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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"Harvesting Potatoes LOTS OF HORSE POWER IS NEEDED X Mechanical diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"They would have to move the barrels out of the way, too. There was no playtime in the fields. Edwena could not play in the fields because she had to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My parents used an outhouse in Vietnam. When my mother and father were young, their houses were made of wood and had a thatched roof."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"One day the boys decided they wanted a bite of that apple, they cut off a piece of the apple on the side that was facing away from the window, so he…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Then they would multiply the amount of butter fat by the pounds of milk that could be made from that the farmers could determine how profitable they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"… Description A step in the process of producing potato starch which is used in the production of food, medicines, paper, and other…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Threshing peas, ca. 1955

"Threshing peas, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description For many years peas were grown in rotation with potatoes…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 3 of 3

"… Adventures in Aroostook County"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"Growing Up in Masardis Until she and her brothers and sisters were old enough to pick potatoes, her mother and father would make her clothes."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading sugar beets, Aroostook County, ca. 1975

"Sugar beets consequently fell out of favor. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960

"Birds Eye mobil combine, Aroostook County, ca. 1960 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description A Birdseye mobil combine for…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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