Good Times & Bad: The Baldwin Photos & 1930s Natick

A new exhibit from the Natick Historical Society, now on display on the 1st floor of the Morse Institute Library: 14 East Central Street, Natick.
The Natick Historical Society has a new exhibit on display in the historical exhibit case on the first floor of the Morse Institute Library. Titled “Good Times & Bad: The Baldwin Photos & 1930s Natick,” the exhibit focuses on the George Baldwin collection of photographs, recently developed by the Natick Historical Society.
George E. Baldwin was employed as a freelance photographer in the 1930s, specializing in snapping pictures of notable events, crimes, and accidents for the local police departments and newspapers.
In the 1990s, Natick resident Anthony Tomasetti was at work cleaning out the attic of a house on Plain Street when he found a stash of undeveloped film. Curious, he donated the film to the Natick Historical Society, which developed the images to find over 200 of Mr. Baldwin’s photos. These beautiful black and white images show events, people and locations around Natick, Wellesley, and Framingham, and the Historical Society wants your help in identifying as many of the pictures as possible.
The exhibit will be on display at the Morse Institute Library until June of 2018. To see the full collection of Baldwin photos, visit www.natickhistoricalsociety.org/exhibits. Do you know where, when, who, or what these pictures are? We want to hear from you! Please contact us by phone at 508-647-4841 or by email at director@natickhistoricalsociety.org. Please note the name and picture ID of the photo that you recognize.
Our thanks to Anthony and Linda Tomasetti for helping us to share this part of Natick’s past with the community!