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24th Annual Report American Woolen Mill - December 31, 1922
The 24th Annual Report for the American Woolen Mill Company includes: Officers/Directors Listing,President's Report, Treasurer's Report, and brief history of the Company.
A History of Maynard Industries, Inc.
Maynard, Mass.
Irving Burg wrote this history of the mills in Maynard at the time they were owned and operated by the Maynard Industries, 1953-1974.
A Sketch of the Mills of the American Woolen Company - 1901
A book that describes the inception and history of the American Woolen Company, including pictures/sketches of the American Woolen Company's 19 mills.
American Woolen Company's Mills
A book of photographs of all the American Woolen Company mills. Undated.
American Woolen Mills Employees Booster - August 1921
The American Woolen Mills Employees Booster is a monthly publication with news and overviews of each of the AWC mills.
Assabet Mills Building #21 Swimming Hole Photo - ca 1932-33
A picture of the Assabet Mills swimming hole just right of the tree cluster off Thompson Street and Main Street, across the pond. The building is numbered 21.
Assabet Mills Photo - ca 1932-33
A picture of the American Woolen Co. Mills further up and off from Thompson Street. This picture is of Mill Buildings #1, and # 5, and the field that is now Digital parking lot.
Brochure - American Woolen Company Mills - 1905
A book of pictures of all the American Woolen Mills properties.
Dressing and Slasher Room Group - 1900's American Woolen Company Mills
These men are employees of the American Woolen Mills in the early 1900's. They are working in the Dressing and Slasher Room. (Front Row) Wilbur Hamlin, John Brophy, Harry Sullivan, David Sharpe; (Back Row) William Whitehead, George Howes, Harry…
Final Inspection of Fabrics - ca 1900
American Woolen Company
A photo showing the final examination of the fabrics as they are pulled over high racks. Inspectors reject or pass the finished pieces according to rigid standards set for the particular grades of fabric.
Millworkers - Early 1900's.
A photo of American Woolen Mills Company employees on a break. People moved to Maynard primarily to access job opportunities provided by the Maynard Mills. These were people of all races, religions, and nationalities.
New Mill Buildings during Construction
This picture shows new mill buildings during their construction.
The Dressing Room Employees - ca 1900
American Woolen Mill
This photo shows some of the workers in the Dressing Room of the mills. The warp yarns from the dresser spools are combined and laid side by side as they are wound in sections on the dressing reel. This will ultimately furnish the warp threads for…
The Warping Room Employees - 1901
American Woolen Mills
A photo of employees who work in the Warping Department. These employees maintain machinery that uses strands of yarn to form heavier threads that will ultimately become a sixty inch finished width of fabric.
Weave Room Employees - ca 1900's
American Woolen Mills
Still Image of the employees in the perching weave room in the mill in the early 1900's. Left to right: James Keller, Frank Johnson, Thomas Wright, Harry Brooklyn, William McAuslin, Hiram Parkin, August Moynihan, Herbert Whitehead, and __ Smith.