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Woman Gardening

Fairview woman, 73, gardening

William H. (Winkie) Theroux

William H. (Winkie) Theroux, Chicopee's fight promotor and restaurant keeper

Willansett Sewing Class

Willansett Sewing Class at the Chapin School on Chicopee Street

Willansett School

Wilfred J. Ryder, Falls Milk Dealer

Wilfred J. Ryder, a Falls milk dealer and a jolly good fellow

Valentine School Head to Foot Club

Valentine School Head to Foot Club with supervisor Mary Cronan in center

Valentine School Achievement Club

Valentine School Achievement Club with each member wearing a dress she made while a member

Valentine School

Valentine School with glimpse of Robinson School

Two Truck Drivers

Two brothers who drive trucks with their truck

Todd and Baldwin

Todd and Baldwin bicycle sundries hardware etc., Masoinc Building

Three City Officials

From left to right - Mayor James E. Higgins, Mrs. Napolean St. Francis, secretary of the playground commision, and Frank Warburton, superintendent of…

The Shaded Walk

The shaded walk from Front Street to the new Chicopee High School

The most sought after man

The most sought after man (and the most liberally cussed man) in Chicopee and also one of the best fellows on the job - Supt. Of Streets, Bourbeau

The Bonneville School

The Bonneville School building that was at one time on Academy Street and served as parochial residence of Reverend Al Fredrick Bonneville of…

The back of the High School

Chicopee High School from the back showing two doors to the garage and the old building to be removed

Tent and workers

A chatauqua tent full of Chicopee's workers an unidentified event

Tending the Garden

Robert Pemental, brother to Anthony, in his garden

Swimmimg in the Pond

Swimmers in the water at the Dana Pond Recreation Area opening

Summer Camp

Group of children on Sherman or Doane Pond

Stevenson Moore, Truant Officer

Spruce Street School

Spruce Street School viewed from the front

Spruce Street Park

Spruce Street Park showing open space and a swing set

Spalding Gate Watchman

John Sullivan, at right, at A.G. Spalding and Brothers gate.

Some of Pemental Boy's Peas

Some of pemental boys peas during school garden trip

Soldier's Monument

Soldier's Monument on the grounds of the new high school

Smith-Highland School

Side view Church Street School

Side of the Church Street School viewed from the Grove Street corner

Sheridan Street School

Sheridan Street School from Taylor Street

Shaded Walkway

The shaded walk from the new Chicopee High School looking toward Front Street

Sgt. Francis A. Linehan

Second Choice Drawing

Boy drawing for second choice of hives on distribution day

School Street School

School Garden Trip 1920

Left to right -Dorothy Dunn, Ethal T. Dyer, Garden Supervisor, Ann Haley, Mary Cronan and Noral Driscoll

School Garden Trip 1920

Left to right - Ann Haley, Otis E. Hall, Hampden County Boys Club Leader, Mary Cronan, Noral Driscoll, Dorothy Dunn, Ethal T. Dyer, Garden Supervisor

School Garden Outing

Scene from the 5th annual school outing held at the high school - school garden and canning clubs

School Garden

Norah Driscoll, assistant garden supervisor, school garden boys

Scene at Bee Distribution Day

Royal School

Royal School, Fairview

Roland J. Goodwin

Roland J. Goodwin, President of the Ward 7 Citizen's Association and Secretary of the Fairview Municipal Club

Robinson School

Robinson School viewed from Grape Street

Rev. Albert Gordon

Rev. Albert Gordon, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church at 49 Lemuel Ave.

Reserve Patrolman George Withey

Reserve Patrolman George Withey, 9 years in the U.S. Army with Pershing in the Phillipines

Ralph Rich, Champion Bee Keeper

Ralph Rich, champion bee keeper at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School

Police Officers on Parade

Sgt. Frank L. Wright, leading

Patrolman Stanley Gibson

Patrolman Stanislaw Kowalewski

Patrolman Philip Gelina

Patrolman P.J. Garvey

Patrolman P.J. Garvey at a call box

Patrolman Michael F. Noonan

Patrolman Michael F. Hichson

Patrolman Joseph M. Rock

Patrolman John J. O'Connor

Patrolman John J. O'Connor, day desk man Falls police station

Officials Inspecting Gardens

School garden supervisors, city officials and Hampden County officials at annual garden outing and inspection

North Chicopee School

North Chicopee School from Royal Street

New Chicopee High School from the west

Chicopee's new high school from the west side back view

Mrs. Napolean St. Francis at Dana Pond Opening

Mrs. Napolean St. Francis, left, and Thomas Doyle, of the School Committee, at Dana Pond Opening

Mrs. Napolean St. Francis

Mrs. Napolean St. Francis at the Dana Pond opening ceremony

Mrs. K. Tarka Welfare Worker

Mrs. K. Tarka, Polish Welfare Worker for Board of Health, interpretor for the poor and school department

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Driscoll

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Driscoll a week before marriage

Montcalm School Head to Foot Club

Montcalm School Head to Foot Club, Ann Haley, supervisor, is not in the picture

Montcalm School Addition

Montcalm Street School showing the latest addition at left

Montcalm School

Montcalm Street School showing the completed construction

Miss Stella Howard

Miss Stella Howard Principal of the Chapin School

Miss Sarah Lamagdelaine

Miss Sarah Lamagdelaine, Supervisor of Playgrounds

Miss Maude B. McCarthy

Miss Maude B. McCarthy Dispensary Nurse

Miss Katherine Parsons

Miss Katherine Parsons of Valentine School

Miss Julia Dailey

Miss Julia Dailey School Nurse

Miss Elizabeth Griffin

Miss Elizabeth Griffin of Montcalm School

Miss Agnes Manning

Miss Agnes Manning School Nurse

Memorial Day at Fairview Cemetery

Rev. James Ainslie and Rev. Douglas G. Guest on Memorial Day at the Fairview Cemetery

Mayor Higgins

Mayor James E. Higgins on the steps of City Hall

Mary R. Allaire

Mary R. Allaire, President of the Chicopee Teachers Association

Marcia Woodgall

Marcia Woodgall, a successful canner and gardener at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School

M.J. Dillon

Superintendent of Water Department, M.J. Dillon, and foreman William O'Brien, seen waving through the windshield

Lucia E. Coleman

Lucia E. Coleman Principal of Valentine School

Lincoln Grove

Leondina Bozzi

Leondina Bozzi, President of the Head to Foot Club in Fairveiw, and prize winner in school gardening and canning

Last meeting at Central Baptist Church

Left to right, standing on the steps of Central Baptist Church at the last religious meeting held within, David Gamble, Leslie Tenny and W.E. Heathart

Junior High School Principal John J. Desmond

Junior High School Principal John J. Desmond later elected superintendent of schools

Joseph Orr

Joseph Orr, Board of Health

John Scanlan

John Scanlan former alderman and hustler in wre (?) drives

John Buckley

John Buckley, veteran engineer at water department pumping station

James A. Braziel

James A. Braziel, No 1 letter carrier

Inpsector Edward Connor

Inpsector Edward Connor of the policeforce

Haskins and his Garden

Young boy with garden tool in the garden he tends

Grise and Starzyk

Joseph M. Grise, President of the Board of Trade, on right, and Paul P. Starzyk of the Starzyk Building

Grape Street School

Grape Street School viewed from Grape Street

Golden Wedding Party

Left to right, Mary Anne Spencer, of East Longmeadow, and Mr. and Mrs. James Lawton, of 39 Lombard Street, Fairview, celebrating at the June 28th…

Gertrude Dewitt

Gertrude Dewitt of the Board of Health Office

George S. Taylor School with Falls Branch Library

George S. Taylor School showing the Chicopee Falls Branch Public Library on the left

George S. Taylor School

George S. Taylor School on Belcher Street viewed through trees

Geo. A. Field

Geo. A. Field, hardware dealer on Exchange Street

Gardens Inspection

Otis E. Hall, Hampden County Boys Club Leader, and one of the successful young gardeners during the inspection

Games at the Garden Outing

A group of boys playing games at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School

From Academy Street

Academy Street side of the new Chicopee High School

Frank S. Jerusik

Frank S. Jerusik, fireman at Cabot Street Fire House

Frank Arden and Edward Morrissey

Frank Arden, life insyrance, and R. Edward Morrissey, 2nd hand man

Forty-eight Jars of Canned Goods

Left to right - Ethel T. Dyer, supervisor school garden and canning work, Dorothy Dunn, assistant, and 48 jars of canned goods with which Aldenville…

Florence Nicovic

Florence Nicovic, first honors in county at Eastern States Expotstion, in her garden in Willimansette

Five Men and Two Women

Group of five men in a row with two women in the center front

First Choice Drawing

Boy drawing for first choice of hives on distribution day

Felix Furtek

Felix Furtek prominent in Polish affairs

Fairview Playground Exhibit

Fairview Playground Exhibit showing the first aid cabinet

Fairview Playground Exhibit

Fairview Playground Exhibition 1921 showing a woman and a man and their crafts on display

Fairview Junior Achievement Club

Fairview Junior Achievement Club, Montcalm School

Fairview Achievement Club

Standing left to right, Douglas McKissick and Walter Smith with Hector Barre, seated, is the demonstration team for the Fairview Junior Acheivement…

Ernest Dalton

Ernest Dalton, water commissionor, lives at 363 Springfield, druggist at 212 Exchange Street

Edward F. McDonnell

Edward F. McDonnell, Proprietor Pomeroy Coal Co.

Edward Bourbeau and Auto

Superintendent of Strs, Edward Bourbeau, and his automobile

Dr. E.P. Jones

Dr. E.P. Jones, Red Cross representative who gave first aid demonstrations in schools, fire and police stations

Dorothy Dunn and Master Snape

Dorthy Dunn, assistant garden and canning supervisor, with one of her younf gardeners

District Nurse Mary McCarthy

District Nurse Mary McCarthy and unidentified woman

Distribution Day Advisement

Mr. Sanborn advising youngsters on Bee Distribution Day

Dennis "Doc" J. Haggerty

Dennis "Doc" J. Haggerty, Chicopee Building Inspector

Daniel Ducharme, Corn Club President

Daniel Ducharme, Corn Club President, after taking first honors in the county contest.

Dana Pond Opening

Mayor James E. Higgins, center, making ready to hoist the flag and the Dana Pond opening

Dana Pond employees

Group photograph of the Dana Pond supervisors and swimming instructors at the opening of the recreation center

Crowd at Playground Exhibition

Crowd at playground exhibition on Spruce Street, 1921

Crowd at Dana Pond Opening

Conductor of the S.S. Railroad Company

Conductor of the S.S. Railroad Company who ran the first car over the Bercham Bend line

Clyde Beaudry

Clyde Beaudry, Falls news dealer

City Marchall Francis O'Callahan

City Marchall Francis O'Callahan appointed by Mayor Higgins April 3, 1920

Church Street School

Front view of the Church Street School

Chicopee Street School

Chicopee High School Garage

The garage of the new Chicopee High School

Chicopee High School Clock

Chicopee's new high school entrance showing the clock and trees

Chicopee High School

Chicopee's new high school from the east front on the corner of Academy Street and Front Street

Chicopee High School

Chicopee's new high school from the west front view, Front Street

Chicopee Center Railroad Station

Chicopee Center Railroad Station which is being used as the main office for the school department

Charles W. Bray

Charles W. Bray, Associate County Commisioner

Charles T. Hendrick

Charles T. Hendrick of White Church

Charles Seaver

Charles J. Seaver, Chairman High School Building Commission, treasurer of Chicopee Savings Bank

Charles F. McDevitt

Charles F. McDevitt, founder, first president of the Willimansett Imp. Association, former alderman and school committee member

Charles A. Ludden

Stove and plumbing business, 252 Exchange Street, 28 years, oldest in years of service of either business, Vice President of Chicopee Cooperative…

Chapin School Head to Foot Club

Chapin School Head to Foot Club with supervisor Norah Driscoll at extreme right

Chapin School

Chapin School, Willimansett from Chicopee Street

Champion Canner

Dorthy Dunn, assistant garden and canning supervisor, and her champion canner of Aldenville

Catherine Thomas

Catherine Thomas, Fairview, 12, canning four years

C.A. Ludden, Banker and Tradesman

C.A. Ludden, thirty years in business as a banker and tradesman on Exchange Street

Broadway Street

Looking along Broadway from the point of Lincoln Grove

Bonneville Avenue View

Bonneville Avenue side of the new Chicopee High School

Belcher School

Bee Hives

Bee hives on distribution day, May 21st

Bee Distribution Day

Miss E.T. Dyer and girls with hives on distribution day, May 21st, in Fairview

Baseball Game at Lincoln Park

Arthur Marotte and John Maloney

Letter carrier Arthur Marotte, left, chairman of the Playground Committee, and Patrolman John J. Maloney

Arthur Bridges

Arthur Bridges, driver for L.H. Mitchel Co. Bakers

Anthony Pemental and His Corn

Anthony Pemental and his corn school garden trip 1920

Another Successful Gardener

Another successful gardener at the fifth annual outing school garden and gardens club at High School

Annual Gardeners Outing

The scene at the annual school gardeners outing at the Montcalm School

Ames Family School

Ames Family School corner of Front and Grape Streets

Alvord School

Alvord School at Broadway and Summer Streets

Alderman Percy M. Alden

Alderman Percy M. Alden, 50 fairview Ave.

Alderman Oneill Deroy, Ward 7

Alderman John J. Touhill, Ward 2

Alderman John J. Touhill, Ward 2, Chairman of the Aldermanic Committee on licenses

Alderman James J. Jennings

Alderman James J. Jennings of 24 Atkins Street

Alderman Inspection Trip

A bunch of Chicopee Alderman on an annual inspection trip

Aldenville School

Aldenville School schoolhouse viewed from the right front of the building

Aldenville Playground Exhibit

Aldenville Playground Exhibition 1921 showing a table with crafts

Aldenville Playground Exhibit

Aldenville Playground Exhibition 1921 showing a table with crafts

Aldenville Canning Club Members

Aldenville Canning Club members showing her canned goods

Aldenville Canning Club Members

Aldenville Canning Club members showing their canned goods

Aldenville Canning Club Members

Aldenville Canning Club members showing their canned goods

Aldenville Canning Club Members

Aldenville Canning Club members and their canned goods

Aldenville Canning Club Member