Chicopee Collection

description - Inside the “boiler room” at the Chicopee plant, generators supplied heat which was necessary to cure rubber in an unfinished tire. The markings on the generator indicate that it was manufactured by the Farrel Foundry and Machinery Company in… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC14 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,47

description - Two workers standing on opposite sides of the conveyer remove the harness which was used to lower the upper mold onto a tire encased by a bottom mold. Removal of the harness was the final procedure before a tire was placed for curing into the… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC13 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,46

description - A group of workers standing on each side of a conveyer lower the top half of a mold over an unfinished tire which has been placed by other workers into a bottom mold. Molds which were made of metal resembled halves of a giant hollowed out donut. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC12 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,45

description - Inside the safety bulletin case, management of the plant has placed a poster which shows and describes how a worker injured his finger while placing his hand on a tire hanging from the overhead track; the worker next to him pushed a tire which… subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC11 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,44

description - Two workers on each side of a conveyer belt are removing unfinished tires from hooks attached to an overhead track. Each unfinished tire was then placed on the conveyer belt where it traveled to the mold room. subject - Tire industry – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Rubber industry and trade – Massachusetts – Chicopee; Fisk Tire Company; Chicopee (Mass.) – Industries; Tires relation - Is part of the Fisk Tire Company collection at the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Identifier - FTC10 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,43

description - A visual document of Chicopee, Massachusetts Memorial Day, May 31, 1920: a chronological photographic series. subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,42

description - A visual document of Chicopee, Massachusetts Memorial Day, May 31, 1920: a chronological photographic series. subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,41

description - A group of young women wearing summer dresses walk in the procession at Calvary Cemetery. Behind them is the long line of the procession led by by a marcher carrying the flag. Calvary consists of twenty-five acres of land and is on Hampden Street… subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Cemeteries -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Calvary Cemetery (Chicopee, Mass.) relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,39

description - Four young girl scouts who are members of a troop sponsored by the "Polish National Alliance" are carrying a floral display on Memorial Day. A banner on the right side of the display shows the initials "PNA" which stand for the alliance. subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,38

description - Led by policemen and a brass band, scouts enter Calvary Cemetery on Memorial Day. Calvary was built by John Chase in 1836 and it is one of the oldest Catholic cemeteries in Chicopee. subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Cemeteries -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Calvary Cemetery (Chicopee, Mass.) relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,37

description - Young spectators are walking alongside a uniformed brass band which is leading a Memorial Day parade near Market Square in Chicopee center. Directly behind, the rest of the parade is making its way from the Square. subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,36

description - On Memorial Day parade marchers are walking west on Exchange Street from Market Square in Chicopee center. On the left, a pipe band in kilts is playing and two marchers behind them are carrying flags. subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,35

description - An empty grandstand on Memorial Day, 1921, decorated in red, white and blue bunting. In the background, spectators are awaiting the dignitaries who will preside at the ceremonies on this day. subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,34

description - A front view of the plaque placed on the pedestal of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument. A metallic eagle is perched on the plaque which bears the following inscription: "Chicopee erects this monument in grateful memory of all her sons who served on… subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts --Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,33

description - Joseph M. Grise, of George Beesly Company, men's furnishings in Chicopee, speaks from the podium to the crowd assembled at the Montcalm School in Chicopee. School children holding small flags are standing in front of the podium. All are looking at… subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Grise, Joseph M. relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,32

description - School children in patriotic costumes form a ring around the World War I monument. In their hands they hold a large, extended sash. Near the monument a woman is laying a floral decoration, while two women assist and look on. subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,31

description - A portion of the estimated 12,000 people who celebrated Memorial Day in Chicopee in 1921. The spectators, standing in front of the newly built Chicopee High School on Front Street, are gazing at the festivities near the monument. subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,30

description - Eight Red Cross nurses are standing adjacent to their truck. The nurse in the middle is holding an embroidered cross, the symbol of their organization. Two nurses, standing on each side of her, hold two small flags which frame the cross. Their… subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; American Red Cross relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,29

description - A group of young women is leading the procession to the dedication of the World War I monument at the Montcalm School in Chicopee. They are carrying an oversized, unfurled American flag. subject - Parades -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,28

description - On the podium in front of the Montcalm School, school children are singing at the dedication ceremony of the World War I monument. Their choral director leads them and other school children holding American flags standing in front of the podium. In… subject - Memorial Day -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; War memorials -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee; World War, 1914-1918 -- Monuments -- Massachusetts -- Chicopee relation - Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/ Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/chicopee,27