Maine Memory Network

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

"… gown with an undulating bias strip trimming the lower skirt, and applied satin leaf shapes adorning puff sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"The lower arm puff lingered for a time, competing with the new 1840s straight sleeve. The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and…"

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

"… of prior stitching suggests the waist was lowered at some point. Arcy (Cary) Bradford (1795-1855) married Dr."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"… mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… edge to edge jacket with small tab ties at the lower front hem. Last in this group, a structured black rayon taffeta theater coat associated with…"

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

"The lower skirt inside seam bears a label marked "B Green Room," and includes the Beene signature cursive "B." The gown is associated with Cecile P."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Dow, Inc.) Frank Hayes (tree committee, Hayes Super Service) Fred Beck (tree committee, Beck & Beck) Norman Aubin (tree committee, Northern Printers)…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th in a hay shed owned by J. Frank Green at 176 Broad Street on the west side of the Kenduskeag Stream."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… first and foremost timber, but also grains, hay, hops, apples, cheese, starch, wool. Over time, Oxford County gained recognition as one of the most…"

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