Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Dress Up Day

"… of the favorite activities this year has been "Dress Up Day". Both Bill Cook of the Bangor Public Library and Dana Lippitt of the Bangor Museum and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"Plain ordinary dress and working clothes worn by the financially less well to do, scarcely survive. Well used, repaired, passed on or repurposed…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society X Celebrating Maine Historical Society’s 200th anniversary (2022)…"

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

"… Made of sturdy linen, a straight skirted day dress features areas of bold crochet lace embellishing the skirt, the wide sleeve cuffs, inset…"

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

"1925Maine Historical Society Representing day wear there is a mature lady’s long sleeved brown heavy silk dress with decorative trimmings and a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"1830Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca. 1834Maine Historical Society Gigot sleeve dress, ca."

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 - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… upper sleeves of a detailed, very fine quality dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"Well-worn everyday dresses tend not to remain pristine, and are thus not saved, whereas the extreme and special occasion garments such as the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"Dresses from the MHS collection likely worn with cage crinolines include: a green and white warp print dress, with red and pink floral print, pagoda…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"The large number and variety of long 1930s dresses preserved in the collection are a reminder that it was still customary to wear long dresses for…"

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

"… is a pale powder blue wool and rayon V neck day dress, whose style lingers in the 1930s, with a matching softly draped scallop edge short shoulder…"

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

"… Society lady of the present day. The material for dress in this case is not costly but shows that the wearer is a person of fine taste which a poor…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… the fashionable metallic silver embroidery of the day, and an elaborate chenille and metallic silver corsage embellishes the bodice."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"Outerwear 1870 to 1900 Day jacket, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Dolman sleeved mantles suitable to wear with large skirts or bustles…"

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

"Items saved from college days may find their way into this collection. The present assortment of teen or young women’s wear speaks of conservative…"

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

"… the arm chair, 5 days for the oval chair, 8 days for the sofa and 5 days for the trellis. View additional information about this item on the…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… depicts a tightly composed group of elegantly dressed men, of whom nothing more is known than an inscription that links them to a Bath sea captain…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… of seeing the 4 cars which was run on that day I was told from day break until 12 midnight of the sights I have seen I count this as one of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"Glenna had to wear long skirts or dresses to school, because slacks weren’t allowed. During the winter, she wore nice warm skirts and ski pants to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Work on the Civil War Project

"Dressing up in historic clothing is always fun! X X X X X X X X X X X X"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120

"… son Junior, dances and dance schools, the final days of Katahdin Charcoal Iron Co., and his fruit trees."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"Society was here in force, and gayly dressed. . . . -New York Times, 22 Aug. 1901 Bar Harbor Horse ShowJesup Memorial Library A fine stable of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847

"… group of Bangor area residents who went on a one-day excursion aboard the new iron bottom propeller steamer Bangor from Bangor to Belfast."