Maine Memory Network

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

"… effect on the bodice, which closes with matching large silk trimmed buttons. The braid and the buttons were probably products of the new braid and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… plaid cotton searsucker maxi skirt, and a white cotton pique skirt printed with an stylized design of navy, red, and green large bold poppies."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Both owned large properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with their families when not at their homes in Thomaston."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… end of the war activities in Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… was busy. He wrote, "even now 1864 she has a very large doll nicely dressed she learned her lessons but was not inclined to read further and she…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… Wiggin's grave, Martin wrote: "Clara Cary was large around in proportion to her height but from this time untill she was 19 years old she grew slim…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… viewed the village and located behind a number of large elms & butternut trees & surrounded by a high buck thorn hedge I observed the building I…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… that Boynton "appears as I have given him very large not very tall wears usually a low crowned straw hat drab or yellow pants & vest sometimes a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… endeared to all her schollars." The area became largely Irish and Martin reported that his wife, Clara, and other parents complained about the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"This time period is sometimes referred to as the heyday of the island. Wealthy families including the Vanderbilts, Astors, Rockefellers and Fords…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"Within three years of the war's end in 1918, large chemical plants in southern states (originally developed for military purposes) were quickly…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… knotted buttons is made of cotton sateen with a large bold lime, purple, gold and turquoise print design, very similar to those produced by…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… free-flowing counter-culture garment landscape, largely on college campuses, emerged encompassing a medley of home embroidered and patched blue…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"When the Democrats erected a large tent in Bangor for a political convention, Martin took his son along and sketched the tent, pacing off its length…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… best interests. Martin wrote, "I have devoted a large portion of this book to politicks because our food and raiment depends on the issue of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"Many farms had aerial photographs taken so that a large portrait of the farm buildings could be displayed in a prominent place in the home."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"… like others of his era, often made what seem like large commas at the end of thoughts in the writing."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Weather resistant clothing is also the feature of a tintype of a young man in a large overcoat with a scarf wrapped around his neck."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Little did we know how great our families are. Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other survive the harsh, cold weather."

Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"This building was made possible by a large gift from the Torrey family and also houses the town’s Post Office."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Unlike many of Mount Desert’s families who farmed, fished, built boats, or participated in some of all of the year around occupations, the Savages…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"Four large rooms on each floor flank a central hall, and an ell extends from the back of the house. The entry, decorated with pilasters and keystone…"