Keywords: food processing plants
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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor
"Some of the steps in the process of canning are shown. The effort to form a cartel to control what its organizers thought what might be controlled is…"
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"… years, through the prosperous era of herring processing, and into the present with efforts to forge economic recovery through aquaculture and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Steamer "Bangor," 1847
"… no sleeping accommodations -- and insufficient food. The beleaguered party, tired and hungry, arrived back in Bangor at 4:15 p.m. the next day."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy. The fair has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-
"… portion of this book to politicks because our food and raiment depends on the issue of the day as much as the question does whether we shall be…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture
"… corn were planted later to be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock. Apple orchards were quickly established."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture
"… their labor.” Calls from the government came: • “Plant an Acre” • “Cut a Cord” • “Raise More Wheat and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"Titcomb prepared well. He built a log home and planted crops for later use. He set out in 1780 with his, wife Betsey, her brother, a small son and a…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"During the canning process, tops were individually hand-soldered onto filled cans, and it’s believed that this process may have been the cause of…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"Later industries included a cod liver oil plant, the smell of which is still remembered by some islanders."
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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… a fulling and carding mill was constructed to process wool. Waterpower generated from the middle channel of the sluiceway supported these mills."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… to starch factories in the area which then processed the potatoes into starch; factory owners sold this powdery product to cotton textile mills in…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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