View looking down from North Main Street, Orange, Mass.

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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Orange, Massachusetts, located on the Millers River, is an industrial town. In addition to a variety of mills, it was once the home of the New Home Sewing Machine Company and the Grout automobile company.  By 1915, the town’s population had grown by a little over 157%, making it the third fastest growing town in the country.

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerMetropolitan News and Publishing Company
Date1890–1900
PlaceOrange, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1997.08.01.0117
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Metropolitan News and Publishing Company, photographer. View looking down from North Main Street, Orange, Mass. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0117/. Accessed on November 23, 2024.

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