William Dwight Chandler, Form of 1880

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Here is a cabinet card portrait of William Dwight Chandler, a St. Paul’s School student from 1875-1881, for #throwbackthursday . A few years after graduating he became the publisher of the Concord Monitor and later in life was the Postmaster of Concord, NH. He is shown here with his high wheel bicycle – a very popular item at SPS during that time.
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Miller’s House

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An early photo – taken prior to 1878 – of the original Miller’s house that gave Millville its name. Located on the site of the Sheldon, Miller’s House was moved in 1892 to its current location on Dunbarton Road.
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Going to Concord

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A group of St. Paul’s School student prepare to take a trip to Concord via horse-drawn sleigh in this photograph from 1890. The building in the background is the Rectory. #ohrstromlibrary #ohrstromlibrarydigitalarchives #1890 #throwback #throwbackthursday #rectory #horses #sleigh #sleighride #concordnh #horsedrawnsleigh #spshistory #iamsps

A one horse open sleigh!

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A one horse open sleigh! This photo from 1890 was taken by a St. Paul’s School student using a Kodak No. 2 camera, and was labeled “An old farmer”. #ohrstromlibrary #ohrstromlibrarydigitalarchives #sleigh #onehorseopensleigh #1890 #kodakno2 #stpaulsschool #snow #horse #horsedrawnsleigh #concordnh #throwbackthursday #iamsps

Sheldon Library, 1916.

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Before Ohrstrom Library there was Sheldon Library – this photograph was taken 100 years ago across Library pond. It is from a personal album of photos taken around Concord, NH. #ohrstromlibrary #ohrstromlibrarydigitalarchives #tbt #tbthursday #throwbackthursday #throwback #library #librariesofinstagram #sheldon #sheldonlibrary #millville #concordnh #iamsps #spshistory