Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
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Description
Annie May Colby (1866-1955) and her daughter, Verlie May Colby (1891-1992) posed as they were picking blackberries.
Westport Island was rich with berries in summer months like blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. In the 1920s and 1930s when market gardening was a source of income, Westport Islanders boated to neighboring islands with their bounty of berries and produce to supply summer residents.
About This Item
- Title: Picking blackberries, Westport Island, ca. 1907
- Creation Date: circa 1907
- Subject Date: circa 1907
- Location: Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.9 cm x 10.3 cm
- Collection: Colby Greenleaf Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Berry pickers--Maine--Westport Island
- Families--Maine--Westport Island
- Fruit pickers--Maine--Westport Island
- Group portraits--Maine--Westport Island
- Westport Island (Me.)
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Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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