Scenic spot on Wachusett Lake
description- – Two men seated on a bench on the shore of Wachusett Lake at the foot of Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Wachusett Lake Reservoir (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Lakes--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Benches
- – 1900?
- – 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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- – English
Princeton Common looking South, c1900
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.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Croquet
- – 1880-1900?
- – 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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- – English
Balance Rock, Wachusett Mountain, Princeton, Ma.
description- – View of Balance Rock, looking north, alongside trail on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. A boy and a woman dressed in their Sunday best stand by the rock. Balance Rock is evidence of the glacial activity which shaped the mountain: the two large boulders were stacked one on top of the other by moving glaciers thousands of years ago.
- – 1880-1900?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Summit House Poster, Mount Wachusett
description- – Commemorative print showing the history of the Summit Houses on the top of Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts from 1870 to 1970. Included are drawings of the three summit houses, the dates of their existence, and brief descriptions of their history and importance. The commemorative print says the house was scheduled to be razed in 1970 to make way for a new recreational facility, but before this occurred the third and final Summit House burned to the ground on December 18, 1970.
- – Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History
- – 1969
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Common from Upper Mountain Road, early 1900s
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.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Churches--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1900-1910?
- – Restored negative and print produced by Bruce R. Dean in 2003
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Depot, Princeton, Mass, c1900
description- – Princeton Depot located on Hubbardston Road, now Route 62, in Princeton Massachusetts. At its height in the early 1900s as many as eight trains a day passed through the station. The photograph shows the coaches that would take tourists up to the top of Mount Wachusett. Other passengers are shown waiting on the platform deck. The coach ride to the top of Mount Wachusett was a two mile uphill trip.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History
- – Railroad stations--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Horse-drawn Vehicles
- – Stagecoaches
- – 1900?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Whittaker Woodlot near the Princeton Depot, c1901
description- – Whittaker woodlot near the Princeton Depot in Princeton, Massachusetts. Whittaker woodlot was one of many sawmills located around Princeton. The photograph shows stacks of logs in the background and the main shed with stove in the mid-ground. The workers and their teams of horses are shown in the foreground.
- – Logging--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Horses
- – Sawmills--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Loggers
- – Mills and mill-work--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1901?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Buck's Mill chair factory, Princeton, Massachusetts, early 1900s
description- – Photograph of Buck's Mill chair factory in Princeton, Massachusetts in the winter. In 1880, Thurston and Eugene R. Buck purchased the Ephraim Wilder chair manufacturing mill on Sterling Road near the Princeton - Sterling line. In 1914, two 65 horse power boilers were added. The mill continued to operate until the late 1940s.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Furniture industry--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Chair industry--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Buck's Mill
- – 1900-1910?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Lower School Class, 1886
description- – Lower school students posed with their teacher outside of the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts in the Fall of 1886. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1886
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Upper School Class, 1886
description- – Upper school students grouped at the entrance of Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts in the Fall of 1886. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – From back of photograph: In the first row from left to right are Kate Wilder, R.J. Gregory, Fred Bryant, Edna Skinner, Milton Smith, Harriet Beaman, Jennie Olin, Alice Howard, Lizzie Pratt. In the back row from left to right is Priscilla Whiton, Mabel Howard, Hermes Haywood, Ella Gately, Mary Brooks, Sadie Smith and Isabel Davis
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1886
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – Is part of the Bessie Beaman donation
- – English
Princeton Class of 1891
description- – Princeton students of the class of 1891 with their teacher, Miss Alice Coffin, assembled outside the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – From back of photograph: In front row from left to right: Alice Weaks, Bertha Roper, Gertrude West, Louise Gregory, Mable Elliot, Maude Dolittle, Lena Whitcomb, Jennie Thompson. In second row: Amanda Stanton, Mamie Lanpher, Della Hubbard, Carrie Gregory, Alice S. Gill, Eddie Mason, Mary Keyes, Florence Joslin, Bertha Matthews, Grace West, Charlie Putnam. In third row: Henry Skinner, Harry Mason, John Davis, Earnest Morgan, Harry Sweet, Carroll Barber, Harriet Beaman, Josie West, George Ross, Eugene Roper, Thomas Sprowl, Millie White. In back row: Charlie Nelson, Miss Alice Coffin, Harry Ball, George Richardson, Walter Mirick, Herbert Richardson, Roy Muzzy, Victor Muzzy, Eduard Beaman, Charlie Thompson, Earnest Young.
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1891-09
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Upper School Teachers
description- – Mrs. Harriet Beaman (Houghton) and Miss Anna Mason seated in the Upper School class room in the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library, by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Classrooms
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Teachers
- – 1900?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Third Summit House, Mount Wachusett
description- – Commercial photograph of the third Summit House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton Massachusetts built by John C.F. Murick in 1907. The text proclaims that the Summit house was open from May to October, the manager was E.W. Needham and that Wachusett Mountain is 2,015 feet above Sea Level [and the highest point East of the Berkshire's in New England]. The 14 bedroom hotel was operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1908 through the middle of the 1930's when it stopped having overnight lodging. The third Summit House burned to the ground on December 18, 1970
- – Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Hotels--Advertising
- – 1907-1920?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton School Class, c1888
description- – Fourteen students pose with their teacher, Miss Dyer, in front of the Goodnow Memorial Building. Students in the picture are Victor Muzzy, Richard Gregory, Eddy Mason, Herbert Mirick, Joe Harrington, Fred Bryant, Will Mirick, Willie White, Carrie Gregory, Charlotte White, Alice Gill, Josie West, Ruth Davis, and Bessie Beaman. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – Teachers
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1888?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
D.H. Gregory&Co. Store, Princeton, Massachusetts
description- – A photograph of the interior of the D.H. Gregory&Co. Store and the proprietor, Malcom Chase, in Princeton, Massachusetts, during the1950s. D.H. Gregory&Co. Store was established in the 1840s when the town's population was around 1,400. Originally, goods for the store were pulled by a team of 6 horses from Boston through Worcester. Straw hats, made by local women in their homes, were sent back as return goods. In the 1860's Princeton became a popular summer resort town and the store flourished. Over the years, the D.H. Gregory Store housed more than just merchandise, and had a dining room and kitchen, and a mail and telephone office. The store finally closed in the 1970's.
- – Stores, Retail--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – General stores--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – D.H. Gregory's&Co.
- – 1950-1960?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Redemption Rock Association meeting, 1879
description- – Redemption Rock Association members gathered to commemorate the release of Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1879. Mary Rowlandson was taken captive during King Philip's War on February 10, 1676 by the Narragansett Indians. After eleven weeks and five days of captivity she was ransomed for twenty pounds, raised by the women of Boston and paid by John Hoar of Concord at Redemption Rock near Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts on May 2, 1676. Mary Rowlandson wrote a book on her experiences entitled,"A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson."
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Redemption Rock
- – Historic sites--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Boulders
- – Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711
- – 1879
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Boylston Villa, Princeton, Massachusetts, c1908
description- – A postcard showing the Boylston Villa in Princeton, Massachusetts. Ward Nicholas Boylston built Boylston Villa as a summer home in 1819 on the former Governor Gill estate. Construction was overseen by Asher Benjamin, the author of"The Practical House Carpenter."(1789) and an architect from the Charles Bulfinch firm. Changes to the Villa were made in 1853 when Boylston's daughters were married. Along with the house, the original eight-seater, two-door octagonal outhouse still exists on the property today.
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845
- – Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
- – Boylston Villa
- – 1908?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Redemption Rock postcard
description- – Postcard of Redemption Rock pictured with an enlarged detail of its inscription telling of the May 2, 1676 release of Mary Rowlandson who was taken captive during King Philip's War. Mary Rowlandson was captured on February 10, 1676 by the Narragansett Indians during a raid on Lancaster, Massachusetts. After eleven weeks and five days of captivity she was ransomed for twenty pounds raised by the women of Boston, and paid by John Hoar of Concord at Redemption Rock near Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. The inscription on the rock reads:"Upon this rock May 2nd 1676 was made the agreement for the ransom of Mrs Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster between the Indians and John Hoar of Concord King Philip was with the Indians but refused his consent."
- – King Philip's War, 1675-1676
- – Massachusetts--Colonial period--1650-1675
- – Redemption Rock
- – Historic sites--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Boulders
- – Rowlandson, Mary White, ca. 1635-1711
- – 1900-1910?
- – Printed by Cheney Printer
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – Is part of the Princeton Historical Society Postcard Collection.
- – English
Summit House Tea Room
description- – Postcard of the tea room in the third Summit House, built in 1907, on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Shown is a corner of the room with two tables set for tea.
- – Hotels--Tearooms
- – Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Hotels--Interiors
- – 1900-1910?
- – Published by William A. Emerson
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – Is part of the Princeton Historical Society Postcards of Wachusett Mountain collected and compiled by Windsor C. Robinson and donated by Marguerite A. Robinson.
- – English
World War II tower on the Princeton Common
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.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Watchtowers
- – World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Massachusetts
- – 1940-1950?
- – 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.
- – image/jpg
- – Image is taken from page 43 of Images of America: Princeton and Wachusett Mountain by Joyce Bailey Anderson.
- – English
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