Keywords: sibley
Item 17363
Card painted by Persis Sibley, ca. 1831
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1831 Location: Freedom Media: Ink on paper
Item 16856
Collar made by Persis Sibley, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Freedom Media: Cotton
Item 36407
72-78 Pine Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Forest City Garage Use: Garage
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4
"… in this print of the 7th Maine Regiment are the Sibley tents that Fred hoped for. They were much larger than the crowded tents that buttoned…"
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"… to town Diorama by Kyran Daszkiewicz X Ethan Sibley "Compare/contrast your topic in the past and in the present" Railroads then: Railroads ran…"
