Keywords: Fashion
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Historic Clothing Collection - Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3
"Cotton twill bell bottom pants, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3
"Poppy print maxi skirt, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on the…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 - Page 1 of 3
"Double breasted vinyl pea coat, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 - Page 1 of 3
"Minimalist wool skirt suit, ca. 1943 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 - Page 1 of 3
"Plum skirt suit with cape, ca. 1945 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description View additional information about this item on…"
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Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4
"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4
"… process was carried out in traditional fashion. Arthur’s son, John, continued to carry out this process, even after the others closed, right up to…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857
"Sparmakers fashioned masts, booms and yardarms. Blocks and tackle (the running rigging and gear used to work the sails of the boat) were configured…"
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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2
"… narrative, some historic photographs, and an old-fashioned storyboard exhibit. The latter was presented by 7th & 8th grade Social Studies Teacher…"
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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School
"… assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."
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Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding
"This old fashioned, wooden shipbuilding hss been mostly left behind by the large, metallic ships they make nowadays with blow torches, drills, and…"
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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911
"Fashioned after the Army in every respect, their titles were military, their lodges had military names and they wore special uniforms. (The U.R.K.P."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears, and coyotes. A few trout from Valley Brook, Strong, ca."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map
"… were attached beneath the floor beams in a linear fashion for the entire span of 254’ between the towers."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3
"… conveyances that were mainly boards and ropes fashioned to make a raft, or they could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and…"
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3
"… while also including multiple chapters on “Old-Fashioned Virtues” as well as suggestions for leading a balanced life."
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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell
"One can imagine A.C. Savage and/or his neighbors fashioning those logs sometime in late 1854 or early 1855 in time to build around them a new home to…"
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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area
"… and girls were skilled canoeists who used paddles fashioned by their fathers. Their way of life changed as a result of the coming of the Europeans…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"Patrons could also arrive, in more romantic fashion, by boat, canoe, or ferry. From the slip at river’s edge, it was a climb up a steep set of steps…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"… merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4
"They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument that created three-dimensional images of landscapes…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"… next fifty years, homework cycled in and out of fashion, with its popularity peaking in the 1980s."
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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… Gene Autry, Maine musicians adopted Western wear fashion trends, including cowboy boots and hats, and “western yoke” pipe trimmed outfits."