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Front: Anton Anderson, Anton Jantti, Waldemar Niemela (Manager), Hjalmar Linden
Back: Matti Autio, Edward Helander, Matti Autio, Mikko Seppanen, John Helander, August Salenius
Note: The two Matti Autios are not related.

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The original hand written report on the 25th Anniversary of the Cooperative, incorporated on November 12, 1878. It contains the names of the original incorporators.

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Stamp reads: Riverside Cooperative Association, Maynard , Mass.
Chartered Nov. 12, 1878

A history of this Polish cooperative presented by B.R. Koski at the Maynard Historical Society in 1969.

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Front: __Rahkonen, Lauri Hiipakka, Lempi Eklund, Waldemar Niemela, ___?, Aili Saarela, Charles Hekkala, Bill Saarela

Center: Oskari Kallio, __Pajunen, Axel Salmi, Frank Mark, ___?, Katie Tofferi, Elsa Tofferi, Mary Kukkula, Aarne…

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

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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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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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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…

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

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

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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…