Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground work white with a red fringe."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"Perhaps the most extreme mid-1890s sleeves are found among the collection’s wedding dresses, one of which is a long trained crisp woven stripe silk…"

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

"… X Helen Bancroft Hay's cameo-button striped dress, Charlestown, MA., ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Supported and shaped by stiff…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier, Bangor, ca. 1860

"… either white silk or white cotton gloves with red stripes on the pants." Below that on the page, he drew a soldier as "a million of men"…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… dress made of narrow vertical red and white striped cotton, which may date from the late 1940s or into the early 1950s."

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"… are either black or tan with yellow or orange stripes around the jacket. For pants, they wear tan overalls when fighting fires."

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

"… very fine quality dress-maker made woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an apron front skirt, and sets of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"A not very skillfully sewn, gold woven leafy stripe silk dress with an almost-bloused bodice, shallow pointed waist, gathered skirt and long straight…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… too long to be a mini dress) navy and lime green stripe skirt. The latter is somewhat reminiscent of prominent mini dress designer Pierre Cardin's…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… for evening; and a velvet trimmed multicolored, striped wool, printed jacket trimmed in velvet. More elaborate examples include a rich brown and…"

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

"… and double layered skirt; a blue, black and white stripe with double pagoda sleeves and frizzé fringe braid trimming with an unusual stepped velvet…"

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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

"… white cottons and plain muslins, with woven stripes, and embroidered sprigs. They feature high waists, narrow bodices, low drawstring necklines…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… with dainty blue and white leafy serpentine stripes, and scattered floral sprays. The gown features a sack back with pleats falling from the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"The first is a lavender and white striped sailor-collared cotton dress, probably worn by Mrs. Adeline (Bond) Rines or one of her sisters."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… in turn feed larger animals such as raccoons, striped bass and ospreys. Waste from animals living and dying enters the marsh to be recycled as…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… muncipal devotion with streamers, stars, and stripes. Centennial decor, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Clicking on and zooming in on…"

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

"… the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… to the fort, we went in and planted the stars and stripes on the parapet and soon after, our old star-spangled banner was seen waving from every…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… to make Confederate supporters fly the Stars and Stripes, as well as the return of the troops. But he also lamented the increased crime in the city…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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