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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 2 of 3
"… over from the 1960s example is a synthetic double knit long sleeve purple, tan and white bold diagonal plaid with a belt and labelled "FELIX…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3
"… Society Although Crimplene and other firm knit fabrics were was extensively used for mini dresses, there are no examples in this collection nor is…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3
"Made in various fabrications, chiefly double knits, washable drip-dryable Crimplene was popular for men’s shirts and jackets, women’s wear, and was…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3
"… for the use of their families, spun, wove, and knit their clothing from the wool of their own sheep, and lived within their own resources." By 1850…"
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Early Maine Photography - Occupational
"The lady’s plain dress and her old rocking chair indicate a rural origin for this tintype. Tintype of woman knitting, ca."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4
"A dusty pink knit-like woven wool fabric robe with padded shoulders, and side tie closure features luxurious magenta satin lapels, cuffs, and lining…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4
"The red fine knit dolman sleeve sweater was originally worn with the skirt and the collection also includes the black high heel shoes that completed…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4
"… piece consisting of a dress, with a black rayon knit bodice attached to a black and white tweedy skirt and matching tweedy three-quarter sleeve…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us
"In the first year (2008-2009) we formed a tight-knit team of dedicated volunteers who enjoyed the work as well as each other's company."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3
"The island communities were a close-knit group, a sea-going people who fraternized with each other largely because of the isolation of island living…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century
"… and a variety of handiwork, sewing, crochet and knitting projects. Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3
"… woven fabrics for dresses and lingerie, and fine knits for women’s and men’s underwear. Women with even the most modest pocket books could afford…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone
"In her free time, Miss Stone is credited with knitting and volunteering for the American Red Cross during both World War I and World War II."
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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens
"… Albert Winslow Cobb, Stevens operated a closely knit family office until his death in 1940. Younger brother Henry Wingate Stevens served as his…"
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"… families were by necessity forced to be close-knit and rely on each other at work and at play. USRC Louis McLane, built as USS Delaware in…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell
"… card the wool before it can be spun into yarn for knitting or weaving into cloth. That must have helped the local community by providing a easy way…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4
"1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit Community. For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place…"
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"They worked together as a tight-knit group. Main Street, Looking East, Surry, 1914Surry Historical Society Surry Villagers also tended to be…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"… fishing community and the church…it was a close-knit community.” Steamboat crew, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society As population and…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"… whether they were from New Portland or not, she knit and sent warm socks to the soldiers. Many letters exist today written to Ms."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"… place, wild yet civilized, independent yet close knit, two distinct socio-economic groups co-dependant on each other and living in harmony."
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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