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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

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Photograph of the overseers of the mill taken in 1921.
Left to Right
Front Row
1. Harry Burnham 2. James J Morgan 3. Everett Troope, Sr (alternate spelling Troup) 4. Charles Courtney 5. Frank Prue 6. Joseph Donohue 7. Albert Easthope 8. Thomas…

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Sixteen employees of the mill taken in the early 1900's, formally dressed.

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Photograph of the Assabet Mills of the American Woolen Company taken in early 1900s. Note that the mill pond is frozen and covered with snow. Also note that there is set of 12 train cars running along the back side of the pond.

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Photograph of the Assabet Mills complex and millpond taken in the early 1900s. Note the black smoke from the chimney.

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Photograph of Assabet Mills taken from Front Street in 1905.

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Photograph of the construction of Building 1 of the Mill Complex in 1918. The mill pond was drained during the construction and the photograph shows the flume that was built to convey the canal water to the power house. St. Bridget's church is on…

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A photo with a view from Thompson Street.
Teamster on far right is Amos Oliver.

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12 color snapshots of the draining of the Mill Pond taken by Elizabeth Schnair, July 1977. One photo is of the exposed trestle used in 1916-1917 when building Mill No. 1. Another photo is of the wooden pipeline used to convey water to mill while…

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A book of pictures of all the American Woolen Mills properties.

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Views of Assabet Mill from Walnut Street during the Flood of 1927.

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Photographs (before/after) of a renovation project of Mill Building #7 (the "Dye House") undertaken by Maynard Industries in 1956

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Photograph of Mill Workers. A few have been identified.
Four standing in the back, first on left is John McCormick, other three unidentified. Directly in front of McCormick is Joe Chidley (five buttoned sweater). Two to the left of Chidley is…

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Black and white photograph of the Mill Clock (or Town Clock).

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Construction of Mill Building 1 in 1918 required the draining of the mill pond. This photograph shows the drained pond, the flume carrying water to the mill from the canal, a trench for the foundation of the building and construction equipment…

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In order to build Number 1 Mill (Building 1), the entire Mill pond was drained a flume to carry the water from Front Street to the boiler room at the mills was constructed.

Photograph shows the flume, mill pond ice, and construction…

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Photograph of Mill Construction of the Number 1 Mill (Building 1) in 1918 showing construction equipment and the flume which carried water from the canal to the boiler room (the mill pond was drained for the construction project).

Note: Sheridan…

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Photograph of construction equipment laying the foundation of Number 1 Mill (Building 1). The Mill pond has been drained and a wooden flume carrying the water to the boiler room from the canal on Front Street is visible in the background. Note the…

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A photograph of two Mill executives (unknown) looking over papers on a desk surrounded by various ledgers.

Calendar on right side of photograph indicates it was taken in March 1914.

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Group portrait of Mill employees (unidentified).

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Load of Cloth from Assabet Mills at the Express Office on Main Street, 1916. From Left to Right Arthur Jordan, Richard Parmenter at rear of truck, Joe Fitzpatrick, Arley Lawrence at side, William Nelson, driver.