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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1939 Baker Chocolate trade card showing factory buildings. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1938 The Pierce House on Oakton Avenue, built in 1683, has been a popular subject for photos over the years, partly due to its lean-to backside.  Boston Edison put out a small series of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1937 Today we have a silver-plated teapot made by the Roswell Gleason factory, which was located on the east side of Washington Street between Park Street and Bowdoin Street from the 1830s to about … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1936 Miss Clara Pinckney, first female stenographer to be employed by Walter Baker & Co., Inc., operating an early typewriter.   ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1935 Today’s illustration shows Dorchester resident Mark Ridge in Cambridge, MA, in an early version of a pressure suit ready for a test in cold temperatures.  Known as an aviator and daredevil, Ridge was … Continue reading →

This Month’s program has been changed from the 20th to the 27th at 2 pm, and the topic has changed. Victorian Dorchester: The Ascent and Revival of the Railroad Suburb   Mr. Saxe presents his revised lecture on the architecture … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1934 Car and driver at 60 Ocean Street in 1921. Today is the last illustration until after the holidays.  Enjoy the time off. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 19323 Styles of the twenties. Photo labeled Helen Curley, Mary Daly 1928.   ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1932 Today we have a photo of the house that belonged to Henry Lillie Pierce house on Washington Street, now occupied by the Vargas & Vargas Insurance Agency. From Wikipedia: Henry Lillie Pierce (1825–1896) … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1931 Jeremiah E Burke High School for Girls at Dorchester, Mass., George Ernest Robinson, architect. Photograph of elevation published in the Boston Herald, September 2, 1933, with a handwritten note on the back of … Continue reading →