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James Michael Curley lying in state

By adamg - 11/18/08 - 10:37 pm

Photo from Life magazine of his body in repose at the State House, part of a collection of Life photos from his wake.

Seems Life and Google have posted zillions of photos, so I'm sure there are lots of other cool Boston-related photos (oh, hey, here are Boston University girls from 1950, and here are tons of photos from a 1950 bean supper on the Common, and, oh, darn, I can see myself spending hours here).

Curley running for mayor in 1949.

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Sailing into the inner harbor in 1940

By adamg - 11/18/08 - 10:53 pm

The skyline looks a tad different, as in, there really wasn't one.

Even then, Ted was the

By NotWhitey - 11/18/08 - 11:50 pm

Even then, Ted was the Splendid Splinter.

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