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Dorchester Illustration 2449 Flax Processing

Posted on March 22, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2449        Flax Processing Tools In this period of social distancing, the Dorchester Historical Society is closed to visitors.  Therefore it seems a good idea to try to share some of the items in the Society’s collections in … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2448 Gamewell Fire Alarm

Posted on March 15, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2448        Gamewell Fire Alarm Advertisement in Fire Engineering magazine, April 1949, featuring a picture of eight-year-old Thomasina De Beneditto who pulled the fire box alarm when she observed a fire in a nearby factory in Dorchester, Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2447 Eaton Square Looking West

Posted on March 8, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2447        Eaton Square Looking West The postcard from 1910 shows Bowdoin Street from Eaton Square looking west.  Eaton Square is the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Adams Street at the foot of Meetinghouse Hill.  St. Peter’s Church, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2446 Pierce Square

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2446        Pierce Square This postcard from 1909 shows Pierce Square, the intersection of Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street.  Adams Street comes in from the right, turns the corner and leads toward the viewer.  Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2445 Keystone Building

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2445        Keystone Building 151 Hallet Street Hallet & Davis piano factory. The Hallet, Davis & Company was one of the early well-known American piano makers.  The firm was originally established as “Brown & Hallet” in 1835, and … Continue reading →

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John Foster headstone

Posted on February 18, 2020 by earltaylor

Just want to share a video about this headstone, now at the Museum of Fine Arts John Foster on You Tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyj9Sg4N_0&t=0s

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Dorchester Illustration 2444 Town Hall

Posted on February 16, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2444      Town Hall The painting of Dorchester’s town hall is a painting from 1913 on a brick in the Edward A. Huebener Collection at the Dorchester Historical Society. The photograph was probably take just after the turn … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2443 Ashmont Station

Posted on February 9, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2443      Ashmont Station In 1872, the Old Colony & Newport Railway Corporation built the Shawmut Branch Railroad as a connection between the Dorchester and Milton Branch and the main line to Boston.  The new Shawmut Branch led … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2442 Winter Garden Rollerway and Riverview Ballroom

Posted on February 2, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2442      Winter Garden Rollerway and Riverview Ballroom On April 30, 1932, the Winter Garden organization opened the Winter Garden Rollerway at 725 Gallivan Boulevard, located approximately where the Expressway off-ramp is now located between Staples and the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2441 361 Neponset Avenue

Posted on January 26, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2441      361 Neponset Avenue An Unusual Case of a Divided House: Apollos Clapp In researching the history of houses, one sometimes finds the division of a house to settle an estate.  One heir is given one side … Continue reading →

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