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The photo is likely taken in the New Village area. The Kaleva Co-operative Assoication would later become the United Co-operative Society.

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Copies of recipes for products baked by Frank Mark at the United Cooperative Bakery as transcribed by Ralph Case.
Shown is the recipe for Democrat Bread and some comments on preparation, also an example of copies of other recipes.

Some recipes…

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Various reports of the United Cooperative Society written entirely in Finnish.

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A financial report written entirely in Finnish.

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This book includes the Articles of Incorporation of the Cooperative when it joined cooperatives in Fitchburg, Quincy, Worcester, Norwood, Templeton, Peabody, and Gardner. The new United Cooperatives continued until 1921. The volume also contains the…

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This book contains the Articles of Incorporation of the United Co-operative Society of Maynard in 1921. For the previous two years the Maynard Coop had been part of a multitown cooperative (see 1999.2912).
The incorporators where: Alfred Torppa,…

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A fire at 120 Great Road on the night of June 17, 1948 at the Russian Bakery.

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Promotional almanac given to customers of the store written in Finnish.

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Ten negatives of various people and scenes connected to the United Co-operative Society.
Four shown

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A hand written report of the 60th Anniversay Dinner held at St. Bridget's Parish Hall. Roy Helander was the Master of Ceremonies. The following is a list of charter members alive as of March 1967: Siina Hanninen Suorsa, John Helander, George…

Presented at the meeting of the Maynard Historical Society by B.R.Koski.

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Front: Kusti Linna, Aili Saarela, Mary Kukkula, Arvo Rivers, Laina Walsh, Saimi Korsman, Ivar Dahiroth, Fred Uljua

Center: Burt Ruotsala, Charles Hekkala, Edward Helander, Arne Luoma, Oscar Laine, Albin Saaristo, Anton Anderson, August Lehto,…

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Left to Right:
Francis Alving, Rubin Aroma, Toivo Erkkinen, Donald Lent, Rev. Robert Jones, Arvo Rivers (General Manager), Daniel Hardesty, Arne Luoma, Emil Pitkanen, Waino Parker

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Left to Right:

Edward Helander, Elmer Dalvnius, Joseph Boothroyd, Paul Smith, Toivo Erkkinen, Edward Misserian (General Manager), Emil Pitkanen, Ahti Jaakkola, Leo Mullin

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These tanks were located on Euclid Avenue. Oil sales and delivery was one of the many services offered to the co-op's members.

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A delivery box usually on a porch where milk and other dairy products were placed. These milk containers were distributed to customers and ice was included in hot weather.

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