First Day of School in 1961

THE IMAGE OF AN ERA

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PHOTO COURTESY OF WAYNE MATEWSKY
Shown in the photograph from left to right: Anthony Matews- ky, Junior, Wayne Matewsky being held by his mother Marion, Wanda Matewsky and Robert Matewsky.

By Josh Resnek 

The picture is worth 10,000 words.

A young mother is shown walking her kids to the Center School (now the Whittier School).

It is a shot frozen in time – the beautiful young mother accompanying her well-dressed children to their rst day of school in 1961.

Think about 1961 if you were around.

John Kennedy was president.

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MYSTERY PHOTO

Every Thursday, the Everett Leader-Herald, and the Parlin Memorial Library publish a “Mystery Photo of the Week.” Each week we will show a photo from Everett’s past featuring Everett residents from several decades ago.Readers are encouraged to identify the people in the photo. If you know who is in this picture, call Mark Parisi at the Parlin Library at 617-394-2305, or email him at parisi@noblenet.org.

THIS WEEK”S PHOTO

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Local leaders pose in front of the new MDC pool on Elm St on July 1,1961. Since then, the pool has become an Everett institution. Several years later a skating rink was added to the site. Both facilities serve Everett to this day.