Oliver "Swat" Warila was a commercial photographer based in Maynard. Most of the photographs in this collection are from negatives taken by him from about 1960 through 1980.
Swat was born in Maynard and lived there all his life. He was a…
A ledger with "School House Loan", "Water Bond Redemption", "Water Sinking Fund", Cemetery Funds and other monies accounted by the town. Several pages are shown.
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John Alphonse, Archie MacLean, John Wescott, Jr., Uncle Pete Carbone
Circa 1965 Chef John Alphonse would purchase the cafe and transition the business into what became Alphonse’s Powder Mill Restaurant, which operated until circa 1985.
Thomas Dean was an overseer at the Assabet Woolen Mill.
The first photo was taken in the 1880's, the second photo after 1900. (Thomas Dean's father, John Dean, was murder by Lorenzo Barnes in 1896. Barnes was the last man executed by hanging in…