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Item 76467

East Somerset Agricultural Society fair, Hartland, ca. 1890

East Somerset Agricultural Society fair, Hartland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print

Item 77462

Hartland agricultural fairgrounds, ca. 1890

Hartland agricultural fairgrounds, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print

Item 77461

Hartland Fairground, ca. 1890

Hartland Fairground, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Hartland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

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.

Exhibit

Jewett corn label, Norridgewock, ca. 1920

Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

Exhibit

Main Street, Bar Harbor, ca. 1910

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Farmington Harvest, pre 1900

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Historical Society Franklin County Agricultural Society In 1840, the legislature granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society…"

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Plan of the town of New Portland, 1808

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… East New PortlandNew Portland Historical Society Agriculture wasn't the only business New Portland folks cared to venture into."

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Map of Strong, ca. 1861

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… on Saturday October 13, 1855, during the Strong Agricultural Fair, a torrential rain caused the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes."