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A series of 23 postcards sent to Anna Autio as a young girl when she was living in Fitchburg and Maynard in the early 1900's. The notes are written in Finnish. Note on the bottom card, it was sent from Fitchburg on Sept. 10, 1906 at 9:30 AM and…

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The Agreement between American Woolen Company and Textile Workers, 1952. The Contract contains information about Union dues, wages schedules, work assignments, and group insurance. This Contract was for the workers of the Assabet Mills/American…

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Members of the dry finishing department at the American Woolen Mills 1931.

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Specking room employees working at a loom.

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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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The 50th Annual Report of the American Woolen Company from December 31, 1948. The Report includes a notice to the stockholders, history of the wool industry in America for the last 50 years, description of the differing types of wool, the process of…

The File Folder of Assabet Mills includes the following information: Mill History, Mill Documents, Newspaper Articles and a variety of miscellaneous information about the Assabet Mills/American Woolen Company.

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A sepia school picture of an unidentified grade in the Main Street School, ca 1930.

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A series of Certificates of Insurance from the American Woolen Mill Company for the employees in 1923-1924.

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Photo of the Assabet Mills, ca 1900.

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A letter to the Textile Workers Union Local #140 regarding the permanent closing of the Assabet Mills, dated June 10, 1952. The letter speaks to the provisions for the soon-to-be unemployed Union member during and after the closing date, 30 days…

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An American Woolen Mill closing notice for employee Margaret O'Connell, July 10, 1952.

Miscellaneous information relative to Concord, MA.
An invitation to the bicentennial ceremonies at Concord on April 18 & 19, 1975 sent to Richard T. White of the Maynard Board of Selectman.

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Group portrait of Assabet Mill (American Woolen Company) Office Employees.
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Front: Mae Donahue, Dorothy Sheridan, Mildred Randall, Sadie Mallinson, Dorothy Wilder, Eva Tucker, Margaret McCormack, Mary Darcy, Gertrude…

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A variety of American Woolen Company cost sheets generated in 1931, 1950, and 1951. These cost sheets include the fabric name, color and weight, labor costs, time of year, and material sizes of orders placed in 1931, 1950, 1951. The company's last…

File contains miscellaneous information relative to the Finnish people especially Maynard connection. Includes history of Finnish Saunas, the 1984 USA Finn Fest held at Worcester, MA., and a ticket and program of "The Gypsy Rover" presented by the…

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This photo shows the power station, then St. Casimir's Church, and the car barn, occupied by Atkins and Merrill Inc, of the former Concord, Maynard and Hudson Street Railway Company. Both buildings have flat roofs, a facade was put on the church…

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Front: Marian May, Ellen Sheridan, Marjorie Paul, Ruth Manning

Back: Mary Stades, Marie Sheridan, Eleanor Martin, Ella Charpentier, Genevieve Lynch. Constance Stigliani, Mrs. Gately Evelyn Mulcahy

Right photo are…

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Photos of a restored American Powder Division truck seen at a show in 2011.