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Day jacket, ca. 1880

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"Mantle with ostrich feathers, ca. 1890Maine Historical Society A black late 1890s wool cape-coat with loose back pleating, extensive silk cord…"

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Cumston Hall Auditorium Seating, Monmouth, ca. 1900

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… performed in regalia from the Plains, like full feather bonnets from Poolaw’s Kiowa heritage. Lilian Nordica, Farmington's Diva Click to…"

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Portland Caledonian Pipe Band, 1923

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"Band members wore typical Penobscot-style upright feather headdresses and beaded collars and cuffs. Singing, dancing, performing reenactments and…"

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Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… would whittle the tips of the quills out of goose feathers, and they also made the ink. In the cities, the ink was easier to make, because the ink…"