Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"His wife’s name was Margery (Weatherbee) Brown, and his son’s name was Gardiner Brown. He bought his first business building on Main Street in…"

Music in Maine - PLAY

"Use the navigation tools on the left to explore the exhibition Caribou Amateur Opera Company, 1898Caribou Public Library"

Music in Maine - HEAR

"… of the first telephones, started the Dictaphone Company. Bell improved on Edison’s phonograph by adding new recording mediums like cylinders and…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"Allen Company making stairs, columns, and other architectural elements. Bruns and his Swedish wife, Sophie Oleson, lived in the Oakdale Section of…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… performed in this photo with Bluegrass Supply Company. Courtesy of Lori Smith. X The Blue Mountain Boys, 1960 Courtesy of the Bluegrass Music…"

Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands

"Most military companies had at least two fifes and two drum musicians.Drummers in both the Union and Confederate armies learned different drum calls…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… and easy fitting garments such as a black and brown watered silk tassel trimmed cape with a similarly trimmed shoulder cape; a wide dark brown…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"… in cars they made during the war were black and brown unlike the cars of today. The reason they made dark colors is so that airplanes could not…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… velvet fabric is seen in the collection’s solid brown two-piece bustle dress with plain sleeves and basque, plain bustle, with a large cut velvet…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… the 1850s within the MHS collection include a brown cotton calico dress with yellow floral sprigs, and another with pink roses on a brown ground."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… and wither, and wither” until it was a little brown raisin. His uncle never did punish them because they didn’t actually pick the apple."

Historic Clothing Collection - Arcy Cary Bradford's gigot sleeve wedding dress, ca. 1829 - Page 1 of 2

"… gigot sleeve, which are lined with a glazed brown linen. There is a frill net at the cuff. Evidence of prior stitching suggests the waist was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Thompson, Philip D Stubbs, Nelson Walker, Percy M Brown, Llewellyn Hartwell, Frank H Smith, Richard E Burns, Frank E Howard, C. B. Luce, William H."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… comprised of a coordinated yellow blouse, brown wool short skirt, tailored jacket, and boxy reversible yellow / brown waist length square…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Thomas’ brown printed silk, shown at the left. With its bloused bodice and back thrust hips this dress illustrates what is called the “S” bend…"

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

"… waist-level faux jacket, cream silk front insert, brown velvet standing collar, cuffs, and belt. The long, smooth hipped skirt with two knee level…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… knee-length hemline features a low-slung swag of brown velvet draped from one hip to the other, and held with a gathered length of trailing fabric…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming, and a coordinating unlined jacket and scarf."

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

"A very similarly styled a brown two-piece dress with the same pleated, full backed skirt, features a bodice with the very full 1894-1895 puffed upper…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 2 of 4

"… to center waist contrive a pelerine effect on a brown taffeta plaid dress. Although of the period, the dress includes a noticeably altered waist."

Historic Clothing Collection - Square shouldered cape and suit ensemble, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3

"The coordinating cape is reversible—brown on one side and gold on the other. While a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"More elaborate examples include a rich brown and gold jacquard patterned dolman mantle, embellished with cord embroidery and long, dense fringe."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… day wear there is a mature lady’s long sleeved brown heavy silk dress with decorative trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt front; Anne…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… pleats and a double pointed bodice; and a reddish-brown and green jacquard leafy patterned silk, tightly cartridge pleated with a bodice and…"