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Dorchester Illustration 2718 Buddy Clark

Posted on April 27, 2025 by earltaylor

The following comes from http://www.gmmy.com/crooners/clark/biography.htm “Buddy Clark was a likable, versatile singer whose career was cut short at the age of 37 by an airplane crash on October 2, 1949, at 9 p.m. PST. “Buddy Clark’s real name was “Samuel Goldberg,” … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2717 Dorchester Poor House

Posted on April 20, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2717 Dorchester Poor House The Dorchester Poor House was located on Hancock Street opposite Kane Square and opposite the end of Bowdoin Street. The Dorchester Poor House was one of several almshouses that provided food and shelter to … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand

Posted on April 13, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2716 Frederick J. Brand Frederick J. Brand was born in Plainville, Connecticut, and came to Boston after receiving his education in the schools in Plainville. He started out as a salesman for A. B. Crocker & Co., at … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis

Posted on April 6, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2715 Sarell James Willis Sarell James Willis was born in Dorchester on Sept. 11, 1830. He attended public schools in Dorchester. At the age of seventeen, he became an apprentice to a tinsmith, he worked four and a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2714 Scutching Knife and Hackle

Posted on March 30, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2714 Scutching Knife and Hackle Last week, we saw a flax break. This week we have a photo of the Clapp family scutching knife and hackle (sometimes called a heckle). After the stems were broken with the flax … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2713 Flax Break

Posted on March 23, 2025 by earltaylor

 New Englanders grew flax to make linen. One of the steps in the processing of flax is to crack the stalks to separate the fibers from the woody core of the flax plant. Today’s illustration is a photograph of the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2713 Flax Break

Posted on March 23, 2025 by earltaylor

 New Englanders grew flax to make linen. One of the steps in the processing of flax is to crack the stalks to separate the fibers from the woody core of the flax plant. Today’s illustration is a photograph of the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2712 Elbridge Torrey

Posted on March 16, 2025 by earltaylor

Elbridge Torrey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1837, to a farming family. He attended the public schools in Weymouth and went on to graduate from the Bridgewater State Normal School. He became the principal of an elementary school, then … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2711 Charles A. Ufford

Posted on March 9, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2711 Charles A. Ufford Charles Augustus Ufford was born on Aug. 29, 1856, to Samuel N. Ufford and Mary E. Ufford. At that time, his father, Samuel, and his uncle, Hezekiah, were operating a stove and lamp business … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2710 John Joseph May

Posted on March 2, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2710 John Joseph May John Joseph May owned an estate on the west side of Dorchester Avenue in the area of Dorchester Avenue between Pond Street (Crescent Avenue) and Mayfield Street. His father had founded one of the … Continue reading →

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