Cambridge High and Latin School

Thomas Richard Walsh “Smokey”

Class of 1927, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Thomas Richard Walsh (“Smokey”). The yearbook entry prints: came from St. Peter’s School; headed for Leland Stanford; lived at 313 Concord Avenue. Portrait and entry from the Golden Treasury, page 140.

Class of 1927

459 in the class of 1927 · 172 more named Walsh

Full name: Thomas Richard Walsh
Known as: Smokey
Lived at: 313 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: St. Peter’s School
Headed for: Leland Stanford

Also searched as: Smokey Walsh; Tom Walsh; Thomas Walsh; Thomas R. Walsh.

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Neighbours 37
Same surname 159
Classmates 458
Same schools 36

In context

Of the 459 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927 read for this site, Thomas's is 436th alphabetically. In the scan, Thomas appears on page 140, near the end of the run of 459 portraits read for this site (pages 29 to 145). Thomas is also the first name of 6 other people in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1927. Thomas was not alone on Concord Avenue: 8 other seniors list it too. Mary (26), John (22) and Ruth (14) were the first names most often repeated in the class of 1927, and Mary (29), John (24) and Margaret (19) in the class of 1926.

On the same scan page	Ellen Marie Walsh, Mary Catherine Walworth, Erik Walz
Same street	Concord Avenue: 8 other classmates
Same first name	Thomas: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	Golden Treasury

At home, 313 Concord Avenue

The 1928 city directory lists Thomas Richard Walsh with the occupation “porter” (page).

The 1926–27 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Walsh at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

James Walsh (wife Julia), laborer householderpage
Joseph J Walsh, clerk lived herepage

The Walsh household is listed here in 1928 and 1930 too.

What Thomas did at school

Football, 1925-26
Hockey, 1927

What the yearbook said

Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and lost no friend.

Also grew up on Concord Avenue

The class of 1927

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Others named Walsh

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Also came from St. Peter’s School

Also headed for Leland Stanford

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 140. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1927unse).

Published 1927, 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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