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Site Pages
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Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear
"Men's Wear View the Men's Wear Slide Show This slide show features examples from the small men’s wear collection at Maine Historical Society…"
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Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men
"Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men The Drews and the Pierces Among the first settlers to arrive in what is now Hallowell were shipbuilders from…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860
"A well worn men's black wool "country cape," not restricted by fashion and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3
"… Post covers, featuring sporty young women and men wearing shirts. As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation
"… the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing from a dory, Swan's Island, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall
"… Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early 1900s."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"Two men in dories, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society More recent pictures of lobster fishing show the transformation of…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying
"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town
"… tired of coming up against the opinions of two men when determining school business. She thought that with at least five people more opinions would…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block
"The Sagadahoc Club was a very prestigious men's club, and was first organized on December 3rd, 1888."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work
"… Society With the best timber harvested, men turned to the sea for their livelihood rather than leave the island."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library
"… students to get together to study.” The men that the library is named after are very important to the history as well. George F."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"… in our block was the YMCA which stands for Young Men Christian Association. The YMCA was important because it provided opportunities for athletic…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House
"Sending their men inside in a raging fire such as this was too risky, and that unfortunately was where the base of the fire was."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"George Davenport was one of Bath's wealthiest men. Without him, the grand Davenport Memorial and City Hall would not exist. X"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block
"… estate office in the building until 1891 and a men's clothing store from 1892-1907. Then came the Shelter Institute and Woodbutcher tools from…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"Red Men's Hall, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Fraternal organizations such as the Redmen and the Odd Fellows appeared on…"
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"… Swan followed the current trend of wealthy men acquiring large estates. He built a sawmill, a gristmill, a store, and an elaborate mansion for his…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Horse and Wagon, Lincoln, ca. 1900
"… Historical Society Description Two men with a horse and wagon in Lincoln. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"
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Old Berwick Historical Society
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Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear
"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2
"1800-1830 Gown with leaf motif, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2
"1800-1830 Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca."