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Board of Public Welfare Office Sign
A wooden sign for the Maynard Board of Public Welfare. At some point between 1921 and 1947 the Overseer of the Poor title transitioned to the titled Board of Public Welfare.
Voice Prints Project - 2002
An oral history project directed by Sarah Chiasson took place in 2002 in Maynard. A number of interviews took place with local Maynard individuals. Tape recorded conversations, photos, and written transcriptions remain from the Project. Those…
"Buried Treasure" by Doris Wiley Fardy, 1998
"Buried Treasure" is collection of memoirs by Doris Wiley Fardy, a teacher in the Fowler School and the Roosevelt School, Maynard. The book was a compilation of short essays originally printed in the Maynard Enterprise and the The Assabet Valley…
Hook & Ladder Fire Company No. 1 Ledger - 1890
Maynard Fire Department
The book contains the "Constitution of Maynard H & Ladder Truck No. 1", "Rules of Order", members from 1890 through 1896, and members from ca1939 through 1971 (not shown in pdf file).
Fire Department Account Book - 1918-1941
Maynard Fire Department accounting journal from 1918 through 1941.
(Note: The PDF consists of selected year excerpts spanning the decades covered by the document.)
(Note: The PDF consists of selected year excerpts spanning the decades covered by the document.)
Call Firemen Meeting & Response Log 1939-1950
Maynard Fire Department
The log records the presence, absence and excused absence at call firemen meetings and response to fire alarms.
Digital Equipment Corporation - First Board of Directors
A photo of the first Board of Directors of Digital Equipment Corporation.
(L-R): Henry Hoagland, Jack Barnard, Jay Forrester, William Congleton, Harlan Anderson, Ken Olsen, Dorothy Rowe, Vernon Alden, Arnaud de Vitry, and Wayne Brobeck
Ken…
(L-R): Henry Hoagland, Jack Barnard, Jay Forrester, William Congleton, Harlan Anderson, Ken Olsen, Dorothy Rowe, Vernon Alden, Arnaud de Vitry, and Wayne Brobeck
Ken…
Ken Olsen - 1958
Digital Equipment Corporation
A photograph of Kenneth Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation from 1957-1992.
Vintage Thomas Manufacturing Co. Combination Fencing/Multi-Tool
This multi-tool includes: hatchet, hammer, pliers, screw driver, pry bar, wrench, cutter, wire stretcher.
The Thomas Mfg. Co. started about the year 1900 and made a line of combination/multitools.
The Thomas Mfg. Co. started about the year 1900 and made a line of combination/multitools.
Civil Defense Helmet
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…
US World War I M1917 Doughboy Helmet
A 1917 US Doughboy helmet from World War I. It has camouflage decals of yellow, green, dark red. An iron cross is painted on the front, likely added by the wearer after the war.
Vintage Drawknife
A drawknife is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a blade with a handle at each end.
They are ancient tools used by Viking Shipwrights in 100 A.D.
They are ancient tools used by Viking Shipwrights in 100 A.D.
Vintage Meat Hook/Hay Bale Hook
A vintage steel hook designed to hold meat and/or to help in baling hay.