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Columbia Village, Dorchester Illustration 2635
Columbia Village Dorchester Illustration 2635 The Boston Globe reported on May 14, 1950, that the families residing on Columbia Point in the former World War II Italian prisoner-of-war barracks complained about the conditions “unfit for human Habitation.” The families had … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2634, Lyceum Hall
Lyceum Hall Dorchester Illustration 2634 This photograph of the Lyceum Hall was published in the Dorchester Community News 1978. Lyceum Hall on Meeting House Hill served as a public gathering place for many Dorchester activities. It was built in 1839 … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2632, Louise Purington
Louise Purington Dorchester Illustration 2632 Louise Purington was a physician who lived on Allston Street from the 1880s until her death in 1916. She graduated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1864 and from Hahnemann Medical College in 1874. Purington was … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2631, Susan Fessenden
Susan Fessenden Dorchester Illustration 2631 Susan (Snowden) Fessenden (1840-1932) lived in Dorchester from 1891 through 1900. During that time she was the president of the Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended the Cincinnati … Continue reading
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Mrs. Cochrane’s School, Dorchester Illustration 2360
Mrs. Cochrane’s School Dorchester Illustration 2630 Rev. John Codman, scion of a wealthy family, enlarged the old Thayer place at the top of Codman Hill. The estate, which had acres of sloping fields and looked out over Lower Mills and … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2629, John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr.
John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr. Dorchester Illustration 2629 John Fottler, Jr. (1841-1929) came from an agricultural family. The following is from A Healing Landscape: Environmental and Social history of the Site of Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Centre. Second edition … Continue reading
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Charles H. Belledeu, Dorchester Illustration 2628
Charles H. Belledeu Dorchester Illustration 2628 Charles H. Belledeu was a contractor who built several houses in the Ashmont section of Dorchester. The following article about Belledue was published in the The Dorchester Beacon on May 5, 1900, is an … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2627, Baker Chocolate Company
Dorchester Illustration 2627, Baker Chocolate Company Baker Chocolate was a frequent advertiser of its products in national magazines before the era of radio and television. Many of its ads were aimed toward parents. The advertisement in the today’s illustration targets … Continue reading
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