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  • Collection: The Co-operative Associations of Maynard

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Front: (on floor) Leslie Rivers, Roy Helander
1st row: Saimi Korsman, Mrs. Rahkonen, Hanna Weckstrom, Mrs. Anderson, Alma Saaristo, Saima Helander (with daughter Vivian), Mrs. Stansfield, Sandra Leivo, Mari Torppa, Helmi Ruotsala
2nd row:…

Notes from a presentation given by David A. Mark to the Assabet Village Coop at the Maynard Public Library.

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Cabinet Card photo of a possible Maynard School teacher tentatively identified as Miss Driscoll.

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Standing: Elmer Salenius, Secretary
Seated: Paul Smith, President

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An ivory and green Co-Op paper bag with "Shop Co-Op for Savings" logo.

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Front Row: John Ojalehto, Frank Mark, Hjalmar Nieminen, ___?, ___?, Gustaf Linna, John Pulkkinen

2nd Row: __Seura, Senja Honkonen,N. H. Nystrom, ___?, Otto Fonsell , ___?, Waino Linna

3rd Row: ___?, Mrs Kammonen (?), John Kammonen, Lempi Mark,…

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Front: Anton Anderson, Anton Jantti, Waldemar Niemela (Manager), Hjalmar Linden
Back: Matti Autio, Edward Helander, Matti Autio, Mikko Seppanen, John Helander, August Salenius
Note: The two Matti Autios are not related.

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The Riverside Co-operative was located in the current Knights of Columbus building on the corner of Summer and Nason Streets.

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The Riverside Co-operative Association was organized in 1878 and was very successfull through the 1930's. The building was erected in 1882, on the corner of Nason and Summer Streets, four stories tall with a hall on the third floor. Maynard Town…

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Working force of the store, James Vincent Sweeney is the youth standing on the steps.
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Annie Butterworth Young (bookkeeper), John May, Frank Fearns, Calvin Morse, Thomas A. Sweeney, ___?
The store is on the corner of Nason and Summer…

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Two copies of a detailed history of the Maynard Cooperative Society (Kaleva Cooperative Association) from its inception in 1906 through 1940. Published in 1941 and written by Frank Aaltonen.

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A color photo of the loading dock of the United Coop Garage. It is an end view of the loading dock, oil burner division.

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Photograph of the Maynard Co-Op Board of Directors.

Identified in photo: Don Lent (2nd from left).

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These tanks were located on Euclid Avenue. Oil sales and delivery was one of the many services offered to the co-op's members.

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Left to Right: Impi Rivers, Lea Ojanen Baker

The women are counting up the register tapes from the United Cooperative Society store that customers received and saved all year. The annual meeting would declare a dividend and a check would be sent…

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Operator is Veikko Alfred Saaristo. This is the River Street bottling plant. Square bottles were easier to fit in refrigerator.

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