This set is a part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of Nick Dewolf. Pictures are portraits of people in Boston that were taken in 1957.
Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boston. Show all posts
September 28, 2017
September 21, 2017
Dancing at Kilgarriff’s Café in Jamaica Plain, Boston in 1976
According to Voices of East Anglia, the venue was owned by Thomas Kilgarriff, who was born in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. He moved to America when he was 21 and worked hard as a ditch digger and a carpenter until he had enough money to buy the Kilgarriff’s Cafe in the 1940s.
The venue became well known in Jamaica Plain, it regularly showcased live Irish music and talent contests. Mr. Kilgarriff would book traditional Irish musicians and Irish pop bands to perform there, attracting all ages from Go Go boot wearing young ladies and hippy types to well dressed older gents. Below are some interesting vintage photographs captured an amateur night at Kilgarriff's Café in 1976.
The venue became well known in Jamaica Plain, it regularly showcased live Irish music and talent contests. Mr. Kilgarriff would book traditional Irish musicians and Irish pop bands to perform there, attracting all ages from Go Go boot wearing young ladies and hippy types to well dressed older gents. Below are some interesting vintage photographs captured an amateur night at Kilgarriff's Café in 1976.
September 1, 2017
29 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Boston in the 1960s
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, and also the seat of Suffolk County. The city proper covers 48 square miles making it the largest city in New England and the 22nd most populous city in the United States.
Boston is also one of the oldest cities in the United States.
These black and white photos from Historicimage that show street scenes of Boston in the 1960s.
Boston is also one of the oldest cities in the United States.
These black and white photos from Historicimage that show street scenes of Boston in the 1960s.
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| Adams Square, Boston, 1962 |
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| The numerous bar rooms and other businesses on Summer Street in Boston, 1962 |
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| 'Al Red Priest Bar' during renovations, 1963 |
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| Men drinking at 'Al Red Priest Bar', Boston, 1963 |
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| The cars and pedestrians on Winter Street during the Christmas season, 1963 |
August 15, 2017
Americans Seen: Fascinating Black and White Photos Show What Life Was Like in Boston From the 1970s and 1980s
Boston has changed a lot since the 80s. That was the pre-digital era, when children and teenagers still hung out in their neighbourhoods and parents were a bit less paranoid. Life was lived outside in public more.
Taken by American photographer Sage Sohier in the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the portraits give an interesting insight into how people lived their lives in Boston.
Sage said of her work: “These photographs were made between 1979-1986 when I was a young photographer living in Boston. In that pre-digital and less paranoid era, families––and especially children and teenagers––used to hang out in their neighborhoods.
“A kind of theater of the streets emerged from the boredom of hot summer days and it was a great time to photograph people outside. Undoubtedly my own childhood afternoons, often spent in my neighbor’s basement creating theatrical productions with the four kids who lived there, helped to form my vision of the play of children as a kind of rite or performance.”
Taken by American photographer Sage Sohier in the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the portraits give an interesting insight into how people lived their lives in Boston.
Sage said of her work: “These photographs were made between 1979-1986 when I was a young photographer living in Boston. In that pre-digital and less paranoid era, families––and especially children and teenagers––used to hang out in their neighborhoods.
“A kind of theater of the streets emerged from the boredom of hot summer days and it was a great time to photograph people outside. Undoubtedly my own childhood afternoons, often spent in my neighbor’s basement creating theatrical productions with the four kids who lived there, helped to form my vision of the play of children as a kind of rite or performance.”
May 10, 2017
34 Fantastic Photos Capture Farm and Domestic Life of Boston from between the 1920s and '40s
Leslie Ronald Jones (1886 – 1967) was a Boston, Massachusetts photographer. He was educated at the Farm and Trade School on Thompson Island. Jones first worked as a pattern-maker, but had long held an interest in photography. While working in a Boston factory, he continued developing himself as a freelance photographer. It was not until Jones unfortunately lost two of his fingers to the factory machinery, however, which led him to convert this avocation into his profession. He joined the Boston Herald-Traveler staff in 1917 and worked until 1956.
In his 39 years at the newspaper, Jones covered everything from a fox stuck in a tree on the Boston Common, to Charles Lindbergh's U.S. tour after the aviator crossed the Atlantic. His photographs document both the usual and the unusual in the daily life of Boston and its surrounding regions, especially everyday life and portraits of newsmakers and celebrities in Boston, Massachusetts.
Here is a fantastic photo collection from Boston Public Library that he captured farm's daily life in Boston, Massachusetts from the 1920s and the 1940s.
In his 39 years at the newspaper, Jones covered everything from a fox stuck in a tree on the Boston Common, to Charles Lindbergh's U.S. tour after the aviator crossed the Atlantic. His photographs document both the usual and the unusual in the daily life of Boston and its surrounding regions, especially everyday life and portraits of newsmakers and celebrities in Boston, Massachusetts.
Here is a fantastic photo collection from Boston Public Library that he captured farm's daily life in Boston, Massachusetts from the 1920s and the 1940s.
April 11, 2017
25 Rare Photos Show the Boston Public Schools in the Late 19th Century
The Boston Pictorial Archive holds photographs documenting Boston-area adult and evening classes in the 19th century, with the bulk of the material covering the years between 1890 and 1893. These images offer interior and exterior views of buildings as well as adult students engaged in classroom work or other educational endeavors.
Schools such as the Evening Industrial School, Hancock Evening School, and the High School of Commerce are represented.
Schools such as the Evening Industrial School, Hancock Evening School, and the High School of Commerce are represented.
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| Students in a classroom |
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| 12 women students in a classroom |
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| A group of 10 women in a classroom |
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| A group of 14 students in a classroom |
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| Female students pose for photographing |
February 28, 2017
30 Vintage Portrait Photos Show Women of Boston from the 1860s
Here is a rare photo collection that shows glamorous portraits of Boston women in the 1860s.
February 26, 2017
20 Beautiful Color Photographs of Boston, Massachusetts in 1978
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest cities in the United State. These beautiful photos were taken by Frank Florianz from Boston, MA and vicinity in the fall of 1978.
January 7, 2017
51 Lovely Backstage Photos Documented Nightlife of Boston Showgirls in the 1940s
A showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way of revealing clothing or even toplessness or nudity. Showgirls are often associated with Latin music and dance, particularly samba.
These vintage photos documented nightlife of Boston showgirls at backstage in the 1940s. There are a lot of activities: practising, knitting, makeup, rollicking, posing for photographing, or even eating...
These vintage photos documented nightlife of Boston showgirls at backstage in the 1940s. There are a lot of activities: practising, knitting, makeup, rollicking, posing for photographing, or even eating...
December 18, 2016
32 Black and White Photographs Show the Beauty and Misery of Winter in Boston From Between the 1910s and 1930s
Who can forget the brutal Boston winter of the 2014-2015 season? With 64.8 inches of snow, February 2015 obliterated the previous snowiest month on record in the city.
But Bostonians know about snow, and know how winter can be both magical and miserable. Here's a selection of 33 stunning photographs taken by Leslie Jones, staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler from 1917 to 1956, documents daily life in Boston from between the 1910s and 1930s, including during its snowiest days.
From kids riding "ice cakes" at Dorchester Bay to wagon-pulling horses slipping in the snow next to Boston Common, Jones has beautifully captured the history of Boston in the early 20th century.
But Bostonians know about snow, and know how winter can be both magical and miserable. Here's a selection of 33 stunning photographs taken by Leslie Jones, staff photographer for the Boston Herald-Traveler from 1917 to 1956, documents daily life in Boston from between the 1910s and 1930s, including during its snowiest days.
From kids riding "ice cakes" at Dorchester Bay to wagon-pulling horses slipping in the snow next to Boston Common, Jones has beautifully captured the history of Boston in the early 20th century.
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| Circa 1910s. Horse pulling wagon slips in snow. |
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| Circa 1910s. Horse-drawn sleigh for hauling goods, market district. |
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| Circa 1916. Severe snowstorm reaches Boston, clearing snow at corner of Park and Tremont St. |
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| February 14, 1920. Wharf during a Valentine's Day storm. |
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| Circa February 1920. Police officer helps woman through blinding snow during a blizzard in Boston. |
