Maine Memory Network

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

"… leaving cotton, rayon with some wool for the home market. Clothing was not rationed as it was in Britain, but the War Production Board (WPB) issued…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… ample public feeds, a “living flag” by Lubec’s children, and a celebratory townwide parade past splendidly decorated commercial and residential…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… thematically, from organizational uniforms to children's wear, and other types of garments. Selections from the respective groups are highlighted…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"87). Judging from the teenagers and children in the group portrait, families must have been among the employees staying in the housing."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Larrabee occupied the post from 1930 to 1939; his children and Johnson’s walked together to school. Starting under Larrabee in 1934, Howard “Bob”…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Society “I felt this quilt should come back home to Lubec,” said Mrs. Betsey Josselyn. She donated her family signature quilt to the Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… to invest their life savings and even mortgage homes to become participants in this scheme? The Lubec Herald followed the progress of…"

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

"Roosevelt’s long time summer home, lies 10 miles across open ocean from mainland New Brunswick. But a mere 300 yards from the U.S."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children. F.S. Pendleton and Company Store, interior, Islesboro, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… the school has been home to all Islesboro school children in Grades Kindergarten through 12. Islesboro Central School, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Area children were served by one school in the Sprague District. Lime Kiln Wharf, Islesboro, ca."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Children often prompted photographers to be less formal and more creative in composing studio portraits."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"1800-1830 Gown with leaf motif, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Mourning Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Mid Twentieth Century Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society There is little in the collection to tell of the War…"

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

"1900-1910 Sarah E. Thomas' silk foulard dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate…"

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

"1900-1910 Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909Maine Historical Society Detail of McGuire wedding dress X Gold…"

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

"1900-1910 Ella May Clark's three-piece dress, Yarmouth, ca. 1901Maine Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780Maine Historical Society A quilted petticoat of bright pink calamanco (polished wool) with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Revolutionary-era styled gownMaine Historical Society As of the year 2020, the earliest garments in the MHS collection…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"1910-1920 Ester McDonald's dinner dress, ca. 1910Maine Historical Society Two lace dresses, one black and one white, provide further examples…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"1910-1920 Haskell silk wedding dress, Westbrook, ca. 1912Maine Historical Society Post 1910, further simplification was influenced by the…"