Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
Herring, after being pickled in heavy brine, were strung by hand on wooden "stringers," 40 inches long. At the smokehouse one man handed two stringers at a time through the door-like windows while another hung them on the beams.
Smoky fires built atop gravel on the floor smoked the herring, with window adjustment controlling circulation and draft. Note the herring visible through these partially open windows.
About This Item
- Title: Hanging herring in McCurdy’s Smokehouse, Lubec, 1989, 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: 346 jpg
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Canned fish industry--Maine--Lubec
- Smoked meat--Maine--Lubec
- Herring industry--Maine--Lubec
- Food industry--Maine--Lubec
- Fish canneries--Maine--Lubec
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Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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