Tag Archives: Dorchester

Dorchester Illustration 2456 Preston Chocolate Factory

Posted on May 10, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2456       Preston Chocolate Factory One of the buildings of the Baker Chocolate complex was named the Preston building in honor of another Dorchester chocolate maker, a former competitor to Baker.  The Preston building is a three-story building … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2455 Dorchester’s First High School

Posted on May 3, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2455       Dorchester’s First High School Although Dorchester was the earliest town to establish a school open to all boys, paid for by the town budget, it was not until the middle of the 19th century that it … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2454 Walter Humphrey

Posted on April 26, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2454       Walter Humphreys We are continuing to share the Society’s collections by email and through other online methods. Today’s illustration is a portrait of Walter Humphreys. Walter Humphreys, son of Henry Humphreys and Sarah Clapp Humphreys, was … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2453 Capen Bowl

Posted on April 19, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchest We are continuing to share the Society’s collections by email and through other online methods. Today’s illustration features a bowl brought to America by the Capen family who migrated in the 1630s.  Barnard [or Bernard] Capen, a shoemaker, and … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2452 Decorative Needlework

Posted on April 12, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2452        Needlework from centuries past  We are continuing to share the Society’s collections by email and through other online methods. Today’s illustration features a piece of decorative needlework stitched on silk.  Jane Withington was a student at … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2451 Mellin’s Infant’s Food

Posted on April 5, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2451  Mellin’s Food Thomas Goodale of the Doliber-Goodale Co. chose local children for his advertisement.  The top illustration is an 1894 advertisement for Mellin’s Food with an illustration of Marian Louise Bowker, Neponset, Mass.  The advertisement on the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2449 Flax Processing

Posted on March 22, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2449        Flax Processing Tools In this period of social distancing, the Dorchester Historical Society is closed to visitors.  Therefore it seems a good idea to try to share some of the items in the Society’s collections in … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2448 Gamewell Fire Alarm

Posted on March 15, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2448        Gamewell Fire Alarm Advertisement in Fire Engineering magazine, April 1949, featuring a picture of eight-year-old Thomasina De Beneditto who pulled the fire box alarm when she observed a fire in a nearby factory in Dorchester, Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2447 Eaton Square Looking West

Posted on March 8, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2447        Eaton Square Looking West The postcard from 1910 shows Bowdoin Street from Eaton Square looking west.  Eaton Square is the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Adams Street at the foot of Meetinghouse Hill.  St. Peter’s Church, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2446 Pierce Square

Posted on March 1, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2446        Pierce Square This postcard from 1909 shows Pierce Square, the intersection of Washington Street, Dorchester Avenue and Adams Street.  Adams Street comes in from the right, turns the corner and leads toward the viewer.  Dorchester Avenue … Continue reading →

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