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Exterior view of F.W. Bird & Son's Paroid Mill, East Walpole, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: East Walpole: Modern: Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-196534

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Description

The F. W. Bird & Son mill, located in East Walpole, Massachusetts, produced Paroid, a type of roofing material made from felt.

Details

Descriptive Terms

industrial buildings
factories (structures)
roofing
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001504
AccessID 2334
Other identifier HNEDID-001504

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.3100.0010.001

Places

East Walpole (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

New England News Company (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other Organizations

F.W. Bird & Son

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: East Walpole: Modern: Unmounted

Historical/Biographical Note

Sources


Railway Age Gazette, v. 48, 856.

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