Herbert Berniss Thrasher (1884-1927) was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. This sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated but are probably quite a bit earlier, ca. 1915 or so.

image from Bartlett family, 2008; also from Thrasher sample book donated, 2018, by Barbara Batura and Marjorie Candiano, H. B. Thrasher's grand-nieces. They received it from their brother, Roy. E. Johnson Jr.]]>
Dirt road with maple trees at the town common, telephone poles, church visible in distance, ca. 1918 cars.
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The store, originally the Brewster Store, was at the corner of Harvey Road and Huntington Road (Rte 112), in Worthington Center. The building, seen close up in enlargements is i some disrepair Closeups show the building in some disrepair, The gas provided was Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York). The sign on the wooden structure to the left reads: ;Horse-Shoeing, General Jobbing, Kinnebrook Road, Tel. 11-6, J R. Allen' Other signs are advertising for soap, chewing tobacco and cigarettes. The store is now a private home]]>
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Dirt road with maple trees at the town common, telephone poles, church visible in distance, ca. 1918 cars.]]>
Dirt road with maple trees at the town common, telephone poles, church visible in distance, ca. 1918 cars.]]>
Dirt road with maple trees at the town common, telephone poles, church visible in distance, ca. 1918 cars.]]> Thrasher was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated but are probably quite a bit earlier, ca. 1915 or so.

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The other card in the collection was hanging on Ralph Moran's wall until his death on November 21, 2007. It has been included in the reprinted second edition of Papers on the History of Worthington. The house, was a kit house, 1923 is on the fireplace. It was purchased by the town. After a decade of discussion and efforts to find new uses for the property, the building was demolished during the fall of 2018.]]>
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Thrasher was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated but are probably quite a bit earlier, ca. 1915 or so.

'The Spruces,' in Worthington Corners on Chesterfield Road (Rte 143S), was owned by at the time of this photo by Helen Magargal and her family. ]]>
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Thrasher was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated. This is probably Ireland Street around 1915. ]]>
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The men are playing hole 5. ]]> Worthington, Mass. Postally unused. Originally built in 1855. Shows front (west end) before 1932 WPA addition.

The postcard from the sample book is titled: ‘Town Hall, Worthington, Mass. ‘. (#56). Herbert Berniss Thrasher (1884-1927) was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated. ]]>