Maine Memory Network

Sardine carrier, Lubec, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Workers at Steven's Sardine Cannery, Brooklin, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"The sardines canned there were really little herring, the same fish that provided the basis of the other mainstay fishery industry in the area…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Toft, John D., “Some Historical Data on the Maine Sardine Industry”, Maine Sardine Industry History."