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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…

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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.…

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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A woodsman's axe and log roller.

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

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

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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),…

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

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

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This type of yoke was used on small animals.

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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.

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