Monthly Archives: August 2021

Dorchester Illustration 2528 Dorchester Alms House

Posted on August 29, 2021 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2528 Dorchester Alms House The Dorchester Alms House was located on the north side of Hancock Street opposite Kane Square, where there is a city yard today. In the year before the annexation of Dorchester to Boston, the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2527 Alice Stone Blackwell

Posted on August 22, 2021 by earltaylor

August 26, 2020, is the 100th anniversary of the federal government’s ratification of the 19th amendment pertaining to voting rights for women. The federal amendment mandates “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2526 Daloz Drycleaning

Posted on August 15, 2021 by earltaylor

Daloz Cleansers started in Boston in the late 19th century.  It had retail shops in Boston although the actual work facility was located elsewhere, first in Roxbury, then South Boston,  then in 1900 in Dorchester at 11 Humphreys Street.  The … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2525 Lifeguard and Friends

Posted on August 8, 2021 by earltaylor

Real photo post card: Lifeguard and friends at the beach.  The photograph is by A. W. Cutter of Dorchester, but we don’t have any information about him. At the height of summer, it seems appropriate to show a vintage photo … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2524 S. S. Pierce homestead

Posted on August 1, 2021 by earltaylor

Samuel S. Pierce, the son of Daniel and Lydia Davenport Pierce, was born in the farmhouse owned by his family in what is now the Cedar Grove section of Dorchester.  The house appears to have been built in the 18th … Continue reading →

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