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Title: Major General George McClellan

Contributed by: Bangor Museum and Center for History

Date: 1862

Media: Photographic Print; cartes de visite

Title: McClellan School class, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1910

Location: Portland

Media: Photograph

Title: Major General G. B. McClellan and wife, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1862

Media: Card photograph, cartes de visite

Address: 904-906 Brighton Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: George W McClellan

Use: Garage

Address: 62 Lincoln Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Alice M. McClellan

Use: Dwelling - Two family

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.