Holyoke Collection

description - Image of Mountain Park, Holyoke Massachusetts. Built in 1894 by the Holyoke Street Railway Company, Mountain Park remained in operation until it’s closing in 1987. It was a pleasant get away for the workers and was designed as a method of… subject - Mountain Park (Holyoke, MA); Amusement parks relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - L19 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,19

description - Image of two Farr Alpaca floats featured in the 1923 Holyoke Fourth of July parade. The floats include two paintings of the Farr Alpaca textile mill by Roderick McCartney that commemorate the 50th anniversary of Farr Alpaca. In front of the floats… subject - Industries - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Textile industry - - Wool industry (Holyoke); Fourth of July celebrations relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - I-60a http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,18

description - Image of Parsons Paper Company, Mill Number 2. Parsons Paper Mill, Holyoke’s longest running Paper Company, was in operation from 1853 to 2005. Parsons Mill produced paper for specialty paper firms. Their products included fine writing paper,… subject - Parsons Paper Company; Paper industry relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - I-4a http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,17

description - Image of two men standing in a penstock. Penstocks are used to convey water under pressure from the collecting pool underneath a dam to the turbines used to power factories. The men are in the process of repairing the grate designed to regulate the… subject - Penstocks; Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,16

description - Image of the William Skinner Silk Mill. Formally located at Appleton Street and the First Level Canal this building sat at the current site of Heritage State Park in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The William Skinner Silk Mill was well known for its silk… subject - William Skinner and Sons; Skinner, William (1824-1902); Textile industry - - Silk industry; Textile industry - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - I-117 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,15

description - Image of stone blocks used to build the walls of the Holyoke Stone Dam. Quarried on Leadbetters Island in Maine, these stones were transported to Holyoke by railroad and stored in a field a mile below the dam near the present Riverside Station. The… subject - Dam Construction; Hoisting machines; Railroad relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - H-56 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,14

description - Image of the Holyoke Water Power Testing Flume. The flume is used to test the performance of the under water turbines that provide the water-power to Holyoke’s mills on the canals. Five men stand by, another turns the screw that powers the flume… subject - Flumes; Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - F-25 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,13

description - Image of railroad workers clearing a rock cut for the roadbed. In the foreground a group of tools leans against a pile of rocks. In the background a group of 14 workers pose on the rock face. Four men hold shovels. The landscape is filled with… subject - Railroads - - Massachusetts; Railroad construction workers; Roads Designs and construction relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - W736 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,12

description - Image of “Thorpe Hill Road” which later became Northampton Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Taken from a location south of Dinosaur Park, this image shows a dirt road bounded on the right by a scrubby field, wooden fence and telegraph poles and… subject - Dirt roads; Northampton Street (Holyoke, MA); Connecticut River relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - D-66 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,11

description - Image of Holyoke’s wooden dam, the first successful structure to harness the Connecticut River for its power-generating potential. Built in 1849, it was replaced by the current stone dam in 1900. In the foreground the water of the Connecticut… subject - Dam - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Water-power - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Howard St. (Holyoke, MA); Highlands (Holyoke, MA) relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - W733 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,10

description - Image of Joe and Jerry, the William Whiting Coal Company’s cart horses. The note affixed to the photograph states that the name of the two horses are Joe and Jerry. They weigh 3400 pounds and were sold at auction by the Hick’s Brothers to the… subject - Coal industry - Holyoke; Whiting, William B. (1841-1911); Horse drawn vehicles relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - N-94 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,9

description - Image of the Holyoke Daily Transcript building on High and John Streets. From 1863-1993, the Holyoke Daily Transcript, later the Transcript Telegram, was the major source for Holyoke’s news. This image shows the brick facade of the Transcript,… subject - Newspaper buildings - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Newspapers - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; High Street (Holyoke, MA); Horse drawn vehicles relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - N-71 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,8

description - Image of Bardwell’s Drug Store. Bardwell’s Drug Store, owned and operated by Charles E. Bardwell, was found at 1-3 Main St. in the Flatiron building. The walls are lined with glass-fronted cabinets filled with bottles of medicine. To the left… subject - Drugstores - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Stores, Retail - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Soda fountains - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - N-47 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,7

description - Image of exterior of Bardwell Drugstore. Bardwell’s Drug Store, owned and operated by Charles E. Bardwell, was found at 1-3 Main St. in the Flatiron building. The bay window is framed out with engaged columns that are decorated with ornate art… subject - Drugstores; Stores, Retail; Advertisements relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,6

description - Image of the interior of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company at 335 Main St. This image shows household products and food items arranged in long rows on top of and behind a long wooden counter that dominates the photograph. Also visible is an… subject - Grocery Trade; Great Atlantic and Pacific Co. relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,5

description - Image of the exterior of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company at 335 Main Street. One of America’s oldest chains, A and Ps were found throughout Holyoke starting in 1898. This photograph was taken around 1931 when the Main Street store… subject - Grocery Trade; Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - N-188 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,4

description - Image of Childs’ Shoe Store at 273-79 High Street. Childs’ Shoe Store was owned and operated by Thomas Childs, pictured in the foreground of this image waiting on a gentleman in a bowler. Two floor-to-ceiling shelves that are filled with shoes… subject - Shoe stores - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - N-176 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,3

description - Image of the Rowland Thomas, one of the Mount Tom Rail Road’s trolleys. Named for one of the two founders of Holyoke, and the namesake of Mount Tom, cable cars such as this and its companion the Elizur Holyoke, brought passengers up and down Mount… subject - Mt. Tom Rail Road; Railroads, Cable; Uniforms - - Railroad workers uniforms relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - I64 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,2

description - Image of the Elizur Holyoke, one of the Mount Tom Rail Road’s trolleys. Named for one of the two founders of Holyoke, cable cars such as this and its companion the Thomas Rowland, brought passengers up and down Mount Tom daily. The cable car is… subject - Mt. Tom Rail Road Railroads, Cable Tom, Mount (Mass.) relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - L-63 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,1

description - Image of the Holyoke Fire Department’s first fleet of motorized fire engines. A row of ten fire engines stretches across the photograph. Members of the fire department dressed in their dress uniforms pose behind the engines. A partial view of… subject - Fire departments - - Massachusetts - - Holyoke; Fire engines; Veterans Park (Holyoke, MA); St. Jerome Church relation - Image is part of the Holyoke Public Library Photograph Collection, Holyoke, Mass. http://www.holyokelibrary.org Identifier - D-50 http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/holyoke,0