Granville E. Foss Jr. Photographs, 1901-1960
Collection Number: 6671 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Granville E. Foss Jr. Photographs, 1901-1960
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6671 P
Abstract:
Personal photographs of Granville E. Foss, Jr.
Creator:
Granville E. Foss Jr.
Alden S. Foss
Quanitities:
1 folders
Language:
Collection material in English
Granville Edward Foss, Jr., was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, on July 19, 1867.
He married Hattie Crosby Simonds on June 12, 1895. They had four children: Alden S.
Foss (born 1896), Granville S. Foss (born 1898), Mary Foss (born 1904), and Caroline
Foss (born 1906).
In December 1895 Granville E. Foss, Jr., founded Brightwood Manufacturing Company,
North Andover, Massachusetts, in partnership with George Henry Simonds.
Granville E. Foss, Jr., died in 1934.
Brightwood Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of worsted woolen dress goods
and was capable of producing 9,000 yards per day, with an annual capacity of 2,750,000
yards. In 1918 Granville E. Foss, Jr., served as President, General Manager, and Purchasing
Agent. Granville's wife, Hattie Simonds Foss, served as Vice-President and his brother-in-law,
George H. Simonds, Jr., was the Treasurer.
Includes images of "Willow Brook", the home of Granville E. Foss, Jr., in North Andover,
Massachusetts, as well as his first automobile. Also photographs of his family.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Granville E. Foss Jr. Photographs #6671 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Foss family.
Foss, Alden Simonds
Dawes, Caroline Foss
Foss, Granville E.
Foss, Granville E., Jr.
Foss, Granville Simonds
Hamann, Mary Foss
Stevens, Ames.
Toohey, Mary.
Brightwood Manufacturing Company.
Subjects:
Hats
Shawls
Textile manufacturers
Wedding costume
North Andover (Mass.)
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Personal photographs
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 1: "Willow Brook," home of Granville E. Foss, North Andover, Mass.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Burr A. Church, Newton Centre, photographer. Gelatin silver print, [1901-1920?]. Image
depicts large house with trees and driveway leading up to it, the home of Granville
E. Foss, on Great Pond Road, North Andover, Mass. The house was built in 1901 and
sold to Ames Stevens around 1928. 24.75 x 19.75 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 3: Granville E. Foss Jr., with his children, in a 1904 automobile.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Snapshot gelatin silver print, [19--], original 1904. Image depicts Granville E. Foss
Jr., president of the Brightwood Mfg. Co., at the wheel of his first automobile, a
1904 auto car. Leaning against the front fender is his son Granville Simonds Foss;
in his lap is his youngest daughter, Caroline; in the passenger seat are his older
son, Alden, and his older daughter, Mary. Mrs. Foss is seen disappearing behind the
car. 13 x 9 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 4: Wedding party, Mary Toohey, North Andover, Mass.
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Snapshot gelatin silver print, [1910?]. Image depicts two young couples posed against
Stevens Pond in the background. The bride is Mary Toohey, who worked in the office
of Brightwood Mfg. Co.; the best man is her brother James Toohey. The groom and maid
of honor are unknown. Note the hat on the maid of honor. 10.25 x 7.75 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 5: Five women wearing shawls
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Format: black and white photograph
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Scope and Contents
Snapshot gelatin silver print, [196-?], original ca. 1920. Image depicts five women
posed outside in front of hedge wearing Almafi [?] shawls: left to right, Mary Foss,
later Mrs. Hamann; Elizabeth Hevins of Wellesley; Caroline Simonds, later Mrs. Alexander;
Caroline Foss, later Mrs. Dawes; Dorothy Tenney, later Mrs. Alden Foss. Mary and Caroline
Foss were the daughters of Granville E. Foss Jr., president of Brightwood Mfg. Co.,
in North Andover. Dorothy Tenney would become the wife of Granville Foss's son Alden
Foss. Caroline Simonds was possibly the daughter of George Henry Simonds, the co-founder
(along with Granville Foss) of Brightwood. 12.75 x 9 cm.
Format: black and white photograph.
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