Items from the city's past offer a glimpse into its bustling manufacturing industry at the North Adams Museum of History and Science, which will be open to the public for the final time in its current location at 40 Main Street in North Adams this weekend. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
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A map of the city from 1853 is among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
North Adams Historical Society President Chuck Cahoon holds an exact replica of the silicone disc that was dropped on the moon by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. The disc is engraved with good will messages from 73 heads of state from around the world scaled down to 1/200th their actual size. The medallion that now sits on the moon was designed by Sprague Electric, with its roots in North Adams.
A coin operated scale and quiz game that once stood at Courey’s Drive-In Theatre in North Adams is among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Hats and hat boxes from the various hat makers that once populated downtown North Adams are among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
‘Jack-jumpers,’ which were later manufactured in North Adams as Sit Skis, were a childhood staple for many Berkshire children, often cobbled together from found objects. These examples are among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
A stained glass sign that adorned the former North Adams National Bank is among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science, which is set to close indefinitely after its last day open to the public Sunday.
Samples of printed textiles from the former Arnold Print Works factory are among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Zinc plates used to make printed fabric at the former Arnold Print Works factory are among the items from the city’s history at the North Adams Museum of History and Science. Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
For years after the first victory march up Main Street in North Adams at the end of World War I, Nicholas J. DelNegro banged on this five-gallon oil can, using it as a noisemaker in the annual Armistice Day Parades through the city. The can, now mangled and worn, is among the items from the city’s history at the museum.
Stephanie Zollshan
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Stephanie Zollshan has been a photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle since 2011. She is a Boston University graduate whose work has been featured in publications around the world. Stephanie can be reached at szollshan@berkshireeagle.com.
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Before the museum closes indefinitely on Sunday, we took a look at its collection and just a few of the items that honor and preserve North Adams' past.
