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  • Collection: Russ H. Gilbert Photograph Collection, Book 1

Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply

Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply

Photograph showing the cove in Langwald's Pond

View of a smaller pond two miles above Langwald's Pond showing the excellent watershed, which continues betond the curve in the water and out of sight

Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply

Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply

Langwald's Pond, Fairview being considered for the Willimansett water supply

Group photograph of several men in dark suits and wearing or holding hats in front of a vine covered wall

Group photograph of several women in white dresses, with two wearing dark dresses, in front of a vine covered wall

Photograph of a small group of people, two men on either side of two women in the middle, in coats and ties and dresses

View of the city of Chicopee looking West from the city's hopsital

Portrait of City Hospital Matron, Miss Mahoney with porch columns

Looking North from City Hospital through trees and field in the forground with Mt. Tom in the distance

The Sun House entrance on the right and small trees and field on the left

View of the north side and wing of City Hospital

View of the front entrance to City Hopsital with small tree on the left of the walkway

View of the South side of City Hospital showing stairs to side entrance and porch to the right

View of the rear entrance to City Hospital

Dirt road with shrubs and telephone poles

Looking at the dirt lane, Trilby Ave., that leads to City Hospital

Photograph of the entrance sign with visiting hours to the City Hospital

View of a frozen Chicopee River with trees on the right and small manufaturing plant and smoke stack in the distance

View of Howard Street looking south after a snow storm

View of Riverview Terrace from above showing the snow-covered, but shovelled, street and sidewalks

Photograph of a car partially buried in snow

A northwest view of a frozen and snowy Chicopee River from Riverview Terrace

Snowy Scene of a large house with columns at the corner of Howard and Pleasant Streets

View of Chicopee Falls from the bridge showing the river, the falls and buildings on either side of the falls

Photograph showing a twenty foot tall snowman with two men at the top of one tall ladder that is leaning on the back of the snowman

Dam at Langwald's Pond in fairview showing the depth and capacity for water storage

View of Sherman or Doane Pond, which was Chicopee's first water supply

Looking across the Chicopee River at the oppostie shore

View of the Chicopee River from the back of the lighting plant showing both sides of the river and trees and a field in the distance

Photograph of a the Chicopee River at Bercham Bend showing the water, the shore, and a bridge in the background spanning the length of the image

View of a wide dirt road with trees, sidewalks and houses on both sides of the image

Photograph of trees and hedges in front yard of a house that appears on the left top of the image

View of a dirt road, Riverview Terrace, with trees obscuring the houses on the right side of the image

Entrance to Fariview Cemetery from Academy Street

Sheridan Street looking West from St. Patrick's Church with row houses on the left side

Madison Street from Broadway Street

Silent Policeman at Market Square

Silent Policeman at Market Square looking up Springfield Street hill

East Street looking straight on

Plank Walk with cleats leading to Sand Hill, Dwight Terrace

Fairview Avenue from Springfield Street

Site of a proposed fire engine house on Grattan Street oposite Marchand's Hall

Looking at Market Square at intersection of Exchange and Center Streets

View of the Boston and Maine Railroad line showing the rail line as it runs along the Chicopee River

Mrs. Ben Bemis flower garden with houe in the background, Academy Street

Looking west at the Boston and Maine Railroad line behind the Chicopee Electric Light Plant

Looking east at the Boston and Maine Railroad line behind the Chicopee Electric Light Plant

View of the second dam, Chicopee River, from the covered bridge

Caption reads: "from porch to lands beyond

Looking from the rear porch upriver at the Fisk Tire Plant in the distance

View of the Willimansett "Y" looking Southwest with Chicopee Street on the right and Meadow Street on the left

View of the front of the North End Improvement Association building on Hamshire Street

Foresters Hall, Meadow Street, Willimansett

View of the Links at the Oxford Country Club

View of the Masonic Temple, Belcher Lodge from the street showing the front porch and buildings in the back.

View of the Oxford Country Club House showing the entrance and the second story porch.

View of the South side of Main Street from Grove Street showing the street and homes of the Chicopee Manufacturing Company employees.

The Moore Homestead at the corner of School and Center Streets. It was demolished to make way for the Chicopee Savings Bank building at the same…

Front and side of the Dwight Manufacturing Company Tenement building on the corner of Perkins and Exchange Streets, with a large tree on the right and…

Large house set back from Broadway Street belonging to I.H. Page.

Front view of Chicopee Mayor James E. Higgins' home at 61 Montgomery Street in the Falls section of the city.

View of the Dwight Manufacturing Company Boarding House from Exchange Street showing front porch and people walking on the sidewalk.

View of the West Main Street Boarding House showing the vine covered side of the building and the fenced in entrance. It was the former boarding house…

Side view of a row of four three-story apartment buildings on Front Street across from the high school. The last one in the row is the home of the…

Veiw of the the George Bray Home located at the corner of Walnut and Summer Streets. Photographed from the side of house with fence and leafless…

Veiw of the Max Cohn Home at the corner of Cabot and School Streets.

View of houses on the corner of Broadway and Madison Streets from the south.

View of the Walsh Tenement Block with the City Hall tower and the Public Library in the background. A few people are seen walking on the sidewalk in…

View of a white two story house with trees in the foreground blocking the view of the front. A fence draws a line across the middle of the frame.

View of the The Ludden Three-Deckers on Riverview Terrace with trees and one car parked on the roadside.

View of the Dwight Manufacturing Company tenaments on Perkin Street with trees and shrubs. A person is stepping off the sidewalk into the street in…

Front view of the home of A.L.A Aumann at 116 School Street. Was an agent for the Dwight Manufacturing Company.

Moncalm Street, Fairview, looking towards Britton Street with leafless trees and houses on the right and utility poles on the left.

Chicopee Street in Winter looking south with houses on the left side of a snow covered road.

Front view of the George A. Blaisdell Home, 955 Front Street. Several large plants and trees grow in front of the house.

Front view of Walsh Block, Sprngfield Street with a woman walking and holding a child's hand and a man walking on the left bottom of the photograph.

Lodge on estate of N.P. Ames Carter on the corner of Grove Street and Grove Avenue.

Three-quarter view of the house, built in 1837, owned by Dr. Prindle located on the corner of Howard and Springfield Streets.

View of trees and the house of N.P. Ames in the background.

Portrait of A. Couture of A. G. Spalding Company with fire truck.

Portrait of Deputy Chief James S. McNeish at the tripple-com test.

Photograph of fire fighter James J. Taylor doing a nozzle test of the triple-com test.

Photograph of several men loading the triple-com pumper at Cabot Street Station May 19, 1921.

Photograph of three men with building in the background

New tripple-com pumper truck at the Willimanset firehouse with Captain Thompson-Fountain in the front seat. Hose number 5 is in the background.

Four men conversing

Work being done on the standpipe foundation while supervisor (?) Sullivan and Alderman F.C. Flint, chairman of the Water Committee watch.

View of the ditch and wood frame for a 130-foot standpipe.

Workers prepare the foundation frame, built with wood, for a 130-foot standpipe

Workers laying a 130-foot standpipe in the ground

Source of Cooly Brook and Chicopee's water supply surrounded by trees.

Trees and foliage marking the head watersheds of Cooley Brook.

Trees marking the head watersheds of Cooley Brook.

View of the Chicopee Pumping Station overflow and intake pond with the Cooley Brook Station in the distance.

Front view of the block with the Grattan Street Drug Store and Market.

View of the Center Street Post Office with bustle of pedestrians and people of bicycles around it.

Buckley's Newsroom with exhibit of Liberty Loan posters

Wide view of Main Street from the South looking west

Side view of Starzyk Building from Center and Exchange Streets. Built in 1832, it was formerly the Wells Opera House.

View of the front of the Starzyk Building from Center and Exchange Streets. Built in 1832, it was formerly the Wells Opera House.

Front View of the Hose House from Grattan Street.

View of the Fairview Fire Station.

View of the Chicopee Public Library from Center Street with cars parked in front and people walking downtown. A women in a hat is in the foreground…

View of the East Street Fire Station showing front and signs for Hose #1 and Hook and Ladder.

View of the Willimanset Fire House.

View of Chicopee City Hall and the 147 foot spire from the intersection of Front and Center Streets.

View of the front of the Municipal Lighting Plant on Front Street.

View of the Cabot Street Engine House from the front.

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