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Not sure this is a Maynard family. The photographer is from Fitchburg.

We identified the house as being 573 Westminster Hill in Fitchburg. The original photograph is being returned to Fitchburg.

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1) A group photo of the golf winners holding trophies taken at the Maynard Country Club.
Gladys Boeske Wattu, seated, first on left.

2) Second picture of a larger group at same event. Lena Downy , lower right

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This type of cabinet card portraying the couple was often made at the time of a marriage.

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Twenty Seven women in some sort of dress uniform with a badge on their upper left torso.

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Elderly women in her rocking chair enjoying the day.

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On the reverse side Merry Christmas Arrni? is written.

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The two women are standing on a bridge enjoying a smoke. It's possible that this is a photo taken later of two women dressed in period costumes.

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Family portrait of the Rev. Matthew A. Vance family:
Matthew and Emily, children Herbert, Priscilla, & John.

Matthew Vance was pastor of the Union Congregational Church from 1930 to 1939. According to census records the family moved to Ashland…

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Various views of Sid's Airport, a grass runway that ran parallel to Durant Avenue from Summer Street to Brian Way. It was used for many years for single engine aircraft. Sid is Sidney Mason.

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There are 5 fifty-starred flags used for cemeteries during specific holidays.

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This is a forty-nine star flag. The 49th starred flag represents the admission of the state of Hawaii to the Union.

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A 48 star silk American Flag in worn condition.

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For several years we placed one of these on the grave of each deceased member of the Maynard Council. This tradition was discontinued about twenty years ago (c.1975). There are 2 in total.