Hawkes, Lenville, 1909-1984
Chicken farmer, of West Cumberland, Me.; skilled in driving oxen and hired, during the Depression, by the Maine Dept. of Agriculture to drive a team of oxen through New York and Philadelphia to deliver a cart of Maine potatoes to President Herbert Hoover in 1931.
From the description of Lenville Hawkes collection, 1931-1984. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 401722456
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| creatorOf | Hawkes, Lenville, 1909-1984. Lenville Hawkes collection, 1931-1984. | Maine Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Maine. Dept. of Agriculture. | corporateBody |
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| West Cumberland (Me.) |
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| Potatoes |
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Death 1984
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