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- Souvenir Card, "A Sleighride Dance at the Wayside Inn," 1927 -
- January 18, 1927
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Souvenir Card, "A Sleighride Dance at the Wayside Inn," 1927
- "Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881 - Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- 1881
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"Old Charles River" Locomotive, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1881
Railroad workers posed with a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive for this photograph taken in Massachusetts in 1881. The locomotive sat in front of a two-stall engine shed. "Roundhouse" became the common name on American railroads for any building in which locomotives were serviced and maintained -- whether the building was round or not.
- Carriage outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890 - An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.
- 1884-1890
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Carriage outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890
An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.
- Postcard, "Goodnow Public Library, So. Sudbury, Mass.," circa 1905 - Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. In some communities, wealthy philanthropists funded dedicated library buildings. Sudbury, Massachusetts, resident John Goodnow bequeathed land and money for the establishment of this library, which opened in 1863.
- circa 1905
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Postcard, "Goodnow Public Library, So. Sudbury, Mass.," circa 1905
Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. They were either privately owned, accessible only by paid subscription, or stored away haphazardly. In some communities, wealthy philanthropists funded dedicated library buildings. Sudbury, Massachusetts, resident John Goodnow bequeathed land and money for the establishment of this library, which opened in 1863.
- Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Josephine Ford, and William Clay Ford at Wayside Inn, July 1928 - Henry Ford purchased Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1923, with the intention of restoring it and creating a "living museum" there. This idea would later inspire the creation of Greenfield Village. This photo of Henry Ford's four grandchildren was taken at the Wayside Inn in 1928. From left to right, they are Henry Ford II, Benson, Josephine, and William.
- July 03, 1928
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Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Josephine Ford, and William Clay Ford at Wayside Inn, July 1928
Henry Ford purchased Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1923, with the intention of restoring it and creating a "living museum" there. This idea would later inspire the creation of Greenfield Village. This photo of Henry Ford's four grandchildren was taken at the Wayside Inn in 1928. From left to right, they are Henry Ford II, Benson, Josephine, and William.
- Presentation Drawing, "Proposed Development of a Colonial Village of South Sudbury, Massachusetts," 1926 -
- January 01, 1926
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Presentation Drawing, "Proposed Development of a Colonial Village of South Sudbury, Massachusetts," 1926
- Postcard, The Bar Room, Longfellow's Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926 - One option for early motorists in search of overnight lodging was to stay in an old stagecoach inn, like Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The inn, named after a popular book of poems written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1863, first opened as Howe's Taven in 1716. In 1923, Henry Ford restored the inn and opened it to travelers.
- circa 1926
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Postcard, The Bar Room, Longfellow's Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926
One option for early motorists in search of overnight lodging was to stay in an old stagecoach inn, like Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The inn, named after a popular book of poems written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1863, first opened as Howe's Taven in 1716. In 1923, Henry Ford restored the inn and opened it to travelers.
- Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926 -
- circa 1926
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Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926
- Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926 -
- circa 1926
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Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1926
- Cyclists with Their Bicycles outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1900 - An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. For decades, the former stagecoach stop attracted literary fans who nicknamed it Longfellow's Wayside Inn. In 1896, Edward Rivers Lemon purchased the property. He opened the officially renamed Howe Tavern Longfellow's Wayside Inn as a summer retreat for actors, artists, students, and professionals.
- circa 1900
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Cyclists with Their Bicycles outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, circa 1900
An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. For decades, the former stagecoach stop attracted literary fans who nicknamed it Longfellow's Wayside Inn. In 1896, Edward Rivers Lemon purchased the property. He opened the officially renamed Howe Tavern Longfellow's Wayside Inn as a summer retreat for actors, artists, students, and professionals.