Maine Memory Network

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

"Plain ordinary dress and working clothes worn by the financially less well to do, scarcely survive. Well used, repaired, passed on or repurposed…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… primary resource contextualizes social, economic, and environmental aspects of everyday life and shared experiences."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… a post office, a clothing store, and a drug store on the first floor, and the bedrooms and the kitchen on the second floor, with bathrooms on every…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… or organizational uniforms, such as clubs and societies; workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms associated…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… or organizational uniforms, such as clubs and societies; workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms associated…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"The loose fronted structure and inner bodices suggest use during pregnancy. Recent scholarship points to the possibility that the most sophisticated…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"The embroidery evokes daisies, berries, wheat, cattails and poppies. Hannah P. Adams (1855-1935) reportedly embroidered the dress herself, supported…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"A not very skillfully sewn, gold woven leafy stripe silk dress with an almost-bloused bodice, shallow pointed waist, gathered skirt and long straight…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… of design, an off-white ground, with dainty blue and white leafy serpentine stripes, and scattered floral sprays."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"It features thick yellow yarn and gold lurex braid edging the neckline, cuffs and inset waistband areas which are studded with multi-colored glass…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… of white rayon satin with machine lace detailing, and featuring and a striking, very wide panel of machine lace inset at the waist."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Wool and the new synthetic, nylon, were reserved for the war effort leaving cotton, rayon with some wool for the home market."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"They were expensive. It took time before there was one in every home. Sometimes a group of women clubbed together to make the purchase and share."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"More elaborate examples include a rich brown and gold jacquard patterned dolman mantle, embellished with cord embroidery and long, dense fringe."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"It has drop shoulders, and full "bishop" sleeves, defined here as a sleeve gathered at the bottom with a button enclosure."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… silk twill coat with a flat fold over closure and early full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"The couple and their family lived in Turner, and eventually moved to Auburn. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"… features included lowered waists, widened skirts, and enlarged sleeves. This dress includes an earlier example of the enlarged sleeve style, known…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… store, filling station, a garage and 3 grocery stores on the main street and Lester Henderson had a small grocery store across the river on Route…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"1860Maine Historical Society Supported and shaped by stiff horsehair petticoats, this period's wide skirts became known as crinolines."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… the collection to tell of the War year's make-do-and-mend fabric scarcity, or regulations restricting garment manufacture."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… Philpot wore a black satin lapel tail coat, vest and elegant gray black striped trousers. Perhaps the most extreme mid-1890s sleeves are found…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Drapes were purchased and arranged so that the entire stage can be used for a large group or the drapes can be drawn onto the inner track to provide…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"John Elliott built a mill on Lemon Stream at the Great Works in the West Village in 1803, taking advantage of the abundant forests. He sawed long and…"