Keywords: Canning of Corn
Item 6544
Inspecting whole kernel corn, Fryeburg, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print
Item 6542
Canning factory, Fryeburg, 1938
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print
Item 116479
Portland Packing Company, Portland, 1916-1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1918 Location: Portland; Skowhegan Client: Portland Packing Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.
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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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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry
"Corn Canning Industry By 1913, Maine employed 7,000 people in corn factories, one-third of them women."
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"Dingley Corn Shop in Farmington Falls. Bushels of corn are in foreground. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."