Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… dating towards the end of the era, a specked beige with a red check oval motif, front closure, gathered skirt, inset waist and long cap sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… border; and a heavy black wool with tab toggle closures, with a 1850s-1860s burnoose style fixed-in-place hood."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… slim silk twill coat with a flat fold over closure and early full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short…"

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

"… fastens with a side zipper and two hook-and-eye closures on the waistband. The skirt has a slight flare, is unlined, and includes interior tapes to…"

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

"… and fastens with a side zipper and hook-and-eye closure. The hem is finished with stitched ribbon, and the waist has interior straps."

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

"The simple dress features a front closure with four large flat pearl buttons, waist level buckled belt, and a straight skirt with a single neat pleat…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"… With its pointed waist and piped edge front closure, a white damask dress provides a fine example of the 1840s into 1850s bodice."

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

"… cape) trimmed with wide silk fringe, and a front closure with ten small circular metal shanked buttons, set with miniature cameos of either ceramic…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Its front closure buttons are all missing. The bodice is trimmed with machine-made blue fringe, knotted at the header, and black machine-made lace at…"

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

"… challenge of devising concealed hook fastening closures, such as that found in the back of this dress. Two-piece dress and blouse, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… coat with a button(many since missing) front closure, soft pleating from center back, and trimmed with simulated fur also features volume at the…"

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

"… fabric robe with padded shoulders, and side tie closure features luxurious magenta satin lapels, cuffs, and lining relieved by a horizontal band of…"

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

"… long balloon cuffed sleeves, and a frogging closure features a worn label stamped, "The Coat and Suit Industry" encircled with the words "National…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… check pant suit with cuffed pants and zip front closure jacket. A pair of hip hugging green denim bell bottom pants, which could have been worn…"

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

"… collar, and a statement single button front closure. One of its inside labels reads "Ben Zuckerman New York" and the other, "Lord and Taylor."…"

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

"… the collar and lapel neckline, there is a front closure with four sets of three buttons, and two knee level box pleats below a patch pocket…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… but not big enough to fill the void left by the closures of York and Saco-Lowell. A separate division of the Saco-Lowell Shops known as the Edwards…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"The closure of these two mills left over 1,150 out of work. June 24, 1968: The people of Lincoln rallied together and independently raised $350,000…"

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

"… the skirt to the bodice above the concealed closure. On the white lace summer dress, a shoulder-wide lace panel covers and hangs over the entire…"

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

"… mandarin collar, long sleeves, rolled toggle neck closure, square diamanté buckled belt, and long skirt of narrow permanently heat set pleats."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The cause of the closure was bad quality shoes that could have ruined all of Desco. Years later, Jon Lund announced that the old Cotton Mill site was…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… located in the same building from 1888 until its closure on September 8, 1967. Harold Atwood was the postmaster for many of those years."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… but still continued to own the business until its closure. After Burnham’s Auto Supply, the building changed hands four times."