Abbot Academy

 Fencing, 1929

  

 Field hockey, 1936-37

  

 Miss Carpenter's tennis class, 1940

  

 Miss Rhodes' hockey class, 1940

  

Winter Sports, February 21, 1934

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Jacob Edwards Library Collection

The Jacob Edwards Library is in Southbridge, Massachusetts.

 A horse-drawn carriage full to capacity, with people 

celebrating the centenary of Southbridge, in July 1916

  

 Four couples in colonial attire, present the quadrille to an outdoor audience, 

in Southbridge, as part of the centennial celebrations, July 2, 3 and 4, 1916

  

 Portrait of Miss Katherine A. Kelly, R.N. of the Southbridge Visiting Nurse Association, 

at the Common in Southbridge, Massachusetts, 1920s

  

 Southbridge High School Graduating Class 1909 at Town Hall

  

Southbridge young ladies in horse drawn carriage

  

 Streetscape - Southbridge Massachusetts with lady 

near light receptacle on Main Street, ca. 1907

  

The Girls Club, one of the floats participating in the parade in Southbridge celebrating 

the centennial anniversary of the incorporation of Southbridge - July 2, 3 and 4, 1916

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Arthur Griffin Collection

 Barn dance, Vermont

  

 Barn dance, Vermont

  

 Collecting maple sap, Wilmington, Vermont

  

Couple kissing in rumble seat, Saugus drive-in theater, 1939

  

 Covered bridge, Vermont

  

Delta Tau Delta, Dartmouth College, February 15, 1939

  

Dog sled, New England

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Bridgewater Plate Glass Negatives

 Five unidentified Bridgewater Normal School students, 

sitting on porch stairs, ca. 1890–1896

["Normal school" was the old term for "teachers college"]

  

 Group of female Normal School students in park, ca. 1890–1896

[the two young ladies sitting down in center look like more than just friends]

    

 Group of men and women standing and sitting outside a commercial 

or factory building, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, ca. 1880–1895

  

 Group of Normal School students who sat at the dining table headed by 

faculty member Emily C. Fisher, seated on the right of the bench, ca. 1890–1896

  

 Miss Abbott's table. Group of 12 unidentified Normal School at Bridgewater students. 

The students are posed by the campus pond in Boyden Park, ca. 1890–1896

  

Normal School students who sat at the dining table headed by Flora Stuart. The students 

are posed in the campus park. Stuart is sitting furthest to the right, ca. 1892–1894

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Augustine H. Folsom

 Boston public school, evening drawing school. Warren Avenue 

3rd year pupils drawing from life models, ca. 1890

  

 Charlestown High School, girls exercising on bars against the wall, 1899

  

 Girls High School, studio. Pupils of fourth year class drawing from casts, 1893

  

 Henry L. Pierce School, Dorchester. A group of girls in dresses 

made by themselves, standing in front of school, ca. 1892-93

  

Henry L. Pierce School, home economics class, 1892-93

 

Source: Boston Public Library

Burt V. Brooks

Boys working in a field, Greenwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

  

Children playing hide and seek, Greenwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

  

Man and dog in a dairy wagon, Greenwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

  

Pond behind Brooks-Fewell home, Greenwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

  

Portrait of mother, children, and cat, Greenwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1910

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth

Great Fire of 1872

The Great Boston fire of 1872 was Boston's largest urban fire, and still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83-87 Summer Street. The fire was finally contained 12 hours later, after it had consumed about 65 acres of Boston's downtown, 776 buildings and much of the financial district, and caused $73.5 million in damage. Miraculously, only thirteen people died in the inferno.

 Boston Fire, Nov. 10, 1872. Liberty Square, Water Street, cor. Kilby Street, facing State Street. Claflin Guards, Newton, Co. C., 1st Regt., Mass Militia

  

Corner of Milk and Federal Streets

  

Franklin St. (Old South Meeting House in background)

  

Part of the view of a panorama of Fire of 1872

  

 Rear of old post office

  

Remains of Donahoes block, Franklin St

Leslie Jones

 Acrobats in tropical costumes perform at Carter Hotels event at Hotel Avery, 1945

  

Admiral Byrd and wife in auto parade through Boston, 1930

  

 All-time pitching greats at Old-Timers' Game at Fenway. 

L-R, Joe Wood, Cy Young, Lefty Grove and Walter Johnson, 1946

[that is some serious baseball royalty there]

  

 Bicycle trailer arrangement allows Mrs. Oscar Rubillard of North Cambridge 

to take her children, Phillip, 1, and Rene, 2, with her when she goes 

shopping or for a spin. The youngsters love it. June 26, 1942

  

 Beach scene, 1934-56

  

Bees players with women, possibly their wives, at Braves Field, 1939

[the "Boston Bees" was the name briefly given to the Boston Braves]

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection

Edward Lee Luce

Bathing beach, Oak Bluffs

  

 Car. 2 cylinder Maxwell, ca 1910 vintage

  

 Family portrait outdoors

   

Group at Ag. Hall, West Tisbury. Children playing ball

 

Surrey with fringe on top near house

 

Source: Digital Commonwealth