Browse Collections (13 total)

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

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

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

These photographs highlight the environmental impacts that industrialization had on Lowell. From the air pollution emitted by the mills’ smokestacks…

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

Life in an industrial city brought opportunities and hardships and did not always live up to the rosy picture painted by the mill owners who recruited…

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

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

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

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…