Monthly Archives: March 2017

Dorchester Illustration 2293 1138 Adams Street

Posted on March 26, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2293           1138 Adams Street This realphoto postcard shows the home of R. M. Davis at 1138 Adams Street about 1910. Notice the window hoods, the divided panes in the windows, the brackets in the gables, the shutters … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration #2292 Mattapan Bridge

Posted on March 19, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2292           Mattapan Bridge Today’s illustration is a postcard that shows the bridge from Dorchester’s Mattapan Square across the Neponset to Milton. It is unusual to find a photographer’s name on a postcard.  Although Frederick Frizell was a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2291 Catharine Clapp in Parlor

Posted on March 12, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2291           Catharine Clapp in Lemuel Clap House One-half of a stereoview card showing Catharine Clapp in the parlor of the Lemuel Clap House. In the late 18th to early 19th century, the family began using Clapp, … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2290 Young Preacher

Posted on March 5, 2017 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2290           Young Preacher Photograph – caption on verso: On verso: May 6, 1924. Girl Preacher Travels Dens of Moonshiners. Miss Lorna G Townsend, a pretty Dorchester, Mass, girl preacher, who, with her license in her pocket … Continue reading →

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