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Holiday window display at Woolworths. The signs proclaim they are "America's Christmas Store". Woolworth's, a national five and dime store, was located at 69 Main Street. Toys on display include the Suzy Homemaker Iron and Ironing Board, Suzy…

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8 Christmas tree candle holders with candles. This type was used before the advent of strings of electric lights

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This is a summary account of how automobiles were introduced in Maynard spanning 1899 to early 1910s

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The sign on the building reads, "Sweet Cider For Sale".
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Clarence Broadbent, Arthur W. Martin, Herbert Martin, Thomas Usher, William Coulter, George Lawton

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John W. Connors in 1900 was making cigars in his factory at Loew's Block, Nason St. He made the "J. W. C." and "Forester" and the "Home Market Club". Cornelius J. Lynch bought out Connors in 1910 , expanded the business and moved to the Masonic…

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see1999.4 and 1999.2470 for an account of cigars in Maynard.

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George E. "Speck" White manufactured cigars in his shop in the basement of the Masonic Block. see 1999.4 for more info

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A trimmer used to cut cigars from 3 to 6 inches. The trimmer was used by George E. White, who owned and operated a cigar manufacturing shop in the basement of the Masonic Block, Main St., from 1916 to 1922. His brands included "Middlesex" -10…

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This cigar maker's cutting block was used by George White, with a possible hand-me-down from John Connors and Cornelius J. Lynch, prior owners of the cigar business.

Used by George E. White, who owned and operated a cigar manufacturing shop in the…

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The two women are standing on a bridge enjoying a smoke. It's possible that this is a photo taken later of two women dressed in period costumes.

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This store was possibly located in back of the Nason Street shops. The cigar boxes in the window read: Sailors Pride Tobacco, Standard Navy and Horse Shoe.

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Front: Henry Tobin, ___?, Cornelius Lynch, Mike Maley
Back: __?,___?

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Pin used when Cindy Ruzich ran for school committee in the early 1990's. She was elected in 1991 and 1994.

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Window poster advertising the Sells and Gray Circus held at Crowe Park sponsored by the Rotary Club.

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Mr. O'Neill was an employee of the Assabet Mills for many years, having served as a second hand in the Carding Department.

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United States Civil Defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States, which was the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack. The triangle in the badge emphasized the 3-step Civil Defense…

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A letter written by Charles Pease to his sister, Mrs. Augustia(?) Smith of Assabet, Mass.(now Maynard). He was stationed at Camp Michigan, Annapolis.

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Copies of 59 letters written by William Henry Peck during the civil war to various relatives. The letters were collated by Ruth Peck Doyle. Sample letter shown.

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A dinner menu for a Testimonial for Mr. Clarence J. Bodfish.

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A brown wooden award for the Clark Tournament Small School Runner-Up Award, 1996.

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Held at Colonial Hall, Maynard on June 28, 1923.

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