Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses the Prison Showroom, a retail outlet for products manufactured by prisoners."

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

"… made under license in the United States for the retail market. This practice became common and many European couturiers came to rely on revenues…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"The north and south stores were for retail sales. The brick building is captured in a drawing done by John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… 108, 114, and 116 Front Street, the home of many retail stores, built at a variety of times, ranging from 1832 into the 1840s."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… be found in the new burgeoning city department stores, including Peck's in Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town dry-goods stores."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Street serves as an excellent example of Bath’s retail history over a span of almost 175 years. Built around 1850 by Oliver Moses, the brick…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"… garments such as those advertised in the New York store Gimbles' 1915 catalogue, straight tailored skirts, and similarly skirted dresses, some…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… And, as the book Agreeable Situations (Brick Store Museum, 1987) records, in about 1800, transfer printed depictions of Portland’s Hannah Robinson…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"In 1904, Mandel's Department Store in New York advertised a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"Positions such as store clerks, telephonists, office clerks, secretaries, and typists were opening up (by now typewriters were common in business…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"Looked after, often stored away as they moved past updating, this type of garment often survives to become part of a historic collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… suits, with slightly dropped waists advertised by stores such as New York’s Altmans would also have been available throughout Maine, but are not…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Even today, there are clues to the past: The A.G. Page on the door step, the A. Hallet's Drug Store clock, and the words Thompson's Corner right on…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… had lost its industrial dimension, had become a retail center facing stiff competition to remain financially viable."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They perform well in retail meat, federal and custom slaughtering and processing, and in house smoking."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… merchants maintained wharves, warehouses, and retail stores on Summer Street, all necessary related to the buying and selling of goods, including…"

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

"… shifted from trades and professional business to retail and hospitality. Parker Brown’s 2012 study of businesses in Northeast Harbor clearly shows…"

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."

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…"

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."

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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Mourning Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Mid Twentieth Century Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society There is little in the collection to tell of the War…"