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Dorchester Illustration 2686 Putnam Horseshoe Nails
Putnam Horseshoe Nails Dorchester Illustration 2686 Silas Putnam invented a machine to make horseshoe nails that would perform like handmade nails. His factory at the northern end of Port Norfolk was modest at the time his factory was pictured in … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2685, Alexander Pope, Jr., Emblems of the Civil War
Alexander Pope, Jr., Emblems of the Civil War Dorchester Illustration 2685 Today’s illustration is a painting by Alexander Pope, Jr., of a wooden wall with artifacts from the Civil War, the painting is titled Emblems of the Civil War. Pope … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustratin 2684 Codman Mansion
Today’s illustration includes two drawings of the Codman mansion. The lower image was torn from the same notebook as last week’s drawing (Blaney Memorial Baptist Church), by an artist who signed the image: F.G.H. We are still trying to find … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2683 Blaney Memorial Baptist Church
Blaney Memorial Baptist Church Dorchester Illustration 2683 Miss Mercy Blaney died in 1884, leaving $20,000 for the building of a church, which was erected in 1887 at the southeast corner of Richmond Street and Dorchester Avenue. Blaney lived on Temple … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2682, Coal Gas Holder at Adams Corner
Coal Gas Holder at Adams Street and Gallivan Boulevard Dorchester Illustration 2682 The Dorchester Gas Light Company was incorporated in 1854. “Gideon Beck, Alexander Pope, and Charles C. Harrington, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2679 Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society
Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society Dorchester Illustration 2679 We were delighted to welcome students from Dot Art’s summer program to the William Clapp House last week. They focused on the Dorchester Pottery collection as an example of a local … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2678, William Clapp House
William Clapp House, Dorchester Illustration 2678 The maintenance of the Dorchester Historical Society’s properties is ongoing and endless, and not always visible. The refurbishment of the entry hallway at the 1806 William Clapp House at 195 Boston St., has been … Continue reading
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