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Item 111791

Edwin Arlington Robinson's cap toes boots, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Gardiner Media: leather, rubber

Item 111226

Black side-lace half boots, Portland, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Media: silk, leather, cotton

Item 102772

Kidskin boots, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: New York Media: Leather, Mother of Pearl

Online Exhibits

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

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.

Exhibit

John Merrill and son, Edwin, Leeds, 1860

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Exhibit

Riverside Hotel, at Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ca. 1910

Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"The factory made 10,000 to 12,000 pairs of boots and 7,000 to 8,000 pairs of shoes with thirty to forty people, which was amazing at the time."

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"10,000 to 12,000 pairs of boots, The weekly payroll was quite the loot. Then the workers were forced to leave immediately, Their work was proclaimed…"