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A sepia photo of a class in front of the Main Street School,, grade and year are unknown.

A sepia photo of a class in front of the Main Street School, grade and year are unknown.

A class photo in front of the Main Street School, grade and year are unknown.

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Sophie Denisewich, Toini Grekula
Daniel Sullivan, May Latva
Donald Jones, Lawrence Quinn
Benhardt Pekkala, Lauri Pekkala
Luli Tervo, Mary Rubaszko
Sophie Denisewich

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Catherine Coughlan, Leo McNamara
Eino Latva

Men employed at American Powder Mill, early 1900s

Photograph of the Powder Mill (American Powder Mill) showing some of the mill buildings and a horse and buggy delivery.

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4 scenes of the Power House at Powder Mill, late 1800s to early 1900s. Show's electric generator/dynamo, boilers, powerhouse exterior, and a possibly a steam-driven engine of some sort.

Photograph of the Powder Mill Office. (Note the display on the left wall for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company with the shells forming the "W".)

Photograph of the American Powder Mill Office showing a fireplace and safe.

Photograph of a man and horse taken at the American Powder Company mills. (Note shadow of photographer and view camera at bottom of frame.)

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Photograph of a manned horse and buggy taken at the American Powder Mill. (Note shadow of view camera and photographer at bottom.)

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Photograph of the Powder Mill Dam

Photographs of the remains of the Powder Mills taken in November 2010. Third photo shows Paul Boothroyd (l) and Bruce McGarry (r) at the site.

Photograph of the "Glaze Mill" at the American Powder Company

Photograph of the "Corning Mill" at the American Powder Company.

Photograph of the exterior and interior workings of a "Glaze Mill" at the American Powder Company. The glaze mill is where the final gun powder was coated to prevent degradation by water absorption.
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