Items

• 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.
• Ripley School: Melrose, Mass.

  The original Ripley School was located at 29 Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass. near Lebanon Street. The school is now a private residence. Image is a photo from newsprint.
• Whittier School Class Photo: Melrose, Mass.

  Class photo from 1886-87. The former Whittier School was built in 1884 and was located at the corner of Franklin and Sargent Streets, Melrose, Mass. Dutton Park is now located at the site.
• Mary A. Livermore School Class Photo: Melrose, Mass.

  Class photo from 1908-09. School was built in 1891 and operated as a school until 1933.
• Miss Snowden's School: Melrose, Mass.

  School house located on North High and Vinton Streets, Melrose, Mass. The school building no longer exists.
• Class at Grove Street School: Melrose, Mass.

  Undated class photograph. Horace Mann School was located at the corner of Grove and Myrtle Streets, Melrose, Mass. in 1883.
• Mary A. Livermore School: Melrose, Mass.

  School was located on Main Street, Melrose, Mass. opposite Ell Pond. Built in 1891, it was a school until 1933.
• D.W. Gooch School: Melrose, Mass.

  School located at West Foster and Vinton Streets, Melrose, Mass. Built in 1886, the school building is no longer exists.
• Winthrop Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  School located at 162 First Street, Melrose, Mass. at the corner of Ashcroft Road. Built in 1926, it replaced the original school located at this site.
• Winthrop School: Melrose, Mass.

  Original Winthrop School building located on First Street, Melrose, Mass. at (Eleventh). Building replaced with the school that currently stands at the location.
• Washington Elementary School: Melrose, Mass.

  School is located at 408 Lebanon Street, Melrose, Mass. at the corner of Lynde Street.
• First School: Melrose, Mass.

  First school located on the west side of Lebanon Street, Melrose, Mass, just south of Upham Lane. Image is a a sketch of the school house.
• Boat Landing, Ell Pond Before 1916, Melrose, Mass.

  View of the boat landing at Ell Pond by Main Street.
• Steps to the Knoll, Ell Pond Park, Melrose, Mass.

  Two children sitting on steps to the Knoll at Ell Pond. Image taken on a clear day at 4:40 p.m.
• Falls, Virginia Woods, Middlesex Fells

  Waterfall in Virginia Woods located in the Middlesex Fells. Negative very fragile - emulsion flaking.
• Towner's Pond Road, Melrose, Mass.

  Two people canoeing on Towner's pond. Image taken on a cloudy day at 7:00 a.m.
• Towner's Pond: Fred W. and Billy, Melrose, Mass.

  Two people standing at edge of pond near house on Swain's Pond Avenue.
• Old House, Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass.

  Old house located on Swains Pond Avenue. Address unknown. Image taken on a cloudy day at 7:30 a.m.
• Towner's House, Swains Pond Avenue, Melrose, Mass.

  House located on 287 Swains Pond Avenue. View from rear of the house by pond. Image taken on a clear day at 6:30 a.m.
• Corner of Grove and Gooch Streets, Melrose, Mass.

  House on the corner of Grove and Gooch Streets. Address unknown. Image taken on a cloudy day at 9 a.m.
• 250 Grove Street, Melrose, Mass.

  Photograph of 250 Grove Street from the front.
• Corner of Rogers Street and Goss Avenue, Melrose, Mass.

  Address unknown. Photo of house located on the corner of Rogers Street and Goss Avenue. Image taken on a cloudy day at 8:30 a.m.
• House on Emerson Street, Melrose, Mass.

  House located at 142 East Emerson Avenue. Image taken on a clear day at 6:00pm.
• Dr. [name] Wyoming Avenue East, Melrose, Mass.

  House located at 22 East Wyoming Street. Image taken on a clear day at 12:20 p.m.
• House on Corner of Emerson Street and Stafford Road, Melrose, Mass.

  155 East Emerson Street. Image was taken on a clear day at 4:50 p.m.
• Dr. Flander's House, Melrose, Mass.

  House located at 97 Bellevue Avenue. Image taken on a clear day.
• Mr. [Shumway's] House, Bellevue Avenue, Melrose, Mass.

  House located at 26 Bellevue Avenue. Clear day noted on negative sleeve.
• Congregational Church, Melrose Highlands, Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose Highlands Congregational Church built in 1895 was located on the corner of Ashland and Franklin Street. Building was razed in the 1950s. Present church dedicated in 1956. Image was taken at 11:30 am.
• Mr. Rice's Bungalow, Melrose, Mass.

  House located at 248 Grove St, Melrose, Mass.
• High School, Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose High School located on 585 Main Street from 1898 until 1933. Then it became the Coolidge School serving grades 1-8 until the 1980s. Building is now the site of the Coolidge apartments.
• Episcopal Church, Melrose, Mass.

  Trinity Episcopal Church located on 131 West Emerson. Retouched: June 11, 1910, clear, negative very fragile - emulsion flaking.
• Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Parade float. Photo by M.A. King.
• Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Marchers participating in parade circa after World War I. Gardner Wardwell leading parade. Passing old Unitarian Church on West Emerson St. From the picture shop of Miles Greenwood, Melrose, Mass.
• Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Marchers participating in parade circa after World War I. From the picture shop of Miles Greenwood, Melrose, Mass.
• Parade: Melrose, Mass.

  Participants on horseback in parade. Corner of Main and Upham St. From the picture shop of Miles Greenwood, Melrose, Mass.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Main Street and Foster Street, Melrose, Mass. View of banner: " Now is Your Opportunity Enlist, Melrose War Fund Assn."
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Corner of Main and Foster Street. Bugbee & Barrett Grocers 484 Main Street, Frank E. Coyle Hardware 490 Main Street, Jesse A. Dill (caterer) 494 Main Street.
• Franklin Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose Highlands Congregational Church on Franklin Street, Melrose, Mass. in the distance. Looking east from train tracks. Color reproduction of a postcard.
• Horse Cars on Franklin Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on back : "Before 1900."
• Boots H.G. Fields Shoes Store: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on back: "Father Fields about 519 Main St."
• Miss Emma E. Curtis Business Card, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Miss Emma E. Curtis business card for Main office and candy kitchens.
• Miss Curtis's SMAC Marshmallow, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow Factory "Quality Desserts Prepared with Miss Curtis' SMAC Marshmallow. Includes recipes." Inside. Original is a bi-fold pamphlet.
• Miss Curtis's SMAC Marshmallow, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow Factory "Quality Desserts Prepared with Miss Curtis' SMAC Marshmallow. Includes recipes." Cover. Original is a bi-fold pamphlet.
• This Postal is Good For 10 cents, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow Factory promotion.
• Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass.

  Marshmallow Factory was located at 33 Crystal Street, Melrose, Mass. The building was demolished in 1968.
• Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass.

  Written on back: "Can making room. All cans were made in the factory using many different machines."
• Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass

  Marshmallow Factory was located at 33 Crystal Street, Melrose, Mass. The building was demolished in 1968.
• Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass.

  Marshmallow Factory was located at 33 Crystal Street, Melrose, Mass. The building was demolished in 1968.
• Miss Curtis' Mai-Po-Lex, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow Factory "The Maple-Taste-Flavor" promotion with recipes - front and back. Original is a bi-fold pamphlet.
• Miss Curtis' Mai-Po-Lex, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow Factory "The Maple-Taste-Flavor" promotion with recipes - inside. Original is a bi-fold pamphlet.
• Curtis Marshmallow Factory: Melrose, Mass.

  Marshmallow Factory was located at 33 Crystal St, Melrose, Mass. Building was demolished in 1968.
• Holiday Greetings from the Staff of the Melrose Public Library

  View Recipes
• Panama Pacific Exposition, Miss Curtis Snowflake Marshmallow Creme, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Exhibit 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition Gold Medal highest award received."
• Panama Pacific Exposition, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Visitors to 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition sampling marshmallow creme on crackers."
• Panama Pacific Exposition, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "1915 Gold Medal highest award received at Panama Pacific Exposition."
• Emma Curtis, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Emma E. Curtis and her secretary in N. office, 1915." Stamped: F.W. Palmer, Photographer, Atlantic, Mass.
• Packing Room, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Packing Room packing Marshmallow Creme."
• Emma Curtis, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Emma E. Curtis in her laboratory."
• Amory R. Curtis, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Amory R. Curtis at his desk in south office and 2 salesmen, 1919."
• Factory, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Marshmallow factory at #33 Crystal St. Building was demolished in 1968. New apartment built."
• Packing Room, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "A corner of the packing room showing the clean cheerful surroundings in which the young ladies fill and pack snowflake marshmallow creme." Stamped: F.W. Palmer, Photographer, Atlantic, Mass.
• Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Curtis Marshmallow factory from around 1915 was located on Crystal Street across from what is now the tennis courts.
• Packing Room, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Packing room, 1915."
• Making the Marshmallow Creme Upstairs, Curtis Marshmallow Company: Melrose, Mass.

  Text written on back: "Packing room, 1915."
• Ell Pond Gazebo: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the Gazebo at Ell Pond looking east on Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Victorian Fair: Melrose, Mass.

  Victorian Fair on Main Street between West Foster and Grove Street in 1998.
• West Foster and Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of West and East Foster and Main Street. Looking east. YMCA pool on the corner of East Foster and Main Street.
• Ell Pond, Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Ell Pond looking south on Main Street. Gazebo in the distance.
• City Hall Urn: Melrose, Mass.

  Urn located in front of the main entrance to City Hall on Essex Street.
• Vietnam Memorial at Ell Pond: Melrose, Mass.

  Memorial located on the Main Street side of the pond.
• Victorian Fair: Melrose, Mass.

  Victorian Fair on Main Street in 1998.
• Factory on Corner of Pleasant and Washington Streets: Melrose, Mass.

  Factory located on the corner of Pleasant and Washington Streets, Melrose, Mass.
• Downtown Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the west side of Main Street between West Foster and Essex Street.
• Eastern Bank: Melrose, Mass.

  Eastern Bank located at 441 Main Street, Melrose, Mass.
• Corner of Main and West Foster Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of the west side of Main and West Foster Street. Businesses pictured: Haslam Pharmacy, Blomerth Jewelers, Melrose Army-Navy, Brighams and Shawmut Bank in the 1970s.
• Melrose Town Hall: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose Town Hall located on the corner of Main and Essex Street. Melrose became a city in 1900, but cars didn't appear on the roads until the teens.
• Corner of Main Street and Foster Street: Melrose, Mass.

  View of the corner of Main and West Foster Street. Stores Pictured: Haslam's Drug Store, Belair's Fine Food s and the the edge of Melrose Army and Navy Store.
• Mount Hood Tower: Melrose, Mass.

  Mount Hood tower located at Mount Hood Memorial Park and Golf Course in the southeast corner of Melrose.
• Commander Robinson Monument: Melrose, Mass.

  Monument on the corner of Lebanon and Main Street, Melrose, Mass. Text written on back: "The tablet at the corner of Lebanon and Main St. in memory of Commander Robinson, the last survivor of the Grand Army (G.A.R.) in Melrose."
• Melrose High School: Melrose, Mass.

  Melrose High School located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose, Mass. Became the middle school in the 1970's. The school building was replaced with a new building in 2007.
• The Converse School at the Fells: Middlesex Fells, Mass.

  View of the Converse School in the Middlesex Fells, Mass. Stamped on back: A. E. Alden, 63 Court Street, Boston.
• Middlesex Fells: Middlsex Fells, Mass.

  View of road in the Middlesex Fells. Exact location unknown.
• Middlesex Fells: Middlesex Fells, Mass.

  View of road in the Middlesex Fells. Exact location unknown.
• Cascade Falls, Middlesex Fells: Melrose, Mass.

  View of Cascade Falls in the Middlesex Fells near Goodyear Avenue and Washington Street. Gift of C. Francis Belcher 3/1988.
• Main Street: Melrose, Mass.

  Southeast view of Main Street. Lady May Shop, Stearrns & Hill and YMCA on the left. Starbucks is located today in the Lady May Shop building.