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1914 flood
The Marblehead Current is proud to partner with photographer and historian Dan Dixey, who regularly shares photos of Marblehead from his extensive collection, along with information about each shot.
“This is a flood at Central and Chestnut Streets on March 1, 1914. The image is from the original Fred Kitchman glass negative,” Dixey explained.
Litchman was a photographer in Marblehead in the early and mid 1900s.
“He started down on State Street, where Maddie’s is now on the second floor. Then he bought the building next to the Lee Mansion. He took fantastic photographs — a mixture of street scenes, people, groups, baseball teams, soldiers going off to war.”
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The siblings shared that Ryan has already shown an independent disposition.
“He was the first one born of the litter,” said Camilla.
They said Pearl walked into the kitchen, laid down on a couch, and Ryan popped out.
With an air of amazement, Joe chimed in, “He got born all by himself on the couch with no people around to help.”
The siblings expressed mixed emotions when they dropped Ryan off.
“We are happy we don’t have to take care of seven puppies anymore,” said Joe. “We are happy they’re going to good homes. But we’ll miss them.”
Swampscott firefighters are the beneficiaries of their hard work and sacrifice.
“He’s going to be a great distraction after tough calls to come back to this little guy,” said Firefighter Connor Barton. “I could definitely see him inadvertently becoming a therapy dog.”
Archer said Ryan would inherently be a stress reliever for many of Swampscott’s firefighters.
“He’s honestly just going to hang out,” Archer said. “His presence will be a good thing for the firefighters.”
The chief said the past three years have been difficult for Swampscott’s firefighters due to the loss of a fellow firefighter and COVID19.
“It’s been shown that having a dog around has a lot of positive physical and emotional benefits for people,” said Archer. “If having a dog around sends our firefighters home in a better frame of mind, it’s
