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1. 33 River Street, no date 33 River Street, no dateHouses; AutomobilesThis side view of 33 River Street shows the garage doors at the rear of the building with an automobile parked outside. Oscar Packard, the photographer's husband, stands on the front porch.
2. 33 River Street, no date 33 River Street, no dateHouses; AutomobilesThis view shows the side and front facades of 33 River Street. Oscar Packard, the photographer's husband, sits on the porch.
3. Civil War Soldiers Monument, Training Green and Town House, no date Civil War Soldiers Monument, Training Green and Town House, no dateCity & town halls; Training Green; Town House; Civil War Soldiers Monument; Cities & townsTaken from Main Street, this view of the Training Green shows the paved path (later removed) and the granite curbing (donated by the Kingston Sons of Temperance when the monument was erected in 1883)
4. Civil War Veterans and sons, 1908 Civil War Veterans and sons, 1908United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans; Families; Grand Army of the Republic -- Martha Sever Post No. 154 (Kingston, Ma.); Group portraitsCivil War Veterans in uniform pose with their sons in front of the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in the Adams Block at 57 Summer Street.
5. Clambake at Rocky Nook, no date Clambake at Rocky Nook, no dateCelebrations; Boats; Beaches; Crowds; ClambakesA crowd of people on the shore of Kingston Bay enjoy a clambake during the Kingston Yacht Club's Regatta Day. Several small boats, horse-drawn carriages, and tents or small sheds can be seen. In her
6. Class portrait at the Maple Avenue School, no date Class portrait at the Maple Avenue School, no dateGroup portraits; School children; Maple Avenue SchoolA class, perhaps a combined fifth and sixth grade, poses on the steps of the Maple Avenue School, located at 6 Maple Avenue, around 1914. Russell Loring, a 1920 graduate of Kingston High School, stan
7. Dedication of the Civil War Soldiers Monument, 1883 Dedication of the Civil War Soldiers Monument, 1883Dedications; Training Green; Civil War Soldiers Monument; Carriages & coaches; Spectators; First Parish ChurchA crowd, including soldiers in uniform, is gathered on the Town Green (corner of Main Street and Green Street) for the dedication of the Civil War Soldier's Monument, which appears at the center of th
8. Dr. Holmes' boat on Old Home Day, 1908 Dr. Holmes' boat on Old Home Day, 1908Sailboats; Piers & wharves; Boats; Celebrations; Holmes, Dr. ArthurThis postcard shows Dr. Arthur Holmes ferrying at least 16 people in his sailboat to Delano's Wharf, partially visible at left, on Old Home Day on Aug. 28, 1908. The sailboat tows a dinghy; the sails
9. Filming The Uncut Diamond, no date Filming The Uncut Diamond, no dateCarriages & coaches; Motion picture production & directionA horse and carriage driven by John Watson stand near the front steps to Alexander Holmes' house during the filming of the Kingston High School production The Uncut Diamond. A man holding papers is pa
10. Flag Day on Green Street, 1915 Flag Day on Green Street, 1915Residential streets; Spectators; Street vendors; Ice cream & ices; Celebrations; HolidaysThis view down Green Street shows the back of a crowd watching the Flag Day parade on Summer Street. The Kingston Inn is seen at right; a horse-drawn delivery wagon from Currier's Ice Cream, Plymouth
11. Howlands Lane, Rocky Nook, no date Howlands Lane, Rocky Nook, no dateWooden buildings; Dirt roads; Fences; HousesThis undated view down Howland's Lane looks west along the unpaved road toward the intersection with Main Street. The house on the left is 59 Main Street; the buildings to the right no longer stand.
12. Isaac Hedge at the Howland's Lane railroad bridge, no date Isaac Hedge at the Howland's Lane railroad bridge, no dateHedge, Isaac; Old Colony Railroad Company; Railroad tracks; BridgesIsaac Hedge, an incorporator and director of the Old Colony Railroad, stands near the bridge which carries Howland's Lane over the single track into Rocky Nook.
13. Joseph Lamborghini driving a 1906 Ford in Kingston's 200th Anniversary parade, 1926 Joseph Lamborghini driving a 1906 Ford in Kingston's 200th Anniversary parade, 1926Automobiles; Parades & processions; Celebrations; AnniversariesJoseph Lamborghini, proprietor of the Kingston Motor Mart chauffers two women and two men withparasols, in an open 1906 Ford in the parade celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Kingston's founding. A
14. Kingston float in the President's Day Parade in Plymouth, 1921 Kingston float in the President's Day Parade in Plymouth, 1921Parades & processions; Floats (parades); Spectators; HolidaysIn the President's Day parade during the Plymouth Tercentenary Celebration, Kingston's float depicts the Mayflower's shallop. Carrying eight men dressed as Pilgrims, the small boat rides atop a decor
15. Kingston High School football team, 1933 Kingston High School football team, 1933Football players; Group portraits; Athletic fieldsMembers of the 1933 Kingston High School football team pose in their practice jerseys in front of the goal posts on the field in the Bailey Playground. This small inexperienced team won five games, l
16. Laying new water pipes on Summer Street, 1955 Laying new water pipes on Summer Street, 1955Digging; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Commercial streets; LaborersSeveral men, likely workers from the Water Department or the Highway Department, stand near a construction site in the middle of Summer Street in front of Toabe's Dry Goods store. A policeman, back t
17. Laying new water pipes on Summer Street, 1955 Laying new water pipes on Summer Street, 1955Digging; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; LaborersSeveral men, likely workers from the Water Department or the Highway Department, stand near a trench dug in the middle of Summer Street, near Toabe's Store. The bucket of the excavator extends to the
18. Locomotive in the snow in Kingston Center, no date Locomotive in the snow in Kingston Center, no dateRailroad locomotives; Snow removal; Old Colony Railroad Company; A steam engine, Number 3006, probably of the Old Colony Railroad, stopped in the snow in Kingston Center. Two men in oilskins, one with a shovel, dig near the front of the locomotive, while four boys
19. Patrick O'Brien House, 20 Brook Street, no date Patrick O'Brien House, 20 Brook Street, no dateHousesThe house at 20 Brook Street, in the neighborhood then known as Little Dublin, belonged to Patrick O'Brien. It was torn down in 1935 when Brook Street was widened. The Jones River Laundy can be seen
20. Prince family gravestones, no date Prince family gravestones, no dateTombs & sepulchral monuments; Old Burying Ground; Prince family; First Parish ChurchThe original gravestone of Abigail Kimball Prince Everson stands to the left of a larger stone erected in 1894 by Prince descendants. The larger stone lists the birth and death dates of a number of P
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