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Potato Picker's Basket, Presque Isle, ca. 1940

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"A full basket will weigh about 30 pounds. The basket pictured here is 16 inches (40 cm) in diameter and 8 inches (20 cm) deep."

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Indian encampment, Bar Harbor, 1881

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… stretching hides, braiding sweetgrass, preparing ash strips, weaving baskets and, of course, socializing and playing games."

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Jewelry Box, ca. 1970

Abbe Museum

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Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… ash tool handles, canoes and paddles, and the ash baskets for the potato industry. With mechanization of logging and potato farming, the tribe’s…"

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… for clams, pick sweet grass for baskets and split ash for containers. This practice continued into the 1930s and ‘40s, until it gradually died out."