Keywords: hoisting machinery
Item 15927
Men Hoisting Telephone Pole After the 1905 Fire, Sanford, 1905
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 19026
Three-Prong Barrel Hoist, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Presque Isle Media: Metal
Item 37234
25-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co. Use: Warehouse & Machine Shop
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13
"Pulp hooks, barrel hoists, and even knives could be made from worn digger lags. Former farmer Larry Park talks about diggers and digger lags."