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	Search results for Family    Refine your search Creator Buxton, Herbert, Photo... (3) Borgatti Family, Shrew... (1) Subject Bailey Brothers Store,... (1) Concession Stand for P... (1) Cushing-haven Tavern, ... (1) Diners (Restaurants) -... (1) Doane's Mill, on Old M... (1) Show more... Date 1890? (1) ca 1917 (1) Ca.1940 (1) results 1-20 of 20 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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.... 2. Gershom Wheelock House, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Home of the first settler in Shrewsbury, Mass. Historic homes, Shrewsbury, (Mass.) Gershom Wheelock was the first settler in Shrewsbury, Mass., in 1717. The home was built in 1732 and is now 265 Boylston Street. The Wheelock family lived in this house for 205 years. It is the oldest... 3. Ward Estate, circa 1860s, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Ward Estate, circa 1860s, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Massachusetts. Ward, Artemas, Commander-in-Chief of the American Revolution ; Ward family -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) Ward estate circa 1860s. The horse in the foreground of the photograph belonged to Charles Ward who was killed in the Civil War. Thomas W. Ward went south to retrieve his son's body and returned to Shrewsbury... 4. 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... 5. 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... 6. Farm workers with oxen at the Ward estate, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, circa 1890. Farms -- Massachusetts ; Agriculture -- Massachusetts ; Dairy farms -- Massachusetts ; Farm equipment -- History -- Massachusetts. Ed Wheelock with oxen and horses at the Ward homestead circa 1890. Mr. Wheelock was hired by Henry Galbraith Ward as property manager for the Ward family. Under Wheelock's management, the homestead was... 7. 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... 8. 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. 9. 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... 10. 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. ... 11. Green and Hickey Leather Company, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.). Green and Hickey Leather Company, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Tanneries, Massachusetts. Nelson and Rice Currier Shop became Green and Hickey Leather Company, located on Main Street, opposite South Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.). The business continued to grow and later relocated to Grafton (Mass.).... 12. Argento's Diner, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Diners (Restaurants) -- Worcester County (Mass.) ; Diners (Restaurants) -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Horsedrawn vehicles. Argento’s Diner, located on the east corner of Route 9 and South Quinsigamond Avenue. In 1926, this was one of the first diners built on a site. It was then Warren’s Diner. It was fifty feet long by... 13. Dedication brochure for the Jubal Howe Memorial Library, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts September 24, 1903 Public libraries--Massachusetts--Shrewsbury; Shrewsbury (Mass)-History. 14. 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. 15. Eddie Dean's sawmill at the Ward homestead, circa 1917, Main Street, Shrewsbury, Mass. Eddie Dean's sawmill at the Artemas Ward homestead, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic dwellings -- Massachusetts ; Ward, Artemas, Commander-in-Chief of the American Revolution. Sawmills -- Massachusetts. Eddie Dean's Sawmill at the Ward homestead on Main Street, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, circa 1917. This early tractor with its iron wheels supplied power for the sawmill. George Banister of Boylston ran... 16. 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,... 17. 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... 18. 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.) 19. 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... 20. Doane's Mill, Shrewsbury (Mass.) Doane's Mill, on Old Mill Pond, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Mills and mill-work -- Shrewsbury (Mass.). 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