Potato pickers, Caribou, ca. 1930
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After the potato digger extracted the potatoes from the ground, potato pickers gather the crop into baskets, then dump them into barrels.
A picker is paid by the barrel. Pickers place a numbered ticket on each of their barrels for identification. At the end of the day, pickers' tickets are counted and they are paid accordingly.
Other Information
- Title: Potato pickers, Caribou, ca. 1930
- Creator: Whitneck, George
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Town: Caribou
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 12 x 17
- Collection: Whitneck Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Caribou Public Library
30 High Street, Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4214
http://www.caribou-public.lib.me.us
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LC Subject Headings
Potato growers
Potatoes--Harvesting
Barrels
Agricultural laborers
Farming
Agricultural machinery & implements
Baskets
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