Keywords: aptly
Item 102244
Work crew for Town Clerk's house, Westport Island, 1952
Contributed by: Calvin Cromwell through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1952 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Item 21647
May pole dancers, South Portland, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 110136
Additions to Pilgrim Apartments for Clough & Maxim Co., Portland, 1924-1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1927 Location: Portland Client: Clough & Maxim Co. Architect: John P. Thomas
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: A Civil War Soldier from Skowhegan
Alexander Crawford a soldier from Skowhegan, was born in 1839 on a farm on the Dudley Corner Road in Skowhegan. He served in the Civil War and returned to Skowhegan to run the family farm.
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.
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"… word for fitted military metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque, which divides…"
