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Sweet Caporal Cigarette Card
This was a type of card given with a pack of cigarettes circa 1890. Sweet Caporal cigarettes sold for $.05 a pack of ten. A smoker had to keep inhaling on them or they would go out; not like the type today that burn down to the end. The picture is…
Company I, 6th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, Camp Devens, 1917
Wide-format group portrait.
James H. Dee, front row, 11th from the left
James H. Dee, front row, 11th from the left
Boston and Maine Railroad Yard - early 1900's
Maynard, Mass.
The Assabet Mills is on the right behind the Mill Pond. The train depot is center back.
View of Maynard from Summer Hill - ca 1900
The three story building in the center foreground is the Old Central House and is still standing. The two story house third from the right is the original Main Street School built in 1857 by the town of Sudbury. It was moved in 1902 to make way for…
Maynard High School 90% Construction Documents
Two volumes of plans for the Maynard High School building under construction in 2011. This represents the near final configuration of the building.
W. A. Haynes Co. Lumber Sign
On a building at the corner of Nason and Acton Street.
The sign is now in the Historical Societies archive. See newspaper article published in April 1993.
The sign is now in the Historical Societies archive. See newspaper article published in April 1993.
Stop Watch
This stop watch was used by the Tarmo Ac. C. to start the famous six-mile race of the 1930's, which was reactivated for the Maynard Centennial in 1971. An inscription on the back says W. & U.P. Tarmo. Maynard,Mass.
A History of the Lovell Bus Line
After the closure of the Concord, Maynard, and Hudson Street Railway a bus line was started by John Lovell in 1923 and it continued into the 1950s.This monograph details the history of John Lovell and the Lovell Bus Lines in Maynard.
Co-op Store
United Cooperative Society
The store was located at 56-62 Main St.
St. Casimir's Church 60th Anniversary Celebration - 1972
Newspaper article from The Assabet Valley Beacon describing the St. Casimir's Church celebration of the newly renovated church building, along with the 60th anniversary of the parish. A Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated by Cardinal Humberto…
The Maynard Business Expo at Clock Tower Place - 2000
A booklet of advertisements of the businesses in Maynard.
Calendar - 1938
Walnut SPA
16 Walnut Street
Wall calendar with boy and dog fishing. Below the Seasons Greetings cover is January 1938. M. Nokelainen was the proprietor.
Cumberland Farms Store
A photo of Debbie Morreale surveying the damage to the front window of the local Cumberland Farms store at 54 Acton St. A hit and run driver went through the front window of the store.
Dew Drop Donuts
A photo of Richard Turner and his wife, Phyllis, owners of Dew Drop Donuts Shop. It was located on Main Street, Maynard.
Walnut Street Mopeds
A photo of Paul Pessotti and Jack Pessotti outside their Moped Store. The store was located at the corner of Walnut St. and River St.
Boeske Gas Station
A black and white photo of a car wash sponsored at the Boeske Gas Station. The station was located at the corner of Brown Street and Conant.
K & B Tires
A black and white photo of the K & B Tires opening. In the picture are Bill Gray, owner, and Bob Daigle, owner of the new 5-K Transportation Co., which operates school buses.
Karate Club of Digital Equipment Corporation
A black and white photo of the DEC Karate Club at 62 Nason Street. The instructor's name was Dick Jones.
A prison guard, from Concord Reformatory, Herb Stuart (from South Acton), took over the school around 1968 and eventually moved it to Main…
A prison guard, from Concord Reformatory, Herb Stuart (from South Acton), took over the school around 1968 and eventually moved it to Main…