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Historical Items

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Item 105479

Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buckfield Media: cotton

Item 105491

Gold damask dress, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Media: silk, cotton, wool

Item 105841

Zilpah Longfellow's mourning dress, Portland, ca. 1804

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1804 Location: Portland Media: silk, cotton gauze

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Exhibit

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Exhibit

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Two-piece dress and blouse, ca. 1912Maine Historical Society The other Martha Riley example is a cream-colored wool dress with a similarly tubular…"