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  • Collection: Assabet Mills

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This picture shows the iron bridge on the newly located Walnut Street. Note that the Maynard Block, or Masonic building, had not yet been built.

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A photo of the Assabet Mills new storehouse building built in 1911.

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A photo of the Maynard Mills looking up Walnut Street, dated 1914.

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View of Assabet Mills taken from Main Street in 1867. At that time,Walnut Street was on the southern side of the river and ran from Main Street to Thompson Street. In 1872, the street was relocated on the northern side of the river, running from…

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Series of external views of the mill c.1930. One photo shows unloading of wool into the building.

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Series of external views of the mill buildings taken July 18, 1931and November 22,1931. Some photos indicate year the building was added.

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

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This view of the Assabet Mill was taken looking out over the roof of the dye house.

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A picture published by the American Woolen Company of the Assabet Mills.

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A picture of the Assabet Mills, dated 1917-1918, of Mill Building No. 1. This was taken after pond was all drained. Note pipeline at right. This supplied water for the wheels to supply power to run the mills.

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A picture of the Assabet Mills in 1920.

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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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Photo of the Assabet Mills, ca 1900.

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The original ,mill was a wooden structure. Afterward, a six-story, 170-by-50 foot brick mill was built over the wooden frame while the machinery inside was still running.

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A photo of the Assabet Mills from Summer Hill.

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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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A photo of the Assabet Mills and millpond.

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A series of copies of Assabet Mills/Maunfacturing Company memos written by Amory Maynard from the Counting Room, 1867-1872. These memos were written to Mr. Charles Sargent and addressed the need for various machinery activities.

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Photograph of the Mill and "canal" adjacent to Walnut Street (taken from the Main Street bridge) taken in 1915. Note the alternate or mis-spelling of Assabet ("Assabett") on the photograph. Also this is technically not the canal, but the…

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Front: G. Soules, J. White, F. OBrien, W. Johnston, H. Lyons, J. Moynihan
Back: H. Morgan, R. Marsden, T. Marsden, W. Morrill, M. Vodoklys, W. Oates

In 1924 the American Woolen Company had a league comprised of several of the mill teams.…