Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Cornet Band member, 1864

"… the ceremonies. Martin wrote that the band uniforms were "blue broadcloth long frock coat & pants cap about way between a navy and a fighting man…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… to see who could get in and out of all the fire uniforms fastest or what team could fill the tub first while only using buckets."

Stockholm Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… example, because of the need for soldiers’ wool uniforms and blankets, Maine farmers raised more sheep."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… Volunteer Police Force, complete with cruiser, uniforms and badges, patrolled the town. A town civic center was built in 1980, and six years later…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"I have a photo of him in his Malvern uniform. It was green.” Off-season, Ted worked in the woods and turned natural materials into items to sell: “My…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"Grey Lady Uniform, Bangor, ca. 1942 Gray, red cross ladies uniformBangor Historical Society The use of rubber was also banned during war time, so as…"

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… by a Knights of Pythias Battalion U.R.K.P., "Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias," a militaristic branch of the Pythian Order."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… in many men having their picture taken in uniform. The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains eight such images from Bangor, Bath, Harpswell…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… by displaying their new equipment and handsome uniforms. Such an event in Portland was recorded by the camera on September 30, 1846."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"… Victorious as Hallowell Boys Take Prize for Best Uniforms." The Kennebec Journal [augusta] 1937. Laberge, Mike."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"His family never saw him in any of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"School regulations dictated that “When not in uniform, nurses wear their caps to the dining room as well as to the classroom.” Another institutional…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… once again coeducational school issued redesigned uniforms as well. Mercy continued to receive praise for the quality of its nursing program in…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Zoom in to see the uniformed individuals on the lower left, possibly members of one of the many bands."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… all the players sporting long dark beards and uniforms, and the Colored Giants, an all-Negro team renowned for their razzle-dazzle."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"They had over 200 uniformed employees covering the rails from Chicago, Illinois, to Portland, Maine, and east to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with steamboat…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… wool was needed in the manufacture of soldiers’ uniforms, Maine had little wool to give. By 1914, Maine’s sheep industry had hit a record low."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… contractor found one end of the beach was sand, uniformly graded to small stone to larger stone to very large stone on the other end."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Girls Basketball Team 1920-1921 The uniforms indicate this team had a lot of "team spirit". Farmington Historical Society Farmington High…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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