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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1825 Postcard. Caption on front: The New Dorchester High School.  T.C. Cushing, Dorchester, Mass.  Postally unused. This postcard has an undivided back, so that indicates it is earlier than the run-of-the-mill cards from about … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1824   Today’s illustration is an advertisement in The Architectural Record, January, 1955, from The Bryant Electric Company incorporating a picture of Columbia Point. The following is from: University Press of New England description … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1823   Card for primary nomination of Daniel J. McLaughlin as the Democratic candidate for state representative from Ward 16 in 1932.  I can find no indication of whether he won or not. _____ … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1822   A good day to sit in the park.  Postcard. Caption on front: 212487 In Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. Postmarked Roxbury Station with one-cent stamp. On verso: Published by the Valentine & Sons’ … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1821 Scan of drawing on front page of All Saints’ Chronicle, August, 1892, showing the proposed new All Saints Church. 209-211 Ashmont Street, The Parish of All Saints Source: Codman Square House Tour Booklet … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1820   The City of Boston will officially re-name Wainwright Park or Cronin Playground as the Rev. Loesch Family Park tomorrow.  The land that is now the play ground was part of the 17th … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1819   The Associated Press reported that a rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation sold for more than $2 million.  This brought to mind a painting in the collection at the … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1818 All set for the 4th? Today’s illustration shows 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 all dressed up for the holiday. Scan of photo of 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 published in Historic New England … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1817 We had a great showing for Dorchester Artists Past & Present.  You can see photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ermmwwt/sets/72157630364408764/ For today’s illustration we have a photograph of Beaumont Street in 1885. The development on Beaumont … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1816   Art Opening tonight, June 29th, 6-8 pm.  The Dorchester Historical Society has joined with the Dorchester Arts Collaborative to present Dorchester Artists, Past & Present. Today’s illustration shows a painting by Aldro … Continue reading →