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Site Pages
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860
"… wearing "a bear skin cap a fine red broad cloth coat a pair of fine black broad cloth pants a fine cotton shirt with linen dickey a knapsack empty…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4
"Mead, a $5 billion forest products company based in Dayton, Ohio, produced coated papers for periodicals, catalogs, books, and commercial printing."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4
"was organized in 1913 with six single coating machines. It was to purchase paper in rolls from the Oxford Paper Company, coat both sides, then cut to…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying
"… boats, soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone. Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca."
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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2
"… large dollar bills and has another pinned to his coat. In contrast to these landscape backgrounds is the indoor setting of a tintype of two women…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic
"The uniforms were double-breasted dark blue coats. The coats had bronze buttons and a bronze star badge hung from a small chiffon flag."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3
"… farm, I worked cleaning cars and as a grease monkey. Also at night I would go down to Carroll’s and under-coat cars to keep them from rusting."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry
"It was located on the shore of Burnt Coat Harbor in Minturn. Fish factory worker, Marion Stinson, Swan's Island, ca."
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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography
"… Soule of Yarmouth shows a young man with his coat and tie almost entirely covered by a smock, which the photographer has tinted blue."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4
"The Main Coated Department had produced high gloss papers for many years and had been upgraded, but was still not equal to the market demands."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear
"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."
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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…"
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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."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"Mid to Late Nineteenth Century Until the development of fashion publications, people relied on letters from travelling friends, or returning…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses
"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3
"Eighteenth Century During this period male dress also underwent change. A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to…"
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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…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries
"Themed Image Galleries Queen City Flying Club Jacket, ca. 1930 Organizational Uniforms Image GalleryMaine Historical Society The greater part…"