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Yacht racing on the Georges River in 1897.
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Going for an enjoyable ride, perhaps on a Sunday
afternoon. The surrey is passing in front of the A. P. Gould house. (c.
1870)
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Driving past the intersection of Main Street and
Gilchrist Street, looking down Gilchrist, c. 1890.
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Flint & Starr's
Thomaston Market at the corner of Knox and Main Streets in 1872.
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Smelting on the Oyster River in 1896.
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A decorated surrey on Muster Day in 1897.
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Sheep grazing on a hillside. Thomaston had
several common grazing grounds where residents would take their animals
each day and return them to the family barn at night. Because the grazing
grounds had no fences, most houses had fences along the streets to keep
the animals from getting into flower and vegetable gardens.
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Living Whist Group, August 13, 1892. The
group gave benefit performances for the Ladies' Library, Thomaston,
and the Free Public Library, Rockland. The dances performed demonstrated
the tricks that were played in the game of Whist. The dancers, left to right:
Jack of Hearts, Mr. Weeks; Queen of Diamonds, Miss Bennett; Three of Diamonds,
Mr. Paladino; Queen of Spades, Mrs. Curtis; Queen of Hearts, Mrs. Berry;
King of Hearts, Mr. Copeland; King of Spades, Mr. JOnes; King of Diamonds,
Mr. Miller; Queen of Clubs, Miss Rankin; King of Clubs, Mr. Simonton; Jack
of Clubs, Mr. Graves; Jack of Spades, Mr. Crockett.
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Ice fishing was, and still is, a popular
winder sport in this area. These boys are fishing on the Oyster River in
Thomaston.
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Children at play in the yard of the Green
Street Grammar School built in 1872. The school stood at the southeast
corner of Green and Hyler Streets.
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