aroostook county, maine

Farms in the Aroostook County, Me., Oct. 1940 : potatoes

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Loading sacked potatoes into freight car for shipment. Woodman Potato ...

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Demonstration of the method of cutting and planting seed potatoes as p...

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Young French-Canadian wife of poor potato farmer near Van Buren [i.e. ...

Photo shows Rita (Dumond) Cyr, wife of George Cyr, with her children Geraldine and George. They lived near St. Agatha, Maine. (Source: Kevin Cyr, 2008.)

Mr. Lawrence J. Brown, potato farmer and FSA (Farm Security Administra...

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Spectators at the barrel rolling contest in Presque Isle, Maine

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Youngsters watching the men's race at the barrel rolling contest in Pr...

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Schoolgirls carrying Aroostook potatoes on sticks as part of the parad...

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Children picking potatoes on a large farm near Caribou, Maine. Schools...

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Main event of the potato barrel rolling contest in Presque Isle, Maine

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Loading sacked potatoes into freight car for shipment. Woodman Potato ...

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Mrs. Patrick Dumond, weaving toweling on a old loom in the attic. The ...

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Mrs. Eloie Cote. Her husband was out picking potatoes on their small f...

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Potato field after the crop was gathered. The long horizontal rows are...

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James Day, ace barrel roller and idol of Aroostook boys. He lost in th...

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This giant "potato" was supposed to open and reveal an elaborate girls...

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During the harvest season the field hands work from sunrise to sunset....

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One of the winners of the boy's race at the barrel rolling contest in ...

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Fort Kent, Maine. Catholic church

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Aroostook County, Maine. Grandson of Dufour who lost land when the pri...

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Daughter of Albert [i.e Leonard] Gagnon, ...

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[Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Gagnon farm]

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Salvage drive for scrap metal at 4:30 p.m...

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Fort Kent, Maine. Doorway to Canada

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Caribou, Maine (vicinity). Cunningham farm belonging to a FSA (Farm Se...

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Fort Kent, Maine. (vicinity). Daughter of Albert [i.e. Leonard] Gagnon...

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Aroostook County, Maine. Potato fields once owned by Belonie Dufour, a...

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A black and white photo of a man hanging laundry on a line. Office of ...

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Fort Kent, Maine. (vicinity). Making soup at the [Leonard] Gagnon farm...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. One small boy at the Memorial Day ce...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Only young men who participated in t...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Memorial Day ceremonies

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Girl scouts at the Memorial Day cere...

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Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Spring potato planting on the Fren...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Girl scouts at the Memorial Day cere...

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A black and white photo of a man on the back of a truck. Office of War...

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Buffalo Hill, Aroostook County, Maine. Congregational choir services h...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Memorial Day ceremonies

Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...

Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...

Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...

Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile sout...

Significance: Constructed in 1910 by the Town of Houlton at a cost of $6,310.07, the Smith Bridge is a riveted steel, two-span Warren pony truss with an overall length of 173 feet. It is the second oldest and ... More

Smith Bridge, Spanning Meduxnekeag River at Lowery Road, 0.3 mile sout...

Significance: Constructed in 1910 by the Town of Houlton at a cost of $6,310.07, the Smith Bridge is a riveted steel, two-span Warren pony truss with an overall length of 173 feet. It is the second oldest and ... More

Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Spring potato planting on the Fren...

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The children and mother of Mr. Patrick Dummond, French-Canadian potato...

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Tractor-drawn potato digger at work on a farm near Caribou, Maine

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Horse-drawn potato digger on the farm of a FSA (Farm Security Administ...

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Mrs. Baptiste Jendreau, wife of French-Canadian FSA (Farm Security Adm...

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Old "strung out" house in Monticello, Maine

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Farmhouse at dusk near Presque Isle, Maine

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French-Canadian farm labor employed at the Woodman Potato Company. Ele...

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Wagon load of seed potatoes at the house of Lawrence J. Brown, FSA (Fa...

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French-Canadian potato farmer on a farm near Caribou, Maine

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Potato farm near Caribou, Maine

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This giant "potato" was supposed to open and reveal an elaborate girls...

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Tractor driver on a potato farm near Caribou, Maine

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Potato farms in Aroostook County showing the layout of land and buildi...

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Potato fields just outside Caribou, Maine, along the banks of the Aroo...

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Children (boy) picking potatoes on a large farm near Caribou, Maine. S...

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At the railroad terminal in Caribou, Maine

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Mr. Claude Levesque, French-Canadian FSA (Farm Security Administration...

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The grand parade at the barrel rolling contest in Presque Isle, Maine

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Harvesting potatoes on a small farm six miles north of Caribou, Maine

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Potato barrels on one of the large farms in Aroostook County, near Car...

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Dumping potatoes into one of the storage bins at the Woodman Potato Co...

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Monument in New Sweden, Maine - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

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Gathering potatoes on a farm near Caribou, Maine

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Aroostook potatoes of the Katahdin variety on one of the farms of the ...

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Jack Delano - Farm landscape near Caribou, Maine

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Interior of home of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client, potato ...

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Rural slums near Van Buren, Maine, showing firewood gathered for winte...

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Landscape outside Fort Kent, Maine

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Fort Kent, Maine. (vicinity). Looking down upon the farmstead of Alber...

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Fort Kent, Maine. Doorway to Canada

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). A typical dog in Aroostook County, This d...

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Presque Isle, Maine. Annual agricultural show at the state experimenta...

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Aroostook County, Maine. Father Soucy on the steps of the community th...

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Cutting wood

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Sheep on the [Leonard] Gagnon farm

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Leonard Gagnon raises wheat for use at ho...

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Aroostook County, Maine. Children help with much of the work in the fi...

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Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Wife of Albert i.e. Leonard Gagnon, Acadi...

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Fort Kent, Maine. Store front - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

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Presque Isle, Maine. State agricultural experimental farm. Lecture on ...

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A black and white photo of a woman working on a piece of wood. Office ...

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Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Spring potato planting on the Fren...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Even with gasoline rationed, many pe...

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A black and white photo of people working in a field. Office of War In...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Saluting the dead of the first World...

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. Memorial Day ceremonies

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Ashland, Aroostook County, Maine. There were only boys and girls, wome...

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Buffalo Hill, Aroostook County, Maine. Congregational choir services h...

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