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Power Station - ca 1901
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
The electricity to run the trolley was generated in this building. It was a brick building with iron trusses, 48 by 120 ft., covered with a wood roof overlaid with tar and gravel.
The interior of the structure had two Babcock & Wilcox boilers…
The interior of the structure had two Babcock & Wilcox boilers…
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway Company - 1901
The photo shows the Superintend's House, Power Station, and Car Barn/Office.
Jitney Bus
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Bus Line
The old Jitney Bus was typical rolling stock of the C, M & H bus line that later became the Lovell Bus Line
Headquarters/Garage of Concord, Maynard & Hudson Bus Line - ca 1925
This was the car barn for the former trolley now out of business. The bus company later became the Lovell Bus Line.
Shoveling Snow for the Trolley - 1920
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
Men identified in photos are: Phil Bower, Cornelius Lynch and Ed Ledgard.
Trolley at Paper Mill Corner - 1903
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
The trolley first went into service in 1901. Here a car is returning from Concord on Powder Mill Road approaching a turn onto Summer Street.
Trolley Car at the Powder Mills - ca 1905
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
A trolley car crossing the Assabet River at the Powder Mill Woods.
American Woolen Company Stock Certificate and Common Dividends.
A series of American Woolen Company Stock Certificates and Common Dividends issued in 1922, 1946-1951, to John F. King, an employee.
American Woolen Company "Employees Booster" - 1922
The American Woolen Company published an employees newsletter entitled "The A.W.Woolen Company Employees Booster". This document is the 2 page original - pp. 17-18 - of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, MA, 1922 report.
Flooding at Assabet Mills from Hurricane Carol - 1954.
The hurricane moved ashore in Connecticut shortly after high tide on August 31, producing a storm surge of 10-15 ft and winds of over 115 mph. Widespread areas were left without power from eastern Connecticut to southern Massachusetts. Digital…
Notice Regarding Intoxication at the Assabet Manufacturing Company - 1879
A March 1879 Notice to the employees of the Assabet Manufacturing Company regarding termination of employment due to intoxication.
Metal Plates on "W. F. Litchfield Bridge" - 1979
Plates read:1st - Erected for W. F. Litchield
2nd- The United Construction Co
Contractors,
Albany N.Y.
American
Bridge Co,
of N.Y.
Builders
The bridge was built in…
2nd- The United Construction Co
Contractors,
Albany N.Y.
American
Bridge Co,
of N.Y.
Builders
The bridge was built in…
Assabet River Launches - 1906 - 1914
First photo is a copy from an ad in the local paper. The boats ran from south of the Ben Smith Dam, Maynard to Lake Boon from May to October. It is likely the "Gertrude" in front of the boat house in Maynard. The chimney in back right is at the…
Boston & Maine Railroad Train Wreck - 1911
Maynard, Mass.
Three views of the 1911 train derailment.
Boston and Maine Railroad Station - ca 1915
Maynard, Massachusetts
First photo shows Main Street looking toward the center of town. The Assabet Mill is on right and the poles show the town is electrified with telephone service.
Boston and Maine Railroad Train on Bridge - ca 1890's
Maynard, Mass.
Train crossing the Assabet River on bridge off Main Street. The second photo shows the bridge at a later date with a bridge below the train crossing. The bridge was built in 1849 and dismantled in 1982.