The Taunton High School Stylus May 1909

 I found a bunch of these antique high school publications from Taunton High School (Taunton, MA) at the Taunton Antiques Center recently.

    The ads are what first interested me but the headline drew me to the cute movie theater 'slice of life' story and reading more in the May 1909 issue I really liked reading about the politics of dancing for High Schoolers over 100 years ago.

    I bought these booklets to resell at The Upscale Resale Gallery in Stoughton, MA but I am going to read through more fo them to find what other hidden jem stories they contain!

        -Laura

 

   

   

   

Hub Gore Makers 9 Bedford Street Boston, MA

 I found this cool trade card at The Upscale Resale Gallery antiques shop in Stoughton, MA. 

 

   I never heard of the company so I looked it up and found another card with the address of 9 Bedford Street. 

   This is a cool link to Google Maps that shows what the building looks like today. 

Google Maps 9 Bedford Street

Charles Copeland artist Two Hot to Handle by Ed Lacy Pulp Erotic Novel

 

   I resell vintage items as part of Grrl Pickers (visit our page: grrlpickers.com) and while researching this paperback pulp novel to put up for sale in our Etsy shop, I found out that the cover artist was a local man, Charles Copeland.

 From wikipedia: " In 1888, Charles and Eda lived at 21 Pemberton Square in Boston, MA, while having a house built in Newton, MA. In Newton, he established himself as a full-time artist. His illustrations appear in Youth's Companion, a popular young people’s magazine of the time. In addition, Copeland illustrated many books." 

  At first glance, I thought maybe the artist was Frazetta but as exciting as that would be to have, I ma actually a bit more excited to have found out about a local artist that I never knew about before picking up this book. 

 

 

 

Arnold Arboretum cemetary/burial ground

I've started walking my dogs up Peters Hill and spotted some gravestones along the way. I can't wait to learn more about this fascinating little spot of Boston history!

Link to Harvard News story about arboretum burial ground

Bride in Glasses Antique Portrait Notman Photographic Company 3 Park Street 480 Boylston Street Boston, MA

There is a (possibly shorthand?) pencil mark on the back of this antique matted print but I can't make out anything that might identify who this lovely lady might be.


    Her dress and the quality of the photo (very crisp and clear in real life, the scan came out a little blurrier than it really is) as well as the fact that she kept her glasses on for the portrait makes me think she was a woman of significant means and possibly prominent in social circles as she did not seem to bend to presumed social rules/embarrassment of ladies wearing glasses in public and/or formal portraits.

I got er from Debbie at the Upscale Resale Gallery (386 Lindelof Ave, Stoughton, MA) and busted her out of the ugly broken frame she was in.

   With any vintage photos, I often wonder who the person or persons pictured are/were but this one is a little bit special. I have a feeling i would have liked her, whoever she is/was.

Brink's Robbery Patrolman Charles Joseph McIntyre

Found this last night in a box of items saved from my maternal grandmother's scrapbook. My Grand Father's (Charles McIntyre) official police department records do not contain any mention of the Brink's robbery (that I have noticed) but according to this article, he was scheduled to testify to something.

   Perhaps he was just a witness testifying to police procedure and not actually involved int he case but it could be fun to look up those court records and see what might be there. 

   I asked my Mother if she knew about this and she replied that no, she didn't, "But he didn't talk about those things at home."

   My grandmother passed away before I was born so I have no idea what her thoughts might have been but I am grateful that she (and my great aunt) saved a whole lot of this stuff in locations that were all over, pretty much ensuring that if someone, someday were to be interested, it would be found.

Filene's Photo Studio

 This is a portrait of my uncle Thomas McIntyre (who grew up in Roslindale) taken approx 1943.

  The neatest thing about this photo tho, in my opinion, is the Filene's photo studio mark on it's matting.

   Every department store from high end to low end has had their own photo studio but this is the first time I have ever seen a Filene's marking.