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

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

"… section is too long, the picker would get behind and probably would get discouraged. The unpicked potatoes would be in the way of the truck passing…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"Organizations like the Row House, that works to preserve Hallowell’s architectural and culture resources, the Hallowell Area Board of Trade striving…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843. Not by chance did these towns arise in close proximity to the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"In 1880, he was married to Carrie Winter, daughter of Capt. Levy and Abbie Murphy Winter, in Lynn, Massachusetts, where the Winters resided."

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Arthur Moore's Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1940

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The damage to farms homes and public buildings was extreme. Hundreds of trees were knocked down. Also, boats and the Kennebec Yacht Club were…"

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Old Berwick Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840

"… was a teenager, Martin worked for Hopkins on his farm and in his store. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Desert Island and the mainland. Fishing, farming, and trading were what made the communities productive throughout the late 18th and into the 19th…"

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Local Fishermen at Pine Point, Scarborough, 1932

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Clams were shipped to the factory from all over the east coast. In 1883 Burnham & Morrill and other companies canned and shipped 3,000 to 8,000…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion. Many houses on the island have private collections of…"

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Harbor Cottage at Asticou Northeast Harbor Maine ca. 1880

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… and very capably, tackled many tasks at home of farming, child rearing, cooking, and caring for the sick, elderly, and dead."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… folk art, the greater Bangor area, gardening and farming, transportation, education, politics, dance and music, religion, the Civil War era, Irish…"