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Dorchester Illustration 2580 Beals Coleman Wright

Posted on August 21, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2580 Beals Coleman Wright Beals Coleman Wright (December 19, 1879 – August 23, 1961) was an American tennis player who was active at the end of the 1890s and early 1900s. He won the singles title at the 1905 U.S. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2579 William Henry Sayward

Posted on August 14, 2022 by earltaylor

William Henry Sayward, 1845-1934 Image of William H. Sayward from The Boston Globe, February 17, 1921 Image of 69 Monadnock Street from Google Street View 2011 William Henry Sayward and his wife, Caroline Augusta (nee Barnard), both descended from old … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2578 Gardner Asaph Churchill

Posted on August 7, 2022 by earltaylor

Gardner Asaph Churchill taken from The Churchill Family in America. (1904) Gardner Asaph Churchill was born May 26, 1839. On April 16, 1862, he married Helen Brastow Barrett, and he died on August 20, 1896. Mr. Churchill was educated in … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2577 James H. Means, 1823-1894

Posted on July 31, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2577 James H. Means, 1823-1894 John Codman served the Second Church from 1808 until his death in 1847. He was succeeded by James H. Means. Rev. James Howard Means, D.D., became the second minister of Second Church, a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2576 Tapestry at First Baptist Church

Posted on July 24, 2022 by earltaylor

The Neponset Village Meeting House Tapestry from the 1830s is owned by the First Baptist Church in Dorchester. The current First Baptist Church in Dorchester on the corner of Ashmont and Adams Streets, was originally known as the Neponset Village … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2575 Native American Dwelling

Posted on July 17, 2022 by earltaylor

The book about the Dorchester Day celebration of 1907 included a photo captioned: Last Indian Camp on Savin Hill, on the site of the old fort. The photo was described as made by James H. Stark in 1884. When the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2574 John S. Davidson

Posted on July 10, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2574 John S. Davidson Today’s illustration reminds us that contractors often used to work out of their homes. John S. Davidson is standing behind the fence at 8 Charles Street. The boy is probably John’s son Leonard. On … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2573 Dorchester Boosters Pin

Posted on July 3, 2022 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2573 Dorchester Boosters Pin The Dorchester Boosters promoted Dorchester’s proximity to City Hall. Does anyone know more about the Dorchester Boosters?

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Dorchester Illustration 2572 Neil McNeil and Sylvester Parshley

Posted on June 26, 2022 by earltaylor

Today’s illustration includes Neil McNeil (left) and Sylvester Parshley (right). The McNeil Bros. business was one of the largest contracting firms in Boston in the second half of the nineteenth century. Neil went south during the U.S. Civil War on … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2571 Littlefield Grocery Store

Posted on June 19, 2022 by earltaylor

Today’s vintage illustration is from Picturesque Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester. (1895). The color photograph is from 2003. In 1883, Arthur Horace Littlefield and Warren Herbert. Littlefield went into business together as grocers in the building at 2286 Dorchester … Continue reading →

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