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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 - 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 - Mid Twentieth Century
"The mid twentieth century (1950-1980) clothing at Maine Historical Society is but a small fraction of the Society's overall garment holdings, which…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3
"Cloth for civilian clothing was limited because production was prioritized for military purposes. Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4
"… dress stimulated growth of a new branch of the clothing industry, one that specialized in the design and manufacture of clothes for the young…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3
"A new breed of young designers burst on the scene producing clothing to suit the new burgeoning youth-oriented market."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3
"… of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to an active country life, fine quality English dark wool broadcloth, and skilled…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3
"1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically loose with waists at hip level, and longish or just above…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3
"… of affordable American designed, well-fitting clothing for college girls, women’s wear, and casual wear for every occasion and activity."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4
"… '50s jeans, or much in the area of 1950s teen clothing. The 1950s were not only the years of the "New Look," and rebellion, they were the years…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3
"… designer famous for his elegant and timeless clothing. In the post war era, draped details, outsize bows, bunches, and swags were prominent design…"
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"With few exceptions, prior to the mid-20th century, clothing was not collected or considered museum worthy."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"… developments made significant contributions to clothing production and fashion. Patented respectively in 1846 and 1851, chain stitch and lock…"
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"At this time (2022), MHS divides its clothing collection into three categories: garments, military uniforms, and accessories."
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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2
"… Society Rarity makes examples of old work clothes, and what they tell us, among the most valued objects in a collection."
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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2
"Initially specializing in clothing from the early to mid-nineteenth century, the collection was added to by an extensive acquisition of late…"
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"1780 through ca. 1980. Part I examines fashions from about 1780 until 1889, the MHS historic clothing collection's first one hundred years."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear
"Men's Wear View the Men's Wear Slide Show This slide show features examples from the small men’s wear collection at Maine Historical Society…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview
"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms
"Organizational Uniforms View the Organizational Uniform Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms
"Organizational Uniforms View the Organizational Uniform Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century
"Early Twentieth Century Embellished velvet and silk gown, ca. 1895Maine Historical Society Lewiston's Mary King Scrimgeour's small, but…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse
"Fabric Adaptive Reuse View the Fabric Adaptive Reuse Slide Show In the past, when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries
"Themed Image Galleries Queen City Flying Club Jacket, ca. 1930 Organizational Uniforms Image GalleryMaine Historical Society The greater part…"