Cambridge High and Latin School

James Joseph Thompson “Jimmie”

James Joseph Thompson (“Jimmie”) is one of 459 graduates in the class of 1927 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1927 yearbook entry gives: came from Boston College High School; headed for Boston College; lived at 7 Summer Street.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 185 more named Thompson

Full name: James Joseph Thompson
Known as: Jimmie
Lived at: 7 Summer Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Boston College High School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Jimmie Thompson; Jim Thompson; James Thompson; James J. Thompson.

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Neighbours 6
Same surname 123
Classmates 458
Same schools 96

In context

James Joseph Thompson is number 420 of 459 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 on this site. In the scan, James appears on page 136, near the end of the run of 459 portraits read for this site (pages 29 to 145). The name James appears 7 times among the 459 names on this site from the class. College or university was the plan of 191 of the 393 classmates who printed one (49%), and James is listed with “Boston College”. Of the 355 plans printed for the class of 1927 that name a kind of next step, 191 (54%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring classes have 55% in 1926 and 58% in 1928.

On the same scan page	Mary Agnes Thomas, Madelyn Mae Thompson, Ruth Leone Thompson
Same kind of plan	college or university: 191 of 393 classmates with a plan (49%)
Same first name	James: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 7 Summer Street

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

Fred Thompson (wife Celia), watdhmn householderpage
John H Thompson, printer lived herepage

Also grew up on Summer Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Thompson

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

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Also came from Boston College High School

Richard Joseph McCollumCambridge 1927

Also headed for Boston College

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 136. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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