Contributed by Acadian Archives
Description
According to the object's owner, "[d]usting crops for blight and insects was accomplished with [a] hand duster that is equipped with straps for [mounting?] on a person's back. A hand bellows produced the rush of air that is directed with a flexible base."
This duster came from Connecticut. Caryl Soucie photographed it as part of a student project at the University of Maine at Fort Kent in 1974. It belonged to J. Arnold McNamee (1917-1985), a long-time potato farmer in Fort Fairfield.
McNamee described each object photographed on his farm. Many appeared to no longer be in use when Soucie visited. No date is given for the production of this duster; it may date from the mid-twentieth century, but this is uncertain.
About This Item
- Title: Crop duster, Fort Fairfield, 1974
- Creator: Caryl Soucie
- Creation Date: circa 1974
- Subject Date: circa 1950
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Locations:
- Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, ME
- CT
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8.6 cm x 8.4 cm
- Local Code: MCC-00056
- Collection: Caryl Soucie Folklore Collection, 1974
- Object Type: Image
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Acadian ArchivesUMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-7535
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. No Permission is required to use the low-resolution watermarked image for educational use, or as allowed by the applicable copyright. For all other uses, permission is required.
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