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Taken on the steps of the Congregational Church.

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View across the pond of the mill with two chimneys visible.
Chimney on left taken down in mid-1950's.
The RR Station can be seen on the left in the top photo.

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Load of Cloth from Assabet Mills at the Express Office on Main Street, 1916. From Left to Right Arthur Jordan, Richard Parmenter at rear of truck, Joe Fitzpatrick, Arley Lawrence at side, William Nelson, driver.

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Dry Finishing Room Employees at Assabet Woolen Mills

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Wool sorters seperate the the newly arrived wool and sort the fibers according to type, grade and length.

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During 1916 and 1917 when No. 1 mill was being built it was necessary to drain the pond. This was accomplished by building a coffer dam from a point off Front Street to the grove off Sudbury Street (now the mill parking lot) and another coffer dam in…

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A lithograph of the woolen mill as seen in 1886. Amory and Lorenzo Maynard's houses are shown on the hill in the upper left corner. View is from Walnut Street. Lorenzo Maynard was the agent at this time.

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A colored photo of an aerial view of the Mill.

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The 1860 Seventh Annual Circular published by the American Water Wheel Company describes the company's recent improvements, product updates, and customer endorsements.

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A photo of the American Woolen Company Mills.

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Woolen cloth being shipped by express from the Assabet Mills in 1920. The mill workers were able to load 347 pieces of wrapped wool onto the train car in 5 and 1/2 minutes.
From Left to Right 1.___, 2. Florian Konowicz, 3. Harley O'Brien, 4. John…

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Christmas Party photograph of the Main Office of the American Woolen Company.

Eva Edwards Frye is noted in the original accession record.

Rear (l-r): Raymond Veitch, ?? Templeton, Margaret McCormack, William Bain, Lucille Sims, Rachel Dzerkaz,…

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An American Woolen Mill closing notice for employee Margaret O'Connell, July 10, 1952.

A large, brown addressed mailing envelope to
American Woolen Company
Box 666 Grand Central Post Office
New York 17, N.Y.

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An artist's rendition of the Assabet Mills in 1895.

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A picture of the Assabet Mill with the Assabet River in overflow stages in 1936 .

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Photo of young boys working at blending. Scored wool and other fibers are blended before carding. As of 1891, one eighth of the workers were less than 16 years old and made 5.5 cents per hour.
Photo of a team of pipe fitters who are part of the…

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Group portrait of Assabet Mill (American Woolen Company) Office Employees.
l to r
Front: Mae Donahue, Dorothy Sheridan, Mildred Randall, Sadie Mallinson, Dorothy Wilder, Eva Tucker, Margaret McCormack, Mary Darcy, Gertrude…

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The buildings in red are made of brick, the yellow are made of wood.