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Historical Items

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Item 9782

Corn factory workers, Alfred, 1892

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1892 Location: Alfred Media: Print from glass negative

Item 27439

Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Farmington Media: Postcard

Item 6544

Inspecting whole kernel corn, Fryeburg, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151720

Portland Packing Company, Portland, 1916-1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1918 Location: Portland; Skowhegan Client: Portland Packing Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

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Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

"Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Postcard of the Burnham…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Maine was ranked third in the country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York. The season lasted a mere three weeks."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930 Farmington Historical Society Several crops were bountiful, including beans and corn and were a…"

My Maine Stories

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down