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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13

"The tractor powers the mechanical parts of this digger through a drive on the back of the tractor that is connected to the digger."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mono Aircraft Company, Presque Isle, 1935

"Linn, president of the Linn Tractor Company, Morris, N.Y. The photo was taken at Presque Isle's airport in 1935. Linn was a native of Washburn."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… agricultural fair with livestock, horse pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"Moving to Maine: There to Here Tractor plowing snow, Lovell, ca. 1930Lovell Historical Society After they got over the “snow amazement”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"The digger tractor driver and the truck drivers also get a chance to talk to the pickers. These gentlemen had to unload empty barrels and then load…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… a shingle machine which he powered with a Ford 8N tractor. Wilbur's sawmill has not been run in decades, but along with the family's wood lots, it…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… polo, baseball, circuses, soccer, carnivals, tractor pulls, rodeos, demolition derbies, horse shows, and even a trans-Atlantic balloon race."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… building due to the expansion of the track for tractor pulls and other events. Presque Isle Historical Society Sources: Bangor Daily…"