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Description
An image scanned from a black and white photograph of workers loading potatoes onto a conveyor belt and sorting potatoes into bags to transport to market by rail car. The back of the image is stamped, "From the Office of Clifford G. McIntire, Your Congressman, Second District, Maine" helping to date the photograph as having been taken during McIntire's service in the Second District from 1963-1965. (From 1951-1963, McIntire served as a representative of Maine's Third District, a district that was eliminated.)
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Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication. For information about the process and fees for obtaining higher resolution scans or another file format, contact Special Collections.
Recommended Citation
Requested credit line: Image courtesy of Special Collections, Raymond H.
Fogler Library, DigitalCommons@UMaine,
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/2631
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jpeg
Part Of
Special Collections Vertical File Collection
Keywords
agriculture, potato industry, agricultural laborers, farmworkers, transportation
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