original ceilings were reported to be 12’…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 30-47

"… George, Isaiah Stetson Proposal for dam Theodore Brown 1866 election results John A. Peters Judge Hathaway Capt. Thomas Sanford Bob Perkins Cyrus S."

Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Brown & McAllister Granite Quarry, Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

Site Page

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

"… the 1850s within the MHS collection include a brown cotton calico dress with yellow floral sprigs, and another with pink roses on a brown ground."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Hall-Dale Middle School 2009-2010

"… Berry Adam Blanche Ashley Boerner Gabrielle Brown Spencer Buck Devin Chamberland Kait Clark Nat Crocker Sam Day Alex Dumas Andrea Fredericks Molly…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"… gigot sleeve, which are lined with a glazed brown linen. There is a frill net at the cuff. Evidence of prior stitching suggests the waist was…"

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Brown was a morning watchman on the top level of the cotton mill. As he started working, he heard an ominous ripping noise which lifted the roof…"

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… them, and these two items were normally tan and brown.The fabrics were made of mostly wool and rarely made of cotton because of its expense."

Site Page

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

"… comprised of a coordinated yellow blouse, brown wool short skirt, tailored jacket, and boxy reversible yellow / brown waist length square…"

Site Page

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… as Consigli Construction, CWS Architects, East Brown Cow, The Knickerbocker Group, and Simons Architects, MHS converted the Microsoft access…"

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"… and organizations: Brook Minner, Parker Brown, and Hannah Stevens (Northeast Harbor Library); Jodi Baker and Taylor Thomas-Marsh (College of the…"

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"(1961): 10. Print. Brown, Will. "Will Brown in 50th Year in Business on Main Street." Bangor Daily News 1954: 285. Print."

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… dressed in two suits made of red Thibot dress brown sock and red hoods." "They created a sensation all over the city," according to an account…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… & vest sometimes a black coat & sometimes dark or brown most generally cut frock coat and as a rule smokes a cigar while in the streets." He also…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Thomas’ brown printed silk, shown at the left. With its bloused bodice and back thrust hips this dress illustrates what is called the “S” bend…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… waist-level faux jacket, cream silk front insert, brown velvet standing collar, cuffs, and belt. The long, smooth hipped skirt with two knee level…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… knee-length hemline features a low-slung swag of brown velvet draped from one hip to the other, and held with a gathered length of trailing fabric…"

Site Page

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

"… a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming, and a coordinating unlined jacket and scarf."

Site Page

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

"A very similarly styled a brown two-piece dress with the same pleated, full backed skirt, features a bodice with the very full 1894-1895 puffed upper…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… to center waist contrive a pelerine effect on a brown taffeta plaid dress. Although of the period, the dress includes a noticeably altered waist."