Keywords: Leather Hat
Item 14270
Hose 8 Fireman's Leather Hat, 1880
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1880 Location: Bangor Media: Leather
Item 110560
Merry, the Hatter silk hat, Portland, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Portland Media: leather, silk
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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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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
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Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses
"In some cases, the police had hats with a badge representing their status or rank. Each of these badges stated the name, rank, and department of that…"
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Early Maine Photography - Occupational
"… river drivers in their work clothes and spiked leather boots. In one of these images, two loggers exhibit the tools of their trade: a peavey, an…"
