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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"Potato Harvest Memories Out in the fields there were no outhouses. If the workers had to use the bathroom, they would put barrels around themselves."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"Potato Harvest Memories Presque Isle Historical Society Presque Isle Historical Society One of the fields had trees around it."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes THEN INTO THE BARREL Softwood potato barrel, Hodgdon, ca. 1950Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Potato picker's…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes IT'S NOT ALL WORK Break Time Image is from USDA 1976 Yearbook of Agroculture THE FACE OF RURAL AMERICA X Frequently, the…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes BARREL GRAPPLES Hand Grapple, Presque Isle, ca. 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Potato Barrel Grapple, Presque…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 11 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes RESTORED POTATO BARREL TRUCKS International Truck with Barrel Grapple, Littleton, 1945Southern Aroostook Agricultural…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes ONTO THE TRUCK Sweetser Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1900Presque Isle Historical Society Around 1900, barrels were transported…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes MECHANIZED FARMS The photograph on page 10 that shows two young men loading a potato truck was taken on the Myron Gartley Farm…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes A POTATO HARVESTING SCENE A Potato Harvesting Scene, Presque Isle, 1945Presque Isle Historical Society This painting by…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes LOTS OF HORSE POWER IS NEEDED X Mechanical diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes DIGGER LAGS SIFT OUT THE DIRT Picking potatoes, Presque Isle, 1939Presque Isle Historical Society Lags on a Digger X…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes Text by Richard E. Rand Images from Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum, Presque Isle Historical Society and Southern…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes WORKING ON BACK Loading Potato Barrels, Presque Isle, 1976Presque Isle Historical Society During the 1940s, battery…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes TRACTOR POWER Potato harvester, Mapleton, ca. 1940Presque Isle Historical Society Two row potato digger, ca."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes INTO THE BASKET FIRST Potato Picker's Basket, Presque Isle, ca. 1940Presque Isle Historical Society After the potatoes…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building X Text by Mindy and Liza, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"Agriculture Agriculture has always been the key component of Presque Isle's economy. Whether as the source of necessary supplies for the lumber…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle Pastimes

"Links to Presque Isle Pastimes Northern Maine Museum of Science X Maine Solar System Model Saturn X The Francis Malcolm Science Center…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Significant Events

"Significant Events Located in the north-east corner of the nation it has played a significant part in the country's history and its impact has gone…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Dairy Farms Memories Holstein dairy cow, New Sweden, ca. 1922Nylander Museum Albert’s father worked many jobs."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"Dairy Farms Memories Dairy cattle, Woodland, ca. 1922Nylander Museum Text by Rachel, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images by Maine…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Eddie's Market Text by Elizabeth and Kailey, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X Eddie…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"Oak Hotel Text by Dale and Connor, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from X The Oak Hotel, built in 1941 on the corner of Academy…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Businesses

"… Businesses Businesses large and small have contributed to the growth Presque Isle."