Maine Historic photos, documents, and people

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"I cut my finger nearly off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old Byron. (See photo of family, #2453, and label.) Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Settlement of sardine workers, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Many of them come from neighboring towns, such as Perry. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Phoebe's thumb Phoebe Thomas, a week after the accident. She was back at the factory that day, using the same big knife. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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"I cut my finger off, cutting sardines the other day." Seven year old Byron. (See photo of family, #2353, and label.) Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested.

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Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. Ground crew making a routine overhaul of a patrol plane at base headquarters of Coastal Patrol #20

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Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested

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Some of the young cartoners in work room, Seacoast Canning Co., Factory #2. Five year old Preston working also. Location: Eastport, Maine.

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Noon hour. Goodall Worsted Co., Sanford, Me. More young boys and young girls. Couldn't get the latter to pose. Location: Sanford, Maine.