The Sunday School Class of 1934, Chelsea YM-YWHA. Back row, 2nd from left: Anna Gass; 2nd row from back, 2nd from left: Patty Gass
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Chelsea: City Of Opportunity |
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In 1915, Chelsea's Jew population supported three synagogues and many Jewish political organizations such as the Chelsea Zionist Girls, Chelsea Young Zionists, Judean Juniors; two athletic associations—the Y.M.H.A. (Young Men's Hebrew Association) and Y.W.H.A. (Young Women's Hebrew Association); three lodges of the Independent Order of B'rith Abraham; as well as other Jewish organizations.
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The Sunday School Class of 1934, Chelsea YM-YWHA. Back row, 2nd from left: Anna Gass; 2nd row from back, 2nd from left: Patty Gass |
We do not know how much of Boston and the surrounding area that Sam Gass and other Kessel and Gass family members explored when they first came to Massachusetts. If they had ventured out of Chelsea, these are some sites that they could have seen:
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Boston Common, circa 1910 Credit: ©1910, Haines Photo Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number: PAN US GEOG-Massachusetts no, 71] |
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Boston Garden, 1904 Credit: ©1904, Haines Photo Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number: PAN US GEOG-Massachusetts no, 77] |
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Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 1903 |
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Copley Square, Boston, 1903 Credit: ©1903, Detroit Publishing Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-D4-10736 R]
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Marblehead’s harbor, 1906 Credit: ©1906, Detroit Publishing Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-D4-10946 R] |
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Lars Garden |
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Two views of the Massachusetts State House from 1903 and 1914 Credit: ©1903, E. Chickering & Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number: PAN US GEOG-Massachusetts no, 83]. No credit information was given on the colorized postcard image, postmarked 1914. |
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Two views of Tremont Street, alongside the Boston Common in 1903. Both look northeast and on the left are entrances to the Park Street subway station and the Park Street Church. Credit: ©1903 E. Chickering & Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-USZ62-124335] and Credit: ©1904, Detroit Publishing Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-D4-17025] |
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In 1903, the Boston Red Sox, then known as the Boston Pilgrims, played against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. This photo was taken during one of the games in Boston. Credit: © September 26 1903 1903 E. Chickering & Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-USZ62-124335] |
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In 1914, the Boston Braves played the Philadelphia Athletics in the Worlds Series. This was photo was taken in Fenway Park. Credit: © October 112, 1914 John F. Riley. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number:LC-USZ62-122692] |
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These photographs of Boston was taken from across the Charles River in Charlestown, circa 1905. Credit: © between 1900 and 1910, Detroit Publishing Co. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number: LC-D4-37111 L and R and LC-D4-37115] |
