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Keywords: Potato
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Item 16021
Title: Lobster brand potato bag
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Date: circa 1970
Location: Washburn
Media: paper
Item 17846
Title: Potato Service Company, Presque Isle, c. 1965
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society
Date: circa 1965
Location: Presque Isle
Media: Photograph
Item 13194
Title: Potato pickers, Caribou, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library
Date: circa 1930
Location: Caribou
Media: Photograph
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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine
Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.
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The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
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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.
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The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.