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Dorchester Illustration 2291 Catharine Clapp in Parlor

Posted on March 12, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2291           Catharine Clapp in Lemuel Clap House One-half of a stereoview card showing Catharine Clapp in the parlor of the Lemuel Clap House. In the late 18th to early 19th century, the family began using Clapp, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2290 Young Preacher

Posted on March 5, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2290           Young Preacher Photograph – caption on verso: On verso: May 6, 1924. Girl Preacher Travels Dens of Moonshiners. Miss Lorna G Townsend, a pretty Dorchester, Mass, girl preacher, who, with her license in her pocket … Continue reading →

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Dorchester lllustration 2289 Burrill’s Tooth Powder

Posted on February 26, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2289           Burrill’s Tooth Powder Postcard. Capton on front: Blue Hill Ave., near Franklin Field, Dorchester, Mass. With illustration of billboard for Burrill’s Tooth Powder.  Postmarked Dec. 10, 1910. On verso: advertising message written as if from … Continue reading →

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March 19, 2017 Program: The New Bostonians

Posted on February 21, 2017 by earltaylor

Program: Sunday, March 19, 2017 2 pm The William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 Professor Marilynn S. Johnson from the Department of History at Boston College will speak about her work on urban social relations in late … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2288 Bookkeeping Class 1892

Posted on February 19, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2288           Bookkeeping Class Bookkeeping class at the H. L. Pierce Grammar School, 1892. The Pierce School was located where the Codman Square Branch of the Boston Public Library is located today at the corner of Washington … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2287 Soldiers Monument

Posted on February 5, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2287           Soldiers Monument The following is from Monuments, Tablets and Other Memorials Erected in Massachusetts to Commemorate the Services of Her Sons n the War of the Rebellion, 1816-1865. Collected and Arranged by Alfred S. Roe. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2286 St Williams Church

Posted on January 29, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2286           St. Williams Church St. William’s became its own Parish in 1909, when it was set off from St. Peter’s; it consisted of territory south of St. Margaret’s nearly to Glover’s Corner, and included the Savin … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2285 Adams Corner 1927

Posted on January 22, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2285    Adams Corner In the late 1920s photographs were taken do document site conditions in preparation for the Southern Artery project. The project included the construction of Gallivan Boulevard from Neponset to Morton Street plus improvements along … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2284 Peabody Square Tunnel

Posted on January 15, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2284    Peabody Square subway tunnel Boston City Archives has put a huge number of pictures online. You can view them by going to www.flickr.com.  Enter City of Boston Archives in the search box, and you will see … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2283 South Bay

Posted on January 8, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2283    South Bay The South Bay was a noted feature of the landscape bordering Dorchester, Roxbury and Boston. The Washington Village (Andrew) section of Dorchester was annexed to the city in 1855, following Dorchester Neck (the main … Continue reading →

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