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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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 - Page 1 of 2

"White cotton dress with gigot sleeves, Portland, ca. 1828 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description By the mid-1820s…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Hubbard Free Library The Cotton Mill's main textile was fabric. The Cotton Mill made jeans, sheeting, coat lining, and prints."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations Annual Reports. Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar."

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 2 of 3

"1855Maine Historical Society In this age of cotton industry growth, attractive 1840s printed cottons were affordable and readily available, yet they…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"… simple high waisted nightdress-like white cotton dresses. The change was not as abrupt as it might seem."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2

"… collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton, plain or plaid gowns with the slightly flared, heavily embellished skirts and sleeves seen…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"One is a combination of crochet and machine lace medallions, and the second a darned filet-type cotton lace."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… desirable, and cheaper rayon and mercerized cotton alternatives. The ideal shapeless tube-like figure, was sometime called boyish or androgynous."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"1799Maine Historical Society Slender cotton gown, Buckfield, ca. 1805Maine Historical Society The fashions of 1800-1805 are represented at…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… mitigated by means of economically dying existing cotton dresses, or remaking and dyeing an old one."

Historic Clothing Collection - Gauze evening dress with silk sash, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The gauze or cotton organdy dress is constructed of four pieces - bodice, overskirt, petticoat and sash."

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

"There is a green and gold madras plaid cotton searsucker maxi skirt, and a white cotton pique skirt printed with an stylized design of navy, red, and…"

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

"… dress is a white collared blue and white cotton gingham with a full gathered skirt and stiff net petticoat, associated with Ann Clark, and labeled…"

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

"White batiste cotton dress, ca. 1905Maine Historical Society Very popular during the 1910-1920 period, there is a selection of variously styled…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"… wide satin ribbons, Myra Bradeen Philpot’s dainty cotton sprig-print 1894 summer wedding dress features large topped sleeves encased in…"

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

"… overdress, high round neck, long sleeves and cotton lace trimmings. The casual, worn in 1969, is square necked, sleeveless and made of a fun lime…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… 1850s within the MHS collection include a brown cotton calico dress with yellow floral sprigs, and another with pink roses on a brown ground."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"The skirt is lined with an open weave cotton, and the bottom of the skirt is lined with a Moiré, or rippled effect, black horsehair."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… a 1910 full length tailored four button cream cotton summer (possibly motoring) coat with blue velvet collar, lapels and cuffs; of a later date, a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… made of narrow vertical red and white striped cotton, which may date from the late 1940s or into the early 1950s."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… very expansive skirt, is carried by an attached cotton bodice designed to fit over the shoulders under the teal and pink back-laced bodice."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… and simple little dress is made of a coarse cotton, block printed with a brown background, with a red (madder) and blue (indigo) floral pattern."