Keywords: potato diggers
Item 13196
Horse drawn potato digger, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1940 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 8178
Potato diggers with wagon load of potatoes, Washburn, 1910
Contributed by: University of Maine at Presque Isle Library Date: 1910 Location: Washburn Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here
From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"Victor potato digger, Littleton, c. 1920Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Two horses were necessary to pull these early potato diggers."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13
"The digger shown here required a person to ride on the digger to adjust the front of the digger so that it will cut into the row at the right height."
Story
Growing up on a potato and dairy farm
by Paula Woodworth
Life growing up and working on a potato and dairy farm was hard work but fun in Aroostook County.
Story
Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone
A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s
