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Historical Items

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Item 105663

Pigeon bodice day dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Lewiston Media: silk, cotton, metal

Item 105648

Nellie Ryan Abbott's fancy weave dress, Presque Isle, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Presque Isle Media: silk, cotton, wool, glass

Item 105649

Myra Bradeen's wedding outfit, Limerick, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Limerick Media: cotton, silk, metal

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… Congress Street, Portland, Maine," features a mid-1890s balloon-sleeved blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable and readily…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"Dating into the mid 1890s her couture quality wine velvet and cream figured silk double gigot sleeved dinner or opera dress, and her openwork cream…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"… and trained wedding dresses from the 1880s and 1890s are tributes to remarkable dressmaking skills."