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Residential fire at Powdermill Road (three lives lost). Call Firefighter Gerry D’Errico carrying child, Call Captain Ed Mariani facing camera on right. Twin children and mother all lost their lives

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The Powell Flutes Company has been located in the mill since 1999.

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4 scenes of the Power House at Powder Mill, late 1800s to early 1900s. Show's electric generator/dynamo, boilers, powerhouse exterior, and a possibly a steam-driven engine of some sort.

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The electricity to run the trolley was generated in this building. It was a brick building with iron trusses, 48 by 120 ft., covered with a wood roof overlaid with tar and gravel.
The interior of the structure had two Babcock & Wilcox boilers…

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At first, the traditional wooden waterwheel was the prime mover in the Mill. Power was transmitted to the machines in different parts of the mill buildings by an intricate series of shafts and belts.

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A collection of arrow points, sinkers, grinding stones and scrapers recovered in the 1930's at the Puffer Pond cranberry bog. Some of these artifacts may date back several thousand years. The area was later taken by the Army in WWII for an ordinance…

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Three black & white photos of Prescott Paint staff. Noted are Howard and Donald L. Prescott.

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First Photo
Roland Prescott (l), Howard Prescott (r)

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Donald Prescott, grandson of founder

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Two Prescription books from Johnson Pharmacy, the first with prescriptions 27001 to 29999; the second with prescriptions 97751 (Oct. 23, 1903) to 110135 (Feb 10, 1905).
Each prescription is pasted in order in the book, with the ordered drug, doctors…

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2 prescriptions issued on May 5, 1957 by Dr. Edward J. Flaherty of 52 Main St. Maynard. Dr Flaherty lived with his family where the Community Bank is now located.

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Slides from Roy Helander's 2008 presentation to the Maynard Historical Society on Alku, the Finnish Temperance Society.

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Taken from Ben Smith's Bridge

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A photo of the Priest Family grave stone.

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Likely James Priest, on right, in front of his Cafe on Main Street.

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These were used as an alarm on the streets before there were sirens. It is exceptionally loud! They were also called Halloween Noisemakers, with possible origination in Germany.

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For several seasons Mass was said at the Twilight Club until Association Hall was built in the rear of the club

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Book on the principles of woolen manufacturing, which includes 111 diagrams. Chapter titles include: The History of the Woollen Trade; Wool, and Wool Washing; Carbonizing; Shoddy; Oils and Soaps; Opening Processes; Mixing; Carding; Card Feeds and…

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A printer's plate used to print images of early Maynard.