collection: Holyoke Collection
0-20 of 20
Complete Motorization of the Holyoke Fire Department
description- – Image of the Holyoke Fire Department?s first fleet of motorized fire engines. A row of ten fire engines stretches across the photograph. Members of the fire department dressed in their dress uniforms pose behind the engines. A partial view of the Civil War Monument in Veteran?s park can be seen in the background. St. Jerome?s steeple can also be seen. This photograph was taken from the Central Fire Station on Maple St.
- – Veterans Park (Holyoke, MA)
- – Fire engines
- – St. Jerome Church
- – Fire departments - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – 1922
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Elizur Holyoke Car going through cut
description- – Image of the Elizur Holyoke, one of the Mount Tom Rail Road?s trolleys. Named for one of the two founders of Holyoke, cable cars such as this and its companion the Thomas Rowland, brought passengers up and down Mount Tom daily. The cable car is filled to capacity with standing well-dressed passengers. In the middle of the car is the trolley motorman. The conductor stands on a small platform outside the trolley. It is surrounded on both sides by rock walls and the Holyoke Railway line travels on ahead. Above are the cables along which the car travels. This image was taken by Elmer Thatcher, Mount Tom's photographer.
- – c. 1890
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Rowland Thomas Car
description- – Image of the Rowland Thomas, one of the Mount Tom Rail Road?s trolleys. Named for one of the two founders of Holyoke, and the namesake of Mount Tom, cable cars such as this and its companion the Elizur Holyoke, brought passengers up and down Mount Tom daily. The cable car is filled to capacity with seated well-dressed passengers. In the front are the motorman and conductor, both of whom are dressed in Mount Tom Rail Road uniforms. This image is taken from the right side of the car, showing the wheel structure of the trolley. In the background is a railroad station.
- – c.1890
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Thoms Childs Shoe Store
description- – Image of Childs? Shoe Store at 273-79 High Street. Childs? Shoe Store was owned and operated by Thomas Childs, pictured in the foreground of this image waiting on a gentleman in a bowler. Two floor-to-ceiling shelves that are filled with shoes dominate this image. Tall ladders lean against the shelves and baskets connected to pulleys hang beside each ladder. These baskets are most likely designed to allow the salesman to safely remove boxes of shoes from the highest shelves. The salesman most likely would put the shoebox into the basket, climb down the ladder, lower the basked and then retrieve the shoes. An oversized boot can be seen over the door. Displays of umbrellas, shoes, and ladies hosiery can be seen throughout the room. Several customers are being waited on, all of whom are wearing Edwardian clothes.
- – Shoe stores - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – c.1913
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
description- – Image of the exterior of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company at 335 Main Street. One of America?s oldest chains, A and Ps were found throughout Holyoke starting in 1898. This photograph was taken around 1931 when the Main Street store opened. The storefront windows and area surrounding the entrance to the grocery are filled with fruits and vegetables of all varieties. The exterior displays are arranged in wire baskets and a wooden bin. The windows are also plastered with advertisements for many household goods. Built in 1911, the architectural elements of this building are indicative of the neo-classic period. This is especially true of the curvaceous engaged columns surrounding the storefront windows, the Grecian key mosaic on the stoop, and the elegant details surrounding the front door. Its awnings have been folded in, perhaps to allow the viewer to clearly see the advertisements. Also visible is the storefront for Breault and Co. Men?s Wear. A man in a straw hat, vest and tie stands in front of this door.
- – c.1931
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Interior of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
description- – Image of the interior of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company at 335 Main St. This image shows household products and food items arranged in long rows on top of and behind a long wooden counter that dominates the photograph. Also visible is an early example of a grocer's cold case. A smaller case stands on top of the counter. Among the products on display are such familiar brands as Wheaties, Kellogg?s All-Bran and Corn Flakes, Quaker Oats, and Heinz Ketchup. Twelve store clerks in white coats and ties stand behind the counter, while another stands in front of the counter at the very end of the building. The ceiling is made of decorative pressed tin.
- – c.1931
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Storefront of Bardwell?s Drug Store
description- – Image of exterior of Bardwell Drugstore. Bardwell?s Drug Store, owned and operated by Charles E. Bardwell, was found at 1-3 Main St. in the Flatiron building. The bay window is framed out with engaged columns that are decorated with ornate art nouveau designs. Boxes of Vinol, a patent medicine that was designed to"make the weak strong,"are stacked in decorative pyramids in the windows and Vinol signs hang above the windows and the main entrance. There are also advertisements for Bardwell?s root beer, as well as for other goods.
- – c.1915
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Bardwell's Drug Store
description- – Image of Bardwell?s Drug Store. Bardwell?s Drug Store, owned and operated by Charles E. Bardwell, was found at 1-3 Main St. in the Flatiron building. The walls are lined with glass-fronted cabinets filled with bottles of medicine. To the left is a display case that contains cigars. To the right is the soda fountain and candy counter. Charles E. Bardwell and a young assistant stand behind the counter while a customer in a bowler hat sits on one of the five stools and sips a fountain drink. An advertisement for Ensign cigars, as well as several other brands of cigars hovers above the counter. The ceiling is made from wooden planks while the floor is tiled.
- – Stores, Retail - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Soda fountains - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Drugstores - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – 1915
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
High Street Transcript Building
description- – Image of the Holyoke Daily Transcript building on High and John Streets. From 1863-1993, the Holyoke Daily Transcript, later the Transcript Telegram, was the major source for Holyoke?s news. This image shows the brick facade of the Transcript, along with that of John Howe?s bakery. The bricks form bands of Romanesque arches. Members of the Transcript?s staff sit in the six front windows; two men stand on the front stairs while a third stands in the background. A horse and carriage stands in front of the building.
- – Newspapers - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – High Street (Holyoke, MA)
- – Newspaper buildings - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Horse drawn vehicles
- – c. 1890
- – Dimock, George
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
William Whiting Coal Company?s New Team
description- – Image of Joe and Jerry, the William Whiting Coal Company?s cart horses. The note affixed to the photograph states that the name of the two horses are Joe and Jerry. They weigh 3400 pounds and were sold at auction by the Hick?s Brothers to the W.B. Whiting Coal Company on April of 1907 for $1,000. The horses, dressed in their harnesses complete with horse brasses that are emblazoned with the company?s logo, are set to pull the coal wagon. The driver sits behind the horses while a man in a bowler stands beside the coal wagon. This may be Edward G. Whiting, owner and proprietor of the company. The coal wagon stands in front of William B. Whiting Coal Co?s headquarters on the corner of Elm and Hampshire.
- – Whiting, William B. (1841-1911)
- – Coal industry - Holyoke
- – Horse drawn vehicles
- – 1907
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Holyoke Wooden Dam from Howard St., Holyoke Massachusetts
description- – Image of Holyoke?s wooden dam, the first successful structure to harness the Connecticut River for its power-generating potential. Built in 1849, it was replaced by the current stone dam in 1900. In the foreground the water of the Connecticut River cascades over the dam creating hydroelectric power for the city of Holyoke. To the right of the dam is a view of Howard Street, located in the Highlands neighborhood of Holyoke. In the background is a misty view of Mount Tom.
- – Dam - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Howard St. (Holyoke, MA)
- – Highlands (Holyoke, MA)
- – 1895
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Thorpe Hill Road, Holyoke Massachusetts
description- – Image of ?Thorpe Hill Road? which later became Northampton Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Taken from a location south of Dinosaur Park, this image shows a dirt road bounded on the right by a scrubby field, wooden fence and telegraph poles and on the left by the Connecticut River. Across the river is a misty view of a thick forest.
- – c.1890
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Railroad workers clearing a rock cut for roadbed
description- – Image of railroad workers clearing a rock cut for the roadbed. In the foreground a group of tools leans against a pile of rocks. In the background a group of 14 workers pose on the rock face. Four men hold shovels. The landscape is filled with boulders. Trees grow up the side of the embankment.
- – 1902
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Testing flume at Holyoke Water Power
description- – Image of the Holyoke Water Power Testing Flume. The flume is used to test the performance of the under water turbines that provide the water-power to Holyoke?s mills on the canals. Five men stand by, another turns the screw that powers the flume and another sits and reads.
- – Flumes
- – Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – c. 1890
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Construction of the Holyoke Stone Dam
description- – Image of stone blocks used to build the walls of the Holyoke Stone Dam. Quarried on Leadbetters Island in Maine, these stones were transported to Holyoke by railroad and stored in a field a mile below the dam near the present Riverside Station. The numbers used to identify the location of each stone in the wall of the dam can be clearly seen. The railroad tracks used to transport the stones from Maine are in the foreground while one of the cranes used to lift the stones can be seen in the background. Stacks from nearby factories are also visible.
- – c.1895
- – Dimock, George
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
William Skinner Silk Mill
description- – Image of the William Skinner Silk Mill. Formally located at Appleton Street and the First Level Canal this building sat at the current site of Heritage State Park in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The William Skinner Silk Mill was well known for its silk and satin production. This image shows a clear view of the U-shaped Skinner complex. While the architecture is for the most part plain, examples of denticulated corbels can clearly be seen on the cornice of the tower containing one of the main staircases of the factory. Before plans to refurbish this building were completed, the Skinner factory burned to the ground in 1980.
- – Textile industry - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Skinner, William (1824-1902)
- – William Skinner and Sons
- – Textile industry - - Silk industry
- – 1887
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Penstock
description- – Image of two men standing in a penstock. Penstocks are used to convey water under pressure from the collecting pool underneath a dam to the turbines used to power factories. The men are in the process of repairing the grate designed to regulate the flow of water through the penstock. Both men hold hammers. They are standing on a frame of wood. The walls of the penstock surround them showing the large rivets fastening the large metal plates. A pile of wood can be seen in the foreground.
- – Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – Penstocks
- – c. 1890
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
Parsons' Paper Company Mill #2
description- – Image of Parsons Paper Company, Mill Number 2. Parsons Paper Mill, Holyoke?s longest running Paper Company, was in operation from 1853 to 2005. Parsons Mill produced paper for specialty paper firms. Their products included fine writing paper, safety paper used in making checks, and high quality art and resume paper. Even while most firms switched to creating pulp paper, Parsons continued the tradition of creating paper with cotton rags. It even included its own rag room, an anomaly during a time when most received their rags from southern companies. The mill building found in this drawing is Parsons Paper Company #2. This building was purchased in 1888 from Holyoke Water Power Company and was found on Sargeant Street. The drawing shows the buildings? placement between the First and Second Level Canals. One can also see the tracks for the Holyoke and Westfield line. The architecture of this building is typical of 19th century mill construction with its W shaped layout and plain facade.
- – 1891
- – H.R. Page and Co.
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – p.44 from Holyoke Illustrated, H.R. Page and Co., 1891
Farr Alpaca Co. floats
description- – Image of two Farr Alpaca floats featured in the 1923 Holyoke Fourth of July parade. The floats include two paintings of the Farr Alpaca textile mill by Roderick McCartney that commemorate the 50th anniversary of Farr Alpaca. In front of the floats is the Falco Brass Band, Farr Alpaca?s marching band.
- – Fourth of July celebrations
- – Textile industry - - Wool industry (Holyoke)
- – Industries - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke
- – 1923
- – McCartney, Roderick
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
View of Mountain Park
description- – Image of Mountain Park, Holyoke Massachusetts. Built in 1894 by the Holyoke Street Railway Company, Mountain Park remained in operation until it?s closing in 1987. It was a pleasant get away for the workers and was designed as a method of increasing revenue for the trolley company. Clearly visible in this photograph are the band- stand, the merry go round, the lily pond and the trolley tracks. A white observation tower can be seen in the middle ground, while a clear view of the Connecticut River can be seen in the background. A misty view of Holyoke is visible over the horizon.
- – c.1894
- – Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org
- – image/jpg
0-20 of 20
![[x]](/static/imgs/cross.gif)