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

"The “digger man” was the person who drove the machine that would dig up the potatoes. The potato truck had full and empty barrels on the back of it."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca. 1930Hubbard Free Library When they cut the blocks of ice, people stored it until summer."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca. 1930Hubbard Free Library When they cut the blocks of ice, people stored it until summer."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… a need for more structures, trucks, a machine repair shop, employees and clam draggers. The factory was successful and ultimately employed…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the White Granite Company had cutting sheds and a machine shop erected on their wharf. The late Robert Slaven, descendant of previous owners of the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the very best ideas from their whirring sewing machines heard from within their building. In addition to their innovative creations, the sewing…"

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

"Gilman says that “machine made cans” and “sealing machines” were made in both plants, but does not describe them."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… dealerships were advertising their “exceptional machines” by 1910. Soon Farmington had a gas station on Main Street."