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Description
Incorporated in 1901, the Lubec Sardine Company operated three factories, A, B and C, employing over 400 people.
Factory B burned in 1908 and was quickly rebuilt with fireproof materials, including cement with a steel roof.
Factory B continued to operate under various owners until 2001 when Conners Bros. closed it, the last sardine factory in Lubec.
About This Item
- Title: Construction of Factory B, Lubec Sardine Company, Lubec, ca. 1910
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.3 cm
- Local Code: Lubec Historical Society
- Object Type: Image
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- Food industry--Maine--Lubec
- Building construction--Maine--Lubec
- Fish canneries--Maine--Lubec
- Canned fish industry--Maine--Lubec
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Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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