Cambridge High and Latin School

Albert James Brooks “Bert”

Albert James Brooks (“Bert”) appears in the 1917 yearbook of Cambridge High and Latin School in Cambridge, MA, listed at 367 Western Avenue. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates, family and what the book says.

Class of 1917

214 in the class of 1917 · 105 more named Brooks

Full name: Albert James Brooks
Known as: Bert
Lived at: 367 Western Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1917
Headed for: Normal School

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Neighbours 34
Same surname 78
Classmates 213
Same schools 9

In context

Of the 214 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1917 read for this site, Albert's is 22nd alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 13 shows Albert; the portraits we read from this book run from page 11 to page 40. Across 10 classes of Cambridge High and Latin School from 1917 to 1930, this site lists 10 people with the surname Brooks. Among the 112 people in the class who printed a plan, 13 (12%) named a normal school or teachers college, as Albert did (“Normal School”). Count the first names and the class of 1917 gives Helen (9), Margaret (7) and Mary (7), where the class of 1915 gives Margaret (10) and John (8).

On the same scan page	John F. Blackman, James J. Bolger, Marjorie Heath Boulton, Hjalmar Francis Bowlby and 3 more
Same kind of plan	teacher training: 13 of 112 classmates with a plan (12%)

At home, 367 Western Avenue

The 1917 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Brooks at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Jennie Brooks, E teacher Houghton school lived herepage

The Brooks household is listed here in 1916 too.

Also grew up on Western Avenue

The class of 1917

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Others named Brooks

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also headed for Normal School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1917, page 13. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1917unse).

Published 1917, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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