Keywords: potato digging
Item 22306
Potato harvest, Woodland, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Woodland Media: Photographic print
Item 10616
Potato digging in Maine, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13
"Others picked the potatoes from the ground and put them in barrels. The hand digger on the right, demonstrated by Mr."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5
"The potato truck had full and empty barrels on the back of it. When the truck went by Edwena never got a barrel."
