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Dorchester Illustration 2546 Coal Schooner at Commercial Point
Today’s illustration shows a four-master schooner delivering coal to the Cutter coal yard on Commercial Point. The location of the schooner in the photograph would be at the bottom of the detail from the 1898 atlas, just under the red … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2545 Happy New Year
Order a house history for a house in Dorchester or Mattapan. Check it out on the house history page on the Dorchester Historical Society website. Today’s illustration is a news photograph with caption affixed to the back side: Make Merry. … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2544 ‘Tis the Season
Today’s illustration is one of many advertisements issued by the Walter Baker company in the period from the 1890s well into the mid-twentieth century. The company’s logo, the Baker chocolate lady, can be seen on the tavern’s sign. Winter weather … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2543 Elisha Brown Bird
Elisha Brown Bird (1867-1943) The illustration is of Elisha Brown Bird and his poster The Red Letter, 1896 Bird was an illustrator who was known for posters and bookplate designs. Winifred Porter Truesdell published a book titled E. B. Bird … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2542 Ham radio – is that still a thing?
Reminder: the Dorchester Historical Society sales shop is online at www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org You can also give a great gift to yourself or a friend – order a house history for a house in Dorchester or Mattapan. Check it out on the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2541 Putnam Nail Company humorous advertising card
The Putnam Nail Company was located in the Port Norfolk section of Dorchester. In addition to weekly advertisements in magazines, the company put out a series of advertising cards. Many of them featured horses, both pacers and trotters, who had … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2539 Gibson School, School Street
Christopher Gibson School The Gibson School house on School Street was named in honor of Christopher Gibson, an early donor to the schools of Dorchester. When he died in 1674, Gibson left the sum of 104 Pounds to the town … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2538 Lyceum Hall
Dorchester Illustration 2538 Lyceum Hall Today’s illustration is a photograph of Lyceum Hall and the fire station behind it on Parish Street in 1953. Construction of Lyceum Hall was completed in February 1840. Walter Baker presided at the opening ceremony. … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2537 Mission of the Epiphany
Dorchester Illustration 2537 Mission of the Epiphany Built as Mission of the Epiphany in Dorchester, the property at 234 Norfolk Street is now known as the Mt. Olive Worship Center. The In 1906, the Mission acquired the lot at the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2536 Dorchester-born mystery writer Paul Whelton
In the case of authors, it is always interesting to speculate how spending part of one’s life in Dorchester may have influenced their published works. Paul Whelton was born in Dorchester in 1895. His family lived on Holiday Street and … Continue reading
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