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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4
"For many women, a silk dress was an investment, a best dress for Sunday, or for special occasions. Looked after, often stored away as they moved past…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4
"… dresses in Claude Monet’s 1866-67 painting titled Women in the Garden. Another white organdie, a ball dress, with short frill sleeves, boat neck…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century
"… 19th century collection, to one dominated by women's wear from the 1870s to the 1930s. Although, despite this focus, the featured mid twentieth…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2
"… surviving examples, it appears that stylish women everywhere in Maine, from those in the blueberry territory of downeast Cherryfield, to southern…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900
"… to wear with large skirts or bustles dominated women's outerwear in the earlier part of this period."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4
"Jessie Franklin Turner was one of the many women who, from the beginnings of the American fashion industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4
"Of course many women still wore older styles, one of which is a very wearable lightweight gray/green rayon crepe, with small yellow printed flowers…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4
"… in the late 1950s to early 1960s, the custom of girls and young women dressing or wearing hair and make-up like their mothers, faded away."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4
"As a result, women could walk unencumbered by the layers of heavy petticoats, with their legs free under the cage."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"Women still relied on dressmakers for the most fashionable garments and made simpler versions at home."
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"… encompasses clothing for people who identified as women, with a smaller representation of menswear and childrenswear."
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Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s
"… and people had to begin to make dresses and other suits with an adjustable waist to guarantee the items fit individuals for a longer period of time."
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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."
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3
"1900-1910 Sarah E. Thomas' silk foulard dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate…"
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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…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3
"Eighteenth Century Revolutionary-era styled gownMaine Historical Society As of the year 2020, the earliest garments in the MHS collection…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3
"1920-1930 Margery Burr's embroidered dress, Kennebunkport, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society Anne Wilson's rayon dress, ca."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4
"1930-1940 Evening gown with pink decorative motif, ca. 1940Maine Historical Society Fashions from the Great Depression years range from…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2
"The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection Major Judkin's Cape, ca. 1835Maine Historical Society Rarity makes examples of old…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2
"The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection Taffeta and velvet bustle dress ensemble, ca."