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  • Collection: Postcards

Mill Pond and houses on Front Street, Summer Hill in background.

Dr. F. U. Rich owned the first automobile in Maynard. He is seen driving the car with his daughter, Gertrude Rich Cooke, as a passenger.

James J. Morgan in foreground.

Copy of a 1879 lithograph made into a postcard.

A card (in postcard format) sent to Thomas D. Weeks of Albuquerque, New Mexico from H. H. Scott of Maynard with warranty information for his stereo.

The view is from Summer Hill:
Far right, white building is St. Bridget's Church, a bit to left is the Main St. School, brick. Further to the left are the six white houses on Front Street and of course the Mill with a single chimney (in 1916 a second…

Likely a view from below the Ben Smith Dam.

Originally the site of Uncle Pete's Twin Tree Cafe, owned by Peter Carbone,
who sold it to his chef John Alphonse circa 1965.

John Alphonse started his restaurant career in 1933 as a chef. He worked at the former 1812 House, the Maridor, Abner…

The Bancroft Street School was originally a single story building. The second story was added in 1910 as seen here.

The Powder Mill was located on the Acton-Maynard line. The office is approximately where 145 Powder Mill Rd., Acton is now with Sudbury Rd. slightly seen on the back left.

The mill on the left was headquarters for the Digital Equipment Corporation.
Adjacent to the mill in the center is the Assabet River and Walnut Street.
The right shows downtown Maynard, Nason and Main Sts.

The Question Club was organized in 1909 as a women's social club. The club met on the first Monday of the month at various members homes. Singing, conversation, cards, a business meeting and refreshments were on the agenda. The club was still…

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The trolley tracks to South Acton (Lowell, Acton and Maynard St. RR.) are seen in the foreground curving from Main St. to Nason St,

On the left are the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks running parallel with Railroad Street. The center track, on Main St., is for the Concord, Maynard and Hudson St. Railroad (trolley). On the right is a siding of the B & M, with mill pond in…

Main Street is on the right with the Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway (trolley) tracks. Nason Street is on the left with the Lowell, Acton & Maynard Line. The Naylor Block is in the center, destroyed by fire in 1917.
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