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

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

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

"… a simple plain white unadorned organdy summer dress with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline skirt would not be…"

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

"… dainty cotton sprig-print 1894 summer wedding dress features large topped sleeves encased in semi-transparent tulle that creates a gigot-style…"

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

"On the white lace summer dress, a shoulder-wide lace panel covers and hangs over the entire bodice front."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… fashions—different from western, fitted, tailored dress—that emerged after Sergei Diagilev's Asian-inspired costumed Ballets Russes burst on the…"

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

"1940-1950 Summer weight suit, ca. 1948Maine Historical Society Limited French fashion influence during the war had the effect of encouraging…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"Usually there was a play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population. These performances utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… events, and social clubs: Enter the horse show? Dress up for a masquerade ball? Attend a concert at the Building of the Arts? Play golf or tennis…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Poster for Frank "Big Thunder" Loring, 1884Northeast Harbor Library These native performances and tours were wildly popular with summer visitors…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… Fireman's Ball or Way-Back Ball, where people dressed in clothes from an earlier time. The halls also housed the village basketball teams and…"

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

"… builders were responsible for erecting the large summer homes for wealthy summer residents, who spent two to three months here."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Playhouse program, 1951Surry Historical Society Summer theater provided needed summer employment and allowed artists to focus on their craft away…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… On page 73 of the journal, he wrote, "During this summer I became a quite a mechanic I made me a cart with hub and spoke wheels and the idea…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"He wrote that the school was built in the summer of 1855 after residents of the area repeatedly petitioned for a school in the neighborhood."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"They had the best stock and most business in the spring and summer. The House of Crafts and Flowers sells flowers, jewelry, and craft materials."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Equally well dressed is young Ernest Perry, who stands next to a chair with his drum. Eleanor Peters, ca."

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

"… women who worked at the laundry, deciding to dress up in some of the fancy dresses they were supposed to be washing, and having their picture taken…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the IOOF Lodge on the third floor, as well as attic space."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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