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west portal 1876.jpg
This photograph documents the official opening of the Hoosac Tunnel in 1876. Engineers, investors, and other observers of the ceremony and some of their wives are all posed around a locomotive at the mouth of the tunnel.

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

sampson factory.bmp
This is a photograph from the street of the Sampson Shoe Factory, where the worker's strike took place and where the Chinese workers were brought in as replacement laborers. A few of the workers are visible through open windows on the third floor.

Rail Yard from little tunnel.jpg
This is a photograph of trains in a rail yard in North Adams, with a steeple, smokestacks, and some of the city's skyline visible in the background.

Phoenix Mill 3.jpg
This is a photograph of Phoenix Mill and the adjacent canal. The sign on the side of the building reads, "Phoenix Mills' Flour, Grain, Feed & Meal."

old flint stone pic.bmp
This is a print depicting Stone Mill, with pedestrians walking past it in the foreground.

Linwood Mills.jpg
This is an undated print of Linwood Mills in North Adams.

Linwood Mill001.jpg
This is a photograph of Linwood Mills in North Adams, bearing the label "Linwood Mills, Woolen Cloth Manufactory."

Keith Shoe in background.jpg
This is a photograph of two North Adams residents atop a horse-drawn cart, one of whom is identified as "Old Jim." In the background, the Keith Shoe Factory is visible.

Keith Shoe 1905.jpg
This is a photograph bearing the label "New Keith Shoe Factory, North Adams, Mass."
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