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Keywords: 1950s fashions

Historical Items

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Item 105727

Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Media: nylon, leather, plastic

Item 105716

Powder blue suit with caplet, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Media: wool, rayon, metal

Item 105734

Marion P. Johnson's theater coat, Portland, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Portland; New York Media: rayon, wool

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

Exhibit

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

Exhibit

The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… MHS collection may be late 1940s possibly early 1950s interpretations of the new "pencil" skirt suit."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… some degree, and is most recognizable in the mid 1950s teenage girl's, almost ubiquitous, full skirts and dresses worn with bobby socks and penny…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"While French fashions inspired design, fashion conscious U.S. consumers began to recognize and appreciate the work of American designers such as…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.

Story

Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall

Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.