Keywords: Large families
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4
"The dress also includes two large jet beaded medallions, holding a satin swag that is draped over the skirt's front."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4
"… effect on the bodice, which closes with matching large silk trimmed buttons. The braid and the buttons were probably products of the new braid and…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House
"Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with their families when not at their homes in Thomaston."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3
"… plaid cotton searsucker maxi skirt, and a white cotton pique skirt printed with an stylized design of navy, red, and green large bold poppies."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI
"This time period is sometimes referred to as the heyday of the island. Wealthy families including the Vanderbilts, Astors, Rockefellers and Fords…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76
"… end of the war activities in Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864
"… was busy. He wrote, "even now 1864 she has a very large doll nicely dressed she learned her lessons but was not inclined to read further and she…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844
"… Wiggin's grave, Martin wrote: "Clara Cary was large around in proportion to her height but from this time untill she was 19 years old she grew slim…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867
"… viewed the village and located behind a number of large elms & butternut trees & surrounded by a high buck thorn hedge I observed the building I…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867
"… that Boynton "appears as I have given him very large not very tall wears usually a low crowned straw hat drab or yellow pants & vest sometimes a…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865
"… endeared to all her schollars." The area became largely Irish and Martin reported that his wife, Clara, and other parents complained about the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3
"Within three years of the war's end in 1918, large chemical plants in southern states (originally developed for military purposes) were quickly…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3
"… knotted buttons is made of cotton sateen with a large bold lime, purple, gold and turquoise print design, very similar to those produced by…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3
"… free-flowing counter-culture garment landscape, largely on college campuses, emerged encompassing a medley of home embroidered and patched blue…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations
"When the Democrats erected a large tent in Bangor for a political convention, Martin took his son along and sketched the tent, pacing off its length…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-
"… best interests. Martin wrote, "I have devoted a large portion of this book to politicks because our food and raiment depends on the issue of the…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950
"Many farms had aerial photographs taken so that a large portrait of the farm buildings could be displayed in a prominent place in the home."
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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest
"Weather resistant clothing is also the feature of a tintype of a young man in a large overcoat with a scarf wrapped around his neck."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips
"… like others of his era, often made what seem like large commas at the end of thoughts in the writing."
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell
"Little did we know how great our families are. Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other survive the harsh, cold weather."
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Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5
"This building was made possible by a large gift from the Torrey family and also houses the town’s Post Office."
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"Unlike many of Mount Desert’s families who farmed, fished, built boats, or participated in some of all of the year around occupations, the Savages…"