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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… campuses, emerged encompassing a medley of home embroidered and patched blue jeans, tie dyed T-shirts, message T-shirts, pants for women, cheap…"

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

"… leaving cotton, rayon with some wool for the home market. Clothing was not rationed as it was in Britain, but the War Production Board (WPB) issued…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket; a mid-calf length brownish green wadded cloak, pink silk lined with…"

Tate House Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"Early Nineteenth Century Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society Some fashion changes are distinct and occur…"

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

"1830-1850 Leavitt family coat-dress, Eastport, ca. 1830Maine Historical Society From Eastport, and connected to the Leavitt family, a wadded…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"The couple and their family lived in Turner, and eventually moved to Auburn. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"The dress is associated with the Longfellow family of Portland. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"Provenance may stem from the original owner, a family member or descendant, written documentation, maker labels, place of origin; or be established…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"The family moved from Ontario, Canada, to Lewiston in 1885. Dating into the mid 1890s her couture quality wine velvet and cream figured silk double…"

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

"… putty colored silk dress from the McMahon family of Falmouth. It features a smart fitted late 1840s boned bodice, pointed waist, and dome shaped…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… trimmed with simulated fur also features volume at the upper sleeves. This shorter coat style is associated with the Bradbury family of Standish."

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

"… slim silk crepe dresses, one from the Longfellow family is cream colored, features simple short sleeves, an extremely high waist, narrow inset…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… began to buy their own property and built family homes, establishing a second summer community for the island."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Betsey Josselyn. She donated her family signature quilt to the Lubec Historical Society in 2008. The late 19th Century quilt features squares…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Louis. These families put up summer “cottages,” mansions that rivaled the finest on the mainland. With the establishment of Islesboro’s summer…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"1 and, in 1884, there were only twelve families served. The famous American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and his family built an 18-room house on…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… was born on Lead Mine Road, the oldest girl in a family of 12 children. In 1947, at the age of 16, she began working at the Union Sardine Factory…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… town then defined the districts by limits, not by families or houses. At the commencement of the 19th century, the first settlers were limited in…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Family pets were as treasured in the 1840s as they are today, and their owners sought to capture their images by the newly discovered means of…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Landscape Photography Bemis Family, South Paris, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… under an assumed name, to France with his family and proceeds from his gold extraction scheme."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Roosevelt family felt no need for a bridge. They arrived at their personal dock via ocean cruise, or boated across the two miles from Eastport…"