Cambridge High and Latin School

Portia Evelyne Thomas “Little Bits”

Class of 1928, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Portia Evelyne Thomas (“Little Bits”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Russell Grammar School; headed for Interior Decorating; lived at 15 Jay Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 125.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 125 more named Thomas

Full name: Portia Evelyne Thomas
Known as: Little Bits
Lived at: 15 Jay Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: Russell Grammar School
Headed for: Interior Decorating

Also searched as: Portia Thomas; Portia E. Thomas; Thomas, Portia.

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Neighbours 15
Same surname 90
Classmates 415
Same schools 44

In context

Of the 416 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 read for this site, Portia's is 381st alphabetically. The entry is on page 125 of the scan; the portraits read for this site run from page 27 to page 134. 28 other classmates came from Russell Grammar School, the school Portia is listed as coming from. For Cambridge High and Latin School, the site holds 416 people from the class of 1928, against 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929.

On the same scan page	William Francis Tierney, Wilma Pauline Tolman
Same earlier school	Russell Grammar School: 28 other classmates

At home, 15 Jay Street

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

John F Thomas (wife Mattie C), waiter householderpage

The Thomas household is listed here in 1920, 1925 and 1927 too.

What the yearbook said

She opens in each heart a little heart.

Also grew up on Jay Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Thomas

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Also came from Russell Grammar School

Also headed for Interior Decorating

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 125. 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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