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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… Congress Street, Portland, Maine," features a mid-1890s balloon-sleeved blouse of red figured dress silk, the silk type now affordable and readily…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"Dating into the mid 1890s her couture quality wine velvet and cream figured silk double gigot sleeved dinner or opera dress, and her openwork cream…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 4 of 4

"… and trained wedding dresses from the 1880s and 1890s are tributes to remarkable dressmaking skills."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… Portland, ca.1900Maine Historical Society The 1890s are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… other silk taffeta, are styled to wear over large 1890s sleeves. Both feature high face encircling collars make room for voluminous sleeve trends."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in the 1890s that Aroostook farmers had a more direct route to markets in Boston and New York."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… and nearby areas from the 1820s until the 1890s. He called the Journal his "history" and while he provided some later updates, it largely refers to…"

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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