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- Rocks Village Toll House in East Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928 - This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.
- April 01, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Rocks Village Toll House in East Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928
This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.
- Rocks Village Toll House in East Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928 - This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Rocks Village Toll House in East Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928
This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.
- Tom Quested, Former Rocks Village Bridge Toll House Keeper and Draw Tender, East Haverhill, Massachusetts - At left in this scene is Tom Quested, identified as a one-time toll collector at the Rocks Village Bridge near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Quested also operated the bridge's movable drawspan, which allowed tall ships on the Merrimack River to pass through it. In their spare time, some Rocks Village toll collectors made and repaired shoes.
- Collections - Artifact
Tom Quested, Former Rocks Village Bridge Toll House Keeper and Draw Tender, East Haverhill, Massachusetts
At left in this scene is Tom Quested, identified as a one-time toll collector at the Rocks Village Bridge near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Quested also operated the bridge's movable drawspan, which allowed tall ships on the Merrimack River to pass through it. In their spare time, some Rocks Village toll collectors made and repaired shoes.
- Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991 -
- 07 November 1991-10 November 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991
- Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991 -
- 07 November 1991-10 November 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991
- Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991 -
- 07 November 1991-10 November 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991
- Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991 -
- 07 November 1991-10 November 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991
- Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991 -
- 07 November 1991-10 November 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of the Former Murphy's Diner, Haverhill, Massachusetts, November 1991
- Rocks Village Toll House - Many early American bridges operated as private businesses. Travelers paid tolls to cross them. Tolls repaid construction costs, funded maintenance, and hopefully produced a profit for owners. Workers at this toll house, built in 1828, collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River at Rocks Village, Massachusetts. Henry Ford acquired the building in 1928 and moved it to Greenfield Village.
- 1828
- Collections - Artifact
Rocks Village Toll House
Many early American bridges operated as private businesses. Travelers paid tolls to cross them. Tolls repaid construction costs, funded maintenance, and hopefully produced a profit for owners. Workers at this toll house, built in 1828, collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River at Rocks Village, Massachusetts. Henry Ford acquired the building in 1928 and moved it to Greenfield Village.
- Chaise Made for Dr. George Coburn Clement, 1875-1885 - The two-wheel chaise provided a less costly alternative for customers who could not afford a larger four-wheel carriage. At the height of its popularity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the chaise was available for one or two passengers, and with or without a top. Massachusetts physician George Coburn Clement purchased this chaise built by Elmer P. Sargent.
- 1875-1885
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Chaise Made for Dr. George Coburn Clement, 1875-1885
The two-wheel chaise provided a less costly alternative for customers who could not afford a larger four-wheel carriage. At the height of its popularity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the chaise was available for one or two passengers, and with or without a top. Massachusetts physician George Coburn Clement purchased this chaise built by Elmer P. Sargent.