Contributed by City of Presque Isle through Presque Isle Historical Society
Description
This painting by Richard Ellery belongs to the City of Presque Isle. It can be seen on the third floor of City Hall. It was commissioned in 1945 by the Northern National Bank and remained in the main lobby for years.
There is a two-row potato digger on the left, picking potatoes and dumping in barrels in the center, and loading full barrels onto a truck on the right
Most of the workers from this scene are from Frenchville, Maine. The farmer, Frank Conant can be seen walking the rows and carrying a newspaper.
About This Item
- Title: A Potato Harvesting Scene, Presque Isle, 1945
- Creator: Richard Ellery
- Creation Date: 1945
- Subject Date: 1945
- Location: Conant Road, Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Oil painting on canvas
- Dimensions: 15.6 cm x 35.6 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Harvest--Potatoes--Maine--Presque Isle
- Paintings
- French Americans--Maine--Presque Isle
- Potato growers--Maine--Presque Isle
- Agricultural laborers--Maine--Presque Isle
People
- Akeley, Carrol
- Albert, Irene
- Cohen , Frank
- Collins, Armand
- Collins, Fernand
- Collins, Megella
- Collins, Patrick
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For more information about this item, contact:
Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
Website
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