Maine Memory Network

Two piece ensemble with trim, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: silk, cotton

Cotton day dress, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Media: cotton, lace

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

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 <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth century."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"… the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."