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  • Collection: The Co-operative Associations of Maynard

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Working force of the store, James Vincent Sweeney is the youth standing on the steps.
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Annie Butterworth Young (bookkeeper), John May, Frank Fearns, Calvin Morse, Thomas A. Sweeney, ___?
The store is on the corner of Nason and Summer…

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A memo pad of paper with promotions for the Cooperative. The First National Cooperative was active from 1915 to 1941. The pad was found in the old Finnish bathhouse on River Street.

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Unknown location and date

Arvo Rivers, kneeling, of the Maynard Cooperative. Henry Puranen of Fitchburg, 8th from right. Not located in Maynard nor Fitchburg.

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Front: Anton Anderson, Anton Jantti, Waldemar Niemela (Manager), Hjalmar Linden
Back: Matti Autio, Edward Helander, Matti Autio, Mikko Seppanen, John Helander, August Salenius
Note: The two Matti Autios are not related.

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The original hand written report on the 25th Anniversary of the Cooperative, incorporated on November 12, 1878. It contains the names of the original incorporators.

A history of the Association presented to the Maynard Historical Society by B.R.Koski in 1969.
The file also contains documents relative to the Riverside Cooperative.

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Stamp reads: Riverside Cooperative Association, Maynard , Mass.
Chartered Nov. 12, 1878

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One share for $5.00 of Capital Stock issued to Jacob Sawutz on January 21, 1917.

A history of this Polish cooperative presented by B.R. Koski at the Maynard Historical Society in 1969.

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Front: __Rahkonen, Lauri Hiipakka, Lempi Eklund, Waldemar Niemela, ___?, Aili Saarela, Charles Hekkala, Bill Saarela

Center: Oskari Kallio, __Pajunen, Axel Salmi, Frank Mark, ___?, Katie Tofferi, Elsa Tofferi, Mary Kukkula, Aarne…

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The store was located at 56-62 Main St.

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The employee is Ed Salmi.

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This truck is likely out of Brooklyn, NY.