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

"Sardine factory, Lubec, 1910Lubec Historical Society After the herring were cooked for 15 to 30 minutes in a rotary oven with the flakes on moving…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The next two decades saw 23 sardine factories constructed in Lubec, bringing employment and more retail businesses to support the growing needs of…"

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Plant at Mill Creek later functioned as a sardine factory, operated by the Standard Sardine Company."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"The sardine factory alone employed 100 people at the height of its success. A story continues even today that for years and years after the medicinal…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"In 1895 H.W. Joyce built a sardine factory for the herring that were plentiful at the time. Later industries included a cod liver oil plant, the…"