Contributed by David Gallagher through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library
Description
A display of typical Aroostook County potato harvesting equipment and picking crew at about 1910. On the right is a horse-drawn one row Hoover Paddle Digger with paddles on its wheels. The turning of the wheels on the digger powers the digging mechanism. On the left is a horse drawn wagon. Also seen are potato barrels and potato baskets.
About This Item
- Title: Presque Isle potato field, ca. 1910
- Creation Date: circa 1910
- Subject Date: circa 1910
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 20 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Potatoes--Harvesting--Maine
- Potatoes--Maine
- Farms--Maine
- Agricultural laborers--Maine
- Harvesting machinery--Maine--Presque Isle
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Maine--Presque Isle
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Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library39 Second Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 764-2571
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