Watertown Businesses

description - Battery of tennis shoe conveyors. Equipment at Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.). Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Factories -- Watertown (Mass.).;… relation - Identifier - figure 1032

description - Shoe conveyor jacks loaded. Equipment at Hood Rubber Company -- Watertown (Mass.). Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown.… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Factories -- Watertown (Mass.).;… relation - Identifier - figure 1030

description - Union Market National Bank. Spring, 1958. Located in old Lewando's building in Watertown Square at the corner of Pleasant Street. subject - National Library Week -- Watertown (Mass.).; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Banks -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 1016

description - Perkins' Howe Building tower in background. The stockyards were built by the Fitchburg Rail Road and covered 35 acres. Law required the herds to leave the freight cars, be fed and kept in the open at least 24 hours. Drovers would drive the cattle… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Railroads -- Watertown (Mass.).; Stockyards -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 1006

description - Spring Hotel and First Parish Unitarian Church in the background. The Spring Hotel played a major role in the life of Watertown. When the men drilled for the Civil War at Whiting Park, they would march to the Hotel for three square meals a day. Many… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hotel -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 1002

description - Site of Spring Hotel horse sheds, shortly after sheds were torn down. Briggs Potter kept the livery stables on Spring Street until they burned down in 1841 .Wagon in foreground bears the sign: "T.P. Emerson, Watertown Express". Emerson bought the… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Hotel -- Watertown (Mass.).; Main Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 1001

description - Photograph taken from the south side of the river. The First Parish steeple and the Baptist Church steeple are visible in the background. Lewando?s French Dying and Cleansing Establishment cleanses and dyes all kinds of fabrics and materials used… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Lewando's --Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 4101

description - Duplicate of figure 4701 (Line #229) Mechanics of the factory. Lewando's electric generator. Lewando?s French Dying and Cleansing Establishment cleanses and dyes all… subject - Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; Lewando's --Watertown… relation - Identifier - figure 4098

description - Duplicate of figure 1041 Line #130. Shoe conveyor -- starting. Frederic and Arthur Hood, trained under their father and after the U.S. Rubber Co. failed in Franklin and Chelsea, MA, founded a factory in 1896 in East Watertown. During the early years,… subject - Small business -- United States.; Entrepreneurship.; Brand name products.; Industries -- United States.; Corporation.; Incorporation.; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Factories -- Watertown (Mass.).;… relation - Identifier - figure 1043

description - Coolidge Tavern, corner of Galen and Watertown Streets. Kept by widow Dorothy Coolidge in 1775, demolished in 1918 to provide space for mass-transit car barns. George Washington had tea here but did not like it. In his diary, he wrote "Thursday… subject - Galen Street -- Watertown (Mass.).; Watertown Street -- Watertown(Mass.).; Business.; Commerce.; Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Commercial buildings -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 480

description - Duplicate 982 (line #116) McLauthlin's Bookstore and Joe Torres' peanut stand. Note the policeman and people in the upstairs window. subject - Torres, Joe Small business -- United States. Entrepreneurship. Business. Commerce. relation - Identifier - figure 2330

description - Duplicate 1304 (Line #142) AND 1508 (Line #157) subject - Small business -- United States. Entrepreneurship. Business. Commerce. Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown. Commercial buildings ? Watertown (Mass.). Grant Club -- Watertown (Mass.). relation - Identifier - figure 2325

description - A.McMaster's tailor shop occupied the right hand side of the building. White sign on second floor reads ?GRANT CLUB?. Demolished in 1913. Duplicate 1304 (line # 142) … subject - Small business -- United States. Entrepreneurship. Business. Commerce. Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown. Commercial buildings ? Watertown (Mass.). Grant Club -- Watertown (Mass.). relation - Identifier - figure 1508

description - Town Hall, Lenox Barber Shop and Nourse and Barnard store. [Dry goods, glass, crockery and fancy goods, [near Town Hall]. Joel Barnard Jr. owned the building that housed Nourse and Barnard. Charles Lenox was the flag bearer for the 54th Regiment… subject - Small business -- United States. Entrepreneurship. Business. Commerce. Business enterprises -- Massachusetts -- Watertown. Commercial building relation - Identifier - figure 1501