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Historical Items

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Item 26584

Fish packers, Lubec, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 148224

Schooner "Henrietta Frances" at Union Wharf, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-04-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 26727

Sardine packers, Lubec, ca. 1976

Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: 1976 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin

By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Sardine packers, Lubec, ca. 1976Lubec Memorial Library Edith Comstock, R.J. Peacock Canning Co., Lubec, 1980Lubec Memorial Library Edith…"

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Gove, North Lubec sardine packer; A.W. Kelley, druggist; Pike’s Market; A. Rowell; A.B. Sumner and Co.; Staples & Son, general merchant; F.Y."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… unloading the boats and hauling crates, the packers were mostly women and children, valued for their dexterity and small hands."