Arlington High School

Newell Blackburn “Blacky”

Newell Blackburn (“Blacky”), Arlington High School class of 1929 (Arlington, Massachusetts). The entry prints: activities listed: Student Council; lived at 751 Massachusetts Avenue; a motto.

Class of 1929

133 in the class of 1929 · 4 more named Blackburn

Full name: Newell Blackburn
Known as: Blacky
Lived at: 751 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1929

Also searched as: Blacky Blackburn; Blackburn, Newell.

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Household 2
Clubs & teams 83
Neighbours 32
Same surname 1
Classmates 132

In context

Going through the Arlington High School class of 1929 from A to Z by surname, Newell is the 11th of 133 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 12, right at the start of the stretch from page 10 to page 54 where this site found the book's portraits. The yearbook puts 6 people from the class on Massachusetts Avenue, Newell among them. Newell shared “Student Council” with 18 classmates, going by what the yearbook prints. In the class of 1929 the first names most often shared were Elizabeth (6), Helen (6) and Mary (6); the class of 1930 had Joseph (6), Dorothy (5) and Helen (5).

On the same scan page	Joseph Beasley, Roy Bergkuist, Roger Blackman
Same street	Massachusetts Avenue: 5 other classmates
Same club	Student Council: 18 other classmates

At home, 751 Massachusetts Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1930 Arlington Directory lists these people named Blackburn at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Arthur F Blackburn, (Helen) printer lived herepage
Newell F Blackburn lived herepage
Ruth S Blackburn, student lived herepage

The Blackburn household is listed here in 1925 and 1928 too.

What Newell did at school

Student Council 109

Fellow members from Newell's own class:

What the yearbook said

The mildest manners with the bravest mind.

Also grew up on Massachusetts Avenue

The class of 1929

All 133 in this class →

Others named Blackburn

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

Harry BlackburnSpringfield Central 1927

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1929, page 12. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1929arli).

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

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