Princeton Collection

   

(50 items found)

description - The original Summit House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Men sit on chairs on the roof while others gaze out the windows or sit in front. A horse and cart can be seen on the left. The Summit House was built in 1870 by William G.… subject - Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-89-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,9

description - A postcard of the interior of the Museum of Antique Autos, located on Route 31 in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Museum was founded by Albert B. Garganigo in 1938. At one time it included almost 200 antique autos dating back to the turn of the… subject - Automobiles--Museums; Museums--Massachusetts--Princeton; Antique and classic cars relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-85-002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,8

description - A postcard showing the fire that destroyed the Wachusett House in Princeton, Massachusetts. The photograph was taken at 11:00 AM on November 28, 1910, shortly after the fire started. The Postcard shows damaged furniture taken from the building while… subject - Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Wachusett Mountain (Mass.); Fire relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-83-004 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,7

description - A postcard showing the Wachusett House Hotel as seen from the town common in Princeton, Massachusetts. Guests on the porch watch the preparation for games of croquet and lawn tennis, favorite pastimes for the summer tourists who visited Mount… subject - Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Wachusett Mountain (Mass.); Croquet; Tennis relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-83-003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,6

description - A postcard of the library in Fernside in Princeton, Massachusetts on the side of Mount Wachusett. Books were available for guests and there was entertainment available there such as games of charades, musicals, theatricals and dancing. Fernside was… subject - Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Hotels--Working class women; Hotels--Libraries; Resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Working class women relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-79-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,5

description - Full page advertisement for the Wachusett House in the Princeton Directory for July 1881. The Advertisement includes a print of the hotel by Rand McNally. P.A. Beaman and Son are listed as the proprietors. Phineas Beaman, a Princeton resident,… subject - Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Hotels--Advertising; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Wachusett Mountain (Mass.) relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-117-002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,4

description - The second Summit House built in 1884 by Phineas A. Beaman on the top of Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Called the "Tip Top", the hotel contained 30 rooms with water supplied by the windmill on the shore of Summit Pond. Tourist business… subject - Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton; Windmills relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-100-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,3

description - A postcard showing the reception room and office in the third Summit House, built in 1907, on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. The upper view shows the reception room with an upright piano, rocking chairs and fireplace, and the lower… subject - Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Hotels--Interiors; Hotels--Gift shops; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-1-003 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,2

description - Postcard of the dining hall in the third Summit House, built in 1907, on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. The postcard shows a corner with bow-backed chairs and tables set. subject - Wachusett Mountain (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works; Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton; Hotels--Interiors; Hotels--Dining rooms; Summer resorts--Massachusetts--Princeton; Mountains--Massachusetts--Princeton relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2007-11-1-002 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,1

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… subject - World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Massachusetts; Watchtowers; Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton; Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works relation - 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. Identifier - PHS-2003-JA-43-001 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/princeton,0