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Tag Archives: Dorchester
Dorchester Illustration 2242 Statue of Edward Everett
Dorchester Illustration no. 2242 Edward Everett’s statue stands in Richardson Park at Edward Everett Square (the intersection of Columbia Road, Boston Street, Massachusetts Avenue and Cottage Street). It was originally located in the Boston Public Garden but was moved to … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2240 Revolutionary War Drum
Dorchester Illustration no. 2240 The revolutionary war drum that came down the centuries in the Trask Family came to the Dorchester Historical Society from William Blake Trask. His Trask ancestor arrived in Salem in the late 1620s, and he is … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2239 children playing in dump
Dorchester Illustration no. 2239 Today our illustration show children on improvised playground equipment made from discarded materials. The scene is the Mile Road Dump at the end of Columbia Point, October, 1909. Photograph is by Lewis Wickes Hine, a sociologist … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2238 Gallup Stable
Dorchester Illustration no. 2238 Today’s illustration is a photo of the stable owned by Holllis P. Gallup located on Welles Avenue opposite the entrance to Samoset Street. Published in the 1905 Yearbook of the Dorchester Gentlemen’s Driving Club. Although many … Continue reading
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April 17, 2016, Edward M Kennedy Institute Guided Tour
Edward M Kennedy Institute Guided Tour – Sunday, April 17 The Dorchester Historical Society will host a program to mark the birthday of Edward Everett on Sunday, April 17 at 1 p.m. at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2237 Elbridge Smith School
Dorchester Illustration no. 2237 Newly acquired realphoto postcard of the Elbridge Smith School. The school was at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and Centre Street, where the Dr. William W. Henerson K-12 Inclusion School is located now (formerly the Patrick … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2236 Wales nursery business
Dorchester Illustration no. 2236 Advertising card from William Wales for his nursery business from the mid-19th century. Although the card says Columbia St., this is the same as Columbia Road. The Wales property was on the west side of Columbia … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2235 Putnam Nail Cyanotype
Dorchester Illustration no. 2235 Cyanotype realphoto postcard showing the buildings of the Putnam Nail Company at the tip of Port Norfolk from the early years of the 20th century. The photographer seems to be standing near the railroad tracks looking … Continue reading
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Feb. 21, 2016 The Black Community of Colonial Dorchester and Boston
February 21, 2016 2 pm at the Dorchester Historical Society, 195 Boston Street Open to the public In the 1650s, Sebastian Kane was a landowner in Dorchester. He was also a person of color. Local historian Alex Goldfeld will present … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2234 Blaney Baptist Church
Dorchester Illustration no. 2234 Postcard. Caption on front: Blaney Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Dorchester Lower Mills, Mass. Circa 1910. Located at 60 Richmond Street, the Blaney Memorial Baptist Church was organized November 13, 1882, with a membership of twenty-five. … Continue reading
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