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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Pine Grove

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Description: Children posed outdoors in a wooded area in Pine Grove, Mount Pleasant. Caption reads: "Pine Grove, Mt. Pleasant House, Jefferson, Mass."
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"Our First Electric"

Date: 09 17 1892
Description: "Our First Electric," a trolley car on a town street with men posing. Caption reads: "Our First Electric, Sept. 17th 1892. Holbrook, Mass."
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Ceremony

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Description: A view of a group of men wearing long overcoats and hats, standing on rough ground. Two men in the center are shaking hands, and a few others are holding s...
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Young Children at the Park

Date: 1925
Description: Young children playing at the park. Original caption reads: "Beacon playground — about 800 daily attendance. Splendid arrangement of playground and athleti...
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Lover's Rock

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Description: Adults and children posing on and in front of Lover's Rock, which is partially submerged in water. Several sailboats are on the horizon. Caption reads: "Lo...
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Children at Happy Hearts Park

Date: 1925
Description: Children are sitting on benches looking at books, and other children are playing in a sandbox at Happy Hearts Park.
Postcard

Avec Vous Place Dans Votre Coeur Pour Nous?

Date: 1918
Description: Holiday postcard of a girl seated on stones, with a boy resting his head on her lap. Burned-out buildings along a street can be seen behind them. The image...
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Rustic Bridge and Pine Grove

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Description: View of a rustic bridge crossing a river surrounded by foliage and a pine grove. Women and children stand on the bridge and along the opposite bank. Captio...
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Residence of Joseph K. Nye

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Description: View of the residence of Joesph K. Nye, president of East Wareham, Onset Bay, & Point Independence Street Railway Company. Two boys boat in a swamp-like ar...
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Pittsfield Massachusetts City Street

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Description: View of a boy standing in a city street. Behind him is the Berkshire County Savings Bank, a Soldiers' Monument, horses and wagons, and trolley cars.
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Shore Road

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Description: A boy walks down Shore Road. Wooden sheds and a country home stand along the roadside.
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The Common at New Salem Academy

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Description: Children play outside New Salem Academy, incorporated in 1795.The steeple of North Congregational Church, built in 1807, is visible beyond the school. Publ...
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St. Helen's Home

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Description: View of St. Helen's Home and other colonial homes in a residential setting.
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Frank Lloyd Wright as a Young Boy

Date: 1874
Description: Carte-de-visite of architect Frank Lloyd Wright as a young boy.
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Family and Home

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Description: Posed portrait of a large family in the yard in front of their home. Four adults pose with children who are playing on swings, sitting in the shade under a...
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Columbia Hotel and Railroad Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks of the Leominster Railroad Depot. A boy can be seen riding his bicycle on the platform. Beyond the station stands Columbia Hotel,...
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Dorothy Wright and Children with Bee Skep

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Description: Miss Dorothy Quincy Wright and two children sit on the ground next to a bee skep in yard surrounded by flowers. Linden apiary.
Book or Pamphlet

Planet Jr. Implement Catalogue Cover

Date: 1890
Description: Cover of the Planet Jr. catalog. Features an illustration of a man and young girl (about 5 or 6 years old) in a garden pushing a Planet Jr. Garden Drill to...
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Injured on the School Bus

Date: 1975
Description: Caption on the reverse reads: "Linda Crump — girl on left, a student who was hit by a rock in her bus on the way out of S. Boston." Two girls and a young...

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