Monthly Archives: October 2013

October 27th: Dorch Hist Soc Program: Boston’s Downtown Movie Palaces

Boston’s Downtown Movie Palaces         Arthur Singer will talk about the history of Boston’s theatres, their evolution in the city, and how several theatres have been saved and restored.  The talk will be followed by a book signing. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2127 Eaton Square

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2127 Postcard. Caption on front: Eaton Square showing First Parish Church, Dorchester, Mass.  Postmarked July 29, [probably about 1910], with one-cent stamp.  On verso: The Rotograph Co., N.Y. City. Printed in Germany 56490 Note: … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2126 Mellin’s Food

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2126 1894 advertisement for Mellins Food with illustration of Marian Louise Bowker, Neponset, Mass. By the 1890s the most popular by far of the powders to be added to milk was Mellins Food, developed … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2125 Joseph D Robinson billhead

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2125 In the 1860s you could buy 4 tons of coal for $36. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2124 McConnell Prk

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2124 In 1919, the park at Savin Hill beach was renamed for Dorchester native Joseph W. McConnell, a US Army captain who had been killed in action in France in 1918 and awarded the … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2123 Putnam Nail

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2123 Advertisement from Putnam Nail Company, the premiere maker of horseshoe nails located on Port Norfolk. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day, no. 2122 Phips Expedition

Phips Expedition New France dreamed of taking New York and formed a plan 1688-89 to do just that.  New York and the English colonies had dreams of taking Quebec – the economic and political capital of New France. Both sides … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2121 Florian Hall

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2121 Mural at Florian Hall. ____ 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 list. If you … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2120 Norfolk and Nelson Streets

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2120 Looking east at the intersection of Norfolk and Nelson Streets, ca. 1930. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to … Continue reading

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