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LC Subject Heading: Food industry

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 149763

Honey Drop brand Maine peas, Portland, ca. 1920

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149764

Lima beans, Portland, ca. 1890

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149765

Golden wax beans, Portland, ca. 1920

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149766

Winslow’s green corn, Fairfield, ca. 1900

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 149768

B&M brick oven baked vegetarian baked beans, Portland, 2021

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: 2021 Location: Portland Media: Metal, ink on paper

Item 1054

Jewett Corn Shop, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Item 1486

Sardine can factory, Eastport, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper

Item 5534

Saco Valley Canning Co., ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Harmony Media: Photographic print

Item 6097

Three E. D. Pettengill Company Trademarks for Shaker Pickles, 1892

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1892-09-17 Location: Portland; New Gloucester Media: Paper

Item 6710

Corn Canning, Lovell, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Lovell Media: Photographic print

Item 11194

Filling fish cans, Portland, 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1934 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11446

Potato skin business, Belfast, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-11-21 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print

Item 12748

Canneries at Brooklin, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 12751

Sardine Cannery, Brooklin, 1927

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 13491

Corn can from Fryeburg, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Tin

Item 17667

Houlton Dressed Meat Company, Houlton, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 20298

Milliken-Tomlinson Co. outing, Portland, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902-07-19 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 21075

Pogey press, Mount Desert, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Mount Desert Media: Metal

Item 23429

Royal River Clams label, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 23431

Old Orchard Beach Clams label, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Ink on paper

Item 23432

Old Orchard Beach Clams label, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Ink on paper

Item 23434

Lobster canning cartoon book, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26570

American Can Co., Lubec, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 26727

Sardine packers, Lubec, ca. 1976

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