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John MacGregor, Lincoln, 1898

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… wooden spools for winding thread and wire. The business really started on February 28, 1876, when the first carload of spools was shipped."

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Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca. 1940

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"For example, they had to physically connect the wires together when two people wanted to talk to each other."

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Aerial view looking toward Lubec, ca. 1950

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… pickling, then, laying the herring on “flakes,” wire frames to hold them while cooking for a short time."