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People's Theater poster for the movie "Black Diamond Express" (studio issued poster with theater information pasted to the top)

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A poster announcing the movies playing at the People's Theater (on Nason Street) during the week of Oct 11, 1931, including the Marx Brothers "Monkey Business"

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Movie poster for "Painting the Town" at People's Theater. (The movie is also known as "Hot Heels")

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A movie promotional booklet listing a number of movies to be shown from August 1923-July 1924.

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Two tickets to the People's Theater. People's Theater was located at14 Nason Street-opened on April 30, 1921, seating capacity - 700 on the floor, 250 in the balcony. Shows afternoons and evenings during the peak movie era. It gradually faded out of…

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A sepia photo of the People's Theater Basketball Team, 1938.
l to r:
Front: Tony Lubin , Joe Columbo,Uno Norgoal, Lou Columbo, Don Mariano, Capt.
Back: John Creighton, Vic Milewski, Roger Mathewman, Burton Coughlan, Mgr.

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A box office window card showing the movies playing at the People's Theatre the week of August 21 1922. These silent movies are some of the first films shown at the newly constructed theater.

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A show card for the week of October 23, 1932 for People's on Nason Street and Maynard Theatre, Gruber Block, on Main Street.

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A bulletin from the People's/Colonial Theater which advertises currently showing movies. These are: Pygmalion, Stagecoach, Made for Each Other, Sweethearts Girls on Probation, Next Time I Marry, Secrets of an Actress, Hard To Get, Garden of the Moon,…

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State law requires the town boundaries be verified every 5 years. During November 1975, DPW Superintendent Tom Sheridan took Selectman Tom Cocco and Dick White along with Dick's two sons, Denis and Charlie, to perambulate and date the…

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Pictures taken at each bound stone designating the boundaries of the Town of Maynard. There were taken on Sunday.

1st photo: Ralph Sheridan, Winnie Hearon

2nd photo: Birger Koski, Ray Sheridan, Don Lent

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Two storage permits issued by the fire department to store oil on the premises.
1. To Mrs. Francis M. Coady, 60 Thompson St - 1933 - by Frank E. Parks, Fire Chief.

2. To Elmer H. Maynard, 43 Great Road - 1942 - by Richard Allan, Fire Chief.

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A ledger containing the names of individuals who purchased perpetual care for Glenwood Cemetery, Maynard, MA. The dates registered range from 1916 to 1947, and costs ranging from $10.00 to $1,200.

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A desk calendar with the letter "K" embossed on the front. Removable month and day cards are inserted to meet the date.

The "K" is for James V. King, to whom this desk calendar belonged.

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Peter Popienuck
Private United States Army
C Troop
121st Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron
106th Cavalry Group

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Died: Apr 1, 1945

The 106th Cavalry Group was attached to the 15th Corps, 7th Army during the period of October 1944 to May…

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A sepia photo of Main Street and the Petersen Bridge, pre-1916. The Petersen Bridge spans the Assabet River. The Lunch Cart is on the far right of the picture and Nelly's is in the center of the block.

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Petition by Fr. William Maciaszek to Cardinal O'Connell to have a Sodality of Our Lady chapter at the St. Casimir's Church. The petition was signed by Fr. Maciaszek and Cardinal O'Connell, dated December 7, 1940.

Later, the society was known as…