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From The Telegraph Files

By Staff | Jan 16, 2021

A group of youths who could have been Nashua Telegraph carriers – then called "paperboys" – gathered for a photo during a visit to the former Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, Massachusetts, sometime in the late 1950s or early 60s. It was common in those days for Telegraph circulation department managers to treat the carriers to an annual outing during the summer, which involved a day at an amusement park like Pleasure Island, Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Canobie Lake in Salem or sometimes a Red Sox game. The only person in this photo we can dientify is the late Al Gurskis, a longtime Telegraph pressman, who is standing in back of several boys at left. As for the others, it's quote possible someone will recognize either themselves, a family member or someone else they know. Pleasure Island, which closed in 1969, was quite popular among families in central New England, featuring 48 rides at its peak and was nicknamed "The Disneyland of the Northeast," according to the site insidethemagic.net. A stamp on the back of this photo says it was taken by "Bourdon's Clipper Cove Camera Shop." (From the Telegraph archives)

A group of youths who could have been Nashua Telegraph carriers – then called ‘paperboys’ – gathered for a photo during a visit to the former Pleasure Island amusement park in Wakefield, Massachusetts, sometime in the late 1950s or early 60s. It was common in those days for Telegraph circulation department managers to treat the carriers to an annual outing during the summer, which involved a day at an amusement park like Pleasure Island, Whalom Park in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Canobie Lake in Salem or sometimes a Red Sox game. The only person in this photo we can dientify is the late Al Gurskis, a longtime Telegraph pressman, who is standing in back of several boys at left. As for the others, it’s quote possible someone will recognize either themselves, a family member or someone else they know. Pleasure Island, which closed in 1969, was quite popular among families in central New England, featuring 48 rides at its peak and was nicknamed ‘The Disneyland of the Northeast,’ according to the site insidethemagic.net. A stamp on the back of this photo says it was taken by ‘Bourdon’s Clipper Cove Camera Shop.’

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