subject: Work

 

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.
subjectcollectiondate
  • – 1901?
publisherrelation
  • – 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

Doane's Mill, Shrewsbury (Mass.)

description
  • – Doane's Mill, located on Old Mill Pond, Shrewsbury (Mass.)
subjectcollectionpublishercreatorcontributor
  • – Harlow family, Shrewsbury (Mass.)
format
  • – image/jpg

The old sawmill, South Hadley, Mass.

description
  • – View of the interior of a working sawmill. One man is operating the saw, which is in the process of cutting a wide board from a large log. Another man stands observing the work. Two young boys stand watching from outside the opening of the mill. The caption on the back of the photograph reads,"The old sawmill--fascinating, but with the handicap that boys weren't allowed inside."
subjectcollectiondate
  • – ca. 1900
publishercreatorrelation
  • – Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org
format
  • – image/jpg

Mill Valley Gristmill, South Amherst, Mass.

description
  • – Image of a gristmill as seen from the opposite side of the mill pond with a clear reflection of the mill in the pond. Two men lean against the open doorway of the mill. The caption on the back of the photograph reads,"Mill Valley Gristmill on Fort River which also is called Freshman River."
subjectcollectiondate
  • – ca. 1900
publishercreatorrelation
  • – Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org
format
  • – image/jpg

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