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Fire engine with two firemen

1 pp 1930

Black-and-white copy photo taken directly from a plate glass negative. Two firemen are seated together in a 1920s/1930s-style open-seated fire engine, parked in front of the open garage of what appears to be a residence. The men are in dark, heavy suits with visor-brimmed caps, and the man in the left-hand passenger seat has a badge. Unusually for an American vehicle, the wheel is positioned on the right-hand driver's seat, gripped by the second man. Details such as water valves, a large headlamp, ladders, and a handheld lantern can be seen across the fire engine. The branches of a tree covered in foliage are draped overhead, covering the nearby house in shadow.

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Four generation family portrait

1 pp 1904

Group studio photo portrait with three women and a baby boy, each representing a different generation of the same family. They are flanked by two curtains with ornately decorated trim, and behind them is a mostly blank studio background with a shield-shaped design to the right of the camera, partially obscured by one curtain. The subjects are listed as: Great-grandmother Mrs. Gardner Parker, Age 80, seated in ornate wooden chair with small purse attached to waist Grandmother Mrs. Roswell I. Frail, standing Mother Mrs. William E. Oakley, seated on stool Baby John Roswell Oakley, age 6 months, on mother's lap As they are only identified by the names of their husbands, the women's names are not known.

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Fourth of July picnic at Whitehall Pond

1 pp 1900

Black-and-white posed group photo of approximately 30 people gathering for a Fourth of July picnic in the vicinity of Whitehall Pond/Lake Whitehall. The group consists of several different families, or a large extended family, with men, women, children and infants all present together. A young man in the back row holds an American flag. The date is unknown, but appears to be sometime in the 1900s or 1910s.

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Frank Winthrop Smalley photo portrait

1 pp 1903

Black-and-white, posed photo portrait of Frank Winthrop Smalley as a young boy, probably 3 or 4 years of age. He is wearing a white child's gown against a white studio background, making his body difficult to distinguish, and his hair has been delicately combed. The photo was taken on Christmas of 1903, so it may have been taken to commemorate the holiday. Smalley may have been a member of the Stearns or Wood families.

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Frankland house, Frankland Road, Ashland

1 pp 1910

Postcard image of site of English nobleman Sir Harry Frankland and wife Agnes Surriage's home on Frankland Road, formerly Hopkinton, currently Ashland. Tiered landscape is from original property. Label indicates that the Elm Trees are original as well. A stonewall is seen on the left and a pair of wooden barrels mark the way into the property. House is white, 2-story with 2 chimneys and a has a small extended front porch behind stairs

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Freshman class of high school with teachers, Feb 24th, 1891

1 pp 1891

Class photograph of "Class of 1894" from Hopkinton (as freshmen), taken 2-24-1891; hand written note attached and typewritten note describing photo. (2 copies of photo); St. John's Catholic Church in background; The school building moved to Church Street after 1900 to become a private home and in 1965 St. John's Parish House and Sunday school.

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From the dam, Lake Whitehall, Woodville, Mass

1 pp 1910

Hand painted color postcard of view from the first dam and through trees at Lake Whitehall

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Gable end house, Hopkinton

1 pp 1888

Photograph showing gable-end house with front door on side driveway; 2 bay windows on 1st floor, 4 windows with shutters on 2nd floor; white (or light) clapboard; white picket fence along front; 2 women in photo, one standing in doorway, one on walkway to door; horse in background behind next door house; close neighbor houses on both sides. (possibly a residential neighborhood on Hayden Rowe Street?)

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George L. Hemenway, lawyer, in his office

1 pp 1880

George Louis Hemenway is seated at a large table/desk in his office. There is a coal stove with a attached ornament on top, connected to a stove pipe running up and into the wall behind it. A bookcase to the right of the stove contains five shelves full of sets of legal books. The top of the bookcase holds more books and a scroll of paper. A closed door cabinet forms the bottom of the bookcase, with papers and books on the overhang. Three wood-framed windows with blinds pulled halfway down are visible. Hemenway is sitting at a large table on one of a set of Windsor chairs, and is reading a document in his hands. He has a walrus moustache, dark shoes and is wearing a shirt under a light colored suit. As well as the bookshelf, a small document cabinet and rocking chair can be found behind Hemenway, the former holding a feather duster and papers on top, and another stack of papers on its side. Hemenway is sitting in front of an early-model typewriter, with a skeletal design and its case behind it. To the right of the case is what appears to be a law book on a piece of paper. On the far end of the table is what is possibly a stamping mechanism, along with an ink bottle and paperwork spread out. Caned chair at far end of table and two Windsor chairs on right. A safe on wheels is on the far right corner of the office. A couple more chairs are shown in partial view in front of the safe. An oil or kerosene lamp is hanging from the ceiling, with a decorative base and a shade. The legs of the table are turned. There is a framed document between two of the windows, with a small shelf in front with several more law books. A handwritten note originally attached to the back of the photo's frame contains this information, along with the provenance: "Law Office of George Louis Hemenway, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Main street. Building destroyed by fire. The building also contained the Post Office, and I think the bank. Not sure but perhaps also a drug store."

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Golden spike ceremony for Woodville trolley line

1 pp 1902

Black-and-white photo of a ceremony that took place to commemorate the completion of a trolley line in the Woodville section of Hopkinton, MA. Leroy E. Coolidge, the owner of a Woodville carriage factory (Coolidge Carriage Company), is shown driving a final golden rail spike with a hammer before a large number of well-dressed Woodville citizens, five of whom are standing outside of a house on a hill. This house was owned by the Wood family. Several children can be seen within the group. A trolley sits on the rails behind him, with at least four people inside of it. Presumably, the trolley was ready to be driven over the connected rails to complete the ceremony and begin full operation of the line after the spike was driven. The ground is dirty and upheaved, covered with rocks and debris, bearing signs of the labor that built the trolley line.

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Grade three class 1902

1 pp 1902

Black and white mounted class photograph of Hopkinton Grade 3 (1902). Teacher was Miss Carrigan. Note attached to photo provides student names. About 33 grade three children two rows sitting and one standing. The teacher stands in the rear in front of a tree. In the background the edge of two structures can be seen, with trees beyond.

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Group of six men, indoors, with wooden crates

1 pp 1870

Photograph of six men, standing inside a building, with many wooden crates in the foreground. One crate reads "Ione Shoe Custom Well". There is a small object with wheels on top of a crate near the men. Two of the men wear aprons and two are wearing overcoats. A hat, some coats, and a bucket can all be seen hanging on posts in the building.

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Fire engine with two firemen

Four generation family portrait

Fourth of July picnic at Whitehall Pond

Frank Winthrop Smalley photo portrait

Frankland house, Frankland Road, Ashland

Freshman class of high school with teachers, Feb 24th, 1891

From the dam, Lake Whitehall, Woodville, Mass

Gable end house, Hopkinton

George L. Hemenway, lawyer, in his office

Golden spike ceremony for Woodville trolley line

Grade three class 1902

Group of six men, indoors, with wooden crates