Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Description
Produce Distributors Inc. get real. get maine! brand 10-pound potato bag bears the State of Maine Quality seal and promotes a $1,000 shopping spree promotion.
In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in distinctive marketing efforts that is still evident today.
About This Item
- Title: get real. get maine! potato bag, Caribou, ca. 1980
- Creation Date: circa 1980
- Subject Date: circa 1940
- Location: Caribou, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Paper
- Dimensions: 49 cm x 20 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Farm produce--Advertising
- Green
- Potatoes
- Potatoes--Packaging
- Produce Distributors, Inc. (Caribou, Me.)
- Red
- Yellow
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For more information about this item, contact:
Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
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