Items

• First National Market: Melrose, Mass.

  First National Market located at 888 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. present location of Whole Foods.
• Winthrop School Policewoman: Melrose, Mass.

  Mrs. Jo Ann Mayers of 32 Norman Rd, Melrose, Mass. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czeckoslovakia.
• Post Office Clerk: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose, Mass. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czeckoslovakia.
• Melrose Auto Sales: Melrose, Mass.

  Downtown on the corner of Grove and Main Streets, Melrose, Mass. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czeckoslovakia in thanks for the very nice times he had at our library.
• Winter Scene: Melrose, Mass.

  Winter street scene, Melrose, Mass. Carte de visite.
• Aerial View of Melrose: Melrose, Mass.

  Photograph by Cheyne Aerial Surveys, Methuen, Mass.
• St. Mary's Convent: Melrose, Mass.

  St. Mary's, Melrose, Mass. metal drive for war effort?
• 18 Essex Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Photograph by Richard Merrill, 486 Main St., Melrose, Mass.
• 34 Essex Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Richared Merrill, 486 Main St., Melrose, Mass. Current location of Shaw's supermarket.
• Aerial View of Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Aerial view of Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken by Cheyne Aerial Surveys, Methuen, Mass.
• Elm Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Summer of 1938.
• Goff Park Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Location of Goff Park Pond unknown.
• Converse Park: Melrose, Mass.

  Location of Converse Park unknown.
• Park Melrose: Melrose, Mass.

  Stereoscopic Views! J. Henry Allen, Photographer, So. Thomston, Me. Location of Park unknown.
• Nursery Flower Bed: Melrose, Mass.

  Flower bed on Blvd. on site of former office bldg. Skating rink and nursery location unknown. Summer 1938.
• Walk to Nursery: Melrose, Mass.

  The walk leading to the nursery, location unknown. Summer 1938.
• Entrance to Nursery: Melrose, Mass.

  Boulevard entrance to Park Dept. nursery. Location unknown. Summer 1938.
• Nursery: Melrose, Mass.

  Nursery at Boulevard. Location unknown.
• Skating Rink: Melrose, Mass.

  Location of skating rink unknown. Summer of 1938.
• Bishop Square: Melrose, Mass.

  Bishop Square located at Trenton and Washington Street. Summer of 1938.
• Thompson Square: Melrose, Mass.

  Thompson Square located on Main Street.
• Thompson Square: Melrose, Mass.

  Thompson Square located on Main Street. Summer of 1938.
• Boland Square: Melrose, Mass.

  Location of Boland Square unknown. Summer of 1938.
• Bowdoin Park: Melrose, Mass.

  Park located on West Emerson Street near the Cedar Park train station. Currently known as Bowden Park.
• Bowdoin Park: Melrose, Mass.

  Bowdoin Park located on West Emerson Street near the Cedar Park train station. Currently known as Bowden Park. Summer of 1938.
• Bowdoin Park: Melrose, Mass.

  Flower bed at Bowdoin Park. Park located on West Emerson Street near the Cedar Park train station. Currently known as Bowden Park.
• Bowdoin Park: Melrose, Mass.

  Bowdoin Park located on West Emerson Street near Cedar Park train station. Currently known as Bowden Park.
• Mt. Hood Alternate Outlet: Melrose, Mass.

  Mt Hood Recreation Area view of the tower.
• Mt. Hood Alternate Outlet: Melrose, Mass.

  Mt Hood Recreation Area view of the tower.
• Mt. Hood Lookout: Melrose, Mass.

  Mt Hood Recreation Area view of the tower.
• Ceremony at Athletic Field: Melrose, Mass.

  Flag raising ceremony on athletic field by Melrose High School.
• Ceremony at Athletic Field: Melrose, Mass.

  Flag raising ceremony on athletic field by Melrose High School.
• Melrose Athletic Field: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Melrose athletic field by high school. Cosmas V. Cosmades, Commercial Photographer, 85 Church St., Watertown 72, Mass.
• Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Looking across Ell pond at Melrose Hospital.
• Cutting Ice: Melrose, Mass.

  Ice cutting on Ell Pond.
• Fishing at Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Fishing at Ell Pond. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czechoslovakia.
• Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czechoslovakia.
• Building by Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Winter scene of building by Ell Pond. Photograph by Rudolf Padouk of Czechoslovakia.
• Ice House, Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  View of ice house on Ell Pond.
• Cutting Ice, Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Ice cutting on Ell Pond.
• Bathhouse at Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  View of bathhouse at Ell Pond in 1938.
• Ell Pond Beach: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond beach in 1938.
• Ell Pond Bathhouse: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond bathhouse at Ell Pond.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Participants in uniform marching in parade on Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  MDC mounted police marching in parade passing by the corner of Main and Grove Streets, Melrose, Mass.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Participants in uniform marching in parade on Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Participants in uniform marching in parade on Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Marchers in uniform in parade at the corner of Upham and Main Streets, Melrose, Mass.
• Memorial Day Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Marchers in uniform and marching band in parade at the corner of Upham and Main Streets, Melrose, Mass.
• Thornton Coal Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Mr. Bailes, Jan 1924. Rock formation Melrose 'Old Man' of the mountain?"
• B-25 Bomber Crash at Mt. Hood: Melrose, Mass.

  B-25 bomber crash at Mt. Hood September 24, 1945.
• B-25 Bomber Crash at Mt. Hood: Melrose, Mass.

  B-25 bomber crash at Mt. Hood on September 24, 1945.
• Veteran's Marching in Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Undated. World War I veterans??
• Atlas of Middlesex County. Vol. 2.

  View atlas at the State Library of Massachusetts
• Melrose City Hall: Melrose, Mass.

  Pre-1936, before a fire destroyed the upper floors and roof of the building.
• Ell Pond Bathhouse: Melrose, Mass.

  View of bathhouse at Ell Pond. Torn down [1948]?
• Ell Pond Bathhouse: Melrose, Mass.

  View of bathhouse at Ell Pond. Torn down [1948]?
• Ice House on Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond bandstand and ice house.
• Mt. Hood: Melrose, Mass.

  Mt Hood ski jump, view of the ground from the take-off.
• Reference Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the reference room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Circulation Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the circulation desk and area by front door looking into the Reference room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Browsing Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Browsing/Kelley Room with fireplace at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Reference Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Reference room at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Rental Corner, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the rental Corner at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. Photograph taken by Lawrence Shaw Melrose Camera Club at time of the...(rest of text illegible).
• Upper Lobby, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the upper lobby on the second floor of Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of main desk looking toward book stacks at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Main Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Front main desk, Barbara Mason, Patricia White, Bill Crowley (left spec police)."
• Front Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View from across the front desk looking through the reading room from past new book table at Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Front Desk, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View from across the front desk looking through the reading room past new book table at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Reading Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View from reading room and rental collection past the main desk to Reference room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. New book table on left.
• Reading Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the rental collection and magazines, reading room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Book Shelves and Card Catalog, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the book shelves and card catalog at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• 1938 Hurricane Aftermath, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  Hurricane damage to the area in front of the Melrose, Public Library, Melrose, Mass. in 1938.
• 1938 Hurricane Aftermath, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  Hurricane damage to the area in front of the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. in 1938.
• Children's Room Desk and Patrons, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  Mrs. Harry Hjerpe behind poster at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Reference & YP Room, Melrose Public Library: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Reference and Young Adult (Persons) room located on the main floor in the same section last known as the Kelley/Browsing Room at the Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass.
• Melrose Public Library Staff, 1935: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on back - "Sept. 1935. Mrs Hall, Chilldrens' Librn, Miss Mary Ayers, Libn, Miss Barbara Mason, Circ Libn, Mis Elsie Hatch, Libn, Miss Alice Dondero, Ref Libn, Miss Clover Morrison, Cataloger, Miss Lois Taber, Gen. Asst."
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose police pistol practice. Undated photograph.
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose police marching in parade led by Chief Kerr.
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose police marching in parade by Esso gas station on Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Chief Lloyd.
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Police marching in parade. Left to right: Christopher Thompson, Albert A. McBeth, Chief Kerr - leading, L. Heaton (later Captain), Garfield Carpenter, Wallace Eaton, (?), Frank Pierce.
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Auxiliary police by City Hall and Fire Department, Melrose, Mass.
• Melrose Fire Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Circa 1947/48. Left to right: unknown; unknown; unknown; Arthur Ford, Bill Spadafora and Mr. Egan.
• Melrose Police Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose police patrol in horse-drawn wagon in front of the Police Station at City Hall, Melrose, Mass.
• Melrose Fire Department: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose Fire Department horse-drawn fire equipment.
• Vinton School Class Photo: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on front: "Eleven of these graduated from Melrose High School."
• Melrose High School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1975, the school is located at 360 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Mass. next to the current middle school opposite the Knoll.
• Melrose High School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1933, the high school was located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Mass. where the current middle school is located. Became the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School in 1975. Middle School rebuilt in 2007.
• Melrose High School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1891, the school was located at 585 Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Became the Calvin Coolidge Elementary School in 1932. In 1981, the school closed and was converted to the Coolidge apartments.
• Melrose High School Class Photo: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose High School class photo from 1883.
• High School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1869, the first high school was located at 69 West Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass. by Lake Avenue. Destroyed by fire in 1897. Site is present location of the Melrose Public Library.
• St. Mary's School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1909, the school is located at 4 Myrtle Street, Melrose, Mass. by Grove Street.
• Hoover Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1966, the school is located at 37 Glendower Road, Melrose, Mass.
• Horace Mann Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1950, the school is located at 40 Damon Avenue, Melrose, Mass. by Ruggles Street.
• Beebe Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1956, the school located at 263 West Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. opposite Trenton Street. Closed as an elementary school in 2004. Currently it is the temporary location of the Melrose Public Library until 2024.
• Roosevelt Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1924, the original school is located at 253 Vinton Street, Melrose, Mass. opposite Glen Road. Original building torn down and rebuilt in 2002.
• Lincoln Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Built in 1896, the school is located at 80 West Wyoming Street, Melrose, Mass. The building was renovated and expanded in 2000.
• Franklin Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  Franklin School built in 1955, replacing the original 1896 building. Located at 16 Franklin Street, Melrose, Mass. by Main Street.
• Franklin School: Melrose, Mass.

  Original school built in 1896. Located at 16 Franklin Street, Melrose, Mass. on the corner of Main Street. School was rebuilt in 1966.
• Ripley Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  School is located at 94 Lebanon Street, Melrose, Mass. Built in 1924, it replaced the original school located at 29 Swains Pond Road. Closed as an elementary school in 2001.