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Keywords: Canning of Corn

Historical Items

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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 27439

Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Farmington Media: Postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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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

Online Exhibits

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Canning: A Maine Industry

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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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Site Pages

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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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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop crew and huskers, Farmington Falls, ca. 1900

"Dingley Corn Shop in Farmington Falls. Bushels of corn are in foreground. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

"… Description Postcard of the Burnham Morrill Corn Factory circa 1930. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."