Monthly Archives: August 2016

Dorchester Illustration 2264 Dorchester Ice Cream

Dorchester Illustration no. 2264   Dorchester Ice Cream It just seems like the right time of year to think about ice cream, especially ice cream in Dorchester.  Dorchester ice cream company provided soda fountain display cards featuring their products. The Dorchester … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2263 I-CAR-DE Mayonnaise

Dorchester Illustration no. 2263    I-CAR-DE Mayonnaise I-CAR-DE trucks sporting Lee Puncture Proof tires were pictured in a 1922 advertisement for the Lee Tire & Rubber Company. I-CAR-DE produced a number of cards using movie stars to promote their products. Kathleen … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2262 Wrought at Mrs Saunders and Miss Beach’s Academy Dorchester

Dorchester Illustration no. 2262    Wrought at Mrs. Saunders and Miss Beach’s Academy Eunice Bent made this piece of needlework at the school for young ladies operated in the first half of the 19th century by Judith Foster Saunders and Clementina … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2261 Dorchester and Milton Bank

Dorchester Illustration no. 2261    Dorchester and Milton Bank The subscribers to the stock of the Dorchester and Milton Bank met in April, 1832, and accepted the Act of Incorporation. John R. Chaffee, Pastor of the First Methodist Church, described some … Continue reading

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