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Dorchester Illustration 2637, 478 Columbia Road Then and Now

Posted on October 8, 2023 by earltaylor

The house at 478 Columbia Road was built in the mid-nineteenth century. Today’s vintage photo is from about 1880.Note the differences in the modern image. William B. Bradlee, Jr., a lard oil manufacturer turned druggist, was one of the early … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2636, Samuel F. Perkins and Man-carrying Kites

Posted on October 1, 2023 by earltaylor

Samuel F. Perkins and Man-carrying Kites Dorchester Illustration 2636 Samuel F. Perkins lived at 14 Rockmere St. He is the inventor of the man-carrying kite and continued experimentation from 1910 through the first World War and into the 1920s. Perkins … Continue reading →

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Columbia Village, Dorchester Illustration 2635

Posted on September 24, 2023 by earltaylor

Columbia Village Dorchester Illustration 2635 The Boston Globe reported on May 14, 1950, that the families residing on Columbia Point in the former World War II Italian prisoner-of-war barracks complained about the conditions “unfit for human Habitation.” The families had … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2634, Lyceum Hall

Posted on September 17, 2023 by earltaylor

Lyceum Hall Dorchester Illustration 2634 This photograph of the Lyceum Hall was published in the Dorchester Community News 1978. Lyceum Hall on Meeting House Hill served as a public gathering place for many Dorchester activities. It was built in 1839 … Continue reading →

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Robert Barnet, Queen Isabella, Dorchester Illustration 2633

Posted on September 10, 2023 by earltaylor

Robert Barnet, Queen Isabella Dorchester Illustration 2633 This scan of a photograph was published in The Extravaganza King by Anne Alison Barnet who tells the story of her ancestor, Robert Barnet. The following is from the book jacket: “This is … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2632, Louise Purington

Posted on September 3, 2023 by earltaylor

Louise Purington Dorchester Illustration 2632 Louise Purington was a physician who lived on Allston Street from the 1880s until her death in 1916. She graduated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1864 and from Hahnemann Medical College in 1874. Purington was … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2631, Susan Fessenden

Posted on August 27, 2023 by earltaylor

Susan Fessenden Dorchester Illustration 2631 Susan (Snowden) Fessenden (1840-1932) lived in Dorchester from 1891 through 1900. During that time she was the president of the Massachusetts Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended the Cincinnati … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Cochrane’s School, Dorchester Illustration 2360

Posted on August 20, 2023 by earltaylor

Mrs. Cochrane’s School Dorchester Illustration 2630 Rev. John Codman, scion of a wealthy family, enlarged the old Thayer place at the top of Codman Hill. The estate, which had acres of sloping fields and looked out over Lower Mills and … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2629, John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr.

Posted on August 13, 2023 by earltaylor

John Fottler and John Fottler, Jr. Dorchester Illustration 2629 John Fottler, Jr. (1841-1929) came from an agricultural family. The following is from A Healing Landscape: Environmental and Social history of the Site of Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Centre. Second edition … Continue reading →

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Charles H. Belledeu, Dorchester Illustration 2628

Posted on August 6, 2023 by earltaylor

Charles H. Belledeu Dorchester Illustration 2628 Charles H. Belledeu was a contractor who built several houses in the Ashmont section of Dorchester. The following article about Belledue was published in the The Dorchester Beacon on May 5, 1900, is an … Continue reading →

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