Cambridge High and Latin School

Charles M. Holbrook “Chink”

Class of 1929, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Charles M. Holbrook (“Chink”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Agassiz School; headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology; lived at 36 Garfield Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 71.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 24 more named Holbrook

Full name: Charles M. Holbrook
Known as: Chink
Lived at: 36 Garfield Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Agassiz School
Headed for: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Also searched as: Chink Holbrook; Charlie Holbrook; Charles Holbrook; Chuck Holbrook.

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Household 1
Neighbours 17
Same surname 14
Classmates 420
Same schools 46

In context

Of the 421 names from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 that have pages here, Charles is 185th in surname order. Charles is printed on page 71 of the scan, around the middle of the 25-to-132 run of portrait pages. 20 other classmates came from Agassiz School, the school Charles is listed as coming from. “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” is Charles's plan after graduation; 174 of 364 classmates with a printed plan (48%) named a college or university. Counting only people with pages here, the class of 1929 has 421 entries, while the neighbouring classes have 416 for 1928 and 483 for 1930.

On the same scan page	Violet Hodge, William C. Hoffman, Mary Margaret Hogan
Same earlier school	Agassiz School: 20 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 174 of 364 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Charles: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 36 Garfield Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

John HolbrookCambridge 1927

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Holbrook at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

John Holbrook, student H U lived herepage

The Holbrook household is listed here in 1921 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

Charlie is tall; Charlie is thin; Charlie is full of fun and vim.

Also grew up on Garfield Street

The class of 1929

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Others named Holbrook

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

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Also came from Agassiz School

Also headed for Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 71. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1929unse).

Published 1929, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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