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Peter Lagacy Family

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Description: The family of French-Canadian immigrant Peter Lagacy, posing with produce, including a large cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, in front of their log farm hom...
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Children Receiving Food Parcels from the Boys and Girls Club

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Description: Children lined up outside a pharmacy to receive potatoes, eggs, and other items packaged by the Boys and Girls Club.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Plenty Potatoes

Date: 1912
Description: Two men, one wearing overalls and one wearing suspenders, stand on top of a mound of giant potatoes. A large cart drawn by two horses carries the potatoes ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Giant Potatoes

Date: 1949
Description: Photomontage of a man riding three giant potatoes, which are resting on a flatbed horse-drawn cart. A group of three onlookers stare up at the man. Black t...
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Tall-tale Postcard: One Montana Spud

Date: 1910
Description: A giant potato rests on a single flatbed railroad car, which is part of the Great Northern line. A white banner on the potato says, "The Way We Raise Potat...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Fertile Lands with Potato

Date: 1910
Description: A giant, oddly-shaped potato rests on a flatbed railroad car. A horse-drawn carriage with a driver is visible behind the train. White bags filled with pota...
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Girl Peeling Potatoes

Date: 1920
Description: Baskets of potatoes surround a young girl as she peels and cuts them outdoors near the side of a building.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Potatoes Grow Big in Our State

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a man, wearing overalls, sitting on a mound of giant potatoes resting on a flatbed horse-drawn cart. The man is sitting sideways, holding t...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Will It Go In (with Vegetables)

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of two men standing over an open cellar door, attempting to push a giant root vegetable into it. Two women with brooms are holding a baby by t...
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Family Farming

Date: 1942
Description: Slightly elevated view of Louis Finn and his five sons and three daughters working on their 150-acre potato farm with a Farmall tractor, a potato digger an...
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Red Dot Potato Chip Workers

Date: 1939
Description: A group portrait of female workers at the Red Dot Potato Chip Company. Fourth from the left in the top row is Vivian Harrison Matheson, identified by Ellis...
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Fish Boil

Date: 08 30 1963
Description: Closely timed cooking and quick serving are the secret of a successful fish boil. A heavy iron bar is inserted in the basket of potatoes and onions to remo...
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Vegetables at Union High School Agricultural Fair

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Tagged vegetables, including pumpkins, potatoes, corn, and etc., displayed on a shelf and floor in a room.
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Breaking the Blockade

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Several days before the Berlin Blockade was to be lifted, Russian authorities permitted this West Berlin couple to purchase potatoes in the eastern sector....
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Potato Field

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a potato field showing the rows of potatoes, with men standing near full bushels. Caption reads: "An Aroostook Potato Field. Houlton, ME."
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Digging Potatoes

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Description: Men and a young boy digging potatoes in a field.
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Planting Potatoes

Date: 1919
Description: A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and overalls is sitting behind a team of two horses while planting potatoes at the International Harvester Company experim...
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Woman in Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing in a cellar while taking potatoes out of a basket for storage on a shelf. Shelves on the wall behind her hold multiple...
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Food Storage in Root Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: Farm produce is stored in the corner of a cellar with dirt floors and brick walls. Gourds, potatoes, and pumpkins are kept in barrels, baskets, and on a ta...
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Truck of Potatoes at Frito-Lay Potato Corporation

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Description: William Burchart and Herman Novak unload potatoes from a truck at Frito-Lay Potato Corporation. The potatoes are being dumped from the back of the truck in...

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