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The view from Mrs. Drury's east door. The handwriting on the paper envelope is Katherine Rice's. She is most likely the photographer. The date would be between 1895 and 1905.

Newsprint - Advertisement for Rice Publications (see notes) Pasted on the front side is an advertisement for "The Lights of Home," "Christmas," "Easter Day," and "Over Here" all by Josephine Rice Creelman. Pasted on the back side is an advertisement…

Invoices associated with the C.K. Brewster General Store located at Worthington Center. 2024-101a=Chase&Sanborn , coffee and tea, $41.05; 101b=George C. Goodwin, patent medicines $20,29;101c=Forbes and Wallace Dry Goods & Millinery, $43.89;…

Materials related to distribution of Thrift Stamps offered by Katharine McDowell Rice to all the students of Worthington. Includes sample Thrift Card, lists of students, and a non-complimentary comment about the Cudworth family. Wilmer Cudworth rote…

This weather report is from Washington, D.C. and dates from 8/10/1899. 'Showers and thunder storms tonight, probably Friday'

Six color photographs from 1992 tour of the Capen School House, led by Lois Ashe Brown plus scan of newspaper article that includes photo of Mandy Caputo and her son, Evan Caputo

Blue toned image on matte paper pasted onto ledger sheet titled Hotel Register. Shows front of Worthington Inn across common area near Post Office and General Store. Image is soiled, looks like coffee cup was placed on it.

Black and white photograph of William Trow, Alfred Trow's father Trow Family headed for the Cummington Fair: Digital copy of sepia snapshot from Nancy Trow's photo album.
Nancy Trow (1892-1985) was born in Worthington
and was the daughter of…

Black and white photograph of Walter Tower tapping maple trees. Photo shows Tower pounding spigot into maple tree for sugaring. Also, 2 page plus article about Tower accompanied by color photos about sugaring and producing maple syrup.

Black and white to sepia tone photograph of 'Mrs. Tufts and William Kirkham' seated in field with umbrella. Plus very enthusiastic letter from Margaret Hightwer of the Berkshire Museum praising their home.

Current home of Robert and Sandy Epperly on Huntington Road. Ca. 1890.

Color photo of a sugar eat at the Town Hall. Maple Syrup was boiled down to the soft ball stage and then served on snow with sour pickles and saltines. The man in the red shirt at table on left is Eben Shaw. Large crowd, Town hall is decorated…

Newspaper article describing the arrest at Fort Braggm N.C. by Army authorities of William Claude Napp of Worthington for manslaughter. He was responding to a rejection of ahis application for leave to attend his father's funeral. Mentioned as well…

Newspaper articles about various subjects: disowning wife, divorcing husband, debts, insolvency notice, patents, post office robbery, suicide, drowning, fires; freezing to death
, etc. etc. Among the names mentioned are Mr. Goldthwait (robbery),…

"Search for Worthington Man." Mentioned are the missing man: Carl Maynard and his employer E. S. Burr (stage operator), his mother Mrs. A. J. Alling

Article discussing the election of C[harles]. Kenneth (Ken) Osgood (1912-1977) as Fire Chief. Also mentioned are Ashley Cole, Robert Hixon, Horance Bartlett, Howard Pease, Ralph Kerley Jr., and Carl Joslyn. Article discussed equipment and…

From Karen McTaggart via Facebook: "That’s Ethel Clark Helmes. She was a school teacher in South Worthington, then left teaching and worked at a business there. Her parents lived corner of Thomas Rd. and Carrington Rd. in Montgomery. She would…

Two black and white photographs showing Russell H. Conwell at his home is South Worthington, posing with his Daimler automobile.

Black and white newspaper photo showing, from left, Ernest Nugent (getting handcuffs put on wrist), and police officers: Henry H. Snyder, John J. Green (chief), and Forrest Frew.