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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor
"Sardine can labels, Lubec, 1909 Lubec Historical Society Every canning company had to have an identity for marketing."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century
"… peach and cream leafy print voile dress is labelled "Dunton Robes of Augusta." Suit dress with aquamarine lining, ca."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company
"Many colors were used and trimmers cut labels to size. Arsenault said the labels and wrappers were sent throughout the U.S and to foreign countries…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel
"… his final scrapbook chronologically (which he labeled as Scrapbook 1) reflects back on his life and recounts contemporary experiences."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"Leavitt Bros. Clam Label ca 1910Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Leavitt Brothers was the second largest cannery and in 1892 was located near…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866
"… Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in his Journal, which he…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell
"Sailcloth and old mailing labels addressed to A.C. Savage were used as "insulation" in the eave walls."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth
"Merrill Bros. label X Canneries A canning factory was established by Merrill Brothers at Cumberland Junction in 1881."
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Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill
"… to open a recording studio and launched a new label, Neworld. The Bagaduce Chorale: In 1974 Mary Cheney Gould founded the Bagaduce Chorale, a…"
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"… the Katahdin Iron Charcoal Co.in the scrapbook he labeled "No. 1," covering 1888-1889, which was in fact the final piece chronologically of his…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4
"Merrill Bros label X In the late 1800s production of potatoes and corn and other vegetables was sufficient enough to support at least two…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden
"Braden Memorabilia - a pencil and a tobacco label stamp. Presque Isle Historical Society The pencil says, “You will make no mistake if you…"
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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"… amidst family and friends—a place already labeled on a map—to arrive somewhere without these foundations and struggle to create them."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"Some of the schools were even labeled as unfit for children due to cold and harsh conditions. Bathrooms, or "privies," were found outside of…"