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15361	Winter View of the Underwood Factory in Bass Harbor from Bernard	Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Harbor	Soules - George John Soules	2014-02-19	Tremont, Bass Harbor		The cannery was housed in the brick building at left (now Hopkins Landing condominiums).	Winter View of the Underwood Factory in Bass Harbor from Bernard Item: 15361 Type: Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Places, Harbor Creator: Soules - George John Soules Date: 2014-02-19 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Tags: lobster boat, zoomable, harbor, winter Description: The cannery was housed in the brick building at left (now Hopkins Landing condominiums).
15226	The Underwood Canning Factory	Image, Photograph, Negative	Businesses, Cannery Business	Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017)		Tremont, Bass Harbor			The Underwood Canning Factory Item: 15226 Type: Image, Photograph, Negative Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Creator: Kenway - Edward Northwood Kenway (1924-2017) Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: Collection of Edward Northwood Kenway Tags: zoomable
14649	Machiasport Canning Company McKinley Canning Company C.H. Rich & Co.	Reference	Businesses, Cannery Business			Tremont, Bass Harbor	48 Shore Road	"The first owners of the McKinley Canning Company were William "Bill" Herbert Thurston (1886-1957), Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986), his brother, Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987) and their father, Jones Everett Wass (1881-1956). The company later became the Machiasport Canning Company owned by Henry Bucknam Wass and Charles Henry Rich (1892-1967)." - Interview with Elsie (Reed) Lunt, bookkeeper there for many years - 2008. "The building on the south side of the C.H. Rich & Co. property was the McKinley Canning Co. sardine packing factory, a branch of the Machiasport Canning Co., which was owned by Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987), brother to Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) who was probably involved in the business too. C.H. Rich & Co. bought the building for their lobster dealership and crab picking operation. They later expanded by building on the north side of the property." - Information from Elsie V. (Reed) Lunt, Mrs. Clarence L. Lunt, who was a bookkeeper for C.H. Rich until the business closed in 1963 - Interview 09/22/10 It was a sardine factory and during WWII hake and mackerel were canned there. C.H. Rich bought lobsters and fish. Wass canned sardines, mackerel and hake.	Machiasport Canning Company McKinley Canning Company C.H. Rich & Co. Item: 14649 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Address: 48 Shore Road Description: "The first owners of the McKinley Canning Company were William "Bill" Herbert Thurston (1886-1957), Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986), his brother, Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987) and their father, Jones Everett Wass (1881-1956). The company later became the Machiasport Canning Company owned by Henry Bucknam Wass and Charles Henry Rich (1892-1967)." - Interview with Elsie (Reed) Lunt, bookkeeper there for many years - 2008. "The building on the south side of the C.H. Rich & Co. property was the McKinley Canning Co. sardine packing factory, a branch of the Machiasport Canning Co., which was owned by Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987), brother to Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) who was probably involved in the business too. C.H. Rich & Co. bought the building for their lobster dealership and crab picking operation. They later expanded by building on the north side of the property." - Information from Elsie V. (Reed) Lunt, Mrs. Clarence L. Lunt, who was a bookkeeper for C.H. Rich until the business closed in 1963 - Interview 09/22/10 It was a sardine factory and during WWII hake and mackerel were canned there. C.H. Rich bought lobsters and fish. Wass canned sardines, mackerel and hake. [show more]
7705	Women Packing Sardines at the Machiasport Canning Company, Bass Harbor	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business People	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)	1960-07-21	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Women Packing Sardines at the Machiasport Canning Company, Bass Harbor Item: 7705 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business People Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980) Date: 1960-07-21 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME Source: W.H. Ballard Collection
6457	Interior of the Machiasport Canning Company	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business		1948-07-16	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Interior of the Machiasport Canning Company Item: 6457 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Date: 1948-07-16 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME
6455	Interior of the Machiasport Canning Company	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business		1948-07-16	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Interior of the Machiasport Canning Company Item: 6455 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Date: 1948-07-16 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME
6456	Inside the Machiasport Canning Company	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Cannery Business		1948-07-16	Tremont, Bass Harbor			Inside the Machiasport Canning Company Item: 6456 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Cannery Business Date: 1948-07-16 Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor State: ME

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