Cambridge High and Latin School

Dorothy Cain “Dot, Dixie”

Dorothy Cain (“Dot, Dixie”), Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 (Cambridge, Massachusetts). The entry prints: came from Haggerty Grammar School; activities listed: Choir and G. A. A; lived at 36 Holworthy Street.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 12 more named Cain

Full name: Dorothy Cain
Known as: Dot, Dixie
Born: August 22, 1907.
Lived at: 36 Holworthy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Haggerty Grammar School

Also searched as: Dot Cain; Dottie Cain; Cain, Dorothy.

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Household 1
Clubs & teams 150
Neighbours 12
Same surname 7
Classmates 365
Same schools 9

In context

366 people from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 appear on this site, and Cain puts Dorothy 41st among them. The entry is on page 38 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 29 to page 122. 7 people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 are called Dorothy. In the class of 1924, 50% of the plans we could classify (123 of 244) were a college or university; the neighbouring classes show 55% in 1923 and 54% in 1925.

On the same scan page	Bradford Cannon, Helga Marie Carlson, Joseph Patrick Carney
Same first name	Dorothy: 6 other people in the class

At home, 36 Holworthy Street

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

Rose E. CainCambridge 1923

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Cain at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Harry M Cain (wife Ethel E), salesman householderpage
Rose E Cain, clerk lived herepage

The Cain household is listed here in 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

What Dorothy did at school

Choir
G. A. A. 522

Fellow members from Dorothy's own class:

Also grew up on Holworthy Street

The class of 1924

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Others named Cain

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

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Also came from Haggerty Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 38. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, 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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