Worcester Collection

description - Etching of the Taylor & Farley Organ factory, 17 Hermon





St. Worcester, MA., 1882 with horse drawn wagon, 2 person carriage and





pedestrians. subject - Taylor & Farley Organ Company; Musical instrument makers-Massachusetts-Worcester; Organ (Musical instrument)-Massachusetts-Worcester; Reed organ builders-Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - Image from unidentified source. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,15

description - Picture of the Arcade Malleable Iron Company building


and history of the Company. subject - Iron industry and trade-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - Illustrated Business guide to the City of Worcester. In the


collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,14

description - Picture of a steam locomotive at Union Station. Is an





advertisement for a 3 volume set, Picturesque Worcester by E. Kinglsey. subject - Railroads-Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Description and travel; Kingsley, Elbridge, 1842-1918. Picturesque Worcester series; Union Station (Worcester, Mass.) relation - In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,13

description - Portrait of George H. Vars and workroom of the American





Narrow Fabric Company showing women workers. subject - Clothing workers-Massachusetts-Worcester; Clothing industry-Massachusetts-Worcester; Lombard Machine Company; Vars,George H.-Portrait.; Hosiery-Massachusetts-Worcester.; American Narrow Fabric Company. relation - Worcester Magazine, 1910, vol.12; In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,12

description - Advertisement for the Worcester Pressed Steel Company





showing the building and interior work area. Also, shows a suit of





armor. Half of the page is a Winslow's skates advertisement. subject - Worcester Pressed Steel Company; Steel industry and trade-Massachusetts-Worcester; Samuel Winslow Skate Manufacturing Company; Skate industry-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - Worcester Old Home Carnival, June 17,18,19,20, 1907 p. 152. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,11

description - Picture of the manufacturer, Joseph P. Hill and 3











company products, Hill's champion lawn clothes dryer, Hill's balcony clothes











dryer and Hill's hustler ash sifter. subject - Clothes dryers-Massachusetts-Worcester; Hill, Joseph P.-Portrait; Drying apparatus-Massachusetts-Worcester; Clotheslines-Massachusetts-Worcester; Laundry-Equipment and supplies-Massachusetts-Worcester; Hustler ash sifter-Houghton Patent Dryer. relation - Worcester Magazine, vol. 12, 1909, p.103. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,10

description - Company employees and officers gathered in grassy area























in front of Royal Worcester Corset factory building. subject - Royal Worcester Corset Co.-Officers and employees; Corset industry-Massachusetts-Worcester; Foundation garment industry-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - Worcester Magazine vol. 13, Oct 1910; In collection of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,9

description - Image depicts fire fighters with "engine" of the period fighting the fire. Rolls of hoses on wheeled carriages, wet "blankets" being placed on adjacent structures, residents throwing valuables from windows and general melee surrounding the fire. subject - Worcester (Mass.)-Fires and fire prevention-Pictorial works; Worcester (Mass.)-History-1783-1865-Pictorial works; Worcester (Mass.)-Streets-School St.; Great Fire, Worcester, Mass, 1838; Fires-Massachusetts-Worcester-19th century. relation - Image taken from unidentified book. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,8

description - View of the Grove Street Works of the Washburn & Moen











Manufacturing Company from Prescott St. subject - Wire industry-Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Streets-Grove St. relation - In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,7

description - Color post card showing 3 factories of the Crompton &


Knowles Loom Works in Worcester, Mass, Philadelphia Pa., and Providence


R.I. subject - Looms-Massachusetts-Worcester; Textile


Machinery-Massachusetts-Worcester; Crompton & Knowles Loom Works. Philadelphia Dept.; Crompton


& Knowles Loom Works. Providence Dept. relation - In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,6

description - View of Crompton Loom Works, Green St. subject - Textile machinery-Massachusetts-Worcester;


Looms-Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Streets-Green St. relation - Tribute to the Columbian year by the City of Worcester


graphic exhibit of a city and its diversified industries Worcester,


Blanchard Pr., 1893. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,5

description - The new Union Station under construction with views of





the railroad, factories, and buildings near Washington Square subject - Union Station (Worcester, Mass.)-Aerial views; Railroad stations-Massachusetts-Worcester-History; Historic buildings-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - Worcester Magazine, 1910,vol.13. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,4

description - Etching adapted from a painting produced by the Photo





Electric Co. ca.1875. View of Worcester, MA from Union Hill showing the





Blackstone Canal in the foreground. subject - Worcester (Mass.)-History-1783-1865-Pictorial works; Blackstone Canal (Mass.)-Pictorial works; Canals-Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Description and travel-Views. relation - In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,3

description - Logos or illustrations of products manufactured by 28











Worcester companies. Five images of prominent buildings are shown as well. subject - Massachusetts-Worcester; Worcester (Mass.)-Buildings; Historic buildings-Massachusetts-Worcester; State Mutual Building (Worcester,Mass.)-Slater Building (Worcester,Mass.)-City Hall (Worcester, Mass.)-Union Station (Worcester,Mass.) relation - Worcester Magazine, v.12, 1909. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,2

description - Aerial views of the new Wright Wire Company plant with eastern views of Worcester in the background. subject - Wright Wire Company; Wire industry-Massachusetts-Worcester; Wire products industry-Massachusetts-Worcester relation - Worcester Magazine,v.13,1910,p.27. In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,1

description - Color postcard showing the North Works buildings and


Salisbury Pond. subject - American Steel & Wire Co. North Works.Salisbury Pond (Worcester, Mass.)Wire industry-Massachusetts-Worcester. relation - In the collections of the Worcester Public Library, Worcester, Mass. http://www.worcpublib.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/worcester,0