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Bradbury family mourning dress, Standish, ca. 1845

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"Mourning Clothing View the Mourning Clothing Slide Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of…"

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Mrs. Henry William Herbert post-mortem portrait, ca. 1844

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"Post-Mortem & Mourning Post Mortem & Mourning Slideshow Click on image to view slideshow In pre-Civil war Maine, death was a frequent…"

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

"… were reduced by use for daily wear, dyeing for mourning, and cutting down for children. Two, well-worn and faded, thin cotton print dresses span…"

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Lucia Wadsworth's "assembly dress," Portland, ca. 1799

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

"… record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in mourning for her brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with Corsairs at Tripoli…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Saplings drooped, mourning the lost boughs at their feet. Citizens admired the glistening glaze from behind dark windows; playing cards by…"

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Abraham Lincoln's Deathbed Scene, ca. 1865

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"What was two weeks of celebrating abruptly turned into mourning; President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15th."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"By the year 1866, the majority of Biddeford were mourning loved ones who scarified their lives for the war."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… reversed in the stirrups, and a large group of mourning relatives, servants, townspeople and strangers."

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Child'sy gray and white striped dress, ca. 1875

Historic Clothing Collection - Children's Wear

"Children's Wear View the Children's Clothing Slide Show For the second half of the 19th century children’s fashions mirrored adult styles."

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Zilpah Longfellow's detailed silk gown, Portland, ca. 1822

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

"1800-1830 Gown with leaf motif, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society As of 2020, the MHS collection includes no examples of 1820s colored cotton…"

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Phebe Cole Townsend's 'electric' blue dress, Alexander, ca. 1863

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Mid to Late Nineteenth Century Until the development of fashion publications, people relied on letters from travelling friends, or returning…"

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Tea gown wrapper dress with velvet trimming, ca. 1895

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"Mid Twentieth Century Nylon dress with red accents, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society There is little in the collection to tell of the War…"

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Sarah E.Thomas' silk pin tucked dress, Portland, ca. 1905

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

"1900-1910 Sarah E. Thomas' silk foulard dress, ca.1905Maine Historical Society Many fashionable silk dresses from this period deteriorate…"

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

"1900-1910 Margaret A. McGuire's wedding dress, Portland, 1909Maine Historical Society Detail of McGuire wedding dress X Gold…"

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

"1900-1910 Ella May Clark's three-piece dress, Yarmouth, ca. 1901Maine Historical Society Of early 1900s contrasting fashions, one was defined…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"Eighteenth Century Bright pink petticoat, ca. 1780Maine Historical Society A quilted petticoat of bright pink calamanco (polished wool) with…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Eighteenth Century During this period male dress also underwent change. A combination of the eighteenth century English taste for clothes suited to…"