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Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand
Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand Frederick J. Brand was born in Plainville, Connecticut, and came to Boston after receiving his education in the schools in Plainville. He started out as a salesman for A. B. Crocker & Co., at … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis
Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis Sarell James Willis was born in Dorchester on Sept. 11, 1830. He attended public schools in Dorchester. At the age of seventeen, he became an apprentice to a tinsmith, he worked four and a … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2714 Scutching Knife and Hackle
Dorchester Illustration 2714 Scutching Knife and Hackle Last week, we saw a flax break. This week we have a photo of the Clapp family scutching knife and hackle (sometimes called a heckle). After the stems were broken with the flax … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2713 Flax Break
New Englanders grew flax to make linen. One of the steps in the processing of flax is to crack the stalks to separate the fibers from the woody core of the flax plant. Today’s illustration is a photograph of the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2713 Flax Break
New Englanders grew flax to make linen. One of the steps in the processing of flax is to crack the stalks to separate the fibers from the woody core of the flax plant. Today’s illustration is a photograph of the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2712 Elbridge Torrey
Elbridge Torrey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1837, to a farming family. He attended the public schools in Weymouth and went on to graduate from the Bridgewater State Normal School. He became the principal of an elementary school, then … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2711 Charles A. Ufford
Dorchester Illustration 2711 Charles A. Ufford Charles Augustus Ufford was born on Aug. 29, 1856, to Samuel N. Ufford and Mary E. Ufford. At that time, his father, Samuel, and his uncle, Hezekiah, were operating a stove and lamp business … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2710 John Joseph May
Dorchester Illustration 2710 John Joseph May John Joseph May owned an estate on the west side of Dorchester Avenue in the area of Dorchester Avenue between Pond Street (Crescent Avenue) and Mayfield Street. His father had founded one of the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2709 Ivers Adams
Dorchester Illustration 2709 Ivers Adams Ivers Adams was the elder statesman of baseball in Boston, sometimes called the father of professional baseball in Boston. He was the first president of the Boston Baseball Association in 1871. “The Association’s baseball team … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2708 Frank Thayer Merrill
Dorchester Illustration 2708 Frank Thayer Merrill Frank Thayer Merrill (1848-1936), was an artist and book illustrator. He lived at 16 Tremlett St. Today’s illustration is an original pastel, owned by the Dorchester Historical Society, that was used as an illustration … Continue reading
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Tagged Count of Monte Cristo, Dorchester, Frank Thayer Merrill, Little Woman, Prince and the Pauper, Tremlett Street
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