Keywords: Hoist
Item 10737
Portland-Monson Slate Company hoist, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 78760
Slate Quarry Hoist, Monson, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 54325
Assessor's Record, 235-311 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Winslow & Company Use: Clay Hoist
Item 37234
25-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co. Use: Warehouse & Machine Shop
Exhibit
Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
Exhibit
Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 11 of 13
"This truck has a hydraulic hoist. It is located behind the backboard at the center of the body. The truck on the left has an electric hoist."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13
"The man operating the hoist would toss grapples onto a barrel on the ground. He would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that…"
Story
Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone
A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s
