1930 Dole - Waldron Shoe Company Sepia Photograph
A 1930 sepia photograph of the Dole -Waldron Shoe Company mill. A clear view of the three story building can be seen from the front showing windows on each floor, both front doorways, and the roof. The mill sign can be seen across the front of the building as well as a lettered ad across the front of the building highlighting that the mill produces "Womens Novelty Shoes." Three automobiles can be seen to the in front of the building in the photo, two facing the building, and a side view of the last. The photo was taken in winter as abundant snow can bee seen covering all the ground visible.
Condition: Good
Size: 2" x 2.75"
FHS-Kyle Leach
1930
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
G F Mooney & Son Mill Photograph, Advertising, Box Branding
G F Mooney & Son Mill Photograph, Advertising, Box Branding. The black and white photo is taken in front of Mooney’s Mill with an automobile. Seventeen people are in the staged photo. None are identified. The scanned back of the frame identifies the photo taker, the well known, Farmington photographer E. Dore.
The Mooney and Sons business started in 1888. The Mooney family moved to Farmington in 1916, when Francis Robert Mooney, was only a few weeks old. George Francis Mooney and his son, Francis Joseph Mooney, were the proprietors of the Farmington Mooney Mill It was more formally incorporated in 1946.
Also included are a framed Mooney Mills cardboard box side, with full printed lettering and advertisement information. A second marketing item for the mill is a drawing of the wood, plain and enameled handles, they were famous for, and a key list for their best selling handles, printed on what looks to be aqua colored paper. In addition to making handles, they made wood buttons, turnings for toys, dolls, games and tops.
Items are digital copies and cannot be found in the physical museum collection.
FHS-Kyle Leach
Circa 1922
Donated by Norma Mooney- Great Granddaughter of George Francis Mooney and his son, Francis Joseph Mooney her Grandfather.
Black & White & Color Souvenir Postcard A Bit of South Main Street Farmington NH
A black & white and a colorized blue-green-brown, souvenir postcard of South Main Street facing north into the bend in Farmington, NH. The Eastman house and Edgerly factory and Edgerly house can be seen in the middle ground, very clearly. The lower portion of the First Congregational Church can be seen in the distance, through trees. A fence and electric poles can be seen in the foreground to mid ground. Trees in various stages of growth are also present.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
B&W: W.J. Evans
Color: C.W. Whitehouse
B&W: W.J. Evans
Color: C.W. Whitehouse
Early 20th Century
Souvenir Postcard South Main Street Farmington NH
Colorized blue-green-brown, souvenir postcard of South Main Street facing north into the bend in Farmington, NH. The Eastman house and Edgerly factory can be seen in the background, very clearly. The First Congregational Chuch steeple can be seen in the distance, over trees. A fence, electric pole, and three people can be seen in the foreground to mid ground. Trees in various stages of growth are also present. Most notably part of the front side of the J.F. Cloutman Shoe Factory building can be seen in the middle ground, to the right . All four stories can be seen.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Frank W. Swallow Postcard Company
W.J. Evans
Frank W. Swallow Postcard Company
W.J. Evans
Early 20th Century
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
Farmington NH Souvenir Postcard Looking Up Central Street
Central Street souvenir postcard. The front photo is taken facing up Central street away from Main Street, specifically focusing on the buildings close to the intersection of Central and Main. Most of the buildings appear to be in their original states, as many are no longer standing or have been altered due to fires. Information printed at the top lists "Central Street , Farmington, NH." Divided back card.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Published: R. A. Ferretti, Farmington, NH No. D747
Printed by: Newvo Chrome NY-Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig Germany
Published: R. A. Ferretti, Farmington, NH No. D747
Printed by: Newvo Chrome NY-Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig Germany
Souvenir Postcard Old Waldron Mill
Divided back black and white souvenir postcard of the Old Waldron Mill Farmington, NH. Photo of mill is in center of the card embedded in a decorative bark like frame with a curled shaving to the right the photo in sepia brown. Postcard has footnote, bottom left, which says "Old Waldron Mill Farmington N.H" and "Published by C.W. Whitehouse."
Size: 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Unknown
Unknown
Circa 1910