Main St. | Fitchburg Historical Society

1958.060.002 - Print, Photographic

Black and white photograph of lower Main Stret at Moran Square during 1940s. Tarbox Furniture.

Record Type: Photo

1976.025.207 - Print, Photographic

Lowe Residence, Upper Common, courtesy of Mrs. Eleanor T. Caldwell and Mrs. B. A. McManus

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1976.025.208 - Print, Photographic

Two black and white photographs of the Arthur Lowe house on upper Main St. One photo is 2.25" square, and the other is a copy that is 5" x 4".

Record Type: Photo

1976.025.947 - Print, Photographic

Black and white photograph of a black soldier in World War 2 uniform [from the 368th Military band]. Name unknown. Soldier is standing in fromt of the USO entrance in Fitchburg.

Record Type: Photo

1988.052.073B - Print, Photographic

Black and white photo of lower Main Street with train depot at right decoratied with Lights for the Christmas Season during the 1930s

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1990.006.001 - Print, Photographic

Andrew Linna family and friend out for a ride

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2014.056.008 - Negative, Glass-plate

Downtown scene with trolley and horse drawn buckboard.

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2016.004.001 - Print, Photographic

A carriage being drawn by 6 horses with a sign on the side saying "Delegation of the French Societies Fitchburg".

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2016.057.001 - Print, Photographic

Black and White print of Main Street Fitchburg in 1839. Print displays dirt roads, houses, churches, horse and carriage, and people walking. Print is in matte frame.

Record Type: Photo

2017.001.003 - Booklet

A booklet of photos published in 1906 titled: "Views of Fitchburg and Vicinity". There are several photos of Main St., of local companies, of the railroad station, of the many Churches, Schools, Whalom Park, and the Rollstone Boulder on top of Rollstone Hill. The booklet is 10" x 8", has 32 pages, and is in a purple colored thick paper cover. The black and white photos in the booklet are 4" x 7" prints. It was published by the L. H. Nelso...

Record Type: Archive

2017.060.002 - Print, Photographic

View of Main Street from the park near the depot.

Record Type: Photo

2017.085.001 - Print, Photographic

Framed photograph of a Main St. parade in Fitchburg. The parade is heading East or down main street and shows a fife and drum band followed by a group in military uniforms. The parade is passing by Rollstone Congregational Church, Longs 5 cent, and the E. Dickinson building. The street is made up of cobblestones and trolley tracks.

Record Type: Photo

2017.097.001 - Print, Photographic

Thirty-nine (39) photos scanned from the originals owned by Roscoe H. Lyons who was a member of the family that managed the Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Store at 510 Main Street (corner of Putnam and Main Streets) ca 1950s As well as Roscoe (b. 1896- d.1952), the other Lyons family membesre were William J. (1854-1926); Effie E. (1862-1927); Ruth E (1888 - ?); Leslie J. 1881-1895; Raymond A. 1896-1918; I. Carlton Farwell (1888- ?), husband of Bess...

Record Type: Photo

2018.003.001 - Postcard

12 One cent post cards of Main Street,buildings, and scenes from Fitchburg..

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2018.038.001 - Print, Photographic

Aerial color photo of Rollstone Congregational Church and other surrounding buildings taken around 1990. The other buildings include: IC Credit Union, Hotel Raymond, Dillon School, Prime Value Mart, City Cab Garage, and the Corner Book Store. Main St. is at the bottom of the photo. Side streets include Blossom St. (far left), Day St. (left side), and Snow St. (right side by the Church). The photo is 13.5" x 10.5" and is in a matte frame 2...

Record Type: Photo

2018.047.001 - Print, Photographic

Three black and white photos of the construction of the Calvinistic Congregational Church in 1896, located at the corner of Main and Rollstone Streets. The pictures are 9.5" x 7.5", and are framed with borders measuring 12.5"x10.5." The first photo, dated from May 1896, shows the church construction from the Rollstone St. view, and includes a view of Main St. in the background with the Sentinel Elm and horse watering trough. There are stone ...

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2019.025.002 - Postcard

Large collection of postcards collected by the donor over many years; also categorized by donor as follows: Books 1 through 10 Book 1 -" Fitchburg Greetings" [Incluede community profiles for Fitchburg and surrounding towns and cities] - 152 cards Book 2 - "Business Postcards" - "& People" - 241 cards Buildings, homes, street scenes 241 cards Book 3 - Leather postcards, cards manufactured by Underwood & Underwood, cards with city building...

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2019.046.001 - Print, Photographic

Four color photographs taken by donor of Fitchburg City Hall during renovations. In August 2012 the building was deemed uninhabitable due to extensive unresolved damage. After a feasibility study in 2016 confirmed the potential for restoring the building, it was decided to do so. A ground breaking ceremony was held in June 2019. These photos show the building surrounded by scaffolding. Also in the photos are Fidelity Bank, Grove Street, and ...

Record Type: Photo