Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… Historical Society The 1890s are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased availability of silk."

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

"… solid brown two-piece bustle dress with plain sleeves and basque, plain bustle, with a large cut velvet floral motif on the bodice and skirt. Dated…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"… Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer dress with a pleated crinoline skirt includes a matching…"

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

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

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

"In complete contrast, a simple plain white unadorned organdy summer dress with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… her machinery guns & work generally which was all plain and of the very best material and painted & varnished and clean as a penny." View…"

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

"… dress reflected that fashion edict with its flat, plain front, and a skirt gathered at the back. The gauze or cotton organdy dress is constructed…"

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

"… of slender gowns made of simple white cottons and plain muslins, with woven stripes, and embroidered sprigs."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"It was a plain white building with a bell tower and forty-four pews. The total cost of the church was 4,750 dollars."

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… Torah,' Bangor, 1945 Chaplain Gordon Boarding the plain with the TorahBangor Public Library A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota Chaplain Harold H."

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

"… favored a more naturally curved silhouette with plain, sensible skirts (still worn with corsets) and shirt blouses, often with stiff collars and…"

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

"… - room to move - but in this case to work, the straight skirt on a plain khaki cotton household maid’s dress features side seam gusset pleats."

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

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

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

"… Society Silk dresses in subdued colors of plain and woven patterns predominate the 1840s examples."

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

"… to the Leavitt family, a wadded mulberry colored plain taffeta silk coat-dress with very full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… she will still send them forth to every mountain, plain and sea, perhaps, and may they do as well as those who are now citizens of every land."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"The first building was built in 1814 and was very plain. It was really an accomplishment to get this school going especially with the war of 1812…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"Robert Kinney's Land on the Plains, and hinder any Person from Lumbering or Tresspassing" These letters were given to many settlers on disputed land…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"A settler could either collect and sell the plain wood ash, or they could blanch it in a large vat, and boil it down to produce pot-ash (potash)."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… a result, I've learned a lot of stuff that's just plain fascinating, as well as knowledge that will help me with library patrons." -Sally Leahey…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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

"Plain ordinary dress and working clothes worn by the financially less well to do, scarcely survive. Well used, repaired, passed on or repurposed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… and fought in Indian warfare on the American Plains. On June 25, 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little Big Horn” in Montana under the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Varney. A plain brown shopping bag, falling apart from age, covered in creases, its handles ripping."