Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… alternate mode is familiar from the "Gibson Girl" images created by artist Charles Dana Gibson (who worked and spent time in Maine), and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and, "this little girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 2 of 3

"The teams were made up of only boys, but the girls could cheer for them. The Presque Isle boys were named the Indians, but Dorothy cheered for the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"Littlefield Bangor Girls First Select School Third Parish Church Prof. George Shepard First Baptist Church Thomas A. Hill"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"Billy Burke's girl." "Jerome at bottom" "Clifford Stevens- left" "Laurence Burke on right" "Stewart Moody at bottom" "The aviator is some Beatham"…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately printed in gilded letters that advertised his good taste, location, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Daniel K. Pomroy "girls who bore a bad name" Liz Widow Clark Mary E. Suratt Balloon ascention Jim Dunning"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin as zephyr, Bangor, 1866

"… Martin (1855-1889) was part of a group of 26 girls who participated in Solon Wilder's floral concert on Monday, July 2, 1866."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"The building at left is the girls' school. It was built in 1849. Martin wrote of the schools, "it was the intention to not be out done by any…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Library Percy Hill had a jewelry and optical shop and his wife millinery shop next door. The Pastime Theater opened in 1913, near the corners of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"There were four boys and two girls. They picked potatoes in the end of September and early October. They picked strawberries in early June."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… and is most recognizable in the mid 1950s teenage girl's, almost ubiquitous, full skirts and dresses worn with bobby socks and penny loafers."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… designed, well-fitting clothing for college girls, women’s wear, and casual wear for every occasion and activity."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"There is a family of Clays in our town and a girl in my class with the last name of Clay. Maybe somewhere down the line this is her relative."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… was a public building, though, like the Rainbow Girls and some high school civic students who attended town meetings."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… One family story involves Laura Turner, an island girl who married Dana Burns in 1907. When he died 3 years later, she went to work at the Massey…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girl. It is now the home base for a local boat yard."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"His dam was Braden Girl. Early lessons given to John R Braden did not indicate that he had the ability to become a great race horse."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Even though I am older and less of a silly girl, I still have kept this journal, much to the hilarity of my older sister. Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"In 1912, Kelly Thibodeau became the first girl to work in this Lincoln office. Also in 1912 Frank Bixby installed a pole changer, which is electric…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"Some of the groups were Masons, Rainbow Girls, N.E.O.P, the K. P. Club, and many more. The new building had multiple sections in it, like the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the curriculum and organized intramural boys’ and girls’ sports teams. Strong's first baseball team won their first nine games without a coach."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"“The two prettiest girls in Surry—Phebe and Ellen.” Then right beneath it in a different hand: “They are not so.” Phebe’s losses had not yet aged her."

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

"a man or woman boy or girl may look back and sigh for some small relic hereby to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person…"