Keywords: Bouquets
Item 103960
Myra Powers McLean holding a bouquet, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Augusta Media: Glass Negative
Item 103961
Claire Bowden's daughter, Portland, 1926
Do you know the name of this girl?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook
Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Memorial Day, Presque Isle, 1888
"Above the store door is the name, "Bouquet." Above the second floor is the sign, "Photography Rooms." Note the late 1880's fashions."
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Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen
"They paid for all that, and the bouquet – a dozen red roses. I bought my gown at Unobsky’s Store, downtown. It was a beautiful thing. It was lovely."
Story
Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of June 2020
