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Historical Items

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Item 15927

Men Hoisting Telephone Pole After the 1905 Fire

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 8009

Portable gate hoist, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 19026

Three-Prong Barrel Hoist, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal

Tax Records

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Item 37234

25-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co. Use: Warehouse & Machine Shop

Item 54325

Assessor's Record, 235-311 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Winslow & Company Use: Clay Hoist

Online Exhibits

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Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

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High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 11 of 13

"This truck has a hydraulic hoist. It is located behind the backboard at the center of the body. The truck on the left has an electric hoist."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"The man operating the hoist would toss grapples onto a barrel on the ground. He would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"Because the hoist can swivel on a post, the operator must keep a firm grip on it. Many heads have been bumped by a swiveling hoist."

My Maine Stories

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Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone

A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s