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Dorchester Illustration 2450 Dorchester Pottery

Posted on March 29, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2450        Dorchester Pottery Kiln Since the Dorchester Historical Society’s buildings are closed, we hope to share the Society’s collections in other ways including this space. We have a slide show that you can view by copying and … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2449 Flax Processing

Posted on March 22, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2449        Flax Processing Tools In this period of social distancing, the Dorchester Historical Society is closed to visitors.  Therefore it seems a good idea to try to share some of the items in the Society’s collections in … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Historical Society closed until further notice

Posted on March 18, 2020 by earltaylor

The Dorchester Historical Society is not open for visits, and programs are cancelled until further notice.

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Dorchester Illustration 2448 Gamewell Fire Alarm

Posted on March 15, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2448        Gamewell Fire Alarm Advertisement in Fire Engineering magazine, April 1949, featuring a picture of eight-year-old Thomasina De Beneditto who pulled the fire box alarm when she observed a fire in a nearby factory in Dorchester, Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2447 Eaton Square Looking West

Posted on March 8, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2447        Eaton Square Looking West The postcard from 1910 shows Bowdoin Street from Eaton Square looking west.  Eaton Square is the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Adams Street at the foot of Meetinghouse Hill.  St. Peter’s Church, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2446 Pierce Square

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2446        Pierce Square This postcard from 1909 shows Pierce Square, the intersection of Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street.  Adams Street comes in from the right, turns the corner and leads toward the viewer.  Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2445 Keystone Building

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2445        Keystone Building 151 Hallet Street Hallet & Davis piano factory. The Hallet, Davis & Company was one of the early well-known American piano makers.  The firm was originally established as “Brown & Hallet” in 1835, and … Continue reading →

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John Foster headstone

Posted on February 18, 2020 by earltaylor

Just want to share a video about this headstone, now at the Museum of Fine Arts John Foster on You Tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyj9Sg4N_0&t=0s

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Dorchester Illustration 2444 Town Hall

Posted on February 16, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2444      Town Hall The painting of Dorchester’s town hall is a painting from 1913 on a brick in the Edward A. Huebener Collection at the Dorchester Historical Society. The photograph was probably take just after the turn … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2443 Ashmont Station

Posted on February 9, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2443      Ashmont Station In 1872, the Old Colony & Newport Railway Corporation built the Shawmut Branch Railroad as a connection between the Dorchester and Milton Branch and the main line to Boston.  The new Shawmut Branch led … Continue reading →

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