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Description
This photograph shows several United States Department of Agriculture workers posing for the photo during a potato harvesting operation. These sample potatoes are being put into crates instead of barrels and are being loaded onto a pickup instead of a truck.
The men are Robert Akeley, Joe Akeley, Joe Chase and Don Lockhart.
About This Item
- Title: Harvesting Potatoes at USDA Farm in Chapman, ca. 1955
- Creator: USDA
- Creation Date: circa 1955
- Subject Date: circa 1955
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Locations:
- Chapman, Aroostook County, ME
- Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 7 cm x 10.5 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Agriculture experiment centers--Maine--Chapman
- Farmers--Maine--Chapman
- Farms--Maine--Chapman
- Potato growers--Maine--Chapman
- Potatoes--Harvesting--Maine--Chapman
- Potatoes--Maine
- United States. Dept. of Agriculture
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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