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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1777   Today we have a painting of Savin Hill from approximately the same view point as yesterday’s illustration of the railroad bridge.  It is called Dorchester 1856.  “This is one of Edward Mitchell … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1776   In 1855 this engraving was printed in Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, showing an Old Colony Railroad train on the bridge in front of Savin Hill.  The bridge crossed over the water and … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1775   Today we have a postcard showing Franklin Park. Postcard. Caption on front: Road Scene, Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. Postmarked Apr 5, 1907 Roxbury Station with one-cent stamp.  On verso: Made in Germany. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1774   Gladys Edson Locke lived for many years at 33 Grampian Way at the top of Savin Hill with a magnificent view of the city.  She tried her hand at writing detective / … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1773   Photograph of the Bird Sawyer House published in Pathways of the Puritans. Compiled under the Direction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission and published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Second edition, … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1772   Perez and Sarah Morton had their house built in 1796 at a location that today would be approximately 600 Dudley Street (then called Stoughton Street).  The Mortons moved from Boston to the … Continue reading →

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 →