potatofarms

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Potato farms showing layout of land and buildings, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook, Me. (LOC)

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  • jetglue said:
    Aerial photo farm forest interface Maine 1940

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

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  • Stew Stryker said:
    Yeah, kids these days are so spoiled! :-)
  • artpease said:
    I picked a few potatoes as a kid in Orford, NH. Damned hard work and a good reason to become a teacher;-)
  • Tony Colonello said:
    This is exactly why we need illegal aliens....so our children can sit in front of the TV playing video games all day.
  • vinod... said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Child Labour and Education International, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • vinod... said:
    I also invite you to join Child Labour and Education International and share more photos and views..!

Potato farms in Aroostook County, Me. (LOC)

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  • gkiltz said:
    Yeah, they had airplanes. No jets yet, . that was a technology that came from the War, but there were some airplanes around as early as WWI!
  • nycynik said:
    Maybe its a blimp or balloon?
  • Miniteehee said:
    Yes t,here were planes in 1940 how do you think Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese in 1941. The Wright Brother flew the first plane in 1903!