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A lobby card for the (silent) movie "Those Who Dance"

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A photograph of the Historical Marker located at 117 Main Street, Gruber Bros for many years. The building was originally called the Riverside Block and built by the Maynard Family.

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The major tenant seems to be Sitchel & Hovey Dry Goods. Maynard held its first Town Meeting and elections at this hall in 1871.

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

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The fire began at 6:05 PM on 30 Jan 1936. The 1st photo is a view the day after the fire, 31 Jan 1936 at 10:30 AM, from the Summer Street side. The second photo is from the front on Nason Street.
Built by the Association in 1882 as a four story…

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Foreground, Corner of Nason and Summer Streets. Build in 1882 and operated by the Riverside Cooperative Society until 1936. Fire destroyed the entire top two floors on January 30, 1936. The Knights of Columnbus purchased the property and rebuilt…

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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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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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Working force of the store, James Vincent Sweeney is the youth standing on the steps.
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Annie Butterworth Young (bookkeeper), John May, Frank Fearns, Calvin Morse, Thomas A. Sweeney, ___?
The store is on the corner of Nason and Summer…

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The twenty second Semi-Annual Report of the Riverside Co-operative Association of Maynard, MA dated December 31, 1890. It was mailed to Grace E. Haynes, Maynard.

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The twenty second Semi-Annual Report of the Riverside Co-operative Association of Maynard, MA dated December 31, 1889. It was mailed to Grace E. Haynes, Maynard.

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The Riverside CO-OP Association distributed advertising for the Chase and Sanborn "Seal Brand Coffee" brand. It is a pamphlet that includes 17 recipes using the coffee as a key ingredient, and the rules for brewing coffee.

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The building was built in the late 1860's by the Maynard Family. The Town of Maynard's first town meeting was held in the hall on the second floor. The building was the the location of the Gruber furniture store at 117 Main St. for many years. The…

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The structure was built in the late 1860's by the Maynard Family. It was sold to Alfred T. Haynes in 1893 and then to the Gruber Brothers in 1917.
Entire upper floors destroyed by fire on July 14, 1934.
The hall on the second level was used for…

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A plastic magnet with the River Supply logo information: 31 River Street, Maynard, Mass., 897-2371, plumbing & heating specialties, "For the Handyman".

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River Street sign outside of the Pleasant Cafe. Directions include: One Way, Co-Op Parking, Do Not Enter, Middlesex Rug Cleaners (20% off, cash and carry). The Pleasant Cafe advertised Knickerbocker Beer.

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Bonschur & Holmes were in business pre-1900.

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John Carlson lived in Maynard for several years and worked at the W.B.Case store. He left Maynard about 50 years ago and went to live out west. He carried this revolver for several years. Eventually he became a resident of Harrison, Maine. He…