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Papers, Boothbay Packing Company, 1906, Boothbay Packing Company, Harold Bishop, W F. Bishop
Papers, Boothbay Packing Company, 1906, Boothbay Packing Company, Harold Bishop, W F. Bishop
History of Maine Fisheries
Business correspondence, invoices, and bills of shipping for Boothbay Packing Company in Boothbay Harbor (Me.). Topics primarily concerned shipments of mustards, oils, salt, preserving powders, tins and labels, as well as the quality of shipments of canned sardines sold to various distributors. Also includes some personal correspondence between Harold Bishop, presumably an officer of the company, and his father, W. F. Bishop, concerning seine fishing and business matters.
Minutes, Bucks Harbor Packing Company, 1882-1898, Bucks Harbor Packing Company
Minutes, Bucks Harbor Packing Company, 1882-1898, Bucks Harbor Packing Company
History of Maine Fisheries
Record book for the Bucks Harbor Packing Company, a sardine Packing factory in Machiasport, Maine containing regular meeting minutes. Lists the original shareholders of the company within the initial agreement to incorporate. Includes discussion of stocks, election of company officers, construction of buildings, drawing of original company seal, and general business matters.
Photographs, Fisheries In Machiasport (Me.), C. 1880-1925, Anonymous
Photographs, Fisheries In Machiasport (Me.), C. 1880-1925, Anonymous
History of Maine Fisheries
Collection of photographs and postcards depicting fisheries, canning factories and other aspects of the fishing industry of Machiasport (Me.), including the R.J. Peacock Company, a sardine factory, 1925; the Bucks Harbor Sardine Factory, c. 1880; a “pinky” sardine carrier, n.d.; the sardine vessel “El Pacita,” n.d.; the Booth Fisheries Company, n.d.; the Machias Canning Company, n.d.; and fishing weirs off Ingalls Island, Starboard (Me.).