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	Search results for --Shrewsbury    Refine your search Creator Shrewsbury Public Libr... (14) Buxton, Herbert, Photo... (3) Borgatti Family, Shrew... (1) Central Massachusetts ... (1) Harlow, Raymond (1) Subject Shrewsbury Public Libr... (10) Shrewsbury Public Libr... (4) Doane's Mill, on Old M... (1) dr Min-chueh Chang, Sh... (1) Eddie Dean's Sawmill a... (1) Show more... Date 1980 (9) 1903 (4) 1950's (2) 1953 (1) 1972 (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 39 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Perkins Home Bakery, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Perkins home bakery and groceries -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Medicine -- History -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Bakers and bakeries -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Perkins Home Bakery and Groceries, Shrewsbury (Mass.), opened in 1897 near what is now 40 Maple Avenue. Perkins sold his own headache medicine in his store. His dog Trilby (pictured) was used to promote... 2. Samuel Howe's Store, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Retail store -- Samuel I. Howe, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic shops -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; General stores -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Shops -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). General store of Samuel I. Howe, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) 3. Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury (Mass.) Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Tanneries -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Leather goods -- History -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; U.S. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Nelson and Rice Currier Shop located on Main Street, opposite South Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) During the Civil War, Nelson and Rice supplied many leather goods for the Union soldiers. Hides came in to... 4. Samuel B. Boutell's Store and Home, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Store and home of Samuel B. Boutell -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; General stores -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Samuel B. Boutell's store and home, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Built in 1885, in the "Lower Village" of Shrewsbury, Mass. Mr. Boutell is on the piazza. 5. 505 West Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) 505 West Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Harness making and trade -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic dwellings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Cartography -- History --Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Surveying Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Lake Quinsigamond, Shrewsbury (Mass.). Historic home at 505 West Main Street. 1797 was the first mention of buildings on this property. Property used as harness shop, furniture shop and by saddle tree makers. Home once occupied by Henry Snow,... 6. Workers from the Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury (Mass.) Workers from the Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Tanneries -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Leather goods -- History -- -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury (Mass.) Workers from the Nelson and Rice Currier Shop located on Main Street, opposite South Street, Shrewsbury, Mass. Group photograph of laborers. ... 7. Anthony A. Borgatti (1916-1996) standing in front of SPAG'S, Shrewsbury, Mass. SPAG'S, Shrewsbury (Mass.) circa 1940 ; Hardware stores -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Stores, Retail -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Borgatti, Anthony A., (1916-1996) ; SPAG'S Supply, Inc. ; Discount housed (Retail trade -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). One of Shrewsbury's most famous residents in the twentieth century was Anthony A. Borgatti, Jr. (Spag). Born the oldest of four children on February 29, 1916, in Worcester (Mass.), he opened a tire and... 8. Dr. Min-Chueh Chang, of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) (1908-1991). Dr. Min-Chueh Chang, Shrewsbury (Mass.) (1908-1991) ; Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Contraceptives, oral ; Fertilization in vitro. Doctor Chang standing outside his laboratory at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) in the winter of 1945. Min-Chueh Chang's development of oral contraception with Gregory... 9. Ross Wyman Mill, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Ross Wyman Mill, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Mills -- Massachusetts ; Firearms -- Manufactures -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Gunsmiths -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Wyman Mill, located off Main Circle, west of Ward Hill, Shrewsbury (Mass.). Built early 1800's. Ross Wyman was also a skilled gun maker. He is recognized as having made General Artemas Ward a gun "of sufficient... 10. Doane's Mill, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Doane's Mill, on Old Mill Pond, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Mills and mill-work -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Doane's Mill, located on Old Mill Pond, Shrewsbury (Mass.) 11. Bailey Brothers Store, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Bailey Brothers store, corner of South Street and Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Clothing -- Manufactures -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). Bailey Brothers Store, corner of South Street and Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.). In this brick building, local women were hired to work in the shop. It was where the first ready-made clothes, possibly... 12. Cushing-Haven Tavern, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Cushing-Haven Tavern, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Taverns (Inns) -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Cushing family -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). The Cushing-Haven Tavern was built in 1751, by Colonel Job Cushing, son of Reverend Job Cushing, Shrewsbury's first minister. In 1871, the tavern was moved across Main Street to make room for the new Town... 13. Popcorn Man in front of Spag's, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Concession stand for popcorn at SPAGS, Shrewsbury (Mass.) 1952 ; Hardware stores -- Worcester County (Mass.) ; Stores, Retail -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Borgatti, Anthony A., 1916-1996 ; SPAG's Supply, Inc. ; Discount houses (Retail trade) -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). The Popcorn Man was in front of Spag's nearly every night. This photo was taken one evening in December, 1952, and shows a busy concession stand in great demand. 14. Flint Farm, West Main Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Flint Farm, West Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic dwellings -- Massachusetts ; Iristhorpe, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Gage family -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Massachusetts -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763. Flint Farm, West Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Dr. Edward Flint was a surgeon in the French and Indian Wars. In the twentieth century, the home was owned by the Gage family and was known as Iristhorpe.... 15. Shrewsbury Public Library Hall on second floor Shrewsbury Public Library (Shrewsbury, Mass) ; Library buildings--Shrewsbury (Mass) - History View of the Hall on the second floor probably from the early 1950's. Hall had wood seating for 60 people. Note piano on left side and curio cabinets along wall. 16. Shrewsbury Public Library Hall Shrewsbury Public Library (Shrewsbury, Mass) ; Library buildings--Shrewsbury (Mass) - History View of a meeting of women in the Hall on the second floor. Probably taken in the early 1950's. The windows on the top left of the photo would look out onto Main Street and the side windows in right corner... 17. Howe Memorial Library 1903 Shrewsbury Public Library (Shrewsbury, Mass) ; Library buildings--Shrewsbury (Mass) - History. View of the Howe Memorial Library from 1903. Photo is view from the southwest corner looking towards from of the library. Show the stone wall in front of the library along Main Street. 18. Howe Memorial Library reading room 1903 Shrewsbury Public Library (Shrewsbury, Mass) ; Library buildings--Shrewsbury (Mass) - History. View of the main reading room in the original Howe Memorial Library in the early 1900's. To the right of the fireplace is the magazine rack. Card catalog can be seen on the bottom right of photo. This... 19. Shrewsbury Public Library Artemus Ward Annex children's room. Shrewsbury Public Library (Shrewsbury, Mass) ; Library buildings--Shrewsbury (Mass) - History ; Ward, Artemus ,1834-1867. This room was added in 1922 through a donation by a descendent of Artemus Ward and originally housed a library of Eastern Massachusetts Biography and History. It later became the Children's Room and this... 20. Dedication brochure for the Jubal Howe Memorial Library, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts September 24, 1903 Public libraries--Massachusetts--Shrewsbury; Shrewsbury (Mass)-History. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 39 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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