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Weymouth Public Libraries Historical Photograph Collection has been digitized

now available online for viewing
Posted on: November 21, 2014 - 12:50pm


We are delighted to announce that the Weymouth Public Libraries Historical Photograph Collection has been digitized and is now available online for viewing! 


Crowded stacks - the Tufts Library Weymouth Mass. Washington St.

 


There are over 400 photographs, drawings, sketeches and ephemera that capture life in Weymouth, spanning from 1775 to 2005. The collection includes images of the Stetson Shoe company, class and team photographs, Alley & Emery furniture sketches, historic buildings, city and town life and more. 


The Stetson Shoe band​
 



 

We hope that you will enjoy these wonderful photographs as much as we do. We are now delighted to make them available for digital viewing. 


Wey. Police pistol team, national matches. Ambrose Boyle, Norman Butler, Dr. Bastey, Robert Panora, John Hutchins. Chief DiAngelo


Thank you to Boston Public Library, who provided free digitization services  as part of a grant awarded by the MBLC (Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) and funded by the LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act). 
Digital Commonwealth is a non-profit collaborative organization that provides resources and services to support the creation, management, and dissemination of cultural heritage materials held by Massachusetts libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. Digital Commonwealth currently has over 130 member institutions from across the state.