Keywords: Hose 8
Item 14270
Hose 8 Fireman's Leather Hat, 1880
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1880 Location: Bangor Media: Leather
Item 14387
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 2004-07-10 Location: Bangor Media: digital photograph
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
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.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"Samples of other items include: worsted hose (stockings), hats, caps, boots and shoes. Crops exhibited and judged, included: wheat, barley, corn and…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford
"… teams of horses to haul the equipment, and the hoses from both Rumford and the adjoining town of Mexico."
