Maine Baking Company delivery truck, Auburn, ca.1930
Contributed by Franco-American Collection
Item 79697
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This photograph shows the Maine Baking Company delivery truck loading the railroad cars for shipment in Auburn around 1930. The Maine Baking Company was founded by Franco-American Philippe Couture in Auburn in 1928. Among its popular products were 'Golden Heart' bread and 'Drake's Cakes.'
The railroad shown here is either the Grand Trunk Railroad or Maine Central Railroad. The cars are from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which served southern New England.
Other Information
- Title: Maine Baking Company delivery truck, Auburn, ca.1930
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Town: Auburn
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 18.5 x 21
- Local Code: 2013_0_11
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Franco-American Collection
USM, 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 753-6545
http://www.usm.maine.edu/lac/franco/
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LC Subject Headings
Railroad cars--Maine--Auburn
Railroads--Maine--Auburn
Trucks--Maine--Auburn
Baked products
People
Other Keywords
Baked goods
Bakeries
Delivery trucks
Franco-Americans
Maine Baking Company
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