Monthly Archives: December 2024

Dorchester Illustration 2701 Dorchester and Milton Bank Robbery 1850

Dorchester Illustration 2701 Dorchester and Milton Bank Robbery 1850 In July 1850, “The Bankers’ Magazine and Statistical Register” reported on a theft at the Dorchester and Milton Bank at Lower Mills. “The first door of the vault has four locks, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2700, Ezra Baker

Captain Ezra H. Baker (1811-1876) owned about 12 acres of land on Pleasant Street, between Stoughton Street and Cottage Street.  Today’s illustration shows his land shaded in tan, taken from the 1874 Hopkins Atlas of Dorchester. Earlier in the eighteenth … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2699 Chocolate at the Holidays

Dorchester Illustration 2699  Chocolate at the Holidays The Walter Baker chocolate company encouraged potential customers to enjoy the holiday season in this advertisement in Cosmopolitan Magazine, December 1919. If you enjoy the weekly Dorchester Illustration, in this season of giving, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2698 Cedar Cottage

Dorchester Illustration 2698 Cedar Cottage William Edward Coffin was born in Gloucester, Mass., in 1813. He married Margaretta Cotton in Boston in 1840. This quote is from Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, “William Edward Coffin was … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2697  Views of Dorchester 1830s

Dorchester Illustration 2697  Views of Dorchester 1830s The top woodcut is in the collection of the Dorchester Historical Society in large album titled Old Dorchester Houses. It shows a scene from near the corner of Hancock and Bowdoin Street, looking … Continue reading

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