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- Advertisement for the Worcester & Millbury Stage Line, Massachusetts, 1835 - Stagecoach lines in the mid-1800s helped link outlying communities to cities and towns with railroad stops. The Worcester & Millbury Stage Line provided inhabitants of Millbury, Massachusetts, with regular access to the Boston and Worcester Railroad. Passengers could also use this service to connect with different stage lines that ran between other New England towns.
- September 03, 1829
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Advertisement for the Worcester & Millbury Stage Line, Massachusetts, 1835
Stagecoach lines in the mid-1800s helped link outlying communities to cities and towns with railroad stops. The Worcester & Millbury Stage Line provided inhabitants of Millbury, Massachusetts, with regular access to the Boston and Worcester Railroad. Passengers could also use this service to connect with different stage lines that ran between other New England towns.
- Providence and Worcester Canal Boat Company Schedule from Newspaper, Rhode Island, 1829 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction and use in the United States, providing easier access to territories for settlement and commerce. This advertisement of the Providence and Worcester Canal Boat Company, from September 8, 1829, supplied dates and times of departure, along with freight and passenger rates between the two cities.
- September 08, 1829
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Providence and Worcester Canal Boat Company Schedule from Newspaper, Rhode Island, 1829
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction and use in the United States, providing easier access to territories for settlement and commerce. This advertisement of the Providence and Worcester Canal Boat Company, from September 8, 1829, supplied dates and times of departure, along with freight and passenger rates between the two cities.
- Wilfred Barriere at Worcester Lunch Car Company, 1906 -
- 1906
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Wilfred Barriere at Worcester Lunch Car Company, 1906
- American Eagle Cafe inside the Worcester Lunch Car Company Factory, 1906 -
- 1906
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American Eagle Cafe inside the Worcester Lunch Car Company Factory, 1906
- Hotel Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1932-1939 -
- 1932-1939
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Hotel Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1932-1939
- Interior of the Kenmore Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, circa 1946 -
- circa 1946
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Interior of the Kenmore Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts, circa 1946
- Worcester Lunch Car Company Billhead Form, 1910-1919 -
- 1910-1919
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Worcester Lunch Car Company Billhead Form, 1910-1919
- Photo-copied Reproduction of Diner Layouts from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, Autumn 1932 to Spring 1947 -
- April 01, 2004
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Photo-copied Reproduction of Diner Layouts from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, Autumn 1932 to Spring 1947
- T.H. Buckley Lunch Wagon and Catering Company Menu, October 1979 -
- October 01, 1979
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T.H. Buckley Lunch Wagon and Catering Company Menu, October 1979
- Westinghouse Electric Fan Motor, circa 1890 - Companies began producing small electric motors in the late 1800s to power household appliances like electric fans. The first fans, driven by direct current motors, were bulky and potentially dangerous due to exposed electrical components and blades. Advancements in motor technology--specifically the reliable, compact alternating current motor--and inexpensive electrical power made fans available to a growing number of Americans.
- circa 1890
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Westinghouse Electric Fan Motor, circa 1890
Companies began producing small electric motors in the late 1800s to power household appliances like electric fans. The first fans, driven by direct current motors, were bulky and potentially dangerous due to exposed electrical components and blades. Advancements in motor technology--specifically the reliable, compact alternating current motor--and inexpensive electrical power made fans available to a growing number of Americans.