Cambridge High and Latin School

Otis Hilliard Bramhall “Hill”

Otis Hilliard Bramhall (“Hill”) is one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1928 yearbook entry gives: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 125 Fresh Pond Parkway.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 4 more named Bramhall

Full name: Otis Hilliard Bramhall
Known as: Hill
Lived at: 125 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Hill Bramhall; Otis Bramhall; Otis H. Bramhall; Bramhall, Otis.

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Household 1
Neighbours 8
Same surname 2
Classmates 415
Same schools 256

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 from A to Z by surname, Otis is the 37th of 416 names on this site. In the scan, Otis appears on page 36, right at the start of the run of 416 portraits read for this site (pages 27 to 134). “Harvard” is Otis's plan after graduation; 173 of 343 classmates with a printed plan (50%) named a college or university. Counting Otis, 29 people in the class are listed as coming from Russell Grammar School. The class of 1928 has 416 names here, where the neighbouring classes have 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	Dorothy Mills Bradshaw, Miriam Bramberg, Mable Briggs
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 28 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)

At home, 125 Fresh Pond Parkway

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

Elizabeth BramhallCambridge 1930

The 1930 city directory lists Otis Hilliard Bramhall with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Bramhall at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Charles E Bramhall householderpage
Helen H Bramhall, widow of Otis H householderpage

The Bramhall household is listed here in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

What Otis did at school

Orchestra, 1928

What the yearbook said

His motto, “‘Better late than never

His marks would rise by more endeavor, His motto, “Better late than never.”

Also grew up on Fresh Pond Parkway

The class of 1928

All 416 in this class →

Others named Bramhall

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

Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 36. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, 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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