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Thought to be the old Northwest District School, or Turnpike School, which had been removed from its former location at Great Road and Parker Streets.

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Group picture of the various representatives. The Maynard Rep was A. Batley, 5th row from top, 12 from left.

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Photographs of the Massachusetts House of Representative in 1899. The Maynard Rep was C. H. Persons, #126 top left.

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This house is moving along Main Street in front of #56, P. Sullivan Clothing Cleaned, Pressed, Dyed and ???. The business next door is the Marlboro Dye House, Cleaners and Dyers. The #19 car trolley (an open 12 bench Wasson with a seating capacity…

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A copy of a House Certification Plan of Land in Maynard, Mass. Joseph H. Rego is the Surveyor and Civil Engineer noted on the Plan. The Plan is dated July 27, 1986.

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This house was located at the corner of Percival and Sudbury Streets - across from the St. Bridget Church. Note the mill pond in the background. This house was owned by the Knowles family. It was demolished in 1974 for the St. Bridget School…

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A black and white photo of the house at 55 Concord St., Maynard, MA. The photo was taken in the winter of 1946.

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Dressed for Halloween with pumpkins and corn stalks on bay roof.

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Three sepia photos of Thomas "Tony" Collins, first full time fireman, driving the hose wagon.

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The pictures were taken on Main Street right next to the first Roman Catholic Church in Maynard, early 1890's.

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This type of tether was fastened to a leather strap which in turn was fastened to the harness at the rear of the horse's head. When the wagon stopped this tether was usually dropped to the ground and kept the horse from roaming too far away. The…

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Two very old horse shoes found in Maynard. Also, an additional four horse shoes are part of the collection.

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A riding crop used when horse-back riding. The most common whip used when riding is a crop. Riding crops vary somewhat in length, but they are generally between 24 and 30 inches long. They have a fiberglass or cane rod covered in fabric or…

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This type is still used on work horses.

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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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A horn trophy from the Kanto Athletic Club (A.C.) Collection.

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Two hooks used by Mrs. Elizabeth (Johnston) Okerholm in the Assabet Mills. Mrs. Okerholm was a "hander-in" in the "drawing -in" department in the Mill. The hooks were used to pass the threads through the harnesses and reed before sending the warp to…

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A piece of chain dug from the ground at 7 Lindberg Ave., Maynard.

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The church to the right is St. Bridget's, then located on Main St. where this picture was taken.

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Del Martin, William Clements, Henry Ledgard, Joshua Edwards, James Murray, James Cleary, Joshua Edwards, Asahel Haynes,…