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File Folder for the Baker Bridge Train Wreck - 1905
The file contains newspaper reports of the head on collision in November 26, 1905 of Boston & Maine trains at Baker Bridge, Lincoln resulting in loss of life and injuries. Maynard residents involved in the accident include: Harvey Broadbent, Matthew…
Airplanes in Maynard
The photos show airplanes on the grass runway along the Assabet River side of Powder Mill Road approximately where Powdermill Circle is located.
Assabet River Flood - 1936
Mill Street Bridge
Florida Road
High Street, Acton
1st, 2nd, & 3rd pictures are Mill Street, 3rd & 4th is Florida Road, last picture is High Street, Acton (Powder mill dam)
Boston & Maine Bridge, Russell Bridge, Ben Smith Dam, Main St. School - Photo Collage
Top: B & M Bridge, Russell Bridge
Bottom: Ben Smith Dam, Main St. School
Bottom: Ben Smith Dam, Main St. School
Real Estate Tax Bill - 1926
Town of Maynard
Tax bill marked paid by Mary and Kalli Holt , 17 Dartmouth St.
Boston and Maine Railroad Train on Bridge - ca 1890's
Maynard, Mass.
Train crossing the Assabet River on bridge off Main Street. The second photo shows the bridge at a later date with a bridge below the train crossing. The bridge was built in 1849 and dismantled in 1982.
Boston and Maine Railroad Station - ca 1915
Maynard, Massachusetts
First photo shows Main Street looking toward the center of town. The Assabet Mill is on right and the poles show the town is electrified with telephone service.
Assabet River Launches - 1906 - 1914
First photo is a copy from an ad in the local paper. The boats ran from south of the Ben Smith Dam, Maynard to Lake Boon from May to October. It is likely the "Gertrude" in front of the boat house in Maynard. The chimney in back right is at the…
Metal Plates on "W. F. Litchfield Bridge" - 1979
Plates read:1st - Erected for W. F. Litchield
2nd- The United Construction Co
Contractors,
Albany N.Y.
American
Bridge Co,
of N.Y.
Builders
The bridge was built in…
2nd- The United Construction Co
Contractors,
Albany N.Y.
American
Bridge Co,
of N.Y.
Builders
The bridge was built in…
Notice Regarding Intoxication at the Assabet Manufacturing Company - 1879
A March 1879 Notice to the employees of the Assabet Manufacturing Company regarding termination of employment due to intoxication.
Flooding at Assabet Mills from Hurricane Carol - 1954.
The hurricane moved ashore in Connecticut shortly after high tide on August 31, producing a storm surge of 10-15 ft and winds of over 115 mph. Widespread areas were left without power from eastern Connecticut to southern Massachusetts. Digital…
American Woolen Company "Employees Booster" - 1922
The American Woolen Company published an employees newsletter entitled "The A.W.Woolen Company Employees Booster". This document is the 2 page original - pp. 17-18 - of the Assabet Mills, Maynard, MA, 1922 report.
American Woolen Company Stock Certificate and Common Dividends.
A series of American Woolen Company Stock Certificates and Common Dividends issued in 1922, 1946-1951, to John F. King, an employee.
Trolley Car at the Powder Mills - ca 1905
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
A trolley car crossing the Assabet River at the Powder Mill Woods.
Trolley at Paper Mill Corner - 1903
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
The trolley first went into service in 1901. Here a car is returning from Concord on Powder Mill Road approaching a turn onto Summer Street.
Shoveling Snow for the Trolley - 1920
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
Men identified in photos are: Phil Bower, Cornelius Lynch and Ed Ledgard.
Headquarters/Garage of Concord, Maynard & Hudson Bus Line - ca 1925
This was the car barn for the former trolley now out of business. The bus company later became the Lovell Bus Line.
Jitney Bus
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Bus Line
The old Jitney Bus was typical rolling stock of the C, M & H bus line that later became the Lovell Bus Line