Then and Now asked when? What year was this photo taken?  The answer was 1905. George Chaisson submitted 1905 and won the contest. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us use their photograph. We are thinking about some changes to the Then and Now feature and will hold off posting another image of a historic house or location until we come up with the changes. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us use their photograph. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  No one got the exact year but we had two responses that were within two years of the correct answer: 1944. Barbara Yozell was first to submit the closest answer, so, Barbara, you win this week's Then and Now. Congratulations. Thank you to the Swampscott Police Department for letting us use this historic photo of James Pedrick in the dpeartment's radio room. James was promoted to the rank of captain in 1950, said Paul Sherry. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the …

Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries …

Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and …

Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photo taken?  Then and Now stalwart Paul Sherry answered 1952. Local hisotrian Lou Gallo told us he believes the photo was taken in 1954. Paul came closest to identifying the correct year for the question. Congratulations Paul. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on Monday. Thanks to Lou and the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photo. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just …

  Then and Now asked when? What year was this lithograph, a print, made?  The answer was 1856 and the correct response came from George Chaisson. Congratulations George. The lithograph, according to the Swampscott Historical Society, was made by J.B. Batchelder and shows a horse-drawn carriage moving along Orient Street, today called Puritan Road. The big building on the right was the Big Anawan, later called the Oakland, a family hotel located at the end of Ross Road, according to the Historical Society's write-up on the print. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another …

Then and Now asked what year this winter was photo taken?  George Chaisson responded with the correct answer: 1880. We'll keep Then and Now going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section below. All entries must be received by midnight tonight, Eastern Time. Readers may only offer one answer per week. …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this lithograph made?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another image of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their lithograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 …

  George Chaisson banged out another win in the Then and Now game by correctly identifying the date of the dory strewn Fisherman's Beach as 1906. Congratulations George. Your Allo Allo Cafe coffee card will be on the way. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting us post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments section …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photograph taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are…

  Then and Now asked when? What year was this photograph taken of the Christmas celebration? The answer is 1900. George Chaisson answered 1900. Winner. Congratulations George. Please email me your address so I can mail you your prize. terry.date@patch.com We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photograph taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are…

  While the terms “1 percent” and “99 percent” are recent phrases that highlight the wealth disparity between Americans, back in 1852, when the summer home enclave and fisherman’s harbor that was Swampscott separated from industrial Lynn, the gulf between the haves and have-nots was pretty wide. Enter Enoch Reddington Mudge. A combination of Warren Buffet, Jack Welch and Donald Trump, he was a self-made captain of industry with a mansion on Beacon Street in Boston, and a 130-acre summer home in Swampscott, which he maintained from the 1840’s until his death in 1881. Yet Enoch Mudge was of a …

  Then and Now asked when? What year was this photograph taken of the New Ocean House bathouse and beach? The answer is 1930. Of all the answers we received Mark Chulsky's answer came closest — mighty close — answering 1929. Congratulations Mark. That's two in a row for you. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photograph taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are…

  Then and Now asked when? What year was this photograph of Fisherman's Beach taken?  The answer is 1955. We received a lot of guesses in the right decade but Mark Chulsky nailed it, answering 1955. Congratulations Mark. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. To enter, just submit your answer in the comments …

  Then and Now asked when? What year was this photograph taken?  We got quite a few responses to this photo of men and women clad in old-timey bathing suits, standing in waste-deep water pooled on Stetson Avenue after a torrential downpour. The correct answer is 1920. Trish Dunn's answer, 1918, was closest to the one we were looking for, so we declare Trish the winner. Congratulations Trish. We'll keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their …

  Then and Now asks when? What year was this photograph taken?  One guess per person.  Enter your guess in the Leave A Comment box at the bottom of the page and hit submit.  Be first to enter the correct answer and win a prize. Check back on Friday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Monday. Thanks to the Swampscott Historical Society for letting up post their photograph. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are…