Swampscott American Legion

Item

Title
Swampscott American Legion
Description
The Swampscott American Legion was located at 380 Humphrey Street in 1922. This building had formerly housed S.J. Pettingell's Grocery Store. As of 2008, the American Legion Post 57 (Leon E. Abbott) was located at 8 Pine Street in Swampscott.--from Images of America : Swampscott, Turino and Mathias, 1996 and Then & now : Swampscott, Sue Ellen Woodcock, c2002.
View of the Swampscott American Legion building from the opposite side of the street. The building was undergoing renovation at the time of this photograph and the men and boys doing the work stand in front of the building holding shovels and brooms. They also appear in most of the buildings and on the roof.
Title provided by cataloger
Contributor
Institution: Swampscott Public Library
Coverage
Massachusetts -- Essex (county) -- Swampscott
380 Humphrey Street (Swampscott, Mass.)
Date
1922
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
BB3
Subject
American Legion. Leon E. Abbott Post 57 (Swampscott, Mass.)
Buildings
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 photograph : b&w
Media
bb3.jpg