Maine Memory Network

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

"While a modern audience might associate a suit with business, the mid-century suit, paired with a stylish hat, was a popular choice for social…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The intersection saw the addition of several gas stations and a convenience market in the 1950s. A little later, the church stopped its services, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"He then lent his diving suit to A.S. Hall. Hall went back to New Meadows and talked the engineer, Mr."

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

"Two suits in the MHS collection may be late 1940s possibly early 1950s interpretations of the new "pencil" skirt suit."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… advertised a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the year 2020). The cost of Mrs."

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

"… There were mini and maxi skirts, tailored pant suits and pants worn with any type of top. Items saved from college days may find their way into…"

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

"Other daytime ensembles in the collection include a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming…"

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

"… sleeves on an end-of-the-decade dark green wool suit are notable, not for size, but for small epaulettes, trimmed in black and red to match the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 2 of 2

"The navy gaberdine suit, albeit with a skirt showing signs of later alterations or updating, reflects the popular peplum jacket style."

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

"However, Mabel Graney's minimalist, possibly remodeled slate blue six button wedding skirt suit, with a front pleat short skirt suggests a wartime…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to an active country life, fine quality English dark wool broadcloth, and skilled tailoring…"

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

"… features a worn label stamped, "The Coat and Suit Industry" encircled with the words "National Recovery Board," indicating the coat was made in…"

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

"By 1920, the above ankle length, straight-skirt suits, with slightly dropped waists advertised by stores such as New York’s Altmans would also have…"

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

"… burst on the scene producing clothing to suit the new burgeoning youth-oriented market. Another free-flowing counter-culture garment landscape…"

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

"… acclaim with her beautiful braid trimmed jacket suits. Metallic lurex gown, ca. 1975Maine Historical Society Also featuring metallic lurex, a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"A well worn men's black wool "country cape," not restricted by fashion and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood."

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

"As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts and little in the way of smart shirt blouses are found in the MHS collection."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, MA-30-18-0288-18."

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"By design, this site is interpretive in nature and not a comprehensive digital display of all items within the MHS historic dress collection."

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

"… the beginning of the bustle era with descriptions of evening dresses flat and plain in the front with skirts gathered in a bunch at the back."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… it appears that stylish women everywhere in Maine, from those in the blueberry territory of downeast Cherryfield, to southern Maine paper and silk…"

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

"In the 1860s and 1870s small thread mills, such as the Haskell Silk Company of Westbrook proliferated, producing the special twist thread in high…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… waist over the petticoat), and with round gowns, in which case they were visible in the inverted V skirt front openings."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"Initially specializing in clothing from the early to mid-nineteenth century, the collection was added to by an extensive acquisition of late…"