Browse Collections (13 total)

This collection of street views includes an 1856 engraving of Merrimack Street, black and white photos from the late 19th and early 20th centuries,…

The considerable number of churches and temples around the city are representative of Lowell’s various religious denominations. This collection…

This comprehensive collection of photographs depicts the restored Boott Cotton Mills and Weave Room. Images show the machinery and tools used by mill…

From the 1820s-1850s, Lowell’s mill girls primarily lived in company-owned boardinghouses. This collection features images of the restored Boott…

This collection of modern photographs showcases some of the city’s canals and their respective gatehouses and locks, including Francis Gate, Lower…

These maps of Lowell provide a fascinating look at the city’s evolution since its early 19th-century founding. The maps are a window into how an…

In the 19th century, the Merrimack River provided the energy that stimulated the rapid growth of the textile industry in Lowell and the surrounding…

This collection provides examples of how 19th-century writers and artists responded to changes brought about by the rise of industrialization.…

This collection contains numerous visual representations of Lowell, such as postcards, photographs, and newspaper engravings. The items, dating from…

This collection contains late 19th- through early 20th-century pictures of mill workers, at work and rest, and the machines they used. Modern…