LC Subject Heading: Clothing and dress
Item 111211
Elizabeth Wadsworth's leather slippers, Portland, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland; Boston Media: leather, linen
Item 111591
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: cotton, wool, Bakelite
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
