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A Gulf gas station operated by the United Cooperative Society. The station was located at 5 Waltham Street.

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A Gulf gas station operated by the United Cooperative Society. The station was located at 5 Waltham Street.

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A Gulf gas station operated by the United Cooperative Society. The station was located at 5 Waltham Street.

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A Gulf gas station operated by the United Cooperative Society. The station was located at 5 Waltham Street.

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A Gulf gas station operated by the United Cooperative Society. The station was located at 5 Waltham Street.

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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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Upper left picture, l to r: John Paakki, ___?, Ed Salmi

Upper right picture, l to r: Norm __?, Al Poikonen, Ed Helander

Center left picture, l to r: Rachel Aho, Fay Lehto

Center right picture, l to r: Al Poikonen, Helen Klemola, Ray…

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Top pictures: Rachel Aho, clerk

Bottom left: Toivo Saastamoinen, book keeper

Bottom right, l to r: __ Gortz, Miss Jones

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Upper left picture, l to r: Walter Wasiuk, Barry Heinonen

Upper right picture: Elaine Murphy

Bottom picture: Emil Niemi, butcher

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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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Carl Swanson is the mechanic in the upper right photo.

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To discourage a large number of people coming to the cashier's office to cash checks on payday, a charge of 10 cents was made and a coupon issued redeemable in the supermarket when shopping on purchases of $2.00 or more.

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Originally organized as the "Sovereigns of Industry" in 1875, it created a grocery store and cultural center that served the town for over 50 years as a cooperative.

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A short summary of the 20 year history of this Polish cooperative in Maynard from about 1910 to 1931.