subject: North Brookfield
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Farm Boy Boxers
description- – Two young teenage boys wearing boxing gloves and trunks, boxing in an open field with a barefoot adult wearing overalls apparently timing in the background
- – 1910
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of a glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
Woman sewing
description- – Woman sewing, possibly at the firm of T. H. White, the so-called"overall factory", corner of Summer and Union Streets, North Brookfield
- – 1905-1910
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of the glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
North Main St., North Brookfield
description- – North Main Street looking south. Batcheller House hotel is at right. The Duncan block (1896) is the brick building. Building with mansard roof is the Walker block with the Town hall to its left. Trolley tracks are visible at lower left.
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – Stores, retail--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – ca. 1905
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of the glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
Batcheller House Hotel, North Main St., North Brookfield
description- – The Batcheller House Hotel, North Main Street. Originally the private residence of Edmund Smith, a boot and shoe manufacturer. E. and A. H. Batcheller purchased the property in 1869 and converted it for use as a hotel. Destroyed by fire in 1929.
- – 1892-11-04
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Residence, 39 Spring St., North Brookfield
description- – One of many houses built post-Civil War during the expansion of the shoe and other industries. This was the home of Sumner Holmes, born 1833, a long-time superintendent of the so-called"Big Shop", E. and A. H. Batcheller Co., shoe manufacturers. Three men, eight women, and a young girl are standing or sitting on the front porch steps.
- – ca. 1905
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of the glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
North Brookfield Water Works Hydrant Service Exhibit, Firemen's Muster, September 22, 1894
description- – Fifteen regular fire streams, through 1 1/8"nozzles from the hydrants, put on the east half of the School Street front of the E. and A. H. Batcheller Company's shoe factory, discharging over three thousand gallons of water per minute. Part of the Firemen's Muster celebrating the new North Brookfield waterworks.
- – Fire extinction--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – Waterworks--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – 1894-09-22
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
North Brookfield Firemen's Muster, September 22, 1894, Part 2
description- – The starting of the grand parade on School Street with a platoon of police and Chief Engineer Lytle and his aides followed by the North Brookfield Brass Band. Batcheller Shoe factory is at left. The parade was part of the celebration of the new North Brookfield Waterworks.
- – Fire extinction--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – Waterworks--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – 1894-09-22
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
North Brookfield Firemen's Muster, September 22, 1894, Part 1
description- – An exhibition drill of the Southbridge Hook and Ladder Company at the Adams Block on North Main Street. Town hall is at right. The drill was part of the Firemen's muster celebrating the new North Brookfield waterworks.
- – Fire extinction--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – Waterworks--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – 1894-09-22
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Youth outing, North Brookfield
description- – Group photo of young people posing in and in front of a horse-drawn bus
- – ca. 1910
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of a glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
J. J. Warren's Rhode Island Red Chicken Farm, North Brookfield
description- – Farm workers driving Massey-Harris tractors, one pulling a flatbed cart carrying sacks, the other pulling a cart with wooden sides carrying wire cages.
- – Poultry farms--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – Massey tractors
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – Rhode Island red chicken
- – ca. 1940
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Town hall, North Brookfield
description- – View of the east (North Main St.) and south (Summer St.) facades of the Town Hall built 1863-64 in the Italiante/Second Empire style. Architect Elbridge Boyden. Sign on lower front reads,"Meat Market, Fresh Fish, Oysters". Horse drawn carriage on North Main St. School St. is in foreground.
- – ca. 1905
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Haston Free Public Library, North Main St., North Brookfield
description- – Children standing next to a street lamp in front of the Haston Free Public Library, North Main St. at Spring St. Library designed by Fuller and Delano, constructed by Norcross Brothers in 1893-1894. Construction cost: $34,000 donated by Erasmus and Elvira Haston, Elm St., North Brookfield.
- – ca. 1905
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Railroad station, North Brookfield
description- – North Brookfield railroad station built in 1875 to serve the four mile spur line from the Boston and Albany line at East Brookfield. View is to the east with Elm St. at right and School St. at left. Tracks in foreground lead to School St. factory buildings.
- – Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
- – Railroad stations--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – Railroads--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – ca. 1905
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – Part of the glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
First Congregational Church, North Brookfield
description- – First Congregational Church, North Brookfield with trolley of the Ware, Brookfield&Spencer Street Railway Co., car No. 21 with"North Brookfield"sign.
- – First Congregational Church (North Brookfield, Mass.)
- – Street-railroads--Massachusetts
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – Trolley cars--Massachusetts
- – 1899-10
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Interior, First Congregational Church, North Brookfield
description- – Interior of the First Congregational Church, North Brookfield. Hook&Hastings organ installed in 1874 at a cost of $3,100. Similar to but smaller than the organ at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
- – First Congregational Church (North Brookfield, Mass.)
- – Hook&Hastings (Firm)
- – Organ (musical instrument)--Massachusetts--North Brookfield
- – North Brookfield (Mass.)
- – 1870-1880
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
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- – English
Woman at desk, B. and R. Rubber Co., North Brookfield, May, 1912
description- – Woman at desk, B.&R. Rubber factory, formerly Batcheller Shoe factory, May 1912. Wall calendar shows May 1912 page.
- – 1912-05
- – From the collection of the North Brookfield Historical Society at the Haston Free Public Library, North Brookfield, Massachusetts http://www.northbrookfield.net/library.htm
- – image/jpg
- – Part of the glass plate collection of Darrell Hyder
- – English
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