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Historical Items

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Item 103960

Myra Powers McLean holding a bouquet, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Augusta Media: Glass Negative

Item 74310

Egbert J. Shaylor, Falmouth, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 102895

Lincoln Academy Class of 1889, Newcastle

Contributed by: Lincoln Academy Date: 1889 Location: Newcastle Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888

"Above the store door is the name, "Bouquet." Above the second floor is the sign, "Photography Rooms." Note the late 1880's fashions."

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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"They paid for all that, and the bouquet – a dozen red roses. I bought my gown at Unobsky’s Store, downtown. It was a beautiful thing. It was lovely."

My Maine Stories

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Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold

Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020