Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… and cutaway coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth century suits, which constitute a significant feature of the overall MHS…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"… Annie Martin Junior Martin Elmer Martin Bangor High School Division Street School Joseph E. Littlefield Bangor Girls First Select School Third…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"The spectacle of people on fire included their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… Below the apple, he wrote, "4 ft 8 1/2 inches high, Lowest branch 7 inches from the ground, apple & stems just 3 inches the fruit 4 inches from…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"Both feature high face encircling collars make room for voluminous sleeve trends. Also allowing for fuller sleeves, is a London made cream light wool…"

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

"With high waists, probably influenced by Laura Ashley's romantic designs, two late 1960s bridesmaid dresses offer a contrast between ongoing…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… dressed in dirty ragged clothes sitting on the high ways by the fences and sketching churches and various buildings on a roll of paper laid across…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… their battles were at the entrance to the high school. About 800 soldiers marched in formation to Abbot Square."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… wood Pile 20 feet long 10 feet wide 7 feet high with row of Sweet Peas." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… of large elms & butternut trees & surrounded by a high buck thorn hedge I observed the building I have given on Page 75 and the more I viewed it…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… wrote of the building of the church, "Land being high and the society being in majority poor it was difficult to purchase a desirable lot but a mud…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… closure and early full headed sleeves set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket; a mid-calf length brownish green…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… was at its highest point about "poor man one mile high in the air all alone sustained by a cloth bag filled with gas." The journals and scrapbooks…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… I drew & measured the tree, it was 6 ft 2 inches high and 5 feet 1/2 inch to the lower branches. In the spring of 1866 the was no part of it larger…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… of iron making at the site, problems with the high sulfur content ore, transportation, and other issues persisted."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… assure a good reputation as well as entry into "high" or "higher" society. Aspiring "ladies" and "gentlemen" could refer to the many manuals and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Sparmakers fashioned masts, booms and yardarms. Blocks and tackle (the running rigging and gear used to work the sails of the boat) were configured…"

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…"

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."

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…"

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."

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."