Inside front cover for the September 1988 Salt Magazine with masthead.

Auction houses play an important role in Maine for the trading of antiques and collectibles. Molly Gerbracht explores the auctioneering business and those who frequent the auctions.

As someone who has held many different jobs in his life, Al Buzzell is a jack of all trades. Mark Childs documents how Buzzell got involved with a number of different trades.

At the B&M Beans plant in Portland, almost a million cans of baked beans leave each week. Heather Coleman captures the day-to-day life of the "family" of bean factory workers.

Growing up watching their mother perform work as a doctor, Dr. Marion Moulton's sons viewed doctoring as woman's work. Carol Kuhn highlights the work Dr. Moulton has done as a doctor in rural Maine.

For over 35 years, the Custom House Wharf has conducted business. Peter Millard explores how the people at the wharf have their own unwritten rules and way of doing things.

Pamela Wood introduces readers to the topic of poverty, which is the focus of this issue of Salt Magazine.

Laura Roe and Laura Sibley document the history of people from Chebeague Island, Maine.

Melissa Turner investigates how pre-release centers allow incarcerated individuals to develop a sense of self-esteem and to address the issues that got them in trouble. Turner speaks with former residents of the center to learn about their incarceration experience and how their lives have changed.

Kathi Preble Peck introduces readers to the stories in the February 1977 Salt Magazine.

Table of contents for December 1988 Salt Magazine.

Julia Stires captures the lives and careers of women within the business world.