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A sepia photo of Grade 3 class in front of the Roosevelt School.

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A sepia photo of Grade 2(?) in front of the Roosevelt School.

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Names on back of photo:
Evelyn Russo, Ruth Garside, Ruth Croft, Kathleen Crotty, Theresa Mariano, A. Hamlin, E. Sivartz, H. Imaka, E. Perry, R. Schivenka, D. Newman, M. Smith, Lawler, Mahoney, Layton, White, Murphy, HInds, Walls, Brown, Lynch,…

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The class celebrate the 15th (black and white) and the 45th year milestones. The 45th reunion was held in Ogunquit, Maine.

45th identified participants:
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Bottom row, 13 on floor: Richard Trench, Joe Dutlowski,___?, Connie Lehto, Edward…

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This is a photo of Freshman students in the Class of 1944, taken in the George Washington Auditorium, Summer Street.

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Start of New Village - Harrison Street
The American Woolen Company in June of 1901 purchased the Reardon Estate on the south side of Parker Street. Sixty houses were built on this property to house workers for the mill. The view shown is Harrison…

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The 24th Annual Report for the American Woolen Mill Company includes: Officers/Directors Listing,President's Report, Treasurer's Report, and brief history of the Company.

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Front: G. Soules, J. White, F. OBrien, W. Johnston, H. Lyons, J. Moynihan
Back: H. Morgan, R. Marsden, T. Marsden, W. Morrill, M. Vodoklys, W. Oates

In 1924 the American Woolen Company had a league comprised of several of the mill teams.…

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Two of six photos taken after a snowstorm in 1924.

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Photos of exterior of Assabet Mills taken by Robert McGarry

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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 backside view, the card was sent from Fitchburg on Sept. 10, 1906 at 9:30…

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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.