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This photograph of Main Street was sourced from the 1898 book "North Adams and Vicinity Illustrated."

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."

This is an image of Wilson House, the North Adams' premier hotel. From its construction in 1866 and its destruction in a fire in 1912, Wilson House was a proud fixture of North Adams' downtown. This image was part of the 1898 publication "North Adams…

This is a photograph in the panorama style labeled "North Adams and Mount Greylock." It was produced by Frank T. Martin, Incorporated.

This is a labeled sketch of the dormitories constructed to house the Chinese workers at the Sampson Shoe Factory. Its caption reads, "The Dormitories -- (Sketched by Theo R. Davis)."

This is a labeled sketch of the mess hall constructed to accommodate the Chinese workers brought to Sampson's Factory. It is captioned, "The Mess-Room -- (Sketched by Theo R. Davis)."

This is a photograph of a man identified as Chung Ah Bard, one of the Chinese workers brought in to break the Sampson strike. The photograph was taken in approximately 1873, likely in the photography studio of William Hurd and William Smith. Here,…