Kerosene Pumping Station on Hallam street, Uphams Corner, Dorchester, found Joan Wegand, Robert Gallagher and Thomas J. Donahue, left to right, pumping oil. This was one of the emergency pumping stations set up by Mayor Collins when trucks could not navigate clogged streets.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Kerosene Pumping Station on Hallam street, Uphams Corner, Dorchester, found Joan Wegand, Robert Gallagher and Thomas J. Donahue, left to right, pumping oil. This was one of the emergency pumping stations set up by Mayor Collins when trucks could not navigate clogged streets.

[ca. December 1960]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Snowstorms: 1960

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