Partnership
The Tsongas Industrial History Center is an education partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park.
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Mill girls brought a few possessions from home in trunks and “band boxes” that served as storage places in the boardinghouse bedroom. -
Typically, four mill girls shared a boardinghouse bedroom. -
Instead of a sink with running water, mill girls would wash up using a pitcher and basin. -
Mill workers could use their cash wages to purchase items in shops in downtown Lowell.
Boardinghouse bedrooms did not provide workers with much space or privacy.To learn about what is pictured here, scroll over the picture and find 5 hidden items. When your cursor changes to a "hand" icon, just left-click, and a picture with a caption will appear. To return, scroll down and click "Close."
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National Park Service