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Dorchester Illustration 2620 Al Donahue

Posted on June 11, 2023 by earltaylor

Al Donahue Dorchester Illustration 2620 Al Donahue was a violinist and a big band leader. Albert Francis Donahue was born on Huntoon Street in Dorchester in 1902. He graduated from Boston University Law School, but he was in such demand … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2619, Humphrey Atherton’s Tomb

Posted on June 4, 2023 by earltaylor

Humphrey Atherton’s Tomb Dorchester Illustration 2619 Humphrey Atherton was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and he organized the first militia in Dorchester. As Major-General in the Suffolk Regiment, he was the senior military officer in New … Continue reading →

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Edward Everett School on Sumner Street

Posted on May 28, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2618 Today’s illustration comes from The Dorchester Beacon, Feb. 17, 1894. The artist would have been standing at the corner of Willis and Stoughton Street. The illustration was on the front page of the newspaper with a story … Continue reading →

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Donna Summer, Dorchester Illustration 2617

Posted on May 21, 2023 by earltaylor

Donna Summer, who was born as LaDonna Adrian Gaines to Andrew and Mary Gaines on Dec. 31, 1948, in Boston. As a young girl, she sang gospel music at the Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston. Summer attended Jeremiah … Continue reading →

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Frank P. Sheehan, Dorchester Illustration 2616

Posted on May 14, 2023 by earltaylor

Frank P. Sheehan Dorchester Illustration 2616 Francis Patrick Sheehan (1884 -1953) was a middle distance runner. He was a member of the St. Alphonsus Athletic Club, South Boston Athletic Club, Boston Athletic Association and the Boston Irish-American Athletic Club. In … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge

Posted on May 7, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge Today’s illustration appeared in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th-century illustrated magazine published in Boston, in 1855. The subject of the engraving is the Old Colony Railroad bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry

Posted on April 30, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry (1919-1994), children’s author and illustrator, grew up in Dorchester.  His parents, John and Mary, bought a house at 32 Melville Ave. in 1917. John Scarry operated Scarry’s department store in Brookline Village for … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War

Posted on April 27, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2613 Henry Martyn Tremlett, Civil War Henry Martyn Tremlett was a Boston merchant. Tremlett was born July 15, 1833 in Dorchester, the son of Thomas and Cordelia Tremlett. Tremlett began as a captain in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I

Posted on April 16, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2612 Charles H. Haines, Jr., World War I Today’s illustration is from the Aug. 3, 1918, edition of The Dorchester Beacon newspaper. Charles H. Haines, Jr., was born in Dorchester on Feb. 14, 1888, to Charles H. Haines … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station

Posted on April 9, 2023 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2611 Shawmut Station The top photograph in today’s illustration was recently shared on Facebook. The Shawmut Branch of the Old Colony Railroad runs from Savin Hill to Ashmont. Electrification of the Shawmut Branch began at the end of … Continue reading →

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