[MassHistPres] quarantine quiz

[Dennis De Witt]

Thanks to Charlie — and to Michael Ruderman — and Kristi Chase

And to John Clemson, who also got the first one and  picked up on the puzzling fact that the load — presumably making its way towards the east side of Spot pond, as documented in various sources — is heading the apparent wrong way (south) on Boston Ave. in all three identified photos.

Here is one more.  And how the Globe pictured it

Dennis

> On Jun 1, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Sullivan, Charles M. <csullivan at cambridgema.gov> wrote:
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> The second image was taken on Boston Avenue at the corner of Winthrop Street in Medford, looking north.
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> #3044 was taken at the corner of Boston Ave. and College Ave.
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> Charles Sullivan
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> From: MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu>> On Behalf Of Dennis De Witt
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 11:55 AM
> To: MHC MHC listserve <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>>
> Subject: [MassHistPres] quarantine quiz
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> I’m hoping someone can help me ID the location of an y of these photos, all taken on Nov. 10, 1899.  They show the 25 ton cast iron base of a steam pumping engine being relocated from Roxbury to the east side of Spot Pond in Stoneham.  A note for one of them suggests that they may be in Medford _ but I’m open to other suggestions.  
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> I don’t know if it was moved by road the whole way or may have been moved part way by rail or water.   I will note that this is a well surfaced road, but not one with a trolley line.
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> These photos have a lot of detail when blown up.
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> Thanks
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> Dennis De Witt
> Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
> Boston 
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> Note the church steeples marked with arrows.  One of the two on the right looks like HHR’s Grace Episcopal, but the other does not look like  any other I see on line for Medford
> <image001.jpg>
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> Note the shingled church steeple.  There is also an electric street lamp and a spout for filling wagons for watering the road  The drug store offers an ice cream soda for a nickel !
> <image002.jpg>
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> Seemingly a country crossroad but with granite curbs, a water spout, and gas lamps
> <image003.jpg>
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> Between the buildings you can see a railroad line and siding.  The building on the left reads like it might be a station.
> <image004.jpg>

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