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John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Dr. Charles Snell of Bangor was the son of a doctor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… member, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), a Union man, drew an illustration…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"1850 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor, in writing and illustrating a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904), an accountant…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

"… Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The primary and intermediate school shown here…"

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Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"1865Maine Historical Society Six examples of Samuel Carleton’s artistic daguerreotype portraits are found in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"1855Maine Historical Society Revealing contrasts are found as well in the daguerreotypes of the cosmopolitan Deering sisters of Portland and their…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"Maine Historical Society The "Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for Other Purposes" (often shortened to…"

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

"1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton, plain or plaid gowns with the slightly…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… silk foulard dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate beyond saving because the linings…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"1901Maine Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined by soft pastel colored, lacy, bloused or pouched bodices, with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Robinson pitcher, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society By the end of the eighteenth century fashion was international."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"1926Maine Historical Society Clothing of the early 1920s is characteristically loose with waists at hip level, and longish or just above…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"1940Maine Historical Society Fashions from the Great Depression years range from attractive basic day, to evening wear inspired by the cinema."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"1900Maine Historical Society By about 1898, the sleeve had deflated and lost its significance. The neat sleeves on an end-of-the-decade dark green…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"1900Maine Historical Society The 1890s are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased availability of silk."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"1860Maine Historical Society Supported and shaped by stiff horsehair petticoats, this period's wide skirts became known as crinolines."

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

"1859Maine Historical Society In the late 1850s early 1860s, crinolines reached their largest dimensions."

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape evoke 1940s Hollywood fashions."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War, American-manufactured silk fabrics, threads and trimmings…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"1719Maine Historical Society The Kennebec Proprietors traced their title back to a 1629 grant by the Council of New England (granting land from King…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… Berry to Proprietors, page 1 of 3Maine Historical Society It was not uncommon to see multiple Wabanaki leaders sign deeds, or to see the same…"