Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"Post-Mortem & Mourning Post Mortem & Mourning Slideshow Click on image to view slideshow In pre-Civil war Maine, death was a frequent…"

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 - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with Corsairs at Tripoli…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… includes, a number of vests, an assortment of early 1800-1900 frock and cutaway coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth…"

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 - Fashions Far & Away

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

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 - Outerwear 1900-1930

"1925Maine Historical Society The collection's early twentieth century outerwear and coats also include a 1907-1910 long straight edge-to-edge…"

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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"1901Maine Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined by soft pastel colored, lacy, bloused or pouched bodices, with…"

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

"1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically loose with waists at hip level, and longish or just above…"

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

"… in the MHS collection may be late 1940s possibly early 1950s interpretations of the new "pencil" skirt suit."

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

"1859Maine Historical Society In the late 1850s early 1860s, crinolines reached their largest dimensions."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… historic clothing holdings from a primarily early 19th century collection, to one dominated by women's wear from the 1870s to the 1930s."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… cottons is traced in numerous late-eighteenth to early-nineteenth century portraits by artists such as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Gainsborough and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… bodice, tubular silhouette (last popular in the early 1800s). Visibly appearing less restrictive than earlier fashions, reform dress was…"

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

"Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art deco design construction; a velvet black with cream polka dots double breasted long…"

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

"1936Maine Historical Society Early examples of the era's wide shoulder fashion are found among a group of garments by important New York designer…"

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

"… velvet coat, possibly dating to the late 1930s to early 1940s, with a face encircling collar, long balloon cuffed sleeves, and a frogging closure…"

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

"… of this section,1970-1980, which is still at an early stage of development. In due course items from this period will start to become available."