Douglass Shoe Factory
Bring a little Marlborough home.
Square Magnet · 4 × 4 inches
Between checking a list and leaving the kitchen, there is a moment to look at the small picture on the fridge. The Douglass shoe factory's roof tower and loading platform rise above workers and freight, giving Marlborough's manufacturing scene practical details to notice.
A circa-1910 postcard shows the Douglass shoe factory on Howe Street in Marlborough. Its roof tower, loading platform, workers and horse-drawn freight place the factory within a working neighborhood. The source records local manufacturing; it does not establish that the building used Assabet waterpower.
The factory belongs to Howe Street's working setting, keeping Marlborough's shoe manufacturing attached to a particular building and the activity around it. Let it share the fridge with appointments and drawings, keeping the view in the middle of a well-used corner of home.
$8.99
- Selected option
- 4" × 4"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-AVG-AVA-B2-032-428-62035-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shoe_Factory,_Howe_Street,_Marlborough,_MA.jpg
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 4 × 4 inches
Care: Gently brush away dust with a clean, dry cloth, working outward from the center.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/428/generic-brand/magnets
Original product information and credits
Douglass Shoe Factory
4 × 4 inch magnet. Matte laminated white vinyl with magnetic backing. For indoor use; wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Frank W. Swallow, Exeter, NH; unknown photographer; Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shoe_Factory,_Howe_Street,_Marlborough,_MA.jpg.
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