Monthly Archives: October 2023

Dorchester Illustration 2640, Boston Insulated Wire and Cable Company

Posted on October 29, 2023 by earltaylor

Boston Insulated Wire and Cable Company Dorchester Illustration 2640 Harry Benjamin Burley was born on May 26, 1867, in Epping, New Hampshire, to Joseph Cilley Burley, Elizabeth Haley.  Harry married Louise Adelaide Wells in 1901, and they lived in Brookline, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2639 Future Dads

Posted on October 22, 2023 by earltaylor

Future Dads Dorchester Illustration 2639 I like this design on a 45 rpm record sleeve released in 1981, recorded by the Future Dads called Dorchester Summer. The band members included: Lee Harrington, bass, vocals; Richard Kerr, drums; Fritz Ericson, guitar, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2638, Franklin Park Waiting Room

Posted on October 15, 2023 by earltaylor

Franklin Park Waiting Room Dorchester Illustration 2638 Today’s photo shows the Franklin Park waiting room where people waited for streetcars. The photo is dated 1895. The building was on the east side of Blue Hill Avenue between Columbia Road and … Continue reading →

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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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