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The Powder Mills owned over 400 acres with the various mills separated on the property for safety reasons.

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1st photo: Smokeless Powder Mill - 1910 Jack Punch
2nd photo: Black Powder Mill - 1913 William McGarry

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Standing: William McGarry, Jack Carey
Seated: Lee Donahue

The file contains various histories and papers related to the origin and operation of the Mills. It also contains newspaper clippings of the explosions that occurred over the years.

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The "E" or Excellence Award was given to plants for outstanding contribution to the war effort. About 5% of the plants in existence during WWII received the award.

Master of Ceremonies: Harold J. Morgan
Greetings of the Community: George A.…

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A certificate given to William Salo in recognition for his contributions "by effort and efficiency while an employee of this company in winning the Army-Navy Production Award for Excellence in War Production"

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see 1999.956 for information on the presentation and award.

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top row: Harold J. Morgan, Rufus F. Burgess, Michael Murray & Fred Jones

Microfilm archive (15 rolls) of The Maynard News spanning issues from June 2, 1899 - September 9, 1943.
Note: not all years are present (e.g., no 1908).

Microfilm archive (14 rolls) of the Maynard Enterprise newspaper issues from Jan 13, 1915 - Dec 31, 1959
Note: many years missing, e.g., no 1922-1930

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Microfilm archive (2 rolls) of the Sudbury Enterprise newspaper.
Roll 1 spans issues from 1915-1927
Roll 2 spans issues from 1931-1937

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Microfilm archive (2 rolls) of the Acton Enterprise newspaper.
Roll 1 spans issues from 1915-1927
Roll 2 spans issues from 1931-1937

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Microfilm archive (2 rolls) of the Bedford Enterprise newspaper.
Roll 1 spans issues from 1915-1927
Roll 2 spans issues from 1931-1937

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Microfilm archive (1 roll) of the Stow Weekly Sun newspaper for the Mar 16, 1932 and Apr 27, 1932 issues.

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The picture on the left was taken from Pine Hill on the north side of the Assabet River. A copy from a postcard. All the land along the river was considered good farm land.

The picture on the right is a house of the village, now 106 Powder Mill…

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Three photos with a view of the Powder Mills. Two photos with Walter Larkin at the Powder Mills.

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First three photos are of the Powder Mills building surrounded by water from the flooded Assabet River.
The fourth photo is the Assabet River at the rear of the Middlesex Laundry near the Paper Mill (Waltham Street) Bridge. The last photo is the…