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The Sprague Electric Company moved to North Adams in 1930 and for a time was the largest single employer in the city. At its peak, Sprague Electric employed over 12,000 people worldwide, including over 4,000 at its North Adams facilities. With a…

A man, with a mustache and beard, seated and a woman, standing, with her left hand on his left shoulder. She appears to be wearing a wedding ring, so this is probably a married couple. On the front: "Ward,/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the initial HDW…

Four women. On the front: "C. Bombardier,/Studio, 44 Holden St.,/North Adams, Mass." The back is blank.

Examples of the results of testing George Mowbray's blasting compound. On the back: "Geo. M. Mowbray's/1879/composition for blasting./Comparative trials in tough solid cast iron cylinders, measuring 6 inches diameter and 5 inches/deep, with hole…

The head and shoulders of an older woman with white hair. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the letters HDW intertwined. The back is blank.

A full-length portrait of a women in a dress of elaborately patterned fabric. She is resting her hands on a piece of upholstered furniture. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the letters HDW intertwined. The back is blank.

A man with a mustache. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the letters HDW intertwined. The back is blank.

Three children, a boy and two girls, posed around a decorative architectural element. The girls are wearing white and the boy is wearing a plaid suit with a large white bow at the neck. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the letters HDW…

Head and shoulders of a man with a long, bushy mustache. On the back: "H.D. Ward,/Photographic/artist/78 Main Street/No. Adams, Mass.; (in ink): "T T Munger/taken November 1885./New Haven 124 Wall St/E D Munger."

Head and shoulders of a man with a mustache and patterned tie. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the letters HDW intertwined. The back is blank.

Head and shoulders of a woman in a satin dress and black collar. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the initials HDW intertwined. The back is blank.

Head and shoulders of a man with a mustache. On the front: "Ward/North Adams,/Mass." Also, the initials HDW intertwined. The back is blank.