Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"Early Nineteenth Century Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society Some fashion changes are distinct and occur…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Mid to Late Nineteenth Century Until the development of fashion publications, people relied on letters from travelling friends, or returning…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Nineteenth Century 'Melissa Trask,' 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… is traced in numerous late-eighteenth to early-nineteenth century portraits by artists such as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Gainsborough and Henry…"

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

"… specializing in clothing from the early to mid-nineteenth century, the collection was added to by an extensive acquisition of late nineteenth to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Earlier in the nineteenth century, James C. Ledyard had a furniture store in the Ledyard Block, in the late 1860s he had his real estate office in…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"In mid nineteenth century Maine music was popularized through the efforts of individual musicians and local musical groups, especially bands."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed in the clothing of their trade or profession…"

Norridgewock Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Art

"An ambrotype copy of an early nineteenth century silhouette of an unidentified young woman was made by T.R. Burnham of Bangor in the 1850s."

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… the many manuals and magazines available in the nineteenth century that detailed behavioral rules such as the protocol for inviting and accepting…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… was a popular activity starting in the mid nineteenth century. Ellen Gruber Garvey wrote in her book Writing with Scissors that scrapbook creators…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of new settlers so that the last half of the nineteenth century became focused on the modernization of specific towns and their communities and…"