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  • Collection: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Collection

Blackinton depot.jpg
Black and white photograph of the Blackinton Depot, presumably during winter by the snow on the ground to the right of the photograph.

blasting cap.jpg
Black and white newspaper clipping of the wires being insulated for use in blasting the stone to build the Hoosac Tunnel. A woman appears to be sitting beyond the machine.

chinese mess room s.jpg
Clipping of a sketch of the mess halls for the Chinese strikebreakers at the Sampson Shoe Mill.

chinese teach.jpg
Clipping of a sketch of the Chinese strikebreakers at the Sampson Shoe Mill being taught how to use the machines

chinese workshop.jpg
Clipping of a sketch showing Chinese strikebreakers working the machines at the Sampson Shoe Mill

Early train west portall.JPG
Black and white photograph shows two men to the side of the tracks where a train is emerging from the western portal of the Hoosac Tunnel. At least one man appears to be on the train.

Eclipse Mill.jpg
Black and white photograph of the houses where Eclipse Mill workers would live. Two workers appear in the doorways of their homes.

tunnel west.bmp
This postcard depicts the West Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, and bears a label which reads "Hoosac Tunnel, No. Adams, Mass".

Weber Shoes.jpg
This photograph displays the interior of the Weber Brothers Shoe Store in North Adams. It was taken as part of a 1898 publication called "North Adams and Vicinity Illustrated."

Weber Shoe Factory.jpg
This is a clipping publicizing the Weber Brothers Shoe Factory.
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