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Photo upper left: This is the parking lot next to Co-op building. Dr. Flaherty's house was moved to create the lot. The brick building on the right is the bakery and in the background on the left is the Finnish Sauna where the idea for a co-op…

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Standing: Elmer Salenius, Secretary
Seated: Paul Smith, President

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Standing: Paul Smith, Edward Helander, Elmer Salenius, Joseph Boothroyd, Leo Mullin

Seated: Toivo Erkkinen, General Manager Edward Misserian, Emil Pitkanen, Ahti Jaakkola

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Seven delivery slips for Grover Quimby, Gleasondale Road, Stow. The one shown includes a notice of a price increase.

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The Riverside Co-operative was located in the current Knights of Columbus building on the corner of Summer and Nason Streets.

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The gas station was located on Waltham Street at the Assabet River. The Clock Tower and Congregational Church Steeple are visible in the background. The second photo is a closeup of the entrance.

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The Riverside Co-operative Association was located in the building at the corner of Nason and Summer Streets, Knights of Columbus building. The wagon is at the corner of Maple and Summer Streets on its way to make a home delivery. Building in the…

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The Riverside Co-operative Association was organized in 1878 and was very successfull through the 1930's. The building was erected in 1882, on the corner of Nason and Summer Streets, four stories tall with a hall on the third floor. Maynard Town…

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A memo pad of paper with promotions for the Cooperative. The First National Cooperative was active from 1915 to 1941. The pad was found in the old Finnish bathhouse on River Street.

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A regular meeting and reception of the Magdalene Chapter held at Masonic Hall for the Grand Officiers.

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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

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Contains a list of officiers and the program of events through September 1918.

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