Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… multiple layers of clothing and sometimes even a hat. The oldest boy was appointed the janitor and had to arrive at school early, bring in the wood…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Intense exploitation of beaver for fur hats in Europe eliminated the winter food supply for the food foraging native people of northern Maine."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… awning on the building appears to say, "Clothing, Hats, Capes". David T. Stinson (1815-1873) was the son of David Stinson Sr."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… to go to a famous place to by furs to make coats, hats, and scarves. Silver furs were very popular and there were also red and black furs."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the pole, forty feet from the ground, swing his hat in the air and give the emblem of liberty a name."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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