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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Sardine packers, Lubec, ca. 1976Lubec Memorial Library Edith Comstock, R.J. Peacock Canning Co., Lubec, 1980Lubec Memorial Library Edith…"

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Gove, North Lubec sardine packer; A.W. Kelley, druggist; Pike’s Market; A. Rowell; A.B. Sumner and Co.; Staples & Son, general merchant; F.Y."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… unloading the boats and hauling crates, the packers were mostly women and children, valued for their dexterity and small hands."