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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1771   Postcard. Uphams Corner, Dorchester, Mass. Photo by J.V. Hartman. Postmarked September 12, 1910.  On verso: Pub. by J. V. Hartman & Co., Boston, Mass. Series 64. Hartman’s postcards of Dorchester were crude … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1770   Today we have a newly acquired receipt for $3 from Daniel Davenport to David Clap for digging a grave for David’s wife Azubah Clap in August 1835.  Davenport tolled the bell and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1768   Today’s illustration shows the Lydia Clapp House at 6 Percival Street.  The house was featured in the very first episode of the PBS show “This Old House” in 1979. Percival Street, which … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1767   Last year we saw the Elbridge Smith School from a distance, but today we have a newly acquired close-up.  This school building was in place at the corner of Dorchester Avenue and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1766 Excerpts from Fire From the Sky By Evan McLeod Wylie From the July 1988 issue of Yankee. new.yankeemagazine.com/article/fire-sky June 26, 1987 Near Lonsdale Street a security guard saw a plane with its engines … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1765   Chemistry class at Dorchester High School in 1901. _____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1764   We received news this week of far-flung descendants of Timothy J. McCarthy, a Dorchester resident who perished on the Titanic.  Karen Killoren in Austin, TX, appeared in the video noted below, and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1763   Today’s illustration shows the Dorchester High School girls’ gym class about 1901. Photo from City of Boston Archives: http://cityofbostonarchives.tumblr.com/ _____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1762 The Dorchester Reporter last week carried a story about Douglas MacKinnon.  Dorchester Reporter, April 5, 2012: Memoir with a Message: Dot native MacKinnon tells of rough-and-tumble journey. By Bill Forry. The article begins: … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1761   Yesterday we saw the Lucy Stone School, one of two school buildings that the Roxbury Prep Charter School will begin to use.  Today we have the other one: the Quincy E. Dickerman … Continue reading →