Indoor Photograph Ladies Group In Costume
Indoor group photograph of Farmington ladies in costume for an event. Size :5"x7"
Back Row: Helen McLaughlin, Edith Hall, Adelaide Haskill, Mildred Clarkson, Irene Jackson, Eloise Roberts, Mary Cloutman, Ruth Gordon, Jessie Sargent, Florance Roberts, Marion Waldron, Venita LaChance
Front Row: Edna Young, Amelia Richards, Ruth Allen, Helen Bragg, Beulah Thayer, Jillian Currier, Helen Nute, Jeanette Roberts
FHS-RKL
Unknown
Unknown
1919 Article-Cloutman Gas & Electric Company Opens Service
A Farmington News article from June 13, 1919, Page 4, detailing the opening of gas and electric service by the Cloutman Gas and Electric Company. This was a, required, public notice of rates and charges.
This item is a digital file and it does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1919
J. F. Cloutman Portrait Engraved By H.B. Halls & Sons, New York
A portrait of Farmington businessman and Cloutman Shoe Company owner J. F. Cloutman.
Size: 8.75" x 12"
Condition: Good-lower right corner is clipped a bit.
FHS-Kyle Leach
H.B. Halls Sons, New York
H.B. Halls Sons, New York
Unknown
Donated by Lorraine Meyer
1923 Farmington News Article-J.F. Cloutman Will Turn Over Operation & Interests Of Cloutman Shoe Company
A 1923 Farmington News article exclusive discussing an announcement that J.F. Cloutman will turn over operation and interests of the Cloutman Shoe Company to Geo. B. Leavitt & Company. Article is from page 1 of the Farmington News, published on Friday, December 14th, 1923.
This item is a digital file and it does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
PLEASE NOTE: This resource was created during the 19th or 20th century. It has biases stemming from those periods.
Farmington News
Farmington News
1923
1918 Farmington News Articles J.F. Cloutman Cloutman Shoe Company Fire & J.F. Cloutman Buys Curtis Factory
A 1918 Farmington News article exclusives discussing a vast fire at the Cloutman Shoe Company, putting 228 people out of work. It was billed as the biggest industrial fire Farmington had experienced. A second article in the same edition announces that Cloutman will buy the Curtis Factory. Both are from page 2 of the Farmington News published on Friday, February 22nd, 1918.
This item is a digital file and it does not exist in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
PLEASE NOTE: This resource was created during the 19th or 20th century. It has biases stemming from those periods.
Farmington News
Farmington News
1918
John F. Cloutman Life Sketch Article Farmington News October 26th 1900 With Portrait
A Cloutman life sketch from a page 2 article of the Farmington News, published on Friday, October 26th, 1900. The sketch contains information on his ancestral heritage, childhood, schooling and training, early family life, business dealings, community involvement, and some general history of Farmington during his life.
FHS-Kyle Leach
PLEASE NOTE: This resource was created during the 19th or 20th century. It has biases stemming from those periods.
Farmington News
Farmington News
1900, general history 1650-1900
Souvenir Postcard Cloutman Electric Light Plant
Souvenir postcard Cloutman Electric Light Plant with divided back. Black and white souvenir postcard of the Cloutman Electric Light Plant Farmington, NH. Photo of the light plant is in center of the card embedded in a decorative bark like frame with a curled shaving at the top of the photo, in sepia brown. Postcard has footnote, bottom under photo, which says "Old Waldron Mill Farmington N.H" <br /><br />Postcard is inscribed in pencil via cursive along the curl and on the left side of the back, with the following two messages: <br /><br /><em>"The large building has been torn down to make the addition to Cloutman Shoe Shop. They are going to rebuild a better one."</em> <br /><br /><em>" I must say good night now Leatha 10-30 just go home from Union, Head over here from Boston tonight Look for me Saturday by 2 o' clock sure I may go to Toronto Canada on business by + bye hurry up and get well and come two I'll tell you about it Sat xx Orrie"</em><br /><br /> The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Orrie Mott East Rocchester<br /><br /> Size 3.5" x 5.5"<br /><br /> FHS-Kyle Leach
Unknown
Unknown
Circa 1910
Souvenir Color & Black & White Postcard South Main Street Farmington NH
Two souvenir postcards showing the same view of South Main Street, on the bend, facing south. One colorized & one black & white postcard labeled as" South Main Street, Farmington NH. " The photo seems to be taken, on the street, between the Eastman and Edgerly houses. A fence, electric poles, a lamp, and hydrants can be see in the foreground to mid ground. Trees in various stages of growth are also present. Most notably the side of the J.F. Cloutman Shoe Factory building can be seen in the middle ground, to the left. All four stories can be seen and the sloped roof and a large chimney can be seen. A fire in 1918 will all but destroy this building and it will be replaced in 1919.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Colorized card: W.L. Peavey, Farmington, NH
B&W card: New Englamd Stationary Company Boston, Mass
Colorized card: W.L. Peavey, Farmington, NH
B&W card: New Englamd Stationary Company Boston, Mass
Early 1900's
Mexican War Uniform Erastus Cloutman (Ralph)
Mexican War Uniform of Erastus Cloutman (Ralph). This set includes both a jacket and pants. Erastus Cloutman was killed on July 17, 1862, at James Island. The jacket and pants are typical military dress items. The pants are very simple. The jacket is a light blue and the pants are a gray-green. The jacket is adorned with fairly elaborate gold piping on the front , two lines starting at the opening of the jacket and ending at shoulder placement with a gold three ribbon looped pattern and a decorative button. Red fabric is added in the shoulders, collar, and near the wrist. Each red area has gold buttons as well. The jacket fastened with gold buttons. All but one are now missing. The buttons have an eagle with spread wings with a shield in front with stars lining the circumference of the button edge.
Condition: Fair. The jacket and pants both have visible signs of wear and a few fabric pulls. Some soiling. Some pest damage can be seen. Many buttons are missing.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1860
Donated by the Cloutmans
Twin Mills Fire Article, Farmington News, Thursday, December 16th, 1971
"Fire Destroys Twin Mills" article from the Farmington News, published in Farmington, New Hampshire on Thursday, December 16th, 1971. <br /><br />The article reads: <br /><br /><p><em>"An explosion followed by fire</em><br /><em>destroyed the four-story brick</em><br /><em>"Twin Mills" on Central St..</em><br /><em>Farmington, Tuesday afternoon.</em></p>
<p><em>The blaze has temporarily put</em><br /><em>between 60 and 65 employees of</em><br /><em>the Davis Manufacturing Co. out</em><br /><em>of work, but Mrs. Robert Davis,</em><br /><em>who Is the managing owner, said</em><br /><em>that plans are in the works to</em><br /><em>reopen.</em></p>
<p><em>"We will pick up the pieces</em><br /><em>and start again" she said.</em><br /><em>Contacted yesterday morning,</em><br /><em>Mrs. Davis said that plant</em><br /><em>officials would spend the day</em><br /><em>with Insurance people, and in</em><br /><em>hunting for available space. Once</em><br /><em>suitable quarters are found, and</em><br /><em>retooling can be accomplished,</em><br /><em>work will resume.</em></p>
<p><em>She hopes quarters can be</em><br /><em>found in Farmington, so that</em><br /><em>work can begin within a week or</em><br /><em>two Mrs. Davis has been</em><br /><em>operating the wood heel shop<br /></em><em>about a year ago.</em></p>
<p><em>No serious injury was reported</em><br /><em>during the 5 hour blaze by over</em><br /><em>a hundred mutual aid firemen</em><br /><em>from 7 communities but</em><br /><em>Rochester Fire Chief Raymond</em><br /><em>Duhurst was rushed to the</em><br /><em>Frisbie Memorial Hospital and</em><br /><em>treated for smoke inhalation and</em><br /><em>fatigue before being released</em><br /><em>that evening.</em></p>
<p><em>The building which has been</em><br /><em>part of the central Farmington</em><br /><em>scene since its construction in<br /></em><em>1882 was presently being used as</em><br /><em>a wood heel shop. Reports have</em><br /><em>it that a short circuit occurred at</em><br /><em>11 30 a.m. on a spraying machine</em><br /><em>for a highly inflammable laquer</em><br /><em>being operated by Miss Joan</em><br /><em>Cardinal and that workmen</em><br /><em>believed that the small fire</em><br /><em>which began had been</em><br /><em>extinguished only to find soon</em><br /><em>that it had broken out In both<br /></em>sections Of the upper story of<br />the building.</p>
<p>The fire was brought under<br />control at about 4:00 p.m..<br />under the direction of Fire Chief<br />Robert Ricker but burning<br />continued between the brick<br />partitions well into the night.</p>
<p>The All Out was sounded at<br />2 00 a.m. Wednesday<br />No estimate of the loss was<br />known at press time but it was<br />felt that the building was<br />damaged beyond repair with the<br />two upper floor* nearly<br />completely gutted and water<br />damage so severe below that It<br />appeared unlikely that repairs<br />would be practical.</p>
<p>The budding, which until late<br />years housed a shoe<br />manufacturing plant, held<br />employment for several hundred<br />persons during its peak.</p>
<p>It was vacant until the Davises<br />purchased it 3 years ago since<br />1957 when the H.O. Rondeau<br />Co.. closed Its doors.</p>
<p>Mutual aid fire department<br />teams from Farmington.<br />Middleton. Milton. Rochester,<br />Somersworth. Dover. New<br />Durham and Portsmouth merged<br />on the scene and a dozen<br />streams of water played on the<br />fire from hydrants and the<br />Cocheco River."</p>
<br /><br />This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum collection. <br /><br />FHS-Kyle Leach
Farmington News
Farmington News
1971