Stories from Acton

A picture of a derailed engine led to research into its origins and its photographer.

Photos apparently from an East Acton family included scenes and events in Boston.

Pictures found in a Kinsley Road, Acton attic show employees of Hall Brothers and members of the large Beach & Wamboldt family.

A photograph of an early baseball team needs identification.

A history of the early days of baseball in Acton

Research into West Acton's football team in the 1890s

Research into a tintype of a peddler in front of John Cosgrove's West India Goods store

A mystery photograph in our collection shows a horse pulling an unknown object, possibly a street sweeper.

Searching for an Acton photographer named Taylor yielded not only F. J. Taylor but Margaret as well.

Photos from the Cash family may all be of Mary Elizabeth Cash or a close relative. Can anyone identify them?