Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"Early Nineteenth Century Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society Some fashion changes are distinct and occur…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"Early Twentieth Century Embellished velvet and silk gown, ca. 1895Maine Historical Society Lewiston's Mary King Scrimgeour's small, but…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Although, despite this focus, the featured mid twentieth century examples within this narrative are almost exclusively from the Westbrook College…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… in numerous late-eighteenth to early-nineteenth century portraits by artists such as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Gainsborough and Henry Raeburn."

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…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"… paper-based materials, many 19th and early 20th century repositories often overlooked the research value of photographs, and MHS was no exception…"

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 - Fashions Far & Away

"These items are part of a well documented early 20th century group of garments brought to Maine by Toy Len Goon."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Throughout the 19th and the first half of the 20th Centuries the Maine Central acquired smaller lines, including the E & NA, to become the largest…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth century suits, which constitute a significant feature of the overall MHS collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… silk and wool evening coat with typical early century cream silk cord patterning down the front, and long silk ribbon neck ties; a 1902-1903 dark…"

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

"… (2017), Fashionable Maine: early twentieth century clothing (2016), and Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment and Identity in Maine…"

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

"… in clothing from the early to mid-nineteenth century, the collection was added to by an extensive acquisition of late nineteenth to mid-twentieth…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Merton O. Webber (no known relation to Walter Webber) was the second and last owner of the Webber drug business."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… architect in the State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of the age of automobiles in the early 20th century, Bath adapted to suiting the needs of not just local townspeople but travelers as well."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… 1950-1980 As Bath entered the last half of the 20th century, deteriorating buildings and the ever-increasing numbers of automobiles entering or…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… Franklin Turner, 410 Park Avenue, New York," the business address she moved to 1936, suggesting the garments date from about this time."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in most towns."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"Early examples include a blueish purple 1860s highly trimmed walking dress with a short basque (a fitted jacket-like bodice) and flat fronted skirt…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… silk twill coat with a flat fold over closure and early full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"This particular dress represents the trend in its early years, before the sleeve size reached its peak."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy Cary on September 3, 1829, and on a whitework trimmed cotton dress ca. 1828."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… nature of the more sophisticated examples were an early step towards more casual fashions. The last four in the list are surviving home dresses…"