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Historical Items

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Item 19098

Globe Shirt advertisement, Houlton, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1885 Location: Houlton Media: Print

Item 116221

WBLM 107.5 t-shirt, ca. 1985

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1985 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink

Item 112020

"I'm Historical" t-shirt, 2022

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2022 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109465

Factory for Bates Street Shirt Co., Lewiston, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Client: Bates Street Shirt Co. Architect: Coombs Brothers Architects

Online Exhibits

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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

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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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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"The collection holds numerous more modern message T-shirts, but as of yet, no roll hemmed '50s jeans, or much in the area of 1950s teen clothing."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… embroidered and patched blue jeans, tie dyed T-shirts, message T-shirts, pants for women, cheap flowing Indian print skirts and caftans, exotic…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Thoughts of Freedom
by Raymond

Painting my thoughts and loves while incarcerated at Maine State Prison

Story

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

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Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.