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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"… Isle Historical Society Text by Angela, a Presque Isle Middle School student Images from the Presque Isle Histoircal Society by Angela's family…"

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

"Harvesting Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940Presque Isle Historical Society The photograph on the left was taken near where Presque Isle Middle School is…"

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

"… late 1800s Loading Barrels by Hand, Presque Isle, 1950Presque Isle Historical Society View an exhibit on the Tabor Wagon This low body…"

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

"Northern Maine Fair Memories Presque Isle Historical Society She misses when all the families came and had a picnic lunch."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 11 of 13

"Potato Barrel Truck, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The truck on the right has a flat body. This truck has a hydraulic hoist."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… from Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum, Presque Isle Historical Society and Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Harvesting…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"1910 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This photo shows the Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle crossing the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… in Aroostook County X Text by Mary, a Presque Isle Middle School student Photos from the Jeremiah, the interviewee Jeremiah grew up in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 2 of 5

"… Presque Isle Historical Society Presque Isle Historical Society One hot day she was waiting for the digger man and the truck to go…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"… Isle Middle School student Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society by a private patron Two row potato digger, ca."

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

"… truck was taken on the Myron Gartley Farm in Presque Isle in 1976, about the time Mr Gartley stopped growing potatoes."

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

"1950Presque Isle Historical Society An early labor saving device was a hand grapple. The man on the back of the truck would clamp onto a barrel with…"

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

"… at Presque Isle Middle School Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society by Dr. Richard Graves III The Northern Maine Fair existed about…"

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

"… There to Here Text by Alana, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images from After moving to the United States for freedom and to avoid the…"

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

"See how Presque Isle Middle School student Isaac's grandmother occupied her time in the potato field"

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

"Growing Up in Masardis Presque Isle Historical Society To get money, she picked potatoes during harvest, and also she babysat."

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

"1940Presque Isle Historical Society After the potatoes are laid onto the row by the digger, the potato picker would first fill a basket such as the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style Presque Isle Historical Society Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside."

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

"Growing Up in Masardis Presque Isle Historical Society When I asked if she had recess, I was shocked to realize that during the break they…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"My parents are now nail artists in Presque Isle. In Vietnam, they did other, more strange things that we don’t do here."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… carrier trucks to bring all of the farm trucks to Presque Isle. The average car cost about$2,500 dollars."

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

"Presque Isle Historical Society Back then there were a lot more different car lines than there are today. One includes the Dinah Pinard."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"1922Nylander Museum Text by Rachel, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images by Maine Memory Network Albert, my grandpa, was born in Caribou…"

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

"… ON BACK Loading Potato Barrels, Presque Isle, 1976Presque Isle Historical Society During the 1940s, battery powered or hydraulic hoists were…"