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Photograph of construction equipment laying the foundation of Number 1 Mill (Building 1). The Mill pond has been drained and a wooden flume carrying the water to the boiler room from the canal on Front Street is visible in the background. Note the…

Carding step 1.
The wool fibers are straightened and smoothed as they go through one cad cylinder after another. The photo 318.a shows a section of a back winder.
Carding step 2.
After carding, the wide, thin web of wool fiber into strips.…

A tool, possibly a spindle and bobbin, that was used in the Assabet Mills.

A square piece of purple wool cloth similar to those made at the American Woolen Co.

A dance card for the Grand Mask Ball given by the Wool Sorters in Co-Operative Hall, Maynard. The date is Friday evening, March 5, 1886. The music is provided by Howard & Miller's Orchestra of Fitchburg, Mass. J.L. Miller is the Prompter.

A book listing the different types of wool with related prices per roll as noted in 1929.

A collection of fourteen wool hooks used in the American Woolen Company Mills, in the process of manufacturing woolen cloth. These were used in the Drawing-In Room. They range in length from 6 to 10 inches.

A black and white photo of a woodworking club. The photo includes five children and their leader, Irving Baker.

A wooden and metal plane used to shape wood by carpenters.

A woodsman's axe and log roller.

A sepia photo of the Grade 5(?) in front of the Woodrow Wilson School (Main Street School).

The Main Street School, Woodrow Wilson School, was totally destroyed by a predawn fire on December 17, 1952.

The school was totally destroyed by a fire on December 17, 1952.
1st photo: Front and East Side
2nd photo: East Side
3rd photo: Back
4th photo: Front and West Side

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Back Row: Kenny Clark, Tommy Malloy, _____?, Donny Brown, Billy Tobin, Carmen Dunn, Ray Byrne, Albie Rogers, Tony Cutaia

Center Row: Henry Wolik, Albert Denby, Ernie O'Clair, Herbert Wuorio , Eddie Shubelka (?), Mary White (Worden),…

A sepia school picture of an unidentified grade in the Main Street School, ca 1930.

A photo of the Wilson School, Main Street School, dated 1931.

This type of yoke was used on small animals.

An old wooden pestle used as a grinding instrument. Pestles are typically made in the shape of a club used in a kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.

Promotional ruler for the restaurant operating at 38 Nason St., Maynard, Mass. The owners were Dick and Wanda Tobin.