Tough steel for a tough job. It takes tough steel to stand up in a Gar...
Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Organ of death. "This is the arsenal. From floor to ceiling, like a hu...
Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Office of War Inform...
Negative is bent. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Coll... More
A black and white photo of a woman and a child. Office of War Informat...
Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the rough. The first rough cut has been made in these rifle stocks ...
Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Outing Park, Bounded by Adams, Richelieu, Marble, & Main Streets, Spri...
Significance: In 1913 one of Springfield's most notable construction firms, Gagnier and Angers Inc., began building "Outing Park." Fourteen years later, forty-four, three and four-story brick apartment blocks ... More
Outing Park, 693-697 Main Street & 16 Saratoga Street, Springfield, Ha...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Outing Park, 70 Saratoga Street, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Significance: As one of the first four apartment blocks built during 1913 on Saratoga Street, this structure marks the beginning of the "Outing Park" development by Gagnier and Angers. Survey number: HABS MA-1136-D
Curtis Tavern, State Route 57, Granville, Hampden County, MA
Significance: One of five structures built in the Granville area by a skilled craftsman; though his name is unrecorded, this structure attests to his impact on the built landscape of New England. Unprocessed F... More
Curtis Tavern, State Route 57, Granville, Hampden County, MA
Significance: One of five structures built in the Granville area by a skilled craftsman; though his name is unrecorded, this structure attests to his impact on the built landscape of New England. Unprocessed F... More
Lawyer's Office, "Storrowton" (moved from Middleboro, MA), West Spring...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Outing Park, 82-84 Saratoga Street, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Significance: This four-story apartment block was the last block to be built on the north side of Saratoga Street. Its more utilitarian design reflects the later architectural style of the Outing Park developm... More
Springfield Municipal Group, 36 Court Street, Springfield, Hampden Cou...
Significance: The Springfield Municipal Group has, since its dedication in December of 1913, been the symbol of government in the community and a source of pride to her citizens. The twin facades of the admini... More
Day & Night Diner, 456 North Main Street, Palmer, Hampden County, MA
Significance: The Day & Night Diner is significant as an early, intact example of a "Worcester Lunch Car." Survey number: HABS MA-1231 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure d... More
Day & Night Diner, 456 North Main Street, Palmer, Hampden County, MA
Significance: The Day & Night Diner is significant as an early, intact example of a "Worcester Lunch Car." Survey number: HABS MA-1231 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure d... More
Reverend Aaron Bascom House, Middlefield Road, Chester, Hampden County...
Survey number: HABS MA-112 Building/structure dates: 1769 Initial Construction
Northwest Road Bridge, Spanning Little River, Westfield, Hampden Count...
Significance: The Northwest Road Bridge is the second-oldest of four lenticular pony truss bridges and the fifth-oldest of seven extant lenticular trusses of all types in the Massachusetts Highway Department da... More
Hampden County Memorial Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River on Memorial...
Significance: The Hampden County Memorial Bridge's main span is the longest concrete deck arch span in Massachusetts. The bridge is a finely-engineered example of a rare self-supporting arch rib reinforcement ... More
Hampden County Memorial Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River on Memorial...
Significance: The Hampden County Memorial Bridge's main span is the longest concrete deck arch span in Massachusetts. The bridge is a finely-engineered example of a rare self-supporting arch rib reinforcement ... More
Captain John Potter House, Exposition Grounds (moved from North Brookf...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-104 Survey number: HABS MA-852
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
The man behind the gun. John C. Garand, inventor of the semi-automatic...
Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This block of workers' homes ninety years old. Holyoke, Massachusetts
Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Men talk. Street scene at Holyoke, Massachusetts
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
North at the tracts between the river and the canals in the workers' t...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Plenty of room to hang out washing in the FHA (Federal Housing Adminis...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
FHA (Federal Housing Administration) low income housing project is bui...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Ready for the next step. This workman is preparing a 50-caliber machin...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less
Outing Park, Bounded by Adams, Richelieu, Marble, & Main Streets, Spri...
Significance: In 1913 one of Springfield's most notable construction firms, Gagnier and Angers Inc., began building "Outing Park." Fourteen years later, forty-four, three and four-story brick apartment blocks ... More
Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, Hampden County...
Architect name provided by a LC patron, MaryBeth Mudrick, 3/26/2007. Sources were the National Register & Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, Hampden County...
Architect name provided by a LC patron, MaryBeth Mudrick, 3/26/2007. Sources were the National Register & Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, Hampden County...
Architect name provided by a LC patron, MaryBeth Mudrick, 3/26/2007. Sources were the National Register & Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Josiah Day House, Park Street Museum, West Springfield, Hampden County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-176 Survey number: HABS MA-634
Woronoco Bridge, Spanning Westfield River on Bridge Street, Russell, H...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Outing Park, 693-697 Main Street & 16 Saratoga Street, Springfield, Ha...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arnold House, 140 Franklin Street, Westfield, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-2-35 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Chicopee City Hall, Market Square, Chicopee, Hampden County, MA
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Westover Air Reserve Base, Building No. 3150, 25 Kelly Road, Chicopee,...
Significance: The house on Seawolf Avenue represents typical non-commissioned officer's housing during World War II. It comprises a portion of the original housing constructed on Westover Air Force Base during... More
Curtis Tavern, State Route 57, Granville, Hampden County, MA
Significance: One of five structures built in the Granville area by a skilled craftsman; though his name is unrecorded, this structure attests to his impact on the built landscape of New England. Unprocessed F... More
Captain Gideon Colton House, 1028 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hampd...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-36 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial Construction
Captain Gideon Colton House, 1028 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hampd...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-36 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial Construction
Isaac Cooley House, 740 Elm Street, Agawam, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS MA-2-51 Building/structure dates: 1807 Initial Construction
Colonel Alexander Field House, 280 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hamp...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS MA-173 Building/structure dates: 1794 Initial Construction
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Springfield Municipal Group, 36 Court Street, Springfield, Hampden Cou...
Significance: The Springfield Municipal Group has, since its dedication in December of 1913, been the symbol of government in the community and a source of pride to her citizens. The twin facades of the admini... More
Day & Night Diner, 456 North Main Street, Palmer, Hampden County, MA
Significance: The Day & Night Diner is significant as an early, intact example of a "Worcester Lunch Car." Survey number: HABS MA-1231 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure d... More
First Congregational Church of Blandford, North Street, Blandford, Ham...
Significance: A well preserved example of Federal style New England Meetinghouse. It is a distinctive example of the work of Isaac Damon, a prominent Federal period architect/builder who worked primarily in th... More
First Congregational Church of Blandford, North Street, Blandford, Ham...
Significance: A well preserved example of Federal style New England Meetinghouse. It is a distinctive example of the work of Isaac Damon, a prominent Federal period architect/builder who worked primarily in th... More
Alexander House, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Reverend Aaron Bascom House, Middlefield Road, Chester, Hampden County...
Survey number: HABS MA-112 Building/structure dates: 1769 Initial Construction
Northwest Road Bridge, Spanning Little River, Westfield, Hampden Count...
Significance: The Northwest Road Bridge is the second-oldest of four lenticular pony truss bridges and the fifth-oldest of seven extant lenticular trusses of all types in the Massachusetts Highway Department da... More
Boston & Albany Railroad Station, Palmer, Hampden County, MA
Significance: Commissioned in August, 1881. This is the second of a series of stations designed by H.H. Richardson for the Boston and Albany Railroad. Survey number: HABS MA-664 Building/structure dates: 188... More
Captain John Potter House, Exposition Grounds (moved from North Brookf...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-104 Survey number: HABS MA-852
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Holyoke Bridge, Spanning Connecticut River, between Holyoke & South Ha...
Significance: The Holyoke Bridge is significant as one of Massachusetts' few known examples of the riveted lattice truss bridge, a type most commonly associated with railroad construction in the latter half of ... More
Boston Road (Milestone), Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-407 Public domain photograph of a column monument, city square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
From brown Bess to the Chicago typewriter. Part of the collection of s...
Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Turning out guns. Turning out guns on a modern automatic lathe. This m...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The slums in Holyoke are old, nothing much has been built in the last ...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Church of the Unity, 207 State Street, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Significance: A notable monument in American church architecture, blending mid-19th century revival of Gothic elements with the developing personal manner of the architect, H.H. Richardson. Survey number: HABS... More
Church of the Unity, 207 State Street, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Significance: A notable monument in American church architecture, blending mid-19th century revival of Gothic elements with the developing personal manner of the architect, H.H. Richardson. Survey number: HABS... More
Captain Charles Leonard House, 663 Main Street, Agawam, Hampden County...
Architect name provided by a LC patron, MaryBeth Mudrick, 3/26/2007. Sources were the National Register & Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More
Arnold House, 140 Franklin Street, Westfield, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-2-35 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Arnold House, 140 Franklin Street, Westfield, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-2-35 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Curtis Tavern, State Route 57, Granville, Hampden County, MA
Significance: One of five structures built in the Granville area by a skilled craftsman; though his name is unrecorded, this structure attests to his impact on the built landscape of New England. Unprocessed F... More
Captain Gideon Colton House, 1028 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hampd...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-36 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial Construction
Captain Gideon Colton House, 1028 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hampd...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-36 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial Construction
Captain Gideon Colton House, 1028 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hampd...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-36 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial Construction
Westover Air Reserve Base, Building No. 3153, 19 Kelly Road, Chicopee,...
Significance: The house on the west side of Seawolf Avenue represents typical non-commissioned officer's housing during World War II. It comprises a portion of the original housing constructed on Westover Air ... More
Colonel Alexander Field House, 280 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, Hamp...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS MA-173 Building/structure dates: 1794 Initial Construction
Mills-Stebbins House, 3 Crescent Hill, Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-310 Survey number: HABS MA-973
Tobacco Barn, 663 Main Street, Agawam, Hampden County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS MA-151 Building/structure dates: 1885 Initial Construction
Little Red Schoolhouse, Eastern States Exposition Grounds (moved from ...
Significance: The simplicity of the schoolhouse plan is juxtaposed against the quality of materials used in its creation. One room schoolhouses typically evoke myths about the quaint lifestyle of the Puritans ... More
Day & Night Diner, 456 North Main Street, Palmer, Hampden County, MA
Significance: The Day & Night Diner is significant as an early, intact example of a "Worcester Lunch Car." Survey number: HABS MA-1231 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure d... More
First Congregational Church of Blandford, North Street, Blandford, Ham...
Significance: A well preserved example of Federal style New England Meetinghouse. It is a distinctive example of the work of Isaac Damon, a prominent Federal period architect/builder who worked primarily in th... More
Reverend Aaron Bascom House, Middlefield Road, Chester, Hampden County...
Survey number: HABS MA-112 Building/structure dates: 1769 Initial Construction
Blacksmith Shop, (moved to MA, Hampden County, West Springfield, Expos...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-96 (MA) Survey number: HABS NH-41 Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction
Northwest Road Bridge, Spanning Little River, Westfield, Hampden Count...
Significance: The Northwest Road Bridge is the second-oldest of four lenticular pony truss bridges and the fifth-oldest of seven extant lenticular trusses of all types in the Massachusetts Highway Department da... More
Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of ...
Significance: Turners Falls Power and Electric Company built only hydroelectric facilities until World War I, when it constructed the coal-fired, steam-powered Hampden Station to meet increased industrial deman... More
Turners Falls Power & Electric Company, Hampden Station, East bank of ...
Significance: Turners Falls Power and Electric Company built only hydroelectric facilities until World War I, when it constructed the coal-fired, steam-powered Hampden Station to meet increased industrial deman... More
Double Arch Bridge, Chester, Hampden County, MA
Survey number: HAER MA-158 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More