Hapco Farms potato bag, Fort Fairfield, ca. 1975

Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum

Description

Hapco FarmsÂ’ 20-pound potato bag. Hapco Farms was located in Fort Fairfield, Riverhead, New York; Hightstown, New Jersey; Elizabeth City, North Carolina; and Atlantic, Virginia.

In the 1940s, potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in distinctive marketing efforts that is still evident today.

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  • Title: Hapco Farms potato bag, Fort Fairfield, ca. 1975
  • Creation Date: circa 1975
  • Subject Date: circa 1975
  • Locations:
    • Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, ME
    • Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY
    • Hightstown, Mercer County, NJ
    • Elizabeth, Bladen County, NC
    • Atlantic, VA
  • Media: Paper
  • Dimensions: 62 cm x 21 cm
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730

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