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March 22, 1928: death notice and obituary for Cynthia L. Tower. Also mentioned: Walter S. ALlen, Henrietta Harrington Allen, James Corbett, Henry L. Tower, Herbert L. Tower, Cullen B. Tower, Mrs. Ralph Curley

Cutting spruce plantation. The 'feller buncher' with one operator has been working for about 1.5 hours; he has taken down about 50 trees or so. The machine can cut a 12-inch tree in about 1 second! This is extremely efficient timber harvesting!

The 'feller buncher' consists of a boom, grabbing hooks and a disc. The disc has teeth that are about 1-in x 1-in x 1-in, far larger (as expected) than a chainsaw. The hydraulically-driven disc is visible at the end of the boom. The operator just…

The first of an estimated 1,700 trees is coming down. It snowed last night; powder snow has shaken off the tree as it is being cut.

Curtis/Kartashevich House. Black and white glossy marked #18 Curtis 1816, currently owned by Paul Strasburg. These photographs were scanned from original film strip for republication of the Forty Worthington Houses Book by Dan Porter.

Black and white glass slide: Curtis Home (#13). This property later owned by Mary Kartashevich on Chester Road' (West Street).

Black and white class slide: 'Curtis Farm with Sheep' (#6). 544 West Street, South Worthington

Curtis Farm in Winter. These are all Glass Slides made by Franklyn Hitchcock, resident of Worthington. The numbers on each slide refer to the numbering system used by Hitchcock. This is 5. This shows road to farm during the winter.

Curtis Farm and Cow. These are all Glass Slides made by Franklyn Hitchcock, resident of Worthington. The numbers on each slide refer to the numbering system used by Hitchcock. This is 12. This shows a cow under a tree

Curtis Farm. These are all Glass Slides made by Franklyn Hitchcock, resident of Worthington. The numbers on each slide refer to the numbering system used by Hitchcock. This is 14 This shows the stone wall in winter scene

Curtis Farm, Gate in Winter.These are all Glass Slides made by Franklyn Hitchcock, resident of Worthington.The numbers on each slide refer to the numbering system used by Hitchcock. This is 9. See also GS 057. This shows the stone wall in winter…

Elsie V. Bartlett's curling iron. Red-turned wood handles; metal tool; opens when squeezed by handles. Has one pivot point. Burned at ends of tool from use. Note pictures of Elsie Bartlett with hair curled. Formerly Bartlett Box

Note curbstone and hitching post. (On same page in scrapbook as 020930_001).Taken from scrapbook of Helen Magargal.

Cupboard Ray made for Marion. From scrapbook of Helen Magargal.

Sepia postcard titled: 'Cummington Road from Worthington, Mass." (#15). Shows J. Ross Stevenson House along Old North Road, Worthington Corners, ca. 1915. Mailed Aug 4, 1919 to Mr. Greenwood in Hartford, Ct. Message: "Dear Father Weslan[?] We went…

The Vital Records of Cummington Massachusetts, 1762-1900' by William W. Streeter. Daphne H. Morris, self published, 1979, 415 pp. including index. Also includes numerous clippings about the book and its authors.

Colored photos of Bicentennial. Cummington Fair float. Scanned as black and white

Fourteen small photos mounted on a photo album page. One photo is identified as Gene Stevens. Taken at the Cummington Fair

A History of Cummington, Massachusetts, 1779-1979,' by Olive Thayer, signed by Olive Thayer. softcover, spiral bound, Quality Pirnting Company, Pittsfield, 1979, 61 pages of text, lots of black and white photos, unpaginated

This photo is sepia-tone and pasted to paper. It is a formal portrait of Mary Cudworth Locke, Etta Locke Harlow, Wesley Harlow, Aurelia Cudworth. Scanned as black and white.