The 101st Field Signal Battalion Corps was a unit in the 26th Yankee Division of the National Guard of Massachusetts. They reported for WWI duty on July 25th, 1917. In preparation for their deployment to France, they set up camp in this open field bounded by Dummer St. and Egmont St. that was then the playground of the Noble and Greenough School (located one block to the south). In the center of the photo is the house of James and Nora Ryan at 127 Egmont St. At the extreme right of the photo, barely visible above the tent, is a building on Dummer St., corner of Pleasant St., that still stands today, albeit greatly modified. The photographer would have been standing in the area of St. Paul St. looking west. The unit left its encampment for France in early September.

Still standing at the southeast corner with Freeman St.

Photographed from the Thomas Sears house on the southern side of Beacon St. Looking at the James Stearns property on the north side. Foreground, right: The greenhouse and carriage house at the rear of the property. Center: Side view of the Watson Freeman house at 49 Pleasant St. Left: rear of the James Stearns house at 31 Pleasant St.
[Source: Smithsonian]

Originally the home of James P. Stearns, a banker, it became the Coolidge Corner branch library after his death
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Viewed from Winchester St.
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Looking northeast from Harvard St.
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Viewed from Harvard St.
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Fuller St. looking south to the left and Hamilton Rd. looking southwest to the right. The large apartment building is still standing as is the house in the distance on the right, the rear of 101-103 Abbottsford Rd.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking northeast from Centre St. All the houses in the foreground remain standing. #69 Center St. is on the left corner, #61 Center St. on the right corner.
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Corner of Harvard St.
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Looking northwest from Shailer St. #75 Centre St., still standing, is the first house on the right.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]

Looking east from Centre St., Harvard St. in the distance. Houses on the right at 24 and 16 Williams are still standing.
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Viewed from Beacon St.
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Looking southeast toward Williams St. Left to right: #75 (no longer standing), 73/71, 67, Williams St intersection., apartment building on the southeast corner of Williams St.
[Source: Olmsted]

Looking west. Small brick building is the front projection of a larger brick structure that still stands. It housed the Corey Hill Garage for automobiles (note the gas pump out front) and also housed stables. In the background is 64 Winchester which also still stands. Note houses from Atherton St. on the hillside above.
[Source: Olmsted]

Photo left: side view of house at 35/37 Winchester St., apartment building at 9-15 Wellman, both still standing. Photo, center rear left: 53 Centre St. (partial view), still standing, garage on the right is not. Photo, right: apartment building is still standing, house in foreground (29/31 Winchester St.) is not.
[Source: Olmsted]

In the background is Pleasant St. The house is no longer standing. John Reece, president of Reece Button Hole Machine Co., and his wife, Marietta Shea, moved to this house when they got married and they raised three sons there. John Reece died at the age of 41 after trying to rescue a worker in his factory during an elevator accident.
[Source: Historic New England]

In the background is Pleasant St. The house is no longer standing. John Reece, president of Reece Button Hole Machine Co., and his wife, Marietta Shea, moved to this house when they got married and they raised three sons there. John Reece died at the age of 41 after trying to rescue a worker in his factory during an elevator accident.
[Source: Historic New England]