Name/Title
Johnny LinnehanEntry/Object ID
ph-91-104-nDescription
Policeman, Johnny Linnehan, is standing in front of the First Parish Church alongside Route 20. The occasion is the dedication of this section of the route as "The George Washington Memorial Highway" in July 1932. Pony rides are on the Kirkside property nextdoor. The Linnehan family came to Wayland from Ireland in 1869, settling on a farm on the Boston Post Road (Route 20). They later became active in town affairs.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Johnny LinnehanCollection
W. H. Folsom Shoebox CollectionAcquisition
Notes
(these were discovered in an old shoe box in the closet off the Stone Room, next to Willie’s shed in 1983)Made/Created
Artist
Folsom, Wallace HerbertLexicon
Search Terms
Folsom, Wallace Herbert, (1884 - 1954) –- Photographer Pony rides Linnehan, John Edward (1870-1939) Police -- Wayland, (Mass.) George Washington Highway -- 1932Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
ph-91-104; A-87Dimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
2-1/4 inGeneral Notes
Note
[Total 761 negatives from original shoebox of Folsom negatives]