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In 1932, Harvard graduate and aviator Frederick Lothrop Ames crashed the plane he was piloting into a field on Lafayette St. He and his two passengers, Harvard classmate Frank Penrose Sproul and heiress Frances Burnett, along with his dog Salud, were…

At the time this photograph was taken, Crawford Square was known as Central Square. In this image, looking south towards South Main St., the Soldiers' Monument (or GAR Monument) can be seen on the left. On the far right, the First Congregational…

At the time this photograph was taken, Crawford Square was known as Central Square. This image shows the Howard House Hotel, which was torn down ca. 1925, on the right. To the left stand the Turner Free Library and the Turner/Beach Estate. A caption…

Mostly what can be seen in this photo is Randolph's famous elms, with pieces of residences visible on the right and left sides. A streetcar can be seen approaching in the distance. A caption at the bottom of the image reads "#4180. North Main Street,…

This image is taken from close to the site of the modern-day Diauto Drive. On the right, the Maguire/Brennan Estate, owned by shoe magnate James Maguire, then Elisha Mann, can be seen. To the left of the Maguire/Brennan Estate is likely the Asa P.…

The Class of 1929 had their 42nd reunion on May 3, 1971, at the Randolph Town House on South Main St., which would later be known as Tecla's and Kona Gold.

Attending this reunion of the class of 1938 were (front row, L to R) Eldon Willis, Ralph Cartwright, Jr., assistant superintendent of schools William Lynch, principal Hubert Gilgan, assistant principal Cyril Powderly, George Kiley, Jr., Harold Myers,…

Four men stand in front of a fire engine with the Town of Randolph's seal on it. The three men on the left are likely selectmen; the man with glasses is Joseph Semensi, while the man with a spotted tie is Theodore Luddington. The man on the right is…

Submitted as part of the 2019 Creators' Raffle "A Universe of Stories"

Submitted as part of the Turner Free Library's 4th Annual Poetry Contest in April 2019.