Melrose, Massachusetts as of July 31, 1955
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Melrose, Massachusetts as of July 31, 1955
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A pictorial record of the life of K. G. Roeder in Melrose, Massachusetts who was born in Melrose on May 4, 1911. His parents were Charles and August (Lelong) Roeder.
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This collection of black and white photographs were taken in the 1950s. The album was donated by R. Kent Roeder, son of Kenneth George Roeder.
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All descriptions are K. G. Roeder notations written next to the photographs in the photo album.
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Institution: Melrose Public Library
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Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Melrose
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Roeder, Kenneth G., 1911-1993
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07-1955
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image/jpeg
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Architecture, Domestic
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Melrose (Mass.)--History
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Streets
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still images
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Photographs
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10 x 7 cm
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Robinson Funeral Home: Melrose, Mass. Robinson Funeral Home at intersection of Main and Green Streets. -
Main Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking up Main Street from in front of Ell Pond towards Wakefield. -
Main Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking down Main Street from in front of Ell Pond towards Malden. -
Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass. Ell Pond from Main St. -
Melrose Hospital: Melrose, Mass. Melrose Hospital from Main Street. Lebanon Street on right. -
Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass. Melrose Public Library, West Emerson Street. -
Trinity Episcopal Church: Melrose, Mass. Trinity Episcopal Church West Emerson Street. -
Melrose Station: Melrose, Mass. Melrose Station, Boston & Maine Railroad from intersection of Essex and Tremont. -
Wyoming Station: Melrose, Mass. Wyoming Station Boston & Maine Railroad looking towards Boston. -
Melrose Center: Melrose, Mass. Melrose Center from in front of the 'Y' looking towars Wakefield and Essex and Upham Street crossing, -
Melrose Y.M.C.A.: Melrose, Mass. The Melrose Y.M.C.A. -
Melrose Center: Melrose, Mass. Melrose Center on Main Street looking towards Malden and with Hopkins, site of my first ice cream date. Foster Street crossing on the right foreground. -
Main Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking down Main St. towards the center from in front of the Old High School. -
East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. The old home. We moved to Foster Street in 1920 when I was nine. -
Memorial Hall: Melrose, Mass. Memorial Hall opposite High School where I attended my first big dance and where our graduation ceremony was held. -
Old High School: Melrose, Mass. Old High School from Main Street, now the Calvin Coolidge School. My name is on the small World War II memorial in front of the school. -
Dell Avenue: Melrose, Mass. Dell Avenue from Foster St. to High School which can be seen above the end. -
East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking down Foster St. from '92' showing route to Downtown. Dell Avenue crossing in foreground. -
Cass Street: Melrose, Mass. Cass Street from Grove Street still on way home from school. -
Grove Street: Melrose, Mass. Grove Street from Lebanon Street showing route home from school. -
Washington School: Melrose, Mass. Washington School from 5th to 8th grades. Corner of Lebanon and Grove Streets where I attended then. -
The Common, East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. The Common - on upper East Foster Street - the site of many a baseball game. Larrabee Street on the right. -
Oak Manor: Melrose, Mass. Oak Manor where I attended dancing school and then real dances. -
Looking Towards Main Street from East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking towards Main Street from the Oak Manor. -
East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking up East Foster Street from the Oak Manor. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Still another view of 92 E. Foster Street. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. Another view of 92 E. Foster Street after it was sold. -
92 East Foster Street: Melrose, Mass. 92 E. Foster Street where we lived from 1920 to 1954. -
D. W. Gooch School: Melrose, Mass. Playground of D. W. Gooch School from Florence Street where I had my first fist fight and with a girl. -
D. W. Gooch School: Melrose, Mass. D. W. Gooch School from Vinton Street; my first school from 1st to 3rd grades. -
Hurd Street: Melrose, Mass. Hurd Street where I sat on the street in soft tar while wearing my brand new pants. -
Rock Cliff on Maple Street: Melrose, Mass. Rock cliff on Maple Street adjacent to Cleveland Street from which I almost fell when I was nine years old. -
Poplar Street: Melrose, Mass. Poplar Street from Maple Street, the hill on which I first coasted. -
Sanford Street: Melrose, Mass. Looking up Sanford Street. Our house on left; Cutter Street on right. -
67 Sanford Street: Melrose, Mass. 67 Sanford street the earliest home I remember. Whitcomb's house on right. -
Sanford Street: Melrose, Mass. Again looking down Sanford Street showing Lucy's store at corner of Tappan Street. -
Corner of Cleveland and Sanford Streets: Melrose, Mass. My birthplace on the southwest corner of 64 Cleveland and Sanford Streets. -
Florence Street: Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken from Florence Street looking down Sanford Street. -
Fred McKenney's House: Melrose, Mass. The Fred McKenney's house on Cleveland Street. First friends of Ma and Pa in Melrose.
