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1. Whale beached at Adenah, 1948 Whale beached at Adenah, 1948Adenah; Jones River; WhalesThree men examine the whale that washed ashore on October 20, 1948, at Adenah, near the mouth of the Jones River. The whale was eventually trucked to the Town dump and buried there. The photographer l
2. Whale beached at Adenah, 1948 Whale beached at Adenah, 1948Adenah; Jones River; WhalesTwo men (one crouched on top of the whale) examine the whale that washed ashore on October 20, 1948, at Adenah, near the mouth of the Jones River. The whale was eventually trucked to the Town dump and
3. 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
4. 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
5. Workers and wagon, no date Workers and wagon, no dateCarts & wagons; Laborers; Trees; Horses; Group portraits;Eleven men pose with a horse-drawn wagon, possibly at work spraying for gypsy moths
6. 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
7. 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)
8. The 'Bobstay Club,' no date The 'Bobstay Club,' no dateDawes, John C.; Watson, Nathan B.; Adams, Russell; Jones, Henry; Model ships; Boat clubsFour men, one standing and three sitting, pose before a wall hung with half-hull ship models. Identified on the back of the photograph, they met informally in Captain Dawes' office as the 'Bob Stay C
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. Trolley accident, 1910 Trolley accident, 1910Electric railroads; Railroad accidents; Spectators; Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company; ;Two women and several children observe a wrecked Plymouth and Brockton trolley car. A utility pole leans against the smashed roof of the trolley, which has been peeled vertically away from the car lea
13. Trolley accident, 1910 Trolley accident, 1910Electric railroads; Railroad accidents; Railroad workers; Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway CompanySeveral men investigate the wreckage of a Plymouth and Brockton trolley car accident -- No. 26, Brockton, according to its signage -- which appears to have collided with a second trolley. A utility p
14. The Adams Block after the fire, 1911 The Adams Block after the fire, 1911Fires; Stores & shops; Commercial streetsOn the night of December 28, 1911, fire destroyed much of the Adams Block, a series of previously free-standing buildings joined together as a continuous retail complex at 66 - 68 Summer Street. In t
15. The Adams Block after the fire, 1911 The Adams Block after the fire, 1911Fires; Stores & shops; Commercial streetsOn the night of December 28, 1911, fire destroyed much of the Adams Block, a series of previously free-standing buildings joined together as a continuous retail complex at 66 - 68 Summer Street. In t
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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.
19. Walter Faunce and a horse, no date Walter Faunce and a horse, no dateHorses; Faunce, WalterWalter Faunce holds the bridle of a horse outside of his barn.
20. 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
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