Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"French-inspired silk coat, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827Maine Historical…"

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

"1950-1960 Dior inspired prom dress, ca. 1960Maine Historical Society As earlier noted, American designers and the now highly successful…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Cole inspired other famous artists to follow in his wake—including Frederic Edwin Church and Fitz Henry Lane."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… details and trimmings, and probably inspired by French fashion prints, her delicate bloused-bodice peach and cream leafy print voile dress is…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… range from attractive basic day, to evening wear inspired by the cinema. The large number and variety of long 1930s dresses preserved in the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… at the turn of century that still illuminates and inspires new gardens at the turn of the next century. Garden at Beau Desert, Bar Harbor, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… and mind with the balm of cool ocean breezes, the inspiration of scenic vistas, and the exhilaration of vigorous mountain hikes."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… find in it in the years and centuries to come an inspiration and a means of growth as essential to them ever and anon as are fresh air and sunshine…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… an introduction to their collections and to let inspiration strike. One teacher found the scrapbook of Elise Fellows White, a child violin prodigy…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… enjoyed the relative freedom of loose, partly classically inspired short waisted gowns, notably made of cotton, fashion’s new favorite fabric."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… details seen in some Wiener Werkstätte design and other Viennese reform dress. Perhaps the patterning was inspired by a magazine illustration."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… particularly striking and unmistakably "New Look" inspired examples in the collection. A tiny black and white check rustling nylon seersucker…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… dress—that emerged after Sergei Diagilev's Asian-inspired costumed Ballets Russes burst on the Paris scene in 1909, and later toured the United…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"Inspired by a project between Zooniverse and Boston Public Library, MHS partnered with Zooniverse to create full-text transcriptions of manuscript…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"His gallant and heroic actions were an inspiration to those about him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… in Samuel Belcher’s life and the beautiful and inspiring message which adorns your Church." Greek inscription on the window: λαμπαδια εχοντες…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… what Project Aspire is, Shea Britton said, "It inspires students to stay in school." BHS Project Aspire students with teacher Denise Doherty and…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"She was and continues to be a source of inspiration for women anglers, hunters, writers and recreators."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… roots reaching back several generations, which inspired her to help her middle level students discover how history relates to their lives and their…"

Dixfield Historical Society

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