Employees of the National Straw Works

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Title

Employees of the National Straw Works

Subject

Straw Hats 1880-1890; Hat Industry; Westborough (Mass.); Industries -- Massachusetts -- Worcester County; Factories -- Massachusetts; Westboro (Mass.)

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.

Creator

Howe, New York

Publisher

Date

1883-1884

Relation

In the collection of the Westborough Public Library Westborough Room, Westborough, Massachusetts. http://www.westboroughlib.org

Format

image/jpg

Type

Image

Files

Citation

Howe, New York, “Employees of the National Straw Works,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1475.

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