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Synopsis of George M. Herring's life from birth in Massachusetts to his move to Farmington and his political and commercial endeavors here. Document is handwritten,

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Downtown photograph of gutted Burtman-Rondeau Shoe Factory facing Main Street, between Elm and Garfield Streets. This was formerly the Leavitt Shoe Factory. This photograph has an watermark which appears to indicate the date March of 1992. This…

Color postcard of the George B. Leavitt Shoe Factory, as it appeared circa 1910, as viewed from Main Street.

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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…

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…

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,…

A digital photograph of the Star Diner & one of the shoe factories on South Main Street. The old Edgerly House can be seen to the far left, a home now known as the Meyer House.

This is a digital file and does not exist in the physical museum…

Thayer and Osborne Shoe Factory souvenir postcard. photo is taken toward the northwest corner of the mill building from the street. The building is four stories and has decorative brick work along the top of the building as trim and a front brick …

Miniature Thayer and Osborne Shoe Factory souvenir postcard. photo is taken toward the northwest corner of the mill building from the street. The building is four stories and has decorative brick work along the top of the building as trim and a front…

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…