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Flood of March 1936 - Mill Views
The winter of 1936's large snowfall amounts was followed by heavy spring rains resulting in the worst flooding since 1850. In one day after 6 inches of rainfall the water was within a foot of it's bank by the mill buildings. Photo of mill number 6.
Flooding at Assabet Mills from Hurricane Carol - 1954.
The hurricane moved ashore in Connecticut shortly after high tide on August 31, producing a storm surge of 10-15 ft and winds of over 115 mph. Widespread areas were left without power from eastern Connecticut to southern Massachusetts. Digital…
Former American Woolen Companies Houses - ca 1985
A collection of 19 pictures taken in the winter of 1985 of houses that once where the property of the American Woolen Company for the tenancy of its employees. Four photos shown: top left, Railroad Street; top right, Taft Avenue; bottom left, Parker…
Foundation for No. 1 Building - 1916
After the Millpond was drained so that the foundation for the new No. 1 mill building could be laid, a wooden flume was constructed to carry water from Sudbury Street to the mill.
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The metal plate has a General Electric Co. signature along with Patent Dates Feb. 1888, October 1890, November 1893, Feb. 1895, and May 1896.
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The plate reads: "Continuous Current Generator". The General Electric Company is located in Schenectady, NY.
General Electric Company Metal Plate
A metal plate removed from the Assabet Mill machinery. The plate reads: "Alternating Current Generator". It was first patented in February 1888.
Grocery and Soda Fountain Building - 1931
A one story, wood-framed store on mill property that was rented for $75.00 per year in 1931. Mildred Crowe was the store owner. The structure to the right was one of the original mill buildings.
Group of Assabet Mill Employees - ca 1900
Sixteen employees of the mill taken in the early 1900's, formally dressed.
Heddle
A heddle used in the Assabet Mills. Heddles are loops of wire or cord attached to the loom's harness that are used to separate and control the warp yarns during the weaving process. Each heddle controls one warp yarn, with a loom having as many as a…
Historic Mill Marker Dedication Program - 2021
The program dedicated three markers at the corner of Walnut St and Main St. that illustrate a brief history of the mill.
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Civil War Veterans of Assabet Village & Maynard Massachusetts
A book that explores the history of the men who served in the Civil War who had a Maynard connection.
Images of America
Assabet Mills
Maynard Massachusetts
A photo book with images that span the earliest use of the buildings as a woolen mill through the current tenants of a variety of enterprises.
Injury Report Ledger
Assabet Manufacturing Company
A ledger beginning in November 1884 through September 1901 reporting the various accidents that occurred in the woolen mill. These include deaths, amputations, broken bones, bruises, lacerations etc. The author of the ledger is unknown. Many of the…
International Correspondence School Courses Relating to the Woolen Industry
Thirteen booklets containing explanations, practice calculations and examinations questions on topics that involve the processing of raw wool to a finish fabric.
The photo is a sample cover of the courses. This Ply Weave course comes complete with…
The photo is a sample cover of the courses. This Ply Weave course comes complete with…
Joshua John Edwards & Fellow Employee in Weave Room
American Woolen Company Mills
A photo of Joshua Evans in the Weave Room of the American Woolen Company Mills. Joshua John Edwards is on the right.
Lufkin 12" Tri-folding Steel Ruler
Advertising Loom Parts - Mill Supplies
H. F. Livermore Co.
The ruler folds and stores in a leather sheath.
Machine Shop Flood Photo - 1936
During the flood of the Assabet River on March 13,1936, the river rose high enough to spill over its banks and to include the Walnut Street machine shop in mill Building No. 11 as part of the river.
Maynard Industries Tenants - 1964
Irving Burg, managing partner of Maynard Industries, standing in front of occupants list at the former Assabet Mills. The mill was purchased by Maynard Industries in 1954 from the American Woolen Company and sold to Digital Equipment Corporation in…