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The old Jitney Bus was typical rolling stock of the C, M & H bus line that later became the Lovell Bus Line

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The photo shows the Superintend's House, Power Station, and Car Barn/Office.

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The electricity to run the trolley was generated in this building. It was a brick building with iron trusses, 48 by 120 ft., covered with a wood roof overlaid with tar and gravel.
The interior of the structure had two Babcock & Wilcox boilers…

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The car barn was built by the trolley company in 1901, on the south side of the Great Boston Road, near the intersection of Main Street, Maynard. It was brick construction with a wood roof, measuring 51 ft by 204 ft, having four tracks accommodating…

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The first and third photo shows the car barn before the fire and after it was rebuilt. The other photos show the structure after the fire.

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The first B & M passenger train from South Acton to Maynard was in July 1850.

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The dealership was operated by E. Nelson at 9 Powder Mill Road, Maynard, Mass.

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In the early years of transporting students the town had only one bus. You had to live on the outskirts of town. Mr. White was the owner and driver, and all grades were picked up on the same run.

In this picture campers are being pickup at the…

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Eight folders that contain histories, newspaper clippings, schedules, tickets, boating news, train wrecks and accident information and general information on the state of public transportation in Maynard

A large, brown addressed mailing envelope to
American Woolen Company
Box 666 Grand Central Post Office
New York 17, N.Y.

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These cards were to be used by the employees of the Assabet Mills for their severance pay at the time of the closing of the mills.

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A booklet describing the Payroll Allotment Plan for United States Savings Bonds during WWII, in the name of Albert W. Connors, an oiler with the American Woolen Company, 1941.

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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.

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An illustration of the standard cover of the boxes for blankets produced by the American Woolen Company, circa 1940. The color of the box indicated the color of the blanket enclosed.

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An insurance identification card for Edwin A. Laurila, an employee of the American Woolen Company in 1918.