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Title
Causes: John Pike Grady
Year
1983
Considered the Don Quixote of Eastport, John Pike Grady has a fierce loyalty to his town. Pamela Wood highlights how Grady is a man of many causes that are not so popular in Eastport.
Type
published content
Title
Sardines
Year
1983
Title page to new section of magazine, with a quote on factory work.
Type
published content
Title
Inside a Sardine Factory
Year
1983
At the only sardine factory in operation in Eastport, workers speak about their experiences. Pamela Wood documents work and life at the sardine plant.
Type
published content
Title
I Don't Cut So Fast Now: Frances Miller
Year
1983
With no work to do for the day at the fish plant, Frances Miller shares her story about living in Eastport and working at the plant.
Type
published content
Title
Born With a Fish in My Mouth: Babe Baine
Year
1983
As one of the last voices that can speak about the history of Eastport and sardine industry, Hugh French highlights Babe Baine's experiences living and working in Eastport and at the sardine factory.
Type
Photography
Title
Champion Paper Mill
Year
1993
Matthew Zontine documents the work done in Bucksport, Maine for the paper mill.
Type
published content
Title
Women Packing Sardines, Eastport, 1981
Year
1995
Lynn Kippax Jr. captures an image of women working at the Port Clyde sardine factory packing sardines.
Type
published content
Title
Removing Cases of Sardines, Easport, 1981
Year
1995
Lynn Kippax Jr. captures Moses Pike in action as he removes cases of packed sardines from the steam report at the Port Clyde sardine factory.
Type
Photography
Title
Migrant Factory Workers
Year
2000
Michelle Sheppard captures the lives of migrant workers from Honduras who work in forestry, known as brushcutters.
Type
published content
Title
Baked Beans in the Pot
Year
2001
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.
Type
Writing
Title
Strong Enough
Year
2002
In the small town of Strong, the Strong Wood Products, Inc. toothpick and dowel mill begins manufacturing early each morning. Suzanne Grossman speaks to employees at the factory to learn about their jobs and the work produced at the mill.
Type
Writing
Title
Uphill Either Way
Year
2002
At the bottom of Sebasticook Valley lies the town of Dexter, a town that has seen the lose of a large number of jobs. Carrie Kilman investigates how the lose of shoe production jobs in Dexter has affected the livelihoods of its residents and the community.
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