Monthly Archives: July 2025

Dorchester Illustration 2731 16 Harley Street

Posted on July 27, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2731  16 Harley Street The top portion of today’s image is a photo postcard from about 1910, showing 16 Harley Street and its carriage house. The buildings are still standing. The bottom portion of today’s image is a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2730 Charlotte Feldman

Posted on July 20, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2730 Charlotte Feldman Charlotte Feldman, 7 years old, a student at the Atherton School in Dorchester.is pictured when she led an orchestra of 160 grade-school students, in a recital at the annual musical festival of the Boston Public … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2729 Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad

Posted on July 13, 2025 by earltaylor

William Richardson, Edmund P. Tileston, Asaph Churchill, Jonathan Ware, and Mark Hollingsworth joined to form the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad on April 16, 1846. Today’s illustration is a one-hundred dollar bond at 6% per year with coupons worth $3 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2728 Baker Chocolate Silos

Posted on July 6, 2025 by earltaylor

Eighteen large silos and a grain elevator were built in 1941 as storage, in anticipation of World War II and expected difficulties in securing cacao beans. The “Baker Chocolate” painted silos remained a landmark in the Lower Mills for four … Continue reading →

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