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This is a photo of the mills near The Point in Salem, MA. These mills were heavily employed by Franco-Americans immigrants that had just come from Canada. These cotton mills paid low wages but still gave the workers an opportunity to provide for and…

Letters from service member Robert Gallant to Mrs.McGlynn. In these lettters Robert accounts of their international experiences during World War 2. In these letters Robert describes their personal experience dealing with the vices & virtue of army…

Letters from W.A.A.C. Member Dorothy Frame to Mrs. McGlynn. In these letters Dorothy accounts their role as a W.A.A.C. member stationed in Palm Beach, Florida. These letters include personal reference of service training, uniforms, living situations,…

Letters from service member Christos Eliopoulos to Mrs.McGlynn. In these letters Christos accounts of their international experiences during WWII. In the first letter he details his experience in Japan as a linguistic translator. In the second…

A letter from W.A.A.C member Grace Jackson to Mrs.McGlynn. In this letter Grace details the progress of their service work in Washington, as well as the happenings of their day-to-day life.

"This is one of a set of four lacquer nesting tables depicting Canton, Macau, Bocca Tigris, and Whampoa, ca. 1830 to 1845. The American garden with its large fence is in the center. Like porcelain, the production of high-quality lacquer was a…