Contributed by Dixfield Historical Society
Description
Alice Lucas Towle (1885-1963) was born and educated in Canton schools and is shown in her high school graduation dress. She then went on to graduate from Farmington Normal (Teachers's) College, taught in Byron, and then worked for the Rumford Falls Bank and Trust Company in Dixfield.
She and her husband, Charles H. Towle, operated Towle's Hardware Store in Dixfield from 1911 until the early 1950s. She was also an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Dixfield Historical Society has this dress in its Vintage Clothing Collection.
About This Item
- Title: Alice Lucas, High School Graduation, Canton, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Canton, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: 2013-79
- Collection: Reference Photograph Collection #058 (DHS)
- Object Type: Image
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- Towle, Alice Lucas, 1885-1963--Portrait photographs
- Graduation ceremonies--Maine--Canton
- Teachers--Maine
People
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For more information about this item, contact:
Dixfield Historical Society59 Main Street, PO Box 182, Dixfield, ME 04224
(207) 562-7595
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