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Dorchester Illustration 2391 Home of Hannah T. Bliss
Dorchester Illustration no. 2391 Home of Hannah T. Bliss This real photo post card shows the home of Mrs. Hannah T. Bliss and Sons in 1908. The house was located at 151 Adams Street, and the land on which it … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2390 Welles Mansion
Dorchester Illustration no. 2390 Welles Mansion Welles Mansion The home of the Welles family was the original estate house for Ashmont Hill when the hill was all open land except for the house in the illustration. George Derby Welles, who … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2389 Bollard of Three Decker
Dorchester Illustration no. 2389 Bollard of Three Decker The sculptures on top of bollards at Edward Everett Square, located in the plaza with the bronze pear sculpture, represent themes connecting Dorchester’s past and present. One of the pieces of artwork … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2388 House of William Cranch Bond
Dorchester Illustration no. 2388 House of William Cranch Bond The photograph shows the house of astronomer William Cranch Bond, who, together with his son George Phillips Bond, are regarded as the first important contributors towards the early history of astronomy … Continue reading
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Dorchester Historical Society open houses
The Dorchester Historical Society’s historic houses are open on Sunday, January 20, 2019: William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road The Lemuel Clap House will not be open but will be open February 17th.
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Dorchester Illustration 2387 Baker Chocolate tank car
Dorchester Illustration no. 2387 The Dorchester Historical Society has model railroad cars imitating those that shipped liquid chocolate all over the USA. Jeff Gonyeau recently took a photograph of a real tank car with the Bakers Chocolate name and logo … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue
Dorchester Illustration no. 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue Blue Hill Avenue began as the Brush Hill Turnpike. It was chartered in 1805 and although the Town of Milton disapproved, the turnpike was completed in 1809. In 1810 an … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2385 Subway Collision at Ashmont
Dorchester Illustration no. 2385 Subway Collision at Ashmont Subway Trains derailed at Ashmont, October 19, 1949 Problems with rapid transit are not new. The photo taken by Herbert Stier was published Oct. 19, 1949, by the Boston Traveler with caption: … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2384 Cast Stone
Dorchester Illustration no. 2384 Cast Stone Today’s illustration is a lament for building ornamentation that has been lost to history. Usually we highlight the loss of architectural elements from highly decorated wood-frame houses, but today our image is of a … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2383 William T. Adams
Dorchester Illustration no. 2383 William T. Adams The following is from: One of a Thousand. A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-89. Compiled under the editorial supervision of John … Continue reading
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