Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"He brought those buttons to Mazie for her to clean, sort, and organize. She piled all her findings in a simple shopping bag."

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

"1850-1870 Cameo button detail X Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"The sleeves are fitted with turned-back cuffs and covered buttons. The jacket is unlined and includes shoulder pads."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… same style are found in the collection's three-button black satin coat, and in a collarless red wool coat trimmed with silk cord scrolling and silk…"

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

"… here as a sleeve gathered at the bottom with a button enclosure. The fullness of the skirt is consist all the way around."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… V neck sleeveless dress with a vest-like six button, double breasted bodice attached to a short (albeit too long to be a mini dress) navy and lime…"

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

"The braid and the buttons were probably products of the new braid and trimming branch of the nascent American silk industry."

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"… with strong shoulders and three self-covered buttons, features long sleeves with decorative cuffs, exterior pockets, and a silk lining."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"We button the edges of 2 togather and throw them over A pole supported by 2 cruches and then pin another piece up to the end and A tent is made for 3…"

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"When receiving a call, the dispatcher pushes a button as a tone comes on their pager. Then, the dispatcher comes and says where and what is the…"

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

"… a front closure with four large flat pearl buttons, waist level buckled belt, and a straight skirt with a single neat pleat falling below knee at…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3

"… jacket; and a dusty rose long dress with three button shoulder details, draped back cowl neckline and long sleeves labelled: 'House of Stiles…"

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

"… adorned with eight round silk thread covered buttons. The collection includes a variety of 1880s bustle dresses with heavily draped and layered…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"… by a formal special occasion long-sleeved four button coat and round neck dress of a pale blue and white scrolling design matelassé synthetic; and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Its front closure buttons are all missing. The bodice is trimmed with machine-made blue fringe, knotted at the header, and black machine-made lace at…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"He would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that will hoist the barrel onto the truck body."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The coats had bronze buttons and a bronze star badge hung from a small chiffon flag. The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"A long unlined heavy wool bouclé coat with a button(many since missing) front closure, soft pleating from center back, and trimmed with simulated fur…"

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

"… double breasted long sleeved tunic with diamanté buttons, and skirt attached to an underbodice; a coordinated thin tussah dress and heavy tussah…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… is notable for iridescent hexagonal glass bead buttons and edge trimming, large looped up bustle, and skirt front with an asymmetrically draped…"

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

"… wide spreading collar, and a statement single button front closure. One of its inside labels reads "Ben Zuckerman New York" and the other, "Lord…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… there is a front closure with four sets of three buttons, and two knee level box pleats below a patch pocket, matching the pocket on the left chest."

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

"… cartridge pleated with a bodice and decorative pattern of buttons very similar to an example illustrated in the June 1858 Peterson’s Magazine."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"The jacket had one or two rows of hard, steel buttons often having decorations imprinted or engraved on to them."