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Photos · Group Photographs
  • <p>Shown here is the 1931 class of the Lowell School, a junior high school at the corner of Centre and Mozart Streets in Jamaica Plain.  This photograph was provided by Frank V. DeMont whose father, Frank M. DeMont is shown in the first row, sixth from the left.  Frank M. DeMont was born in 1916 in Windsor, Nova Scotia and is approximately 15 years-old in this photo. DeMont emigrated to Jamaica Plain in 1923 at the age of 7. The DeMont family lived at 33 Sunnyside Ave.  He attended and graduated from the Mary Curly School on Centre Street, went to the Lowell School, and then graduated from high school while living on Sunnyside Ave. In 1940 DeMont, along with his family including aunts and uncles moved to a farm in Hanson. A 11MB .tif file of this photograph is <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/Lowell_School_1931_.tif">available for download</a>. <br/><br/>Frank V. DeMont welcomes your email at: <br/><script language=javascript><br/> <!--<br/>var hostname = "aol.com";<br/>var username = "frankvdemont";<br/> var linktext = username + "@" + hostname;<br/> document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" +<br/> hostname + ">" + linktext + "</a>")<br/> //--><br/> </script><br/></p><br/>
  • <p>Fifth grade class of Miss Mary C. Moretti taken in 1949. Jamaica Plain Historical Society founder Walter Marx stands fourth from the left in the top row. Paul Rudd, standing in the far left of the second row appeared in the 1978 feature film, <em>The Betsy</em>, and is now drama professor at The New School in New York City. Rudd also appeared on the 1970s soap operas Beacon Hill, Beulah Land, and Knots Landing. Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr. A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/agassiz-gr5-moretti-1949.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p> The 1951 Kindergarten class at the Agassiz School. Shown in the rear row from left to right are Lorraine Lawson, Marie Coffee, Johna Panos, (name not known), William Annand, Susan Dean, Kathy Hourihan, (name not known), and Kevin Buckley.  Shown in the front row from left to right are: (name not known), (name not known), (name not known), Mary Ann Walsh, (name not known), (name not known), Vincent Morgan, (name not known), Eleanor Hathaway, (name not known), and Ronald Grant.  Click on the photograph to see a larger view of it. Photograph provided courtesy of Kathy Hourihan. <br /></p><br/>
  • <p>Mrs. White’s first grade class in 1952 at the Agassiz School. The photograph was taken behind the C.B. Rogers Phamaracy on Burroughs Street.  Shown in each row from left to right are:</p><p>Rear row: (name not known), Peter Frikeisen,  (name not known), (name not known), Edward Foley, Charles Pitts, (name not known), Ronald Lukas, (name not known), George Marcella, and John (last name not known).</p><p>Middle row: Brian Baily, (other two names not known)</p><p>Front row: Judith Walsh, (name not known), Joanne  Platek, (next four names not known), Kathy Hourihan, Karen Hatch, Helen Burke, and (name not known).<br /><br />Photograph courtesy of Kathy Hourihan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><br/>
  • <div style="margin: 1ex;"><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div style="margin: 1ex;">Grade six, room 2 class at the Agassiz School on Burroughs Street in Jamaica Plain. The teacher was Helen M. Barry and this photograph was takne on April 26, 1957.  Click on the photograph to see a larger view of it.<br /><br />Shown in the rear row from left to right are:  Walter Carney, John Revolotis, Claire Chisholm, Richard Roberts, Uve Zebergs, Linda Oaks, Ronald Lukas, and Mark McDonough.<br /><br />Shown in the 3rd row from left to right are: Charles Connell, Maureen Griffin, Joan Randall, Warren Bell, John Hurley, Holly Olson, Irene Screjins, and Ernest Nasif.<br /><br />Shown in the 2nd row from left to right are: Gail MacNamara, Joan Armington, Ines Polis, Valerie Young, Kathy Hourihan, Rosemary Denaro, Elizabeth Gillette, and Judith Walsh.<br /><br />Shown in the front row from left to right are: Thomas Rakes, Albert Phayland, Daniel Carey, William Grady, James Devaney, George Marcasella, William Seery, and Edward Loacano.<br /><br />Photograph provided courtesy of Kathy Hourihan.</div><div style="margin: 1ex;"> </div><br/>
     
  • <p>Agassiz School class of 1925.  Purchased by JPHS November 2007. Click on the image to see a larger view of it. <br /></p><br/>
  • <p>Agassiz School class of 1920.  Purchased by JPHS November 2007. Click on the image to see a larger view of it. </p><br/>
  • <p> The Lowell School, 1948. Photograph courtesy of Jack Frost.<strong><br /></strong></p><br/>
  • <p>The Margaret Fuller School, 1947.  Photograph courtesy of Jack Frost.</p><br/>
  • <p>The Margaret Fuller School, 1946.  Photograph courtesy of Jack Frost.</p><br/>
     
  • <p>The Margaret Fuller School, 1945.  Photograph courtesy of Jack Frost.</p><br/>
  • <p>Fourth grade Agassiz School class of Miss Ora McDonnell taken in 1948.</p><br/><p>Students as numbered in the photograph:<br />1. George Doyle<br />2. Joseph McNamara<br />3. Ronald Barnes<br />4. William Leonard<br />5. Raymond Maguire<br />6. Walter Marx<br />7. Paul B. Gill, Jr.<br />8. Richard Marshall<br />9. John Manning<br />10. James Dunahue<br />11. James Grossi<br />12. Charles Gamer<br />13. David Hicks<br />14. Susan Drake<br />15. Elaine Hadge<br />16. Ann Donovan<br />17. Sheila Klass<br />18. Lorraine Christo<br />19. Edward Nason<br />20. Jonathan Boyd<br />21. Patricia Walsh<br />22. Patricia Norton<br />23. Joyce Fisher<br />24. Sheila Cohen<br />25. Marjorie Gates<br />26. Barbara Krauss<br />27. Donna Sweeney<br />28. Elaine Barr<br />29. Patricia McLaughlin<br />30. Erica Fickisen<br />31. Maureen Carey<br />32. Robert Hunt<br />33. Josepth Diamond<br />34. James Hagerty<br />35. James Savage<br />36. Richard Cyr</p><br/><p>Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr.  A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/agassiz-grade4-nov-1948.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Kindergarten class of Miss Ferry at the Mary E. Curley Primary School in 1944. Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr.   A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/me_curley-kind-ferry-1944.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Mr. Paul B. Gill, the 46-year-old electrical shop teacher at the Mary E. Curley school, is flanked by members of his 1947 class. This was apparently a post-war adult education class that included returning servicemen as one student, Robert Livingston is noted on the back of the photograph as being a “photographer and pilot”. Other students shown are Joseph Lawton, Edmund Carlow, Joseph George, Walter Lyons, Albert di Giacomo, Russell Johanson, Eugene Doherty, Donald Strassel, William Johnson, Frank Kelley, Henry Corcoran, and John Bolanes. Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr. A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/me_curley_elect-class-1947.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Second grade class of Miss Margaret McHugh at the Mary E. Curley Primary School in 1946.  Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr.  A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/second-grade-nov-1946.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
     
  • <p>Third grade class of Miss Shea at the Mary E. Curley Primary School in 1947.  Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr.  A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/third-grade-nov-1947.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>First grade class of Miss Edwina Barry at the Mary E. Curley Primary School in 1945.  Photograph provided courtesy of Paul B. Gill, Jr. A high resolution .tif file of this photo can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/me_curley-gr1-barry-1945.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>St. Thomas Aquinas High School graduating class of 1936. Photograph donated by Jeanne Hartley, daughter of Rosalie M. Boyd.  A high resolution version fo this photograph is <a href="http://www.jphs.org/storage/gallery-full-resolution/grads_1936_aquinas.tif">available for download</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Graduates of the 1931 class of Jamaica Plain High School. Photograph courtesy of Eugene Smith.  Original held in Jamaica Plain Historical Society archives. A high resolution version of this photograph can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/JPHS_class1931.jpg">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Ellis Mendell School, Kindergarten class of 1944.  Photograph courtesy of Al Maze, shown at center.</p><br/>
     
  • <p>Mary E. Curley class of 1961.  Photograph courtesy of Daniel Fagan.<br /><br />A high resolution version of this image can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/MECurley_JunHiSc_Class1961.jpg">downloaded here</a>. </p><br/>
  • <p>Regan Youth League team in early 1970s.</p><br/><p>Bottom row (left to right): Eddie Casey, Billy Murray, Glen Tehan<br />Top Row: John Connolly, Tommy Rogerson <br />Back Row: Coach Joe Devlin <br /><br />Photograph courtesy of Nancy Murray.</p><br/>
  • <p>Bottom Row number 12:  Billy Murray, David Mclean, Steve Dolan, Peter Coakley, Jackie Duggan, John Torchetti, Unknown, Kevin Rhodes, David Leblanc.</p><br/><p>Top Row: Ronnie Bushey, John Hanifian, Eric Berardi, Tom Marino, Steve Whalen, Eddie Riley (sideways), unknown, Tom Duggan, Carlos Dominquez, James Jennings, Paul Whalen, Coach Frankie Sinnott</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Bill Murray notes that:  “John Torchetti was an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks and won the Stanley Cup.  Our Coach Frankie Sinnott was a great man. Before each game he would sing a song to us called  <em>And the monkey wrapped his tail around the flag pole</em>. We played up in Saugus at Hockey Town. We knew nothing about affluence and we were a rag-tag group who being from the inner city were looked down upon but we proceeded to go undefeated and win the Little League Championship that season at that rink. I have reconnected with a lot of the individuals in those pictures and we remember those days like it was yesterday.”</p><br/>
  • <p> Agassiz School Kindergarten, 1952   Courtesy of Kenneth Bailey.</p><br/><div id="_mcePaste"></div><br/><div>Top row (left to right): Unknown, Unknown, Joyce Sullivan, Jack Iveney, Claudia Marston, Mary Moore, Paul McMack, George Hathaway, Kenneth Bailey.</div><br/><div id="_mcePaste"></div><br/><div><br />Bottom row: Sharon Farrell, Unknown, Unknown, Joyce Thompson, Jean Kenton, Timothy Doyle, Christine Flynn, David MacDonald, Unknown</div><br/><div></div><br/><p> </p><br/><p> </p><br/>
     
  • <p>St. Thomas Aquinas Class of 1940.  Courtesy of <span>Kenneth S. Bailey</span></p><br/>
  • <p>Jamaica Plain High School class of 1930.  Click on the photo to see a larger version of it.  Photograph courtesy of Catherine Maclean.  A high resolution version of this photograph is available for <a href="http://www.jphs.org/storage/gallery-full-resolution/JPHS_1930_0002.tif" target="_blank">download here</a>.</p><br/>
  • <p>Bowditch School circa 1900 from Stereoscope photograph.  Photograph courtesy of Charlie Rosenberg.  A high resolution version of this image can be <a href="/storage/gallery-full-resolution/bowditch.tif">downloaded here</a>.</p><br/><p> </p><br/>
 
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