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Historical Photo: Then and Now

Then and Now asked When. What's the year of this photograph that Gail MacGregor sent us? The answer was 1920.

 

Congratulations to Whisky Wolinsky. Whisky's answer, 1918, was the closest of the responses we received for the last Then and Now contest.

The historical photograph came to us from Gail MacGregor. Thank you, Gail.

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Her photo comes from 1920, and it's of a Swampscott Woman's Club theater group that her Grandmother Winnie Baxter Odiorne belonged to, Gail said.

Her grandmother's name is written on her skirt in the front row. The plays were usually performed at the Old Town Hall or the Ionic Club as Gail remembers being told, she said.

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If anyone has a historic Swampscott photo that they would like to see in our contest we would be happy to run it.

Please send a copy of your photo to Terry.Date@Patch.com

We'll also keep the  feature going by posting another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Saturday.

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. The winner will receive a $5 gift card to a local business.


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