Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"Fashions Far & Away View the Fashions Far & Away Slide Show Imported garments and fabrics are an integral part of American fashion, and of the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Historically, the cottage industries were common in areas where a large percentage of local population was engaged in seasonal work, because families…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… could you ever live through the circumstances of fashion like many did during the 1940s? Fashion More examples of fashion during the '40's"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"These magazines provided a wealth of up to date fashion information, pattern diagrams (to be enlarged), fashion illustrations, and a variety of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Nineteenth Century

"In fashion, decade demarcations are basically imprecise, nevertheless, for convenience, the Early Nineteenth Century fashions in this overview are…"

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

"… became centers of a successful and growing fashion industry mass-producing an abundance of affordable American designed, well-fitting clothing for…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… about the island telephone system took place in the 1960s. As you will hear in the audio, the phone system was old fashioned even for the '60s."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… who, from the beginnings of the American fashion industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in fashion fields such as designing, advertising, and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"Nevertheless, in due course, this new fashion influenced most wardrobes to some degree, and is most recognizable in the mid 1950s teenage girl's…"

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

"While French fashions inspired design, fashion conscious U.S. consumers began to recognize and appreciate the work of American designers such as…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… covered men being lit on fire, and other old-fashioned, carnival rides such as a carousel and ferris wheel."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… in front and one at the rear, according to the fashion of the times; and ever after that, the hospitable doors of the Clark house stood open to…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - NARRATIVE

"… and remain, unlike most early settlements, an old fashioned mill-town. Come back with us and share our history in these three segments that relate…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… heretofore dominant French male silk and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life. Modern male dress has its origins in the tailored…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… outstanding, group of late-1890s to early 1900s fashionable garments segue this overview into the twentieth century."

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

"… the democratic, equalizing nature of modern fashion, as well as the extent of fashion media and movie influence."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… together, the inside of which looks like an old fashioned “cob house” on an improved scale. The interior is filled with heavy stones and gravel."

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."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… speedier sewing encouraged extra detailing in fashionable garments. In the 1860s and 1870s small thread mills, such as the Haskell Silk Company of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4

"… style provides a recognizable example of evolving fashions. Early examples include a blueish purple 1860s highly trimmed walking dress with a short…"