Keywords: 1900s fashion
Item 111510
Two piece ensemble with trim, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: silk, cotton
Item 105662
Ella May Clark's three-piece dress, Yarmouth, ca. 1901
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Yarmouth; New Gloucester Media: wool, velvet, cotton, shell
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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century
"… but outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth century."
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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."
