Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… goods will also be extensively worn next season. In solid colors the ground will be a dead, rep-like fabric, and the velvet figure will be quite…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"Sally and her daughter, Sarah Ann, spent "the season" in Washington. The wide waistband and puff sleeve cuffs are trimmed with the fashionable…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… in money and a small portion of time each growing season for ten years." The site he chose for his ideal house was 9 miles south of Bangor on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"Admission was 10 cents or $2 for a season ticket. Martin's illustration includes the surrounding area: two steamer wharfs and Broad Street behind…"

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… a wide range of people comprised the island’s seasonal population. Anthropologists conducted research at the Indian encampment while stunningly…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… part of it larger than my finger but during the season it thickened up a little from the ground up 2 feet but when the fruit grew it would have…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"After the renovation of Osgood’s they put some of the clothing in the basement. The renovation is still there today because Marden’s is bigger than…"

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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

"… a new nation beginning to define itself, to one seasoned by war and experiencing spectacular economic, population, and geographic growth."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… a drawing of the death of basketball, born in the season of 1912-13 and died in A.D. 1927.” After five years without a team, the Southwest boys…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… lakes and ponds in birch bark canoes, making seasonal journeys to hunt and gather wild animal and plant foods."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"E.S. Dingley Corn Huskers The corn season lasted only three weeks. One-third of the employees were women.Farmington Historical Society Canning The…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Settlement While members of the Abenaki lived seasonally in the area of Bath, no permanent Native American villages occupied the site."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… for the County and said that “when planted in season, are equal in quantity and quality to any…The climate and soil both seem[ed] peculiarly…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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