Maine Memory Network

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

"For example, Helen Little Hamm's tan chiffon dress, with an uneven knee-length hemline features a low-slung swag of brown velvet draped from one hip…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"One thing made clear in the documents and historic scholarship that reference these documents, is that the settlers are considered the heart of the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… or Robin [ramegin]…shall come and lawfully demand and receive one Peck of Corn on every five and twentieth day of December for a due Acknowledgment…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"The descendants of these Tribal Nations are found within our Nations and communities today. Particularly recognized are the descendants of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"Allan Greer, Property and Dispossession: Natives, Empires and Land in Early Modern North America (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… Agency in the Proprietor Records Kinship and Leadership Copy, deed from James and Rachell Berry to Proprietors, page 1 of 3Maine Historical…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Bibliography and Further Reading Blaakman, Michael Albert. Speculation Nation: Land and Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic, 1776-1803."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 4 of 5

"… River deed, Nanudemance retained “liberty unto me and my heirs to fish, fowl, and hunt also to set otter traps without molestation.” In a 1684 deed…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… controls guaranteed in early agreements and laws that hold sway over local and state authority."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… secure their ability to subsist off the land and to produce for markets, and it would assure that they could pass that prosperity down to future…"

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

"Nor are the dainty blouses (called waists) with standing collars, pin tucking, and lace insert detailing well represented."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… worn with white wide-heeled shoes and a neat little hat, set at the side of the head, the suit ensemble resembles those seen in many 1930s…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"Among other representative examples there is a slim fully lined, black and multi-colored floral print chiffon with a shoulder cape; a tubular black…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"The back of what was, perhaps, the original 'little black' cocktail dress by major U.S. designer Nettie Rosenstein featured a huge flat black bow…"

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

"… names are Hattie Carnegie and Nettie Rosenstein, the latter of which is credited with popularizing the 'little black dress' in the United States."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"1955Maine Historical Society There is little in the collection to tell of the War year's make-do-and-mend fabric scarcity, or regulations…"

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

"… garments as textiles or decorative objects of little significance. It is highly likely that the initial MHS accumulation of items were regarded in…"

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

"… proportion of special occasion garments and little in the way of every day regular dress, which tends to be considered not worth saving by its…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… short frilled edge sleeves, this worn and simple little dress is made of a coarse cotton, block printed with a brown background, with a red…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… World War II military uniforms, as yet it holds little in the way of civilian war-era fashions. One example, a circa 1943 yellow square shouldered…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"He created stunning illustrations of the Iron Company and the Silver Lake Hotel, and wrote descriptions of the business, employees, and conditions of…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"This organization subdivided and brokered much of the Dark Harbor property to wealthy summer residents and promoted the island's summer resort…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The 22nd Maine Regiment consisted of ten companies and one-hundred people were in each company; thus, there were approximately one-thousand people in…"