Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… events, and social clubs: Enter the horse show? Dress up for a masquerade ball? Attend a concert at the Building of the Arts? Play golf or tennis…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"… Mill was useful because it made fabrics like dresses and lace curtains. This helped Hallowell because it provided jobs for men, women, and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… Ronnie, Alania and Brandon Green print dress, Bangor, ca. 1949 Green printed dressBangor Historical Society During the 1940s fashion just…"

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…"

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"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… Fireman's Ball or Way-Back Ball, where people dressed in clothes from an earlier time. The halls also housed the village basketball teams and…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… and found guilty of a crime, the criminal dressed in orange jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for retribution."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868 John Martin: "Terpsichorian of the Old School" John Martin, Bangor, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"Part 1, pages 000-26 Martin begin his Scrap & Sketch Book with information about the Bangor House and Franklin House, and his theme throughout much…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Intro: pages 139-194   Part 3, pages 139-194 Approximately 1840-1844 John Martin, still a teenager in the experiences he recollected, already…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"Part 7, pages 114-134   Part 7, pages 114-134 Martin began this section by writing and illustrating what he calls his "Chapter on Soldiers" in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 84-107

"Intro: pages 84-107   Part 5, pages 84-107 John Martin begins this section with newspaper clippings concerning how much Republican states…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-21

"Intro: pages 0-21   Part 1, pages 0-21 Martin began his final volume of compiled retrospective and contemporary commentary after he went to work…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866 First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"Part 8, pages 135-150 The final section of the Scrap & Sketch Book is primarily about the criminal activity in Bangor, the results of court…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Inventions & Creations

"… Illustrations: Inventions & Creations"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"Part 3, pages 38-56 In a combination of newspaper clippings and original narrative, Martin moves from the political to the personal, and topics in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 129-142

"Intro: pages 129-142   Part 7, pages 129-end The final pages of Scrapbook 3 continue the story of the 1872 presidential campaign -- the contest…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Martin Family

"… Illustrations: Martin Family"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn   Alonzo Raynes remembrance This newspaper clipping from an unidentified California newspaper…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Intro: pages 48-64   Part 3, pages 48-64 Martin continues his discussion of politics, beginning with a visit by steamer from Bangor to Hampden…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Towns & Locations

"… Illustrations: Towns & Locations"