Keywords: Knox estate
Item 26661
Knox Stable, Thomaston, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 26647
Henry Knox monument, Thomaston, ca. 1871
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1871 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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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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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral
"On October 27th, 1806 Dunton charged the Knox estate for the making of a shroud, several yards of black crepe, several yards of black silk, black…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock
"… became a public street when portions of the Knox estate were sold to private developers. James Overlock (1813-1906) came to Thomaston from…"
