Person Record
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Nelson, Jimmie |
Related Records
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2004.006.029 - Print, Photographic
Club Hall in the 1900's. Jimmie Nelson's. Built about 1890 by a group headed by Richard Harding Davis. Built as a recreational center. Later became part time theatre. The second floor was a basketball floor where Tabor played games. Later the location of the Shawmut Bank, now a private residence. Old building was torn down.
Record Type: Photo
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2008.001.007 - Digital photograph
Wharf Village -This 1920s-vintage view of Main Street looking west shows Nelson Block at left and the Congregational Chapel at right. Next to the chapel, the Silas Allen saltbox at 41 Main Street is visible, built in 1802. Jimmy Nelson ran a barbershop and sold fireworks for the Fourth of July off the pool table in the back of his establishment-often puffing a cigar while dispensing his explosive wares. Nelson Block at various times also hosted ...
Record Type: Photo
