Cambridge High and Latin School

Julia Powell “Judy”

Class of 1929, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Julia Powell (“Judy”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Roberts School; headed for Stenographer; lived at 172 Washington Street. Portrait and entry from the Cambridge Review, page 106.

Class of 1929

421 in the class of 1929 · 38 more named Powell

Full name: Julia Powell
Known as: Judy
Lived at: 172 Washington Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1929
Came from: Roberts School
Headed for: Stenographer

Spot a mistake? Wrong name Wrong photo Something else

Is Julia part of your family? Tell us — we will send you the full-resolution scan.

Neighbours 23
Same surname 23
Classmates 420
Same schools 79

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Julia is the 320th of 421 names on this site. Julia's portrait is on scan page 106, and this book's portraits on the site span pages 25 to 132. Julia did not arrive alone from Roberts School: 16 other classmates name it too. “Stenographer” is Julia's plan after graduation; 12 of 364 classmates with a printed plan (3%) named going to work. A college or university was the plan of 174 of 308 classmates with a classifiable plan in the class of 1929 (56%), compared with 58% in 1928 and 56% in 1930.

On the same scan page	Dorothea Marie Power, William Henry Power, Alice Evangeline Powers
Same earlier school	Roberts School: 16 other classmates
Same kind of plan	work: 12 of 364 classmates with a plan (3%)
The book's own title	The Cambridge Review

At home, 172 Washington Street

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

John F Powell (wife Luey), barber householderpage
John J Powell, hipr lived herepage
Peter S Powell, butcher lived herepage

The Powell household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What the yearbook said

The business world is lucky.

Also grew up on Washington Street

The class of 1929

All 421 in this class →

Others named Powell

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

All 38 people named Powell →

Also came from Roberts School

Also headed for Stenographer

Look for Julia Powell in other records

FamilySearch census, birth, marriage and death records (free account)
Internet Archive other yearbooks, city directories and town reports that mention the name
Chronicling America digitized newspapers at the Library of Congress

Do you know Julia?

If Julia is part of your family we would like to hear from you, and we will gladly send the full-resolution scan of this page.

Get in touch

Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1929, page 106. 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.

How this page was made: the name, portrait and printed details were read from the scan by software and checked against the page; a few in every hundred details are still wrong. How it works · Report an error · Standards