Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… made of pine and coated with a mixture of egg whites and carbon from charred potatoes. The students and teachers wrote on the boards with chunks of…"

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

"… be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new Constellation."…"

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

"… Representing day wear there is a mature lady’s long sleeved brown heavy silk dress with decorative trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"In 1907, Portland's newspaper advertised ladies long straight double-breasted silk coats with wide gathered shoulder sleeves."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"… in support of the guiding principles of life long learning. We invite you to learn more about each team partner by clicking on the corresponding…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… in 1899, The Scarborough Public Library has a long history of successful collaboration with businesses, organizations, and schools in the…"

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

"… is a green double knit with a mandarin collar, long sleeves, rolled toggle neck closure, square diamanté buckled belt, and long skirt of narrow…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Saco River from old White's Wharf, Biddeford, 2010. The bottom tip of Factory Island and the Saco shoreline are visible on upper left."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1830-1860

"… not restricted by fashion and the survivor of long wear, features a large practical hood. Watered silk cape, ca."

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

"… an asymmetrical overskirt, tasseled detail, and long train made of Haskell satin. Reportedly made by Martha Riley of Cherryfield, two other slim…"

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

"… A shoulder padded, high necked olive green, long sleeved dinner dress is a study in subtle cut and fit, from unexpected multiple-pieced sleeves to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… in some of the collection's wedding dresses) are long, but not as long as the example just described, and sweep back over the hips with folds…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Scarborough, but the town does not share the same long shipbuilding history of many other Maine coastal and river towns."

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… are surviving home dresses, that obviously saw long years of wear for domestic duties, during pregnancies, and unlikely seen beyond the home…"

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

"The long, smooth hipped skirt with two knee level deep box pleats at front and back evoke the style."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"… metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque, which divides at the back to…"

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

"… collection’s wedding dresses, one of which is a long trained crisp woven stripe silk, worn by Jessie Christine Carter of Bath when she married Dr."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… natural waist level belt encircling the coat and long pelerine (cape) tails emphasizes the skirt's spreading hemline."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Wray, Matt, Not Quite White: White Trash and the Boundaries of Whiteness, 2006, Duke University Press, Durham, N.C."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… revolutionary "New Look" with its extravagant long, very full skirts. As design moved beyond the War years, the emergence of youth culture…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… navy and pale blue dolman sleeve dress, with a long back zip and black belt, is mid-calf length with a fully flared skirt stiffened with a navy…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… the Scarborough Public Library to launch the year-long MCHP initiative; Over 60 people are in attendance Larissa Vigue Picard, MCHP Community…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… Society & Museum The Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Also, Canadian tourists no longer had to endure long carriage trips to visit Scarborough beaches. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day brought…"