Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Sally Holmes of Alfred wore this evening gown in…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description A white pique printed cotton long maxi skirt with…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3

"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"

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

"Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This stylish suit and matching cape…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description An 1867 issue of Peterson's Magazine…"

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

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"Examples include Cassimeres: 40-50 cents per yard, flannels 17-25 cents per yard and pressed cloth for 25 cents per yard."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"He raised sheep for their wool, and the wool would have been sold for money, made into clothes, or used for household work."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"… spun, wove, and knit their clothing from the wool of their own sheep, and lived within their own resources." By 1850 there were 123 people on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… tan and brown.The fabrics were made of mostly wool and rarely made of cotton because of its expense."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… Journal in August 1862 said, “The Production of cloth is now not one-quarter of the producing in common times, and every week it is growing smaller."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… businesses included restaurants, groceries, and clothing, paper, and fancy goods shops. Some would even work in the mill in addition to their other…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"Boy's snow suit, Bangor, ca. 1940 Brown, wool, double-breasted boys snowsuitBangor Historical Society During the war, because so many men were in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… Library These citizens would either have food, clothing or medicine brought to their home if they had one, or if they had no home they would join…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Webber who had been overseer of the Pepperell cloth room and paymaster of the Laconia division. When he died in 1899 he bequeathed $40,000 toward a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Carding mills have to brush or card the wool before it can be spun into yarn for knitting or weaving into cloth."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"By 1914, Maine’s sheep industry had hit a record low. With the short supply of wool, women turned to silk. In March of 1918, the U.S."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… acquired Johnson Woolen of Connecticut adding raw wool scouring and grading of fleece. By the mid-70’s, the apparel market had become unpredictable…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… with raising the sheep and then weaving the wool. They caught cod from small boats and salted it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… snowsuits their mothers made from the salvaged wool, which was tan or gray on one side and checked on the other."