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Four pegs and a tool were removed from a Maynard asparagus farm barn.

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A group portrait of the Pekkala Family: Waino Pekkala, Lauri Pekkala, and Lillian Pekkala

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A portrait 3 siblings: Ida Maria Pekkala, (Jaakko) Lauri Pekkala, and (John) Albert Pekkala,

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A brown school pencil box that belonged to Cora Doret Edwards, 1900 ca.

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Junction of Main St. and Great Road
Also the location of France's Store (Frances' Store)

Owned b y Walter France

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A series of black and white photos of the staff, management, and owners of the People's Theater at their Christmas Party in 1951. A note on the back of one of the photos is to Benny Sofka from Bert Lawton. One photo shows the window display next to…

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A black and white photo of People's Theater taken at the 25th Anniversary of the Theater's opening in 1921. It opened May 6, 1921. The manager was James Ledgard and was owned by a number of local businessmen.

The movie playing is "The Enchanted…

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A box office window card for the People's Theater and Maynard Theater advertising the movies of the week of Oct 2, 1932 including Love Me Tonight, The Doomed Battalion, Back Street, Tom Brown of Culver, Midnight Patrol.

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A black and white photo of a People's Theater Christmas event featuring Santa Claus greeting children in the theater lobby. Names of individuals include: Frank Taylor (Santa on the left); Joanne P. Ross, (left of Santa); Eddie Harper, (between…

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People's Theater poster for the movie "Black Diamond Express" (studio issued poster with theater information pasted to the top)

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A poster announcing the movies playing at the People's Theater (on Nason Street) during the week of Oct 11, 1931, including the Marx Brothers "Monkey Business"

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Movie poster for "Painting the Town" at People's Theater. (The movie is also known as "Hot Heels")

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A movie promotional booklet listing a number of movies to be shown from August 1923-July 1924.

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Two tickets to the People's Theater. People's Theater was located at14 Nason Street-opened on April 30, 1921, seating capacity - 700 on the floor, 250 in the balcony. Shows afternoons and evenings during the peak movie era. It gradually faded out of…

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A sepia photo of the People's Theater Basketball Team, 1938.
l to r:
Front: Tony Lubin , Joe Columbo,Uno Norgoal, Lou Columbo, Don Mariano, Capt.
Back: John Creighton, Vic Milewski, Roger Mathewman, Burton Coughlan, Mgr.

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A box office window card showing the movies playing at the People's Theatre the week of August 21 1922. These silent movies are some of the first films shown at the newly constructed theater.

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A show card for the week of October 23, 1932 for People's on Nason Street and Maynard Theatre, Gruber Block, on Main Street.

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A bulletin from the People's/Colonial Theater which advertises currently showing movies. These are: Pygmalion, Stagecoach, Made for Each Other, Sweethearts Girls on Probation, Next Time I Marry, Secrets of an Actress, Hard To Get, Garden of the Moon,…

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State law requires the town boundaries be verified every 5 years. During November 1975, DPW Superintendent Tom Sheridan took Selectman Tom Cocco and Dick White along with Dick's two sons, Denis and Charlie, to perambulate and date the…

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