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Item 12956

Seed potato cutting bench, Littleton, ca. 1930

Seed potato cutting bench, Littleton, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Littleton Media: Wood

Item 12949

Brown Company Automated seed potato cutting system, Littleton, ca. 1955

Brown Company Automated seed potato cutting system, Littleton, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1955 Location: Littleton Media: Steel

Item 12959

Trexler Power Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1950

Trexler Power Seed Potato Cutter, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Trexler; Littleton Media: Steel

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

"Chops and Tomato Sauce" as prepared for Samuel Pickwick, ca. 1890

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

Exhibit

Wabanaki trade brooch, ca. 1780

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"The seeds were potatoes from the year before. The potatoes would be on a rack and as they went by, Edwena would cut them into four pieces."

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Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930, ca. 1930

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"They also offered fertilizer and seed in any quantity. Clarence Titcomb was awarded a $75 scholarship in 1918 by “the Maine Canner’s Association for…"

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Dam across Prestile Stream, Presque Isle, 1910

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… Historical Society In 1907, Gould provided the seed money and encouragement to replace the wooden bridge originally built across the Presque Isle…"