Maine Memory Network

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

"1850-1870 Detachable sleeve crinoline dress, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society One of the collection’s finest and widest crinolines is a boat…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"1850-1870 "Ordinary" dress, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Examples of 'ordinary' dresses from the 1850s within the MHS collection include…"

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

"1850-1870 Full crinoline dress with fringe, ca. 1859Maine Historical Society In the late 1850s early 1860s, crinolines reached their largest…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description A white pique printed cotton long maxi skirt with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

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

"Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This powder blue three-piece wool suit is…"

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

"Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This plum-colored wool suit exemplifies the chunky…"

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

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"This old fashioned, wooden shipbuilding hss been mostly left behind by the large, metallic ships they make nowadays with blow torches, drills, and…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Fashioned after the Army in every respect, their titles were military, their lodges had military names and they wore special uniforms. (The U.R.K.P."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears, and coyotes. A few trout from Valley Brook, Strong, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… were attached beneath the floor beams in a linear fashion for the entire span of 254’ between the towers."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… conveyances that were mainly boards and ropes fashioned to make a raft, or they could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… while also including multiple chapters on “Old-Fashioned Virtues” as well as suggestions for leading a balanced life."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"One can imagine A.C. Savage and/or his neighbors fashioning those logs sometime in late 1854 or early 1855 in time to build around them a new home to…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… and girls were skilled canoeists who used paddles fashioned by their fathers. Their way of life changed as a result of the coming of the Europeans…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Patrons could also arrive, in more romantic fashion, by boat, canoe, or ferry. From the slip at river’s edge, it was a climb up a steep set of steps…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument that created three-dimensional images of landscapes…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… next fifty years, homework cycled in and out of fashion, with its popularity peaking in the 1980s."

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

"… local ladies have been meeting to create and fashion the very best ideas from their whirring sewing machines heard from within their building."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… period ground stone tools (probably used to fashion dugout canoes) and Otter Creek style projectile points are present in the George Sawyer…"