Keywords: Table cloths
Item 6616
Elks Lodge dining room, Houlton, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 29056
A.H. Benoit Company, Main Street, Biddeford 1899
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1899 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2
"… she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed the clothing to get the wrinkles out."
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865
"he has no fear. will stand on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will jump from the top of the shed about 8 feet his element is…"
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
Story
Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone
A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s
