Westborough Collection

description - Workers ("Box Shop Gang") at C. Whitney & Company box factory near railroad in Westborough (Westboro). Company manufactured wooden boxes for shipping, many for shipping shoes. subject - Boxes; Box industry -- Massachusetts; Wooden boxes; Box industry employees -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,14

description - Certificate issued to Thomas G. Davis of Westboro on first day of November 1862, signed by Albert Wood, President, and John G. Metcalf, Secretary. subject - Agricultural Society -- Massachusetts -- Worcester; Westborough (Mass.) -- History; Agriculture -- Massachusetts. relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,13

description - Colored postcard of trolleys in downtown commercial area of Westborough. subject - Massachusetts -- Westborough; Trolleys; Main Street (Westborough, Mass.); Commercial Districts. Massachusetts -- Westboro. relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,12

description - Farm workers at the Lyman School for Boys. The farm encompassed 99 acres. The school was organized as a family system with farm buildings and houses. In 1890, 190 boys lived at the school. subject - Massachusetts State Reform School (Westborough, Mass.); Lyman School for Boys -- Westboro, Mass.; Reformatories -- Massachusetts -- Westboro, (Mass.); Agriculture; Farming; Barns; Farm Workers. relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,11

description - Advertisement for D.W. Forbes & Son, manufacturers of sleighs. The company was started in 1841 and shipped sleighs across the country. subject - Sleighs -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Sleigh Industry; Sleigh Industry -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,10

description - Humber Cycle Company shop workers, Westborough (Westboro), Massachusetts. Humber Company bought the White Bicycle Company of Westborough. subject - Bicycle Industry -- Massachusetts; Factories -- Employees -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,9

description - Women sewing at the National Straw Works subject - Straw Hats 1880-1890; Hat Industry; Westborough (Mass.); Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Factories -- Massachusetts; Westboro (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,8

description - Operators in Hall No. 2 of the National Straw Works. The company was incorporated in 1869 by Henry Bernard and George Smalley. They employed 2,000 workers in 1880. The company burned down in 1917. subject - Straw Hats 1880-1890; Hat Industry; Westborough (Mass.); Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Factories -- Massachusetts; Westboro (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,7

description - Postcard commemorating Westborough native Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin and mass production. Whitney was the son of Betsey Fay and descendent of John Fay, one of the town's earliest settlers. George Washington signed Eli Whitney's first… subject - Whitney, Eli (1765-1825); Westboro (Westborough) (Mass.); Inventors; Cotton Gin; Manufacturing. relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,6

description - Photograph of the Arcade Building showing the C. Brigham Company, other businesses, and a large elm tree subject - Westborough (Mass.); Buildings 1860-1890; Business enterprises. relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,5

description - Photograph of Hervey A. Gilmore, farmer, who ran a farm on East Main Street in Westborough from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Hervey was the twin brother of Henry Gilmore. subject - Farms -- Massachusetts -- Westboro; Gilmore, Hervey A.; Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,4

description - Company employees in front of the Westboro Hat Company and the American Saddle and Bicycle Company on Phillips Street. subject - Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Hat Industry -- Westborough (Mass.); History -- Westborough (Mass.); Bicycle Industry -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,3

description - Photograph depicting the three-story Westboro Hat Company. A fourth story was later added. The company employed as many as 300 workers at one time. subject - Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Hat Industry -- Westborough (Mass.); History -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,2

description - Photograph of the Gould & Walker Company, corner of Milk and Phillips Streets, Westborough (Westboro). Company, which made boots and shoes, was started in 1883 by William Gould and Melvin Walker. subject - Shoe Industry -- Massachusetts; Shoemakers -- Massachusetts; Footwear Industry -- Massachusetts; Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Boots and Shoe Factories -- Westborough (Mass.) relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,1

description - Dye house at the Westboro Hat Company. The company once employed as many as 300 workers. subject - Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Hat Industry; Westborough (Mass.); Dyes and Dying relation - In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/westborough,0