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  • Collection: The Co-operative Associations of Maynard

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Operator is Veikko Alfred Saaristo. This is the River Street bottling plant. Square bottles were easier to fit in refrigerator.

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The operator is Olin Bradbury.

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This truck is likely out of Brooklyn, NY.

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The employee is Ed Salmi.

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The store was located at 56-62 Main St.

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A miscellaneous collection of newspaper clippings relating to the Maynard United Cooperative Society.

Shown: Election article on the eight individuals running for four positions on the Board of Directors - Richard Burckes, James Allan, Noble…

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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…

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

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

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

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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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.

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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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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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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.