Fardowza Mohamed places a boot on a rack after glueing the L.L. Bean logo to the boot at the company's plant in Lewiston.
Rep. Bruce Poliquin shows off his 30-year-old Maine Hunting Shoe during an event at L.L. Bean's new production facility in Lewiston.
Sen. Susan Collins looks at L.L. Bean bags being worked on by stitcher Marilyn Laroche.
Glue is used to place a label on an L.L. Bean boot.
Gerard Bechard works on a machine that trims the bottom of a boot.
The well-traveled Bootmobile was parked outside the production plant in Lewiston Thursday.
Muslima Hassan operates a molding machine at L.L. Bean's production plant in Lewiston. The machine will allow the company to make 1 million pairs a year of its famed hunting boots.
Stephen Smith, president and CEO of L.L. Bean, talks with Sen. Susan Collins at the company's manufacturing plant in Lewiston.
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