Maine Memory Network

Canning factory, Fryeburg, 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Seacoast Canning Company, Lubec, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1920-11-01 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Canning Factory, Merrills Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Twitchell Champlin Company Use: Canning Factory

Canning Factory, Merrills Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Twitchell Champlin Company Use: Canning Factory

B&M store house and canning factory, Portland, 1918-1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918–1944 Location: Portland; Farmington; Livermore Falls Client: Burnham and Morrill Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Portland Packing Company, Portland, 1916-1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1918 Location: Portland; Skowhegan Client: Portland Packing Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Corn Canning Industry By 1913, Maine employed 7,000 people in corn factories, one-third of them women."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"The Seacoast Canning cartel had long since given up its efforts at monopoly. A new national player had come to town, Booth Fisheries, and now shared…"