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Tag Archives: Dorchester
Dorchester Illustration 2704 Edward Payson Jackson
Edward Payson Jackson, 1840-1905, lived at 41 Lyndhurst St., Dorchester. He was born on March 15, 1840, in Erzeroum, Turkey, his parents were American missionaries there. Jackson came to the United States in 1845 and studied at Andover Seminary, Dartmouth … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2703 Daniel Sharp’s House
Dorchester Illustration 2703 Daniel Sharp’s House Daniel Sharp’s house was located at the corner of Howard Avenue and Hartford Street. Sharp was vice-president of an insurance agency. The U.S. Census for 1880 lists Sharp and his wife, Mary, with their … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2702 Railroad Bridge between Savin Hill and Commercial Point
Edward Mitchell Bannister was born in 1828, in New Brunswick, Canada. He was among the first Black Americans to win major recognition as an artist. In the 1840s, Bannister moved to Boston, where he studied at the Lowell Institute. In … Continue reading
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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 2696 Chrystal Herne
Dorchester Illustration 2696 Chrystal Herne Today’s illustration is a composite of photographs of actress Chrystal Herne owned by the New York Public Library. Chrystal and Julie Herne were the daughters of James A. Herne, a playwright, and his wife Katherine … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2695 Harrison Square Unitarian Church
Dorchester Illustration 2695 Harrison Square Unitarian Church The Third Unitarian Church in Dorchester was organized in 1848, and its church building was pictured on the 1850 map of Dorchester. The photograph in today’s illustration is from a later year. Their … Continue reading
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