Randolph Photos: Recreation
Title
Randolph Photos: Recreation
Description
Photos and postcards showing Randolph scenes from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. This collection focuses on leisure activities and outdoor recreation locations for the citizens of Randolph, including images of the locations themselves and of Randolph residents making use of them.
Publisher
Randolph Historical Commission
Contributor
Randolph Historical Commission
Kate Tardiff, archivist intern
Collection Items
Boating at Ponkapoag Pond: exiting the boat
Ponkapoag Pond is a shallow pond located at the Randolph/Canton border. In this image, two women help a man off a pier and onto a narrow rock wall.
Boating at Ponkapoag Pond: boat and wheelbarrow
Ponkapoag Pond is a shallow pond located at the Randolph/Canton border. In this image, two women and a man are on a boating expedition; one woman is in a boat, holding a paddle, while the other appears to be in a wheelbarrow, being pushed by the man.…
Group of men at Neary's Mountain
Included in the photo are (front row, L to R) Edward Brocken, Tom Boyle, George McMullen, Jack McMahon, Morris Scanlon, (back row, L to R) Charles Powderly, William Dennehy, Wlliam P. Sullivan, a unknown man, Edward Crosby, and Farrell Kane. This…
Miniature postcard: Glen Echo Park and lake
Glen Echo Park was a popular recreation spot for Randolph residents, located just over the border in Stoughton. The resort was owned by the Bristol and Norfolk Street Railway Company and included a hotel, which can be seen behind the trees in this…
Miniature postcard: Glen Echo Lake from Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park was a popular recreation spot for Randolph residents, located just over the border in Stoughton. The resort was owned by the Bristol and Norfolk Street Railway Company and included a hotel, a dance pavilion, a bowling alley,…
Dory on Great Pond
Great Pond is located on Pond St. It serves as the main reservoir for Braintree, Randolph, and Holbrook. Despite this, the pond was still used for boating and swimming until 1926. This image shows a small dory in the water just beyond the pond's…
Great Pond
Great Pond is located on Pond St. It serves as the main reservoir for Braintree, Randolph, and Holbrook. This image shows part of Great Pond's heavily forested shore, with the pond stretching off to the right. A caption underneath the image reads…
Dory on Great Pond
Great Pond is located on Pond St. It serves as the main reservoir for Braintree, Randolph, and Holbrook. Despite this, the pond was still used for boating and swimming until 1926. This image shows a small dory in the water just beyond the pond's…
Dory on Great Pond
Great Pond is located on Pond St. It serves as the main reservoir for Braintree, Randolph, and Holbrook. Despite this, the pond was still used for boating and swimming until 1926. This image shows a small dory in the water just beyond the pond's…
Great Pond
Great Pond is located on Pond St. It serves as the main reservoir for Braintree, Randolph, and Holbrook. This image shows part of Great Pond's heavily forested shore, with the pond stretching off to the right. A caption underneath the image reads…