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View of Hopedale Massachusetts, 1888
description- – A copy of an 1888 lithographic map of Hopedale Massachusetts called"View of Hopedale Massachusetts". The map is a pictorial representation of the streets, businesses and homes in Hopedale. There are also close up views of some of the prominent houses and buildings in Hopedale. These include the Warren Dutcher homestead, the old Unitarian Church, the Town Hall, the William Lapworth residence, the George Draper Homestead, the Samuel Walker residence, the Joseph Bancroft Residence, and Westcott's Spindle Works. The Draper Company is displayed prominently in the foreground.
- – Lapworth, William
- – Walker, Samuel
- – Westcott's Spindle Works
- – Draper, George, 1817-1887
- – Bancroft, Joseph
- – Draper Corporation
- – Hopedale (Mass.)--Maps
- – Dutcher, Warren
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – 1888
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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- – English
Petition from the inhabitants of the Town of Limington for a Light Infantry Company, October 31, 1795
description- – A petition written by the members of the light infantry company for the town of Limington, Maine on October 31, 1795 to Governor Samuel Adams of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The petition requested that another light infantry company should be formed due to the fact that the size of the present company was unwieldy. The petition is signed by the members of the light infantry company. Until 1819, Maine was under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was called the District of Maine.
- – Massachusetts--Militia
- – Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803
- – York County (Me.)
- – Massachusetts--History--1775-1865
- – Limington (Me.)
- – Massachusetts.Governor (1794-1797, Adams)
- – 1795-10-31
- – Is part of the Early Militia Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
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- – English
Amorosi ornamental comb
description- – A colored drawing of an ornamental back comb done by Samuel Amorosi. Samuel Amorosi and his father, George Amorosi, both worked for the Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation in Leominster, Massachusetts, where they designed the mirrors and combs for vanity sets. Samuel was trained at the School of the Worcester Art Museum and was a skilled die maker and designer as well as an artist and sculptor.
- – Combs--Designs and plans
- – Standard Comb Company (Leominster, Mass.)
- – Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation (Leominster, Mass.)
- – Ornamental combs
- – Comb industry--Massachusetts--Leominster
- – Amorosi, Samuel
- – Plastics industry and trade--Massachusetts--Leominster
- – Text and images are the property of the National Plastics Center and Museum (NPCM) and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the NPCM may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The NPCM prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of the National Plastics Center and Museum. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of the museum's property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1930-1950?
- – Is part of the collection, the Amorosi Family Papers, ca. 1930-1940s. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster, Massachusetts. http://www.plasticsmuseum.org/museum.html#Collection
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- – English
Amorosi mirror back
description- – A colored drawing of the back of a vanity mirror done by Samuel Amorosi. Samuel Amorosi and his father, George Amorosi, both worked for the Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation in Leominster, Massachusetts, where they designed the mirrors and combs for vanity sets. Samuel was trained at the School of the Worcester Art Museum and was a skilled die maker and designer as well as an artist and sculptor.
- – Standard Comb Company (Leominster, Mass.)
- – Mirrors--Designs and plans
- – Standard Pyroxoloid Corporation (Leominster, Mass.)
- – Amorosi, Samuel
- – Plastics industry and trade--Massachusetts--Leominster
- – Text and images are the property of the National Plastics Center and Museum (NPCM) and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the NPCM may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The NPCM prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of the National Plastics Center and Museum. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of the museum's property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1930-1950?
- – Is part of the collection, the Amorosi Family Papers, ca. 1930-1940s. National Plastics Center and Museum, Leominster, Massachusetts. http://www.plasticsmuseum.org/museum.html#Collection
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- – English
Slater's cambric mill.
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.
- – Slater, Samuel, 1768-1835.
- – Webster (Mass.)
- – Textile industry--Massachusetts--Webster
- – 188?
- – Part of the local history collection of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library, Webster, Massachusetts<http://www.corbinlibrary.org>
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- – Image from Webster illustrated: twenty-eight views; New York : Lithotype Printing Co., [188?]
Hockanum Ferry, Northampton bank, Mass.
description- – Image shows the Hockanum Ferry having just landed on the Northampton side of the Connecticut River after transporting a horse-drawn wagon filled with a large load of hay. Sitting atop the hay, according to the inscription on the back of the photograph, is Uncle Sam Russell. There are a couple of skiffs floating beside the ferry, and the ferryman is pushing the edge of the ferry with a pole to make a better landing for the wagonload of hay.
- – Ferries--Massachusetts--Hadley
- – Hay--Massachusetts--Hadley
- – Russell, Samuel, 1866-1950
- – Connecticut River
- – ca. 1900
- – Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org
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