Arlington High School

Newell F. Blackburn “Blacky”

Class of 1928, Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts: Newell F. Blackburn (“Blacky”). The yearbook entry prints: lived at 751 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE; a motto. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 17.

Class of 1928

157 in the class of 1928 · 4 more named Blackburn

Full name: Newell F. Blackburn
Known as: Blacky
Lived at: 751 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, Arlington, Massachusetts
School: Arlington High School
Graduated: Class of 1928

Also searched as: Blacky Blackburn; Newell Blackburn; Blackburn, Newell.

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Household 2
Neighbours 32
Same surname 1
Classmates 156

In context

This site lists 157 people from the Arlington High School class of 1928; sorted by surname, Newell comes 14th. In the scan, Newell appears on page 17, right at the start of the run of 157 portraits read for this site (pages 14 to 54). Neighbours on paper: 10 graduates share Massachusetts Avenue with Newell. Across 4 classes of Arlington High School on this site, 35 people give Massachusetts Avenue as a street, from 1927 to 1930. In the class of 1928 the first names most often shared were Mary (6), Ruth (5) and William (5); the class of 1929 had Elizabeth (6), Helen (6) and Mary (6).

On the same scan page	Catherine Lee Berry, Marion Blodgett, Rita G. Bradley
Same street	Massachusetts Avenue: 10 other classmates

At home, 751 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

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

The 1928 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 1930 too.

What the yearbook said

The sun of earthly bliss.

Also grew up on Massachusetts Avenue

The class of 1928

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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, 1928, page 17. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1928arli).

Published 1928, 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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