subject: Employees

 

Prospect House help, Princeton, Massachusetts, c1890

description
  • – Staff members of Prospect House gathered on the porch of the Prospect House in Princeton, Massachusetts. On the left a woman stands holding a bicycle, children are seated on the ground in the front. The two girls are Marion Davis, in the stripped dress, and Eleanor Davis, and are the daughters of Wayland C. Davis, the proprietor of the Prospect House from 1883-1901. A young man is standing on the right, playfully holding the Scottish Tam, or Tam O'shanter, over the head of a young woman seated on the step.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1890-1895?
creatorpublishercontributor
  • – Donated by the Llewellyn family
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.
format
  • – image/jpg
language
  • – English

Shop workers at the Humber Cycle Company, Westborough (Westboro), Massachusetts

description
  • – Humber Cycle Company shop workers, Westborough (Westboro), Massachusetts. Humber Company bought the White Bicycle Company of Westborough.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1895-1896
publisherrelation
  • – In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org
format
  • – image/jpg

American Optical Company women at the main entrance, Main Plant, Southbridge

description
  • – A group of twenty threewomen, in winter attire, posing in front of the formal entrance to the American Optical Company, on Mechanic Street, Southbridge - thecompany headquarters. Women are wearing elegant hats and fur muffs as protection from the weather. The bronze door is on view, nestled between the structural columns of the entrance. The granite steps are somewhat concealed by the group as they are standing in tier-fashion. The American Optical Company name is emblazoned over the doorway.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – pre-1923
publisherrelation
  • – Is part of a photographic collection of the American Optical Company at Jacob Edwards Library Archives, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org/
format
  • – image/jpg
coverage
  • – 42 degrees 04' N 72 degrees 02'

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