Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… hit the East Coast and covered it with an icy coating. The trees, cars, houses and body’s of water covered with ice."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear

"This assortment is a representation of the types of casual or active wear items to be found in the overall Maine Historical Society collection."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The uniforms were double-breasted dark blue coats. The coats had bronze buttons and a bronze star badge hung from a small chiffon flag."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… of American fashion, and of the collection at Maine Historical Society. This slide show highlights the collection's 19th century traditional…"

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

"1829 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy…"

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

"1828 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description By the mid-1820s, significant fashion features included lowered waists, widened…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description A white pique printed cotton long maxi skirt with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This powder blue three-piece wool suit is associated with Mabel Graney, who may…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This plum-colored wool suit exemplifies the chunky square styling popular in late…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine essentially announced the beginning of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine Historical Society collection are complimented by special interest or organizational…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine Historical Society collection are complimented by special interest or organizational…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… the job was much more extensive as this informative and unusual group of surviving items from the Maine Historical Society collection illustrates."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He invented a wooden coat hanger that was very different than other hangers at the time. He also was very involved in the town’s music activities…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Ships were sent down to Boston to collect even more clothes. All the cloth was then transported to the Crosby Paper Mill in Hampden, Maine."

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… Historical Society The greater part of the Maine Historical Society historic costume and dress collection consists of middle class women's wear…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape evoke 1940s Hollywood fashions."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… side.” Burying Point, located near the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, is another relic of native land occupation."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… members and windjammer passengers arrive in Burnt Coat Harbor on the nights of the performances to listen to the music."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"The mid twentieth century (1950-1980) clothing at Maine Historical Society is but a small fraction of the Society's overall garment holdings, which…"

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

"… it appears that stylish women everywhere in Maine, from those in the blueberry territory of downeast Cherryfield, to southern Maine paper and silk…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Colonel James Swan purchased “Burnt Coat Island” in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boats, soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone. Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca."