Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description A white pique printed cotton long maxi skirt with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

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

"Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This powder blue three-piece wool suit is…"

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

"Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This plum-colored wool suit exemplifies the chunky…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape…"

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

"Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine…"

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

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"These items were taken to Willard Kane's store where he weighed and stored them after paying the going price for the same."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… and Shaffer were taken to the morgue as the fire department cleaned up the street. G-men captured Dalhover without a fight."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"C., where he served in Ordnance Department until the close of the war. Returning to Mexico in 1865, he bought back his old store at the Corner and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and the police department. City Hall had a courtroom, a marshal's office, a judge's office, and a police matron's…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the maritime law enforcement arm of the Treasury Department, morphed into the U. S. Coast Guard, Yeaton later became known as the "Father of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Governor Bodwell, and the North Haven, served the needs of Swan’s Island. After the North Haven departed, no replacement was supplied. Next page"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… no nearby doctors, hospitals, grocery stores or department stores. Long distance communication occurred by written letter and mail."

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… p.m., a train loaded with firemen and equipment departed for Rumford. It arrived by 8:30 p.m., but it took until 11:00 p.m."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… of Deeds, Register of Probate, and the Sheriff's Department. These offices serve all the residents of the county by enforcing laws, conducting…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Clark (Department Store) at 25 cents each.” So advertised the Lubec Herald newspaper in its June 21, 1911 issue, the 100th birthday of the Town of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed, and the Department of Human Services required residents to boil their drinking water."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused little more than a hiccup, as the store rebuilt immediately."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Clark Department Store (later Unobskey’s) on Water Street. Clicking on this picture then zooming in reveals the eleven-foot framed etching across the…"