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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"If the message from the Lincoln fire department, by the telegraph, had not been received by the Bangor fire department, then everything would have…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… a police force, fire department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… horticulturist of the National Capital Parks Department, George Harding. Over the next few months, over 500 trees were screened."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… and forth to Bangor, and steam-powered vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"By the time the fire department arrived, after 4 am, the "roof was undulating like an inflated balloon" (page five)."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It was right next to Griffins Department Store. It was across from Chastenay Property Management and the laundromat."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… years passed before Hampden’s first fire department opened. Hampden boasts the first Masonic Lodge in the vicinity; organized under the name…"

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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 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…"

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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…"

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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…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1920-1930 Helen Little Hamm's drop waist dress, Kittery, ca. 1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically…"

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

"1920-1930 Margery Burr's embroidered dress, Kennebunkport, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society Anne Wilson's rayon dress, ca."