Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
The Miller family smoked herring business, owned by Michael Miller, was located in the Brownville section of Lubec, just east of the present-day FDR Bridge to Campobello Island.
At left is James Benner Sr. The woman probably is Josephine Benner, wife of James. Second from the right probably is Michael Miller.
Herring were hand-processed, then hung on wooden sticks called stringers and placed on racks outside to dry as shown here. Then, high in rows inside the smokehouse, a smoldering fire attended day and night smoked the herring, subsequently packed in wooden boxes for shipment.
At one time, as many as thirty smokehouses operated up and down the shoreline of Lubec. Note that the right edge of the photograph shows low tide.
About This Item
- Title: Miller Family Smokehouse, Lubec, ca. 1920
- Creator: Lubec Historical Society
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 20.5 cm
- Local Code: 1974.2.1
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Curing (Preservation)
- Fishery processing--Maine--Lubec
- Outbuildings
- Smokehouses--Maine--Lubec
- Fishing industry--Maine--Lubec
- Herring
- Smoked fish
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For more information about this item, contact:
Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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