Keywords: Ship Broker
Item 103285
The Freeman brothers, Portland, 1882
Courtesy of Robert "Rusty" Atwood, an individual partner Date: 1882 Location: Portland; Wellfleet Media: Photographic print
Item 11445
Pilgrim descendents, Hallowell, 1982
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-11-24 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
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Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.
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Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"This organization subdivided and brokered much of the Dark Harbor property to wealthy summer residents and promoted the island's summer resort…"
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"… Society Sardine Industry Julius Wolff, a food broker from New York, arrived on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay in 1875 attracted by the abundance…"
