Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"… faded, thin cotton print dresses span the 1830s-1840s. One is a white flower sprig design with gathered horizontal strips across the wide neck…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 3 of 3

"… of plain and woven patterns predominate the 1840s examples. A not very skillfully sewn, gold woven leafy stripe silk dress with an almost-bloused…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… puff lingered for a time, competing with the new 1840s straight sleeve. The same three gowns also illustrate 1830s bodice pleat and gather…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Atkins House, Jefferson Street, Bangor, 1851

"… (1823-1907) purchased the house sometime in the 1840s from merchant Rufus Prince, for whom Martin worked as an accountant."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… the Indian agent for the Penobscot Indians in the 1840s for several years. Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, temperance man, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… that iron works that first opened in Maine in the 1840s -- and that closed in 1890. His text, some hand-written and some newspaper clippings that…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Family pets were as treasured in the 1840s as they are today, and their owners sought to capture their images by the newly discovered means of…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"Lucretia Day Sewall and her children, ca. 1849Maine Historical Society The early Maine photographs at Maine Historical Society are loosely dived…"