description- – A view of the Princeton Common in Princeton, Massachusetts looking South. On the left can be seen the Prospect House, also known as the Princeton Inn, that burned in 1923. In the distance on the right is the Wachusett House which burned in 1910. In front of the Wachusett House are a group of people playing croquet, a favorite pastime for the summer tourists who visited Mount Wachusett in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
formatlanguage description- – A view of the Princeton Common in Princeton, Massachusetts, looking South from Mountain Road. The photograph is from a restored negative image. The First Congregational Church is on the left and the Goodnow Memorial Building on the right. At the base of the common is the Wachusett House.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercontributor- – Restored negative and print produced by Bruce R. Dean in 2003
relation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
formatlanguage description- – Tower used to spot planes during World War II on the Princeton Town Common in Princeton, Massachusetts. It was used as a back-up to the tower on Mount Wachusett during foggy weather. Inside was a telephone to alert Hanscom Air Force Base. The tower was manned mostly by women and children.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
formatsource- – Image is taken from page 43 of Images of America: Princeton and Wachusett Mountain by Joyce Bailey Anderson.
language description- – Croquet being played on the Princeton Common in front of the Prospect House in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Prospect house was formerly the Baptist Church. The Prospect House opened for guests in 1861.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
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