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

"Cut velvet two-piece dress, ca. 1885Maine Historical Society Ida Bowles' wedding dress, ca.1886Maine Historical Society In August 1882…"

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… options increased with each new summer season as many hotels offered more amenities and entertainments, and as cottagers initiated new activities…"

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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"(Sometimes the dress of choice would be selected, only to find the belt missing, causing a delay of several minutes while the vendor frantically…"

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."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… is on sale, or even something that goes with the season. That is how Marden’s and Osgood’s were different."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… that have transpired among us during the past season; but presume I shall repeat some things you already heard."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… a different play every week during their summer seasons of nine or ten weeks. Shows were often recent hits from Broadway or revivals of older…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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