Items

• Manton-Gaulin

  Manton-Gaulin exhibits a homogenizer at the Everett Industrial Expo in 1951. Manton-Gaulin manufactured commercial food processing equipment in Everett for many years.
• Eagle Shoe Co.

  Eagle Shoe shows off their latest models at the Everett Industrial Exposition in 1951. Eagle Shoe manufactured shoes until 1970, when foreign imports drove them out of business.
• C.E. Clarke Co.

  Two employees of the C.E. Clarke Co. show their wares at the Everett Industrial Exposition at Everett Armory (now the Connolly Center)
• Everett Boy Scouts

  Everett Boy scouts at the 1951 Industrial Exposition at Everett Armory (now the Connolly Center), October 1951
• 1961 Babe Ruth League Opening Day

  Mayor Philip Crowley throws out the first pitch of the opening game of the Everett Babe Ruth League at Glendale Park
• Everett Day at Amusement Park

  For many years, the children of Everett were treated to a free day at an area amusement park. Among the parks were Lincoln Park in North Dartmouth, Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH, and Whalom Park in Lunenberg.
• Boston Fire Department Band

  The Boston Fire Department Band visited the Everett Fire Station in December, 1951
• Shute Library 1959

  The Shute Memorial Library as it looked in 1959. The Shute was opened in 1897, expanded in 1913 and 1961, and completely renovated in 2015.
• Santa and Friend

  Santa poses with a young friend on top of the Evans Building in Everett Square. In the background you can see the Enterprise Department Store, which later changed it's name to J.M Fields. When Fields moved out, the store was replaced by Gorin's, which was there until the late 1980s
• Santa on Chimney

  Santa gets ready to go down the chimney on top of the Evans Building on Broadway.
• Everett Stadium Interior

  Everett Memorial Stadium was expended into a 10,000 seat bowl in 1948. Over the years it hosted football, baseball, drum and bugle concerts, celebrity softball games, High School graduations, and many other events. The stadium was renovated and downsized to its present form in the 1980s.
• Everett Babe Ruth League 1961

  1961 Everett Babe Ruth League players and coaches pose for team pictures.
• WBZ Quiz Down - Centre School

  Students from Everett were featured on WBZ Radio "Quiz Down" on the evening of Feb. 27, 1952. Representing the Centre School are, standing, Janet Stella, Anthony Dascoli, Albert Poste, William Orlandi, Robert Horner, and Jean D'Orlando. Seated are hosts former major league pitcher Irving "Bump" Hadley and "Quiz Master" Verne Williams
• Valley Club Fire

  A three alarm fire destroyed the Valley Club on Third St. early in the morning of Feb. 19, 1956. The blaze caused $75,000 worth of damage and sent 3 firefighters to the hospital.
• Everett rec field day 1950

  Everett Recreation Department field day. August, 1950. Held in the old Marine Corps League Park, current site of the Everett Skating Rink.
• St. Anthony's Church

  St. Anthony's moonlight sail committee. Front row, Bob Caramanica, unk., Horace Rocco, Fr. Peter Bortolazzo, Mr. Romboli, unk., Angelo D'Agostino. Back row, unk., Billy DiNardo, Richard Rocco, unk., Frank Striano
• St. Joseph's minstrel show

  Cast photo from the St. Joseph's Parish minstrel show
• Shore Side opening 1958

  Opening of the Shore Side restaurant and nightclub on Revere Beach Parkway
• Mayor Crowley at July 4 bonfire

  Mayor Crowley poses at site of July 4 1951 bonfire
• Parlin Library 1961

  A busy children's room at the Parlin Library 1961
• Parlin Library 1961

  Children crowd the circulation desk at the Parlin Library
• Parlin Library 1961

  Helen Cook at the Woodlawn branch of the Parlin Library
• Parlin Library 1961

  Gertrude Matoon (L) and Ruby Jackson (R) at Parlin Library circulation desk
• Parlin Library 1961

  Library Director Helen Currier and Louise Quigley
• Parlin Library 1961

  Helen Cook, Information Librarian, helps a patron.
• Kiwanis talent show

  Talent show presented by the Everett Kiwanis Club at Everett High School, 1954
• July 4, 1963 parade

  Independence Day parade on Broadway, 1963.
• Christmas pageant

  Parlin School Christmas pageant
• Vocational students

  Everett Vocational High School students work on projects
• Glendale Park Flood

  Children play in flooded Glendale Park 1949
• WBZ Quiz Down at Horace Mann School

  Students from Everett were featured on WBZ Radio "Quiz Down" on the evening of Feb. 27, 1952. Representing the Horace Mann School are, Standing, Ruth Skane, Richard O'Brien, Richard Talbot, David Herlihy, Nancy King, and Nancy Styles. Seated are hosts former major league pitcher Irving "Bump" Hadley and "Quiz Master" Verne Williams
• Mayor Crowley and Danny Doherty

  Mayor Crowley poses with Danny Doherty, owner of a local driving school
• Lower Broadway

  Lower Broadway July 13, 1959
• Heart Fund 1952

  Heart Fund 1952 Mayor Crowley and Tom Schatz
• Hancock St. and Central Ave. 1956

  Corner of Hancock St. and Central Ave. after a snowstorm April 1956
• French Club Outing

  French Club outing to Fenway Park July 27, 1960
• William P. Canty

  William P. Canty spent 45 years in the Everett school system. He retired as Superintendent in 1967
• Victoria St. Parking Lot

  Victoria St. parking lot before paving, early 1950s
• Parlin School Basketball

  Parlin School basketball team poses with trophy, early 1950s
• Mayor Crowley and Ambrose English

  Philip Crowley, Mayor of Everett from 1949 to 1965, shakes hands with longtime City Councillor Ambrose English, acting Mayor in 1948, following the death of Mayor Frank E. Lewis
• Everett City Yards

  The headquarters for building services and public works was located at the City Yards on East Elm St. It was replaced by a new facility on Tileston St. in the early 2000s
• Franklin School

  Students at the Franklin School probably early 1950s. The Franklin School was a wooden schoolhouse built in the late 1800s on Thorndike St. in the "Lynde" section of Everett
• Fashion Show

  St. Therese CYO fashion show circa 1955-1960
• Expo 1951 Everett Vocational High School

  Everett Vocational High School Print Shop booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 Terminal Motors

  Terminal Motors booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 Red Cross Bond Brothers

  Bond Brothers Construction sponsored a Red Cross booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951. Bond Brothers was founded in Everett in 1909 and has grown into a major regional construction company.
• Expo 1951 New England Bolt

  New England Bolt Company booth at the Everett Industrial Expo 1951
• Expo 1951 New England Tank and Tower

  New England Tank and Tower Co. booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951. According to their 1912 catalog, they were "manufacturers of wood tanks, dye tubs, and special equipment"
• Expo 1951 Monsanto Chemical

  Monsanto came to Everett in 1929, and left in the early 1990s. The Encore casino occupies that spot today.
• Expo 1951 Met Lithograph

  Met Lithograph booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 Haley Cate

  Haley Cate booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 H.R. Grant Catering

  H.R. Grant Catering booth at the Everett Industrial Expo 1951
• Expo 1951 General Electric

  General Electric Foundry booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951. GE had a plant in Everett for many years and was a vital part of the war effort in World War II
• Expo 1951 Everett Tire Co.

  Everett Tire Co. booth at the Everett Industrial Expo 1951
• Expo 1951 Everett Co-Operative Bank

  Everett Co-Operative Bank booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 Esso

  Esso Standard Oil Company booth at Everett Industrial Expo 1951. Esso (now Exxon) had one of the few oil refineries located outside of the South for many years.
• Expo 1951 DuPont

  DuPont Paints booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 CPC Engineering

  CPC Engineering booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 Coe Chevrolet

  Coe Chevrolet booth at Everett Industrial Expo 1951
• Expo 1951 City of Everett

  City of Everett booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951
• Expo 1951 C.B. Sawyer Tires

  C.B. Sawyer Tires booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition 1951. C.B. Sawyer Tires was located on Chelsea St., at the corner of Clinton St.
• Expo 1951 Bunny Bear

  Bunny Bear booth at Everett Industrial Exposition 1951. Bunny Bear made baby furniture in Everett for many years.
• Expo 1951 Boy Scouts/Everett National Bank

  The Everett National Bank sponsored a Boy Scouts booth at the Everett Industrial Expo in 1951
• Expo 1951 Borden Company

  Borden Company booth at Everett Industrial Exposition, 1951
• Expo 1951 Acme Printing

  Acme Printing booth at the Everett Industrial Exposition, October 1951.
• Everett Stadium 1959

  In 1948, Everett Stadium was expanded into a horseshoe-type stadium which seated 10,000 spectators. Events such as EHS football, drum and bugle competitions, and guest appearances by WBZ-TV's Rex Trailer, among others, would draw capacity crowds. The stadium was renovated and capacity was reduced in the early 1990s
• Everett Schools art exhibit

  Everett students celebrate American Art Week in November, 1958
• Everett School Committee 1958

  Members include front row: Dr. William H. Gerety, Letty R. Russo, Dr. William H. Harrington, Joseph A. Curnane. back row: Mabel Curnane, Dr. LeRoy Kelley, Albert E. Morris, Charles E. Brickley, Margaret Denny
• Little League All-Stars

  Everett Little League American League all-stars at Everett Stadium, circa 1960
• Everett fire dispatch

  Everett fire officials show off the control center on Elm St.
• Everett Bargain Days

  Mayor Crowley (c) and store owner Eli Raphael (r) during Everett Bargain Days c.1950-1960
• Enterprise Stores "grand opening"

  Enterprise Stores, a long time fixture in Everett staged a "grand reopening" in the early 1950s. Eventually, they changed their name to J.M. Fields and left Everett in the early 1960s. The building was then taken over by Gorin's, and stayed in Everett until the late 1980s. The building was destroyed by fire in November, 1991
• Everett High School science fair

  Mayor Crowley (R) with students at the EHS Science Fair in 1959
• Everett High School graduation 1951

  Everett High School graduation at Everett Stadium 1951
• Everett High School history class

  History class at Everett High School
• Everett High School geography class

  Geography class at Everett High School
• Everett High School biology class

  Biology class at Everett High, 1951
• Cities Service station

  Cities Service station on Chelsea St. looking west toward Everett Square. Cities Service changed its name to Citgo in 1964, and is the source of the famous sign overlooking Fenway Park
• Bow St. and Lynde St. 1959

  Cars parked at the triangle where Lynde St., Bow St., and Broadway come together. Sordillo's Lunch was a fixture at the "Lynde" for many years.
• Barber shop display 1960

  Display honoring war veterans, Nov. 11, 1960
• Barber shop display 1960

  Mayor Crowley (second R) and onlookers observe a display honoring war veterans on Vetrerans Day 1960
• Sweetser Circle dedication

  Veterans meet outside of Everett Square at Sweetser Circle dedication. Sept. 25, 1958
• Sweetser Circle dedication

  Sweetser Circle dedication 1958
• Sweetser Circle dedication

  E. Leroy Sweetser's granddaughter (L) and widow (C) with Mayor Philip Crowley
• Sweetser Circle dedication

  Sweetser Circle dedication 1958. Sweetser Circle, named for General E. Leroy Sweetser, is the rotary located at the foot of Broadway, coming into Everett Square
• Ted Williams presentation

  Ronald Silverio of Everett presents a Jimmy Fund donation to Red Sox legend Ted Williams on WBZ-TV's Big Brother Bob Emery show. Unk, Bob Emery Ronald Silverio, Ted Williams, Fire Commissioner Adrian Bax, Richard B. Callahan, president of Everett Veteran Firemmen Association
• City hall groundbreaking

  City Hall Groundbreaking Tony Carraciolo, Francis Pelosi, Billy Doyle, Kevin Dunn, unk, Arthur Zackular, Paul Ellard, Bob Lucci, unk., Richard Vendola
• City hall groundbreaking

  City Hall Building Commission members, standing left to right are Atty. Frank DiMento, Maurice Freedman, Contractor Sebastian Volpe, Mayor Philip Crowley, Chairman Sydney S. Rosen, James Mulrennan and Harvey Mason
• Yeomen of the guard, 1951, Everett High School

  Everett High School production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Yeomen of the Guard, 1951. Among the cast members flanking EHS Music Director Ottavio DiVivo (bow tie) and Mayor Philip Crowley (grey suit) are Jessie Forsey (kneeling front), Sandy Veniere (front, 2nd R.), Marge Dacko (front, R), and Lou Bertolami (rear, just left of masked man)
• Christmas choir boys, December 8, 1958

  Xmas Choir Boys Dec 8 1958
• Whalom Park rec outing, August 24, 1953

  Everett Recreation Dept. outing at Whalom Park in Lunenberg, MA Aug 24 1953
• Whalom Park rec outing, August 24, 1953

  Everett youngsters get ready for a fun day at Whalom Park in Lunenberg, MA courtesy of the Everett Recreation Department on Aug 24 1953
• Whalom Park rec outing, August 24, 1953

  Whalom Park Rec Outing Aug 24 1953 Barbara McDonald (on horse), Mrs. Edward McDonald (her mother) looks on.
• Whalom Park rec outing, August 24, 1953

  Everett Recreation Whalom Park Outing Aug 24 1953
• Webster School, April 4, 1958

  Webster School, Elm St., Apr 4 1958
• Sweetser Overpass dedication, September 25, 1958

  General Leroy Sweetser Overpass Dedication Sep 25 1958
• Stadium races, July 4, 1950

  Foot races at Everett Stadium July 4, 1950
• St. Anthony's burning mortgage, June, 13 1953

  Dr. Frank Mirabello (in white jacket) looks on as Fr. Corrado Martellozzo burns the mortgage for St. Anthony's Church on June 13 1953.
• St. Anthony School groundbreaking, May, 1957

  St. Anthony School Groundbreaking May 1957 Fr. Joseph Pizzotto Fr. Peter Bortolazzo, Mayor Crowley, Fr. Larry Valentini, unknown, unknown
• St. Anthony, Easter, 1951

  Easter at St. Anthony's Church, 1951. Fr. Peter Bortolazzo (L) and Fr. Corrado Martellozzo (R)