Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fashion in Bangor, 1865

"… and commented on what had changed, especially in bonnets, in 37 years. Martin wrote, on page 88 of the "Scrap & Sketch Book" that he began on June…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elizabeth Blowers, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… wrote that Blowers is shown "In a Habit with no Bonnet & with high comb." Fashion -- for both men and women -- was one of Martin's interests."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… 1830-50 folk art painting of a woman wearing a bonnet was copied on a tintype. More formal portraits are represented in daguerreotype copies of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… several yards of black silk, black gowns, black bonnets, black ribbon and gunpowder. On November 2nd Dunton recorded charges for several yards of…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… daguerreotype of her in an elegant dress and bonnet wearing leather gloves, very much looking the part of the daughter of Portland merchant Ezekial…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… did not survive, the ensemble's shawl, bonnet and veil are part of the collections. Unfortunately, the pieces are too fragile at present to mount…"