Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3

"… with stitched ribbon, and the waist has interior straps. The blazer, with strong shoulders and three self-covered buttons, features long sleeves…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… German glass and also the window to the door the straps were plated." The horses were black geldings that cost $500."

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

"… gowns include a black chiffon with a spaghetti-strap bodice ornamented with a diamanté broach, flared hem skirt, and short sleeved little top…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"When the lumber hit the Father Curran Bridge the straps snapped, which caused two-by-fours to go flying through the air."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… that forms a square yoke, and becomes shoulder straps. The lower skirt inside seam bears a label marked "B Green Room," and includes the Beene…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Flat iron straps wrapped around the cables every 30” secured the upper ends of ½” iron suspension rods attached at the lower end to 8” thick cedar…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"We rolled up our blankets, strapped on our knapsacks, shouldered our rifles and started on. After marching about 12 miles in a drenching rain, we…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… they rode subways where one had to hang on to straps while riding. Today, people who come to spend summer in Maine are usually referred to as…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Soon after in the 1850's the leather strap and hickory switch were introduced to classrooms across the country."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Gauge was 4’8” with the earliest rails being strap iron spiked to 6” planks; each plank was 14 feet long."