Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
By 1989 the commercial smoking and packing of herring was an industry near death. The McCurdy plant, on left here, was the last smokehouse in the United States, closing in 1991. Note the cords of wood, fuel for the smoky fire which would both preserve and smoke the fish.
About This Item
- Title: Herring smokehouses, Lubec, 1989
- Creator: Alberto F. Mimo
- Creation Date: 1989
- Subject Date: 1989
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Color transparency
- Dimensions: 2.4 cm x 3.5 cm
- Local Code: 345 jpg
- Object Type: Image
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- Buildings--Maine--Lubec
- Canned fish industry--Maine--Lubec
- Fish canneries--Maine--Lubec
- Food industry--Maine--Lubec
- Herring industry--Maine--Lubec
- Smoked meat--Maine--Lubec
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Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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