source: Image from Webster illustrated: twenty-eight views; New York : Lithotype Printing Co., [188?]
description- – From Webster Directory 1881-1882: This firm commenced business in 1876, and occupies the whole of the large building facing Park St. which comprises one of the Power Buildings. Mr. Robert Humphrey has been successfully conducting the shoe business here for many years, and has been associated with several well-known shoemen, and since connecting himself with J. Byron Burnham, a young man of integrity and business worth, who for years had been his book-keeper, their advance has been steady... The firm does an annual business of $130,000, employing one hundred and twenty-five hands.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
formatsource- – Image from Webster illustrated: twenty-eight views; New York : Lithotype Printing Co., [188?]
description- – Located at the intersection of South, North, and East Main Streets, this factory store served the community and employees of the S. Slater&Sons factories. A horse and carriage are tethered to a post at the front of the store. This site is currently occupied by the main office of the Webster First Federal Credit Union.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
formatsource- – Image from Webster illustrated: twenty-eight views; New York : Lithotype Printing Co., [188?]
description- – Located in Webster's East Village, the Slater Cotton Mill was the first mill built by Samuel Slater in Webster. The clock tower at left is part of the original 1812 mill and is still standing on what is now Route 16 (Gore Road). Since 1936 this mill complex has been owned by Cranston Print Works. This photograph is taken from an approximate point looking west from what is now the site of Interstate 395.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
formatsource- – Image from Webster illustrated: twenty-eight views; New York : Lithotype Printing Co., [188?]
