Monthly Archives: August 2012

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1841 Back cover from Oliver Optic’s Annual 1895 Oliver Optic was the pseudonym for William T. Adams, an author of over 100 books for young men and women. He was born in Medway, Norfolk … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1840 Second Church. Gilt stamp on cover of Memoir of John Codman, D.D. by William Allen, D.D. late president of Bowdoin College with reminiscences by Joshua Bates, D.D. late president of Middlebury College. Boston: … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1839   Sculptor Robert Ball Hughes came with his wife to America from London in 1828 or 1829. Noted for his statues of New York Governor Clinton, of Alexander Hamilton and Nathaniel Bowditch, Ball … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1838   Walter Baker – One of the Engines in the Power House.  Illustration from Cocoa and Chocolate: a short history of their production and use. Revised edition. Dorchester, Mass., Walter Baker & Co. … Continue reading →