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Title: Garden Clothing Company, Sweden Street, Caribou, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library

Date: circa 1890

Location: Caribou

Media: monochrome photograph

Title: J. H. Wolf clothing store, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1900

Location: Portland

Media: Photograph

Title: Fink's Clothing Co. Portland, ca. 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1912

Location: Portland

Media: Photograph

Address: 234 Middle Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Finks Clothing Co.

Use: Apartments & Store

Address: 514-516 Congress Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Martha Abbott

Use: Retail Clothing

Address: 514-516 Congress Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Frederick Dow

Use: Retail Clothing

The Mainspring of Fashion

The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.

Indians at the Centennial

Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.

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.