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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom dress and matching stole could fall into the category of garments based on a Dior design…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Short comments, and in places longer passages, provide broad contextual background at appropriate points in the narrative."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… and long tasseled silk neck ties; and a 1920s short straight fur lined edge-to-edge coat of contemporary multicolored Chinese brocade."

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

"… finest and widest crinolines is a boat necked short sleeved teal and pink silk plaid with a set of detachable long sleeves, fringed neck trimming…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… 1625 to 1893, carry what became Maine from shortly after European settlement (1607) to the turn of the twentieth century."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… position of chief engineer in the company, and shortly after he would become the general manager."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"From there it was just a short ride to Bar Harbor by steamboat or canoe. Continue to Rusticators on the Rise"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… lock-up to house offenders overnight or on a short-term basis. It was most often used to deal with instances of public drunkenness."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the American colonies, awash in wood ash, were…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… be established, several families came to the area shortly after Wheeler’s arrival. Captain John Crosby (later a general) came to the area in 1775…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Railroading began in Aroostook with a short line from Woodstock to Houlton in 1870. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Caribou and then…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950 The large ships had short life expectancies, being driven hard and fast by their masters."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"George River. Her career was cut short by a shipwreck off Prout’s Neck only 60 days after her impressive launch."

Baldwin Historical Society

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Telephone Museum

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Kennebunk Free Library

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… tintype serves as a reminder of a young life cut short. Family pets were as treasured in the 1840s as they are today, and their owners sought to…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… he never experienced a day of sickness until shortly before his death on February 19, 1856, at the age of 106 years, 10 months, and 9 days."

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

"… family is cream colored, features simple short sleeves, an extremely high waist, narrow inset waist band, and skirt smooth at front with gathers…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"With a square neck, pin tucked bodice, and short frilled edge sleeves, this worn and simple little dress is made of a coarse cotton, block printed…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"After the short but costly flood there were many things that needed to be cleaned up. The clean-up for the flood started on February 4, 1976, just…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"Many people believed that Thomas S. Libby lived a short and valuable life, and I agree. He was born February 18, 1819, in Albion, Maine."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"A historian, Sumner R. Newell, Esq., wrote a short book titled, A Brief Historical Sketch of the Life and Sufferings of Leonard Trask, the Wonderful…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He would shortly after, look for new experiences. To receive better recognition Marley ended up heading down to Boston, Massachusetts and doing stand…"