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Program: Period-Appropriate Exterior Paint Colors for Your Old House

Posted on September 23, 2016 by earltaylor

Period-Appropriate Exterior Paint Colors for Your Old House Sunday October 2, 2016, 2 pm, at the William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street Learn how historic paint color relates to the character of your historic house. Regardless of the age of … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2267

Posted on September 18, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2267 St. Peter’s Church, Roman Catholic In 1858 Miss Elizabeth Higgins and Miss Margaret Sullivan, later Mrs. James Brick, started a small Sunday-School under the auspices of SS. Peter and Paul’s Church, South Boston, for the Catholic … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2266 St. Teresa of Calcutta Church

Posted on September 11, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2266 St. Teresa of Calcutta Church, Roman Catholic Postcard. Caption on front: St. Margaret’s Church, Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass. Postmarked Aug 13, 1910. Essex Street Station, Boston, Mass. With one cent stamp. On verso: No. B 13537 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2265 St. Mary’s Church, Episcopal

Posted on September 4, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2265 St. Mary’s Church, Episcopal Photo after fire of June 15, 1887. The Rev. John P. Robinson, then Rector of Christ Church, Quincy, conducted a service for a group of about 50 in Dorchester on July 16, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2264 Dorchester Ice Cream

Posted on August 28, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2264 Dorchester Ice Cream It just seems like the right time of year to think about ice cream, especially ice cream in Dorchester. Dorchester ice cream company provided soda fountain display cards featuring their products. The Dorchester … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2263 I-CAR-DE Mayonnaise

Posted on August 21, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2263 I-CAR-DE Mayonnaise I-CAR-DE trucks sporting Lee Puncture Proof tires were pictured in a 1922 advertisement for the Lee Tire & Rubber Company. I-CAR-DE produced a number of cards using movie stars to promote their products. Kathleen … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2262 Wrought at Mrs Saunders and Miss Beach’s Academy Dorchester

Posted on August 14, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2262 Wrought at Mrs. Saunders and Miss Beach’s Academy Eunice Bent made this piece of needlework at the school for young ladies operated in the first half of the 19th century by Judith Foster Saunders and Clementina … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2261 Dorchester and Milton Bank

Posted on August 7, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2261 Dorchester and Milton Bank The subscribers to the stock of the Dorchester and Milton Bank met in April, 1832, and accepted the Act of Incorporation. John R. Chaffee, Pastor of the First Methodist Church, described some … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2260 Calf Pasture Pumping Station

Posted on July 31, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2260 Calf Pasture Pumping Station Calf Pasture Pumping Station, photo from 2003 This building is located on Columbia Point in Dorchester surrounded by Harbor Point apartments, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Study of the United … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2259 Mattapan Trolley

Posted on July 24, 2016 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2259 Mattapan Trolley Mattapan Trolley Type 4 Car 5286 is shown on the loop at the Peabody Square end of Ashmont Station as it looked on October 20, 1936. Photo by James A. Parsons, 4 Westmoreland Street, Dorchester. … Continue reading →

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