Description: In the War of 1812, during the British blockade of the east coast, two British frigates, HMS Junon and HMS Tenedos, chased the USS Constitution into Marblehead Harbor and the safety of Fort Sewall. July 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," commissioning, Capt. William Harland Kelley was chosen to sail the famous 204’, 3-masted wooden frigate out of Boston, into Marblehead Harbor and back to Boston. This was her first independent sail in 116 years. [show more]
Description: Logan and Henry are resting on the steps of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler’s Cottage, “Seven Gates,” North Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Unknown man Unknown man Front Row - Left to Right: Unknown woman Mary Elizabeth Plimpton (1871-1943) Unknown woman
Description: This photograph was taken in front of a house in Sudbury, Massachusetts that Anne built in 1935 (according to the owner of the house as of 2019).
Description: Lillian Mary Trites (1900-1992) was born April 15, 1900 to Rev. Ernest Ambrose Trites and Mable L. Trites in Brockton, Massachusetts. Lillian graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1917. In 1920 she was a stenographer at the Erie Proving Grounds Ordinance Dept., Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. Lillian married Lehman Harry Shively (1899-1986) on February 2, 1925. Lillian Mary (Trites) Shively died on January 28, 1992 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania at the age of 91. [show more]
Description: "Jane Maria Perry Wakefield was born to Thomas Lafayette and his first wife, Jane (Perry) Wakefield, on March 25, 1852 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Her mother died a year later and her father married Frances Anna Lathrop, the sister of photographer, Henry L. Rand’s mother, Jane Augusta “Jennie” (Lathrop) Rand on November 8, 1855. The Wakefields lived at 98 Court Street, Dedham, Massachusetts and Jane grew up with her half brothers and sister, John Lathrop, Frank Mortimer, Julius Ross and Anna Margaretta Wakefield. Jane graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1871. She married Clifton Prentiss Baker (1850-1926), son of Francis Whiting and Lucinda (Stowe) Baker, on October 22, 1874. Their child was Ross Wakefield Baker (1876-1951). Clifton P. Baker was a Director of the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of cotton hosiery and underwear in Lowell, Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a member of the Country Club in Brookline. He was active in causes for the cotton industry and served as a director of several institutions. Jane Maria Perry (Wakefield) Baker died on May 13, 1908. Clifton then married Ellen J. (Brown Fassett?). Clifton Prentiss Baker died on January 24, 1926." [show more]
Description: The Don Turner Award from the USS Constitution Museum recognizes a person or team of people, professional or amateur, who have contributed significantly to efforts to preserve important vessels or who have made a significant contributions to our knowledge and understanding of ship design and construction. Ralph Warren Stanley was presented with the award by Anne Grimes Rand, President of the USS Constitution Museum on June 26, 2013.
Description: Marion is reading "Hood's Humorous Poems" by Thomas Hood, Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. Seated in Back - Left to Right: Helen Winthrop Dougherty (1887-1975) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1910. Marion Elizabeth Dougherty (1876-1970) - reading to her sisters. Ethel Ward Dougherty (1882-) - graduated (cum laude) from Radcliffe College in 1903. Seated in Front - Left to Right: Edna K. Dougherty (1885-) - went to Radcliffe and became a teacher. Constance Margaret Dougherty (1890-1980) - later Mrs. Geoffrey O’Hara. Her husband, a musician, wrote the song “K-K-K-Katie” Lucy Jackson Dougherty (1884-) - graduated from Radcliffe in 1907 and married Henry Bertram Potter in 1908. [show more]
Description: The Homers are riding a tandem tricycle. Notice the carbide bicycle lamp. Tandem tricycles were patented circa 1890. This photograph was taken on Concord Avenue near Wellington Avenue, Belmont, Massachusetts.