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MFD spraying water into Assabet
This appears to be the Maynard Fire Department spraying water into the Assabet River from the roof of a Mill building.
Building the Foundation for Mill #1 - 1918
Original snapshot taken by Ralph Sheridan in 1918 at the time of the construction of the No. 1 Mill. The Mill Pond was completely drained in order to build the foundation. Note wooden flume in background. Also, a pipeline is running from the core…
Centennial Monograph: Assabet Mills
A detailed account of the founding of the mill and its impact on what became a "one industry" town.
A History of Bradley Container Corporation
An account / recollection of the history of Bradley Container Corporation by an employee of the company. Details the introduction of the plastic tube to the U.S. market (a forerunner to the plastic toothpaste tube)
Monster.com Blimp and Clock Tower
A photograph of the Monster.com blimp with the Mill Clock Tower in the foreground. Monster.com was a large tenant of the Mill complex in the early 2000's.
Curfew Bell
This "curfew bell" signaled to the mill employees that by 9 p.m. each night they were to be home and in bed. Amory Maynard warned that any of his employees found on the streets after the bell tolled would lose their jobs. In October 1935, the bell…
Mill Clock Tower Postcards - 1992
Two Mill Clock Tower postcards produced during the 1992 Centennial celebration. Photo is by Samuels Studio, Maynard, MA. The Clock Tower was erected in 1892 and sits atop the historical American Woolen Mills which graces the center of Maynard, MA.…
Aerial Photograph of Maynard Downtown and Mill Complex - 1966
An aerial photograph showing most of the Mill complex, downtown Maynard (Main Street and Nason Street), the (former) school on Summer Street (Fowler Junior High at the time), and surrounding neighborhoods. The picture was taken from Thompson Street…
Digital's Mill's 1847-1977"
A brochure composed by Stephen Wagner of Maynard. The brochure outlines the history of the Maynard Mill buildings in the time period 1847-1977.
Assessors Report
Town of Sudbury
The last report that included the section of Sudbury that was to become part of the Town of Maynard in 1871. Two pages shown, one with the value of the Assabet Manufacturing Co. and the other page with the assessment of Amory and Lorenzo Maynard and…
Hand Carding Wool Combs
Two genuine Old Whittemore Hand Carding Wool Combs. These were made in the Watson-Williams Manufacturing Company, Leicester, Mass. These early carding combs have an interesting history. Their namesake, Amos Whittemore, was granted a patent for a…
Building 1 Illuminated
A prize-winning entry in Digital's Photo Contest, taken with Pentax camera (2 second exposure at f/5.6)
Assabet Mills
Maynard, Mass
The American Woolen Company mills as they appeared in the early 1900's.
see 1999.1917, 1999.85
see 1999.1917, 1999.85
Shuttle and Bobbin
This shuttle was used in the weave room of the Assabet Mills and has been in the possession of the D'Errico family for many years.
Two Cone Type Bobbins Used in Warper - 1932
The light-colored cone was used in the Assabet Mills and has been in the possession of the D'Errico family for many years. It was used by Harry D'Geronimo. A date of September 7, 1932 is penciled on the side of the cone.
The second is a dark brown…
The second is a dark brown…
Shuttle and Bobbin of Yarn
This shuttle was used in the weave room of the Assabet Mills and has been in the possession of John W. Katvala for more than fifty years. Mr. Katvala is living in California, and when he learned that we were looking for a shuttle he immediately…