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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
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Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
The ovens in which B&M Baked Beans are baked.
The large bean pots used to oven-bake B&M beans weigh 200 pounds when empty.
B&M Production Supervisor Dave Rickett shows the ovens in which the B&M beans are baked in the B&M factory in Portland.
The ledger containing the original agreement between George Burnham and Charles Morrill creating B&M in March 1867.
B&M Production Supervisor Dave Rickett walks past cans of canned chicken on their way to the labeling section of the plant.
The boxing and palleting are largely automated at the B&M plant in Portland, Maine.
A large hand-crafted spoon used to stir B&M baked beans.
A floor drain on the top floor of the B&M factory.
A vending machine is inside the door of the B&M factory where workers check out tools for the day.
B&M Production Supervisor Dave Rickett holds a glass B&M bean pot during a recent tour of the plant.
The B&M Baked Beans factory in Portland still displays its large, brick chimney although it is no longer functional.
Baked beans with bacon and onions are cooled before one of two sauces are added at the B&M Baked Beans factory in Portland.
