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CowParade in Fields Corner Dorchester Illustration 2623

CowParade in Fields Corner Dorchester Illustration 2623 Two life-size fiberglass cows are on display at Fields Corner’s Memorial Square at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street. They are part of a herd of 75 life-size cows displayed across … Continue reading

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Farrington Store, Dorchester Illustration 2622

Farrington Store, Dorchester Illustration 2622 Franklin Farrington operated a small grocery store at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and East Street at Glover’s Corner from 1856 until his death in 1901. The Farrington Store building still stands at Dorchester’s most … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2621, Bunker Hill Day

Bunker Hill Day Dorchester Illustration 2621 Bunker Hill Day was yesterday. It marks the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle in the Revolutionary War, which took place on June 17, 1775, in Charlestown. The British won the battle. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2620 Al Donahue

Al Donahue Dorchester Illustration 2620 Al Donahue was a violinist and a big band leader. Albert Francis Donahue was born on Huntoon Street in Dorchester in 1902. He graduated from Boston University Law School, but he was in such demand … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2619, Humphrey Atherton’s Tomb

Humphrey Atherton’s Tomb Dorchester Illustration 2619 Humphrey Atherton was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, and he organized the first militia in Dorchester. As Major-General in the Suffolk Regiment, he was the senior military officer in New … Continue reading

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Edward Everett School on Sumner Street

Dorchester Illustration 2618 Today’s illustration comes from The Dorchester Beacon, Feb. 17, 1894. The artist would have been standing at the corner of Willis and Stoughton Street. The illustration was on the front page of the newspaper with a story … Continue reading

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Donna Summer, Dorchester Illustration 2617

Donna Summer, who was born as LaDonna Adrian Gaines to Andrew and Mary Gaines on Dec. 31, 1948, in Boston. As a young girl, she sang gospel music at the Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston. Summer attended Jeremiah … Continue reading

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Frank P. Sheehan, Dorchester Illustration 2616

Frank P. Sheehan Dorchester Illustration 2616 Francis Patrick Sheehan (1884 -1953) was a middle distance runner. He was a member of the St. Alphonsus Athletic Club, South Boston Athletic Club, Boston Athletic Association and the Boston Irish-American Athletic Club. In … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge

Dorchester Illustration 2615 Railroad Bridge Today’s illustration appeared in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, a 19th-century illustrated magazine published in Boston, in 1855. The subject of the engraving is the Old Colony Railroad bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry

Dorchester Illustration 2614 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry (1919-1994), children’s author and illustrator, grew up in Dorchester.  His parents, John and Mary, bought a house at 32 Melville Ave. in 1917. John Scarry operated Scarry’s department store in Brookline Village for … Continue reading

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