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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"This type of wagon was called the drop-axle wagon, the jigger wagon, or the Tabor wagon. Tabor was named after John Tabor of Houlton who built the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"Barrel grapples come in different styles. The grapples on the right will hold onto the barrel better than the grapple on the left."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"The group organizing the library was the called Half and Half Club. Later the Carnegie Foundation donated 10,000 dollars toward creating a library…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"This photograph shows the Bolton Block and the businesses within in 1929. The Bolton Block was destroyed by fire in 1943."

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

"The man operating the hoist would toss grapples onto a barrel on the ground. He would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Soldiers marching in Presque Isle Memorial Day parade, 1944

"… Isle Memorial Day parade in 1944 as seen from the corner of State and Main Streets in front of the A.M. Smith Building."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Christmas decorations, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… The photograph was taken in December in the early 1950s with both the Presque Isle Police and Fire stations decorated."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"Still today, Dot goes to the Northern Maine Fair to watch the races. She eats her hotdogs and watches her grandkids and great grandkids have an…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"There was Children’s Day, the Big Day, and the Last Day. Now the Fair is nine days. The Fair has and will always be one of Presque Isle’s favorite…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"The first owner was Delbert Stairs. The farm was later sold to Stan Beckwith. The buildings were destroyed in 2000 and were replaced with doctors'…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Pioneer Club, Presque Isle, ca. 1915

"… Isle Pioneer Club was organized in June 1915 by the remaining living pioneers of the town. View additional information about this item on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Then they would multiply the amount of butter fat by the pounds of milk that could be made from that the farmers could determine how profitable they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

""The digger broke down" meant that there will be a chance to catch up on picking potatoes or to rest or play."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

"… Governor Joseph Brennan signed the guest book at the site where the Double Eagle II balloon lifted off from Presque Isle on August 11, 1978 and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"In the seventh grade her school was across the bridge, and in high school her dad drove the bus so she would ride his bus for a little ways before an…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle, 1908

"… Turner Memorial Library Description The original Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library in Presque Isle."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… constructed in 1860 and was known at the time as the Academy School and later became known as the Training School."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"In grade school when they had recess, they had to throw wood down into the cellar so that the teacher could get it later for it to be burned in a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Ice Castle in Presque Isle during Winter Carnival, 1937

"… castle in the town of Presque Isle built during the Presque Isle Winter Carnival. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Jasper Beckwith Spraying Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940

"… a type of sprayer that appears to power the pump off the wheels. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"There were good times in the potato fields and there were also bad times, too. But they always got though it."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"The first thing my parents noticed was the climate; snow, snow, snow, and more snow. They were used to hot, sunny weather, thunderstorms, and lots of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"At the time we had a Cadillac limousine on the lot, and we decided to use that to tow the new car back."

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

"That person would run to the nearest hospital. Or someone would leave the injured person, quickly bike to a hospital, bring back a doctor, and they…"