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Factory on Merrimack River

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Description: Elevated view across river toward several factories with smokestacks.
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TD-20C Crawler Tractor Construction Scene

Date: 08 1971
Description: Color photograph of an International TD-20C crawler tractor (TracTracTor) operated by a man employed in site development for the A.J. Gallo Corp., Framingh...
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Boston General Line Branch

Date: 1935
Description: Two well-dressed men are standing outdoors among Farmall tractors which are loaded on railroad cars. Original caption reads: "M.E. Merseran, manager, and H...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Bridges & Trolley Hoists

Date: 1919
Description: Four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder bridges trolley hoists used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane and the banner on...
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P&H Double-Runway Lattice Girder Cranes

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger double-runway lattice girder cranes used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane and the banner on the cr...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Cranes

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Description: Four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder cranes used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane, and the banner on the crane read...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Cranes Above Bay

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Description: Elevated view of four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder bridges trolley hoists used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane ...
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Don't Buy Wilson

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Description: Picket line of United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Local 11 in front of the plant of the Wilson meatpacking company. Although unidentified except...
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Norton Grinding Company

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Description: The New Bond Street Section of the Norton Grinding Company showing brick buildings, a road and fenced areas.
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Elevated View of Industrial District

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Description: Elevated view of industrial section of town showing railroad tracks, brick warehouses, smokestacks and the mountains on the outskirts of town in the backgr...
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The Renfrew Mill

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward the Renfrew Mill, built in 1868 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982, a large manufacturing plant with the co...
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Factory Hollow

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Description: View toward the old mill, an old stone building with a tower and a waterfall behind it. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Factory Hollow, Turners Falls, Mass."
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John A. White and Company

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Description: Exterior of the John A. White and Company, a wood-working machinery company, formed in 1877.
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Isaac Prouty and Company

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Description: A view of three men standing in front of the Isaac Prouty and Company Shoe Manufactory.
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Norton Company

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Description: Exterior view across street toward the Norton factory. The world’s first grinding wheel was manufactured at Norton Emery Wheel Company, established by seve...
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The L.S. Starrett Company

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Description: The L.S. Starrett Company, a mechanical tool manufacturer, was founded in 1880.
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Union Twist Drill Company

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Description: The Union Twist Drill Company became Athol's second largest industry by 1930. The company was founded in 1905 as a manufacturer of metal cutting tools.
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Shelburn Falls

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Description: View of a landscape with a rocky stream in foreground and town set in countryside in the distance. Shelburn Falls can be seen among industrial and resident...
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Charles C. Allen Company Manufacturing Plant

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Description: Elevated view of the Charles C. Allen Company Manufacturing Plant, founded in 1919. Several buildings are set amongst a rural setting.
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Second Level Canal

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Description: Skinner's Satin Mills stands alongside the Second Level Canal. The mill was founded in 1848.

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