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A.D. Makepeace Co

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ernest D. Howe, interviewed by Stephen Cole

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1649 Ernest D. Howe, interviewed by Stephen Cole, winter 1983, Wareham, MA. Howe, 75, talks about his lifetime work for the A. D. Makepeace Co. making cranberry scoops & boxes, building sand jalopies, repairing picking machines, and overseeing screen-houses and canning plants. RESTRICTED. Text: 31 pp. transcript, 1 pp. field notes. Recording: T 1769 59 minutes. Photo: P 5457.

Dates: 1982-1983

Maurice B. Makepeace, interviewed by Stephen Cole

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1665 Maurice B. Makepeace, interviewed by Stephen Cole, spring 1983, Wareham, MA. Makepeace, 76, treasurer of the A. D. Makepeace Co., talks about the financial workings of this large family cranberry business. RESTRICTED. Text: 22 pp. transcript, 1 pp. field notes. Recording: T 1784 59 minutes. Photo: P 5466.

Dates: 1982-1983

Richard Kiernan, interviewed by Stephen Cole

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1646 Richard Kiernan, interviewed by Stephen Cole, winter 1983, Wareham, MA. Kiernan, foreman for A. D. Makepeace Co., talks about the cranberry growing business in Wareham, Mass, area. RESTRICTED. Text: 20 pp. transcript, 1 pp. field notes. Recording: T 1766 46 minutes. Photos: P 5455.

Dates: 1982-1983