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Category: Military & War, Equipment & Supplies, Military uniforms

Historical Items

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Item 5435

O.O. Howard's West Point dress coat, ca. 1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1853 Location: West Point ; Leeds Media: Wool, cotton, brass, leather

Item 7657

Portland Rifle Corps hat and belt, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Leather, brass, fur, wool, satin

Item 7659

Portland Rifle Corps uniform, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Wool, brass

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Northern Threads: Civil War-era clothing

An exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part 1," featuring American Civil War civilian and military clothing, 1860 to 1869.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical

Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.

My Maine Stories

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Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Story

We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War