Living on the Boott: historical archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts PDF
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Living On the Boott : Historical title: Archaeology At the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts Mrozowski, Stephen A.; Ziesing, Grace H.; author: Beaudry, Mary Carolyn publisher: University of Massachusetts Press isbn10 | asin: 1558490345 print isbn13: 9781558490345 ebook isbn13: 9780585212814 language: English Lowell (Mass.)--Antiquities, Archaeology and history--Massachusetts--Lowell, Boott subject Mills (Lowell, Mass.) , Boardinghouses-- Massachusetts--Lowell, Working class-- Massachusetts--Lowell--History. publication date: 1996 lcc: F74.L9M76 1996eb ddc: 974.4/4 Lowell (Mass.)--Antiquities, Archaeology and history--Massachusetts--Lowell, Boott subject: Mills (Lowell, Mass.) , Boardinghouses-- Massachusetts--Lowell, Working class-- Massachusetts--Lowell--History. Page i Living on the Boott Page ii Frontispiece 1. A view of the Boott Cotton Millyard published in Gleason's Pictorial in 1852 Frontispiece 2. Boston University graduate students excavating a well discovered in the rear yard of Boott Boardinghouse Unit #48 Page iii Living on the Boott Historical Archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts Stephen A. Mrozowski, Grace H. Ziesing, and Mary C. Beaudry Copyright © 1996 by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America LC 95-52177 ISBN 1-55849-034-5 (cloth); 035-3 (pbk.) Designed by Sally Nichols Set in New Baskerville Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Mrozowski, Stephen A. Living on the Boott: historical archaeology at the Boott Mills Boardinghouses, Lowell, Massachusetts / Stephen A. Mrozowski, Grace H. Ziesing, and Mary C. Beaudry. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55849-034-5 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 1-55849-035-3 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Lowell (Mass.)Antiquities. 2. Archaeology and historyMassachusetts- Lowell. 3. Boot Mills (Lowell, Mass.) 4. BoardinghousesMassachusettsLowell. 5. Working classMassachusettsLowellHistory. I. Ziesing, Grace H. II. Beaudry, Mary Carolyn, 1950- . III. Title. F74.L9M76 1996 974.4'4dc20 95-52177 CIP British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available. This book is published with the support and cooperation of the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission. Page v Both of us would like to thank Grace Ziesing for her kindness in allowing us to dedicate this book to the memories of our fathers, Eugene James Beaudry and Stephen Albert Mrozowski Sr. Page vii Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction 1 The Boott Mills and Its Boardinghouses 4 Archaeology in a Parking Lot 9 Historical Archaeology in Context 13 Tools of the Trade 15 Putting the Pieces Together 34 Archaeology at the Boott Mills 36 Lowell's Urban Landscape 38 A Landscape Changed 38 Page viii The Planned City 39 The Backyard Story 43 Living Conditions of Boott Mills Workers 49 Life in an Urban Boardinghouse 50 Sanitation 52 Hygiene 53 Health 55 The Personal Touch 57 Mealtimes at the Boott 59 Working-Class Meals 60 A Telling Comparison 64 Leisure Time at the Boott 66 Cigars and Cutties 67 Alcohol 71 Postscript 74 Clothing and Personal Adornment 75 Jewelry and Beads 77 Hair Combs and Ornaments 78 Buttons and Studs 79 The Bigger Picture 81 Sources and Further Reading 85
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