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Item 23662
Title: Costume party, Portland School of Art, 1928
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media
Date: 1928
Location: Portland
Media: Glass negative
Item 10158
Title: Camp Runoia campers in costume
Contributed by: Camp Runoia
Date: 1910
Location: North Belgrade; Belgrade Lakes
Media: Photograph
Item 1135
Title: Brilliant Costume Spectacle, Boothbay, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1888-10-01
Location: Boothbay
Media:
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Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner Bowdoin, which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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.