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Dorchester Illustration 2282 Winter Home of the Sheep

Posted on January 1, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2282    Winter Home of the Sheep Postcard. Caption on front: Winter home of the sheep, “Franklin Field,” Dorchester. No. 2 Pub. by Boston Post Card Co. Postmarked Dec 31, 1905. Roxbury Station, Boston. With one cent stamp. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 23 Chickatawbut Street

Posted on December 24, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2281    23 Chickatawbut Street The house at 23 Chickatawbut Street was described in 1978 in a survey report of Neponset for the Boston Landmarks Commission: Estimated 1840 Grand scale Greek Revival 5 Bay House; pedimented central pavilion … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2280 Houses at Commercial Point

Posted on December 18, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2280     Houses at Commercial Point Soon after 1800 Joseph Newell and Ebenezer Niles, who thought Commercial Point would prosper in whale and cod fishing, built neighboring large, square, palatial houses on the south side of the point … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2279 O’Brien’s Market

Posted on December 11, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2279     O’Brien’s Market O’Brien’s Market will be the subject of a hearing at the Boston Landmarks Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at 6:00 pm in Boston City Hall in response to a petition to designate the … Continue reading →

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Dec 11, 2016 Holiday Party + Dorchester Illustration 2278 Christmas Postcard

Posted on December 4, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2278     Christmas Postcard           Christmas postcard sent to a home on Kilton Street (now Norwell Street) in the early 20th century. Sunday, December 11, 2016   2pm William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street. Dorchester Historical Society Holiday Party DHS … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2277 St. William’s Church

Posted on November 27, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2277     St. William’s Church St. William’s became a Parish set off from St. Peter’s in 1909, consisting of territory south of St. Margaret’s nearly to Glover’s Corner, and including the Savin Hill district. The Reverend James J. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustratio 2276 Trolley Car Yard at Park Street

Posted on November 20, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2276     Trolley Car Yard at Park Street Paul Cifrino purchased the land on Park Street at Fields Corner adjacent to the T station to develop a retail shopping plaza in 1962. Before the shopping plaza, the site … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2275 James McIntosh Harness Maker

Posted on November 13, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2275     James McIntosh, Harness Maker Illustration from 1868 Business Directory for James McIntosh, Harness Maker and Carriage Trimmer. Located at Glover’s Corner, this business carried all sorts of items related to horses and harnesses.  it took a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2274 King Cleansers, Geneva Avenue

Posted on November 6, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2274     King Cleansers, Geneva Avenue Postcard at Boston Public Library showing King Cleansers, 435 Geneva Avenue, ca. 1930-1940. Number 435 is at the corner of Geneva Avenue and Dakota Street. The archive of these historical posts can … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2273 Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa

Posted on October 30, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2273   Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa The first known recipe pamphlet issued by Walter Baker & Co. was entitled An Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa and Chocolate and was published in … Continue reading →

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