Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… of the hack that transported them on their wedding day. He wrote, "This hack cost a thousand dollars and was owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was…"

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

"1900-1910 Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909Maine Historical Society Detail of McGuire wedding dress X Gold…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"Early gigots are seen on the plain beige silk wedding dress worn by Arcy Cary on September 3, 1829, and on a whitework trimmed cotton dress ca. 1828."

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

"… chemise; a simple cream chiffon (possibly wedding) dress, short sleeved with a delicate bodice motif embroidered in tiny pearls and beads; and a…"

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

"… possibly remodeled slate blue six button wedding skirt suit, with a front pleat short skirt suggests a wartime provenance."

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… the fashionable metallic silver embroidery of the day, and an elaborate chenille and metallic silver corsage embellishes the bodice."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"Day dress with jacket, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society Just how attractive and fashionable rayon could be is seen in the comfortable easy elegance…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… Depression years range from attractive basic day, to evening wear inspired by the cinema. The large number and variety of long 1930s dresses…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions straddling the 1830 to 1835 period. The natural waist level belt encircling the coat and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"Outerwear 1870 to 1900 Day jacket, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Dolman sleeved mantles suitable to wear with large skirts or bustles…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"Items saved from college days may find their way into this collection. The present assortment of teen or young women’s wear speaks of conservative…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… full skirts, Dior's more formal and very wearable day fashions became better known. The originals, afforded by the wealthy, were famously crafted…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… and rose warp print with two bodices, one for day and one for evening; a bright blue, possibly ‘electric’ blue, taffeta with a combination of knife…"

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

"… occasion garments and little in the way of every day regular dress, which tends to be considered not worth saving by its wearers, and discarded."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"Very few examples of work-a-day or everyday wear are represented, typically because such items were used, rather than saved for posterity."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… century gold and silver coins and a gold wedding-signet ring while plowing the island’s northwest slope."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… and where’ in the form of a few paragraphs" Wedding at Lincoln House Hotel, Lincoln, ca. 1890Lincoln Historical Society The Lincoln House…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Beginning with his student days at Harvard, and continuing for the rest of his life, Jonathan Fisher kept a journal which recorded both his spiritual…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… him in any of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his home life as much as…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"The wedding was composed of all relatives as distant as cousin, including some second cousins. They took the cars immediately after for a bridal tour…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard's wife, on their wedding day. J.C.LedyardPatten Free Library People that are connected to the Ledyard Block are William Ledyard, James…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Louise, and her husband, Ernest Genther, as a wedding present. It was made of wood and horsehair plaster, with copper plating around the outside."

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

"… are carpenters and woodworkers, while others make wedding cakes, take pictures, write books, and create works of art."