Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner
Description
Packing houses in Maine dominated the business of canning fresh Maine produce like green corn, beans, vegetables, and fruits harvested fresh off Maine farms.
The Oxford Packing Company canned lima beans, along with other crops.
About This Item
- Title: Lima beans, Portland, ca. 1890
- Creator: Oxford Packing Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Metal, ink on paper
- Dimensions: 11.9 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Canned foods industry
- Canned foods--Maine--Portland
- Canning
- Packaged food
- Vegetarianism--Maine--Portland
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