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Item 105677

Summer dress, North Windham, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Windham; Windham Media: cotton, metal

Item 105513

Silk faille and cut velvet bustle dress, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Media: silk, cotton, velvet

Item 105703

Silk crepe gown by Jessie Franklin Turner, Portland, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland; New York Media: silk

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

Exhibit

The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

Exhibit

Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, 1943

Hunting Season

Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.

Site Pages

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Hannah P. Adams' embroidered dress, Belfast, ca. 1875

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… goods will also be extensively worn next season. In solid colors the ground will be a dead, rep-like fabric, and the velvet figure will be quite…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"Sally and her daughter, Sarah Ann, spent "the season" in Washington. The wide waistband and puff sleeve cuffs are trimmed with the fashionable…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… in money and a small portion of time each growing season for ten years." The site he chose for his ideal house was 9 miles south of Bangor on the…"