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The book records 950 blends or mixtures of wool including the price per pound and total cost of the particular lot.

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Start of New Village - Harrison Street
The American Woolen Company in June of 1901 purchased the Reardon Estate on the south side of Parker Street. Sixty houses were built on this property to house workers for the mill. The view shown is Harrison…

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A booklet from the Crompton & Knowles Loom Works (Worcester, MA) that describes the installation procedures for new automatic looms, c. 1930.

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Early postcard with undivided back for address only. Large borders in front around picture is for message.

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A picture taken behind the block at River Street of the Walnut Street Bridge (note: ball-type globes on street lights on bridge), back of billboards, and the twin smoke stacks of American Woolen Mills.

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Plan of Land and Buildings of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, Massachusetts owned by the American Woolen Company.

Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch

Major highlights and property references include:

Mill Compex (with building numbers)
Mill Pond (Water…

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Photos of exterior of Assabet Mills taken by Robert McGarry

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A photo of the Assabet Mills, Building #1, in 1918.

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Front: G. Soules, J. White, F. OBrien, W. Johnston, H. Lyons, J. Moynihan
Back: H. Morgan, R. Marsden, T. Marsden, W. Morrill, M. Vodoklys, W. Oates

In 1924 the American Woolen Company had a league comprised of several of the mill teams.…

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Although described as a canal, the water is actually the Assabet River.
The building left rear is a sawmill.

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This shows the new storehouse which had just been completed.

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This view of the Assabet Mill was taken looking out over the roof of the dye house.