Maine Memory Network

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

"Made of lightweight camel colored wool, it’s below knee length basque fits closely over a flat front skirt edged with a wide band of pleating."

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

"… fashions, one was defined by soft pastel colored, lacy, bloused or pouched bodices, with smooth firmly corseted back thrust hips ("S" bend style)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"Adams' ensemble of lightweight camel colored wool exemplifies an extreme and short-lived mid-19th century bustle skirt style known as the cuirasse."

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

"… Historical Society Silk dresses in subdued colors of plain and woven patterns predominate the 1840s examples."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… two closest examples are a young woman's multi-colored patchwork mini skirt, made from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime green V…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… wrote, "1866 This tree produced ten apples, color & size as below, the trunk of the tree as large as a mans fore finger the branches which had the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… "Sept 2 1866 Adas Tree had 125 apples of this color and average size, some were larger and a few smaller." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and…"

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

"… with reduced bodice blousing is made of mulberry colored heavy satin, with a fitted tailored front pleated skirt and no flare, a sign of the…"

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

"… Society Description This plum-colored wool suit exemplifies the chunky square styling popular in late 1942 and in 1943, often seen in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The green color of the sash reflected with an encased green silk ribbon. The wide green sash pictured on the garment is a replica."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"The only colors in cars they made during the war were black and brown unlike the cars of today. The reason they made dark colors is so that airplanes…"

Stanley Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Some white, some brown, some colorful- many shapes, many sizes, many colors. Made of vegetable ivory, bakelite, wood, metal, hard rubber, horn…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… black or brown, leather belt (depending on the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with metal clasps."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue seen in Phebe Cole Townsend's crinoline dress. Of the many new colors developed only a…"

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

"… Emilio Pucci, whose name is synonymous with colorful, dramatic prints. A Chanel style collarless edge to edge jacket made of diamond quilted pale…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"One of the four statues at the base (Law) weighs 21 tons. The finished monument is shown in the color postcard."

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… clothes pins produced by one of the city’s more colorful tradesmen, Johnny Stringer. Shown in one of Hallowell’s earliest photographs, he is…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… contain narrative details and illustrations, many of them in color. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… or water paint does not represent their natural color." He wrote that it took him 6 days to create the arm chair, 5 days for the oval chair, 8…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"Martin wrote that Raynes wore a "red squirrel colored fur cap, Pilot cloth over coat, hunting boots, and rifle."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Society Lady of 1889," Bangor

"… a study of the changes and clothes themselves in colors and fashions that at once makes their society agreable with to other persons who train…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"He noted that the color he used was correct when he made the illustration. Then, on Nov. 1, 1865, the school superintending committee had the…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… by the introduction of drapery, tastefully colored." Portrait of a young woman with a straw hat, South Berwick, ca."