Catalog date	11/05/2003
Category	8: Communication Artifact
Classification	Agriculture Agriculture Buildings Agriculture Livestock Agriculture Poultry Farms & Farming Gardens & Yards
Collection	General Collection
Abstract	A collection of photo copies of photographs taken on Sorosis Farms and one sheet describing the history of the farms. Sorosis Farms was established by A. E. Little Co., a maker of shoes in Lynn, to provide employees and executives of the company with the produce of the farm at production cost. The farm also supplied blooded stock to other local New England farms for breeding purposed at a minimum cost. On the back , in pencil is a description of the area covered "From Smith Street, Back to Glover School area on ocean side of Humphrey St." This area now contains many homes, a public housing development and the new high school which opened in 2002.
Home Location	EX Box 18X13 Echo Shelf#1
Object ID	2003-020-024
Object Name	Booklet
Search Terms	Marblehead Business
Sub-category	Documentary Artifact
Subjects	Agricultural exhibits Agricultural facilities Agricultural industries Agriculture Farm produce Farmers Farming Farms Vegetables
Title	Sorosis Farms

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Last modified on: January 05, 2009