Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming, and a coordinating unlined jacket and scarf."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… wrote home urging her mother to “please send my spotted muslin.” And, as the book Agreeable Situations (Brick Store Museum, 1987) records, in about…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… princess-line dress with a small blueberry-like spot print. Well-worn everyday dresses tend not to remain pristine, and are thus not saved, whereas…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Society Every cannery had its own department for fabricating cans, that is, until the American Can plants in Lubec and Eastport started."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… abounded and 200 jobs were lost when Interface Fabric was sold. The town was named the Lilac Capital and the Chickadee Capital of Maine and a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… factories which in turn, shipped their product to fabric mills in central Maine. Aroostook potatoes received a good reputation outside of Aroostook…"