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Dorchester Illustration 2646, Tileston House, a Military Hero’s Home

Tileston House a Military Hero’s Home Dorchester Illustration 2646 Text from Carole Mooney The house in this illustration may look familiar, you can see it when leaving the Shaw’s Market parking lot. The house at 13 River Street was built … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2645, Laban Pratt House

Laban Pratt House Dorchester Illustration 2645 The Laban Pratt house on Pope’s Hill appeared in American Architect and Building News, on March 11, 1882, vol. XI, no. 326 following p. 138. Laban Pratt (1829-1923) was a lumber merchant in 1875 … Continue reading

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Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank

Dorchester Illustration 2644 Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank Dorchester Illustration 2644 Dorchester Savings Bank was incorporated on March 19, 1853 by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature. “William Richardson, Oliver Hall, Lewis Pierce, their associates and successors, are hereby made … Continue reading

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Spaulding Brothers’ Swiss Bell Ringers, Dorchester Illustraton 2643

Spauldng Brothers’ Swiss Bell Ringers Dorchester Illustration 2643 Swiss bell ringers came to the United States in the 1840s, bell ringing became popular entertainment, often part of a larger show. John Franklin Spaulding, a violinist from Boston joined the Swiss … Continue reading

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Thomas Trowbridge, ancestor of Cindy Crawford

Thomas Trowbridge, ancestor of Cindy Crawford Dorchester Illustration 2642 Sometimes our knowledge of former Dorchester residents comes from unexpected sources. We learned of supermodel Cindy Crawford’s efforts to trace her ancestry, through a YouTube video. One of her ancestors was … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2641 Bird-Sawyer House, Humphreys Street

Bird-Sawyer House, Humphreys Street Dorchester Illustration 2641 Thomas Bird arrived in Dorchester from England on the second voyage of the ship Mary and John in 1635. He was a poor man but he did well enough to buy a large … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2640, Boston Insulated Wire and Cable Company

Boston Insulated Wire and Cable Company Dorchester Illustration 2640 Harry Benjamin Burley was born on May 26, 1867, in Epping, New Hampshire, to Joseph Cilley Burley, Elizabeth Haley.  Harry married Louise Adelaide Wells in 1901, and they lived in Brookline, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2639 Future Dads

Future Dads Dorchester Illustration 2639 I like this design on a 45 rpm record sleeve released in 1981, recorded by the Future Dads called Dorchester Summer. The band members included: Lee Harrington, bass, vocals; Richard Kerr, drums; Fritz Ericson, guitar, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2638, Franklin Park Waiting Room

Franklin Park Waiting Room Dorchester Illustration 2638 Today’s photo shows the Franklin Park waiting room where people waited for streetcars. The photo is dated 1895. The building was on the east side of Blue Hill Avenue between Columbia Road and … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2637, 478 Columbia Road Then and Now

The house at 478 Columbia Road was built in the mid-nineteenth century. Today’s vintage photo is from about 1880.Note the differences in the modern image. William B. Bradlee, Jr., a lard oil manufacturer turned druggist, was one of the early … Continue reading

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