Maine Memory Network

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."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… Wabanaki village to peruse and purchase handmade baskets and a host of other wares. In addition to goods that could be carried away in hand, some…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"The Festival is a market for selling baskets and other Wabanaki crafts, but it is also an opportunity for tribal members from far reaching…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… taught him how to make snowshoes, woodsplint baskets, and a scoop net for fishing. Other settlers followed."

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

"… wire baskets have replaced wooden hods or wicker baskets; onion bags have replaced wooden bushel baskets; and outboard motor boats have replaced…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"He often appeared on Monday morning, with a basket on his arm offering the clothespins for sale at the opportune hours when they were most needed."

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

"… into a bulk body truck No more barrels, no more baskets, no more tickets and no more picking potatoes."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"A full basket of potatoes is being emptied into a barrel. The farm owner, Mr. Conant is walking across the field by two potato pickers."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"Guilford High School Basket Team, 1929Guilford Historical Society In between the 1920s and 1940s the basketball team was not that great but they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"Other areas of the country used bags or baskets to do this. A barrel is about 19 inches (48 cm) in diameter across the top and about 30 inches (76…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"The man to the right of the digger has a basket full of potatoes. He is ready to dump them into a nearby barrel."

Stockholm Historical Society

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Growing up, she learned how to make baskets which she sold until she turned 96. She spent many summers selling her wares in Rye Beach, New Hampshire."

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

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

Abbe Museum

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McArthur Public Library

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Except for the electric light bulbs and plastic baskets, the Brining Room was basically the same traditional space."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"457). In his time, fish were hauled up in baskets from the boats, and dumped into the tanks. Later came winches, buckets and sluices."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"They made baskets and other useful items to trade for food and other necessary items. Many Indian tribes in Maine were nomadic, traveling to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… to devour special treats held in their Easter baskets! It was a happy and fun time of year that the children of Dixfield would look forward to and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… off and swish, the basketball sunk through the basket! Hampden had won its first ever state championship! In an interview, Kim Haggan still vividly…"

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…"