The Boston Trade School For Girls, established as a private school in 1904 and later becoming a Boston Public School in 1909, aimed to train young girls for careers in the custom sewing industry. It was located at 616-620 Massachusetts Avenue.
These amazing lantern slides from City of Boston Archives were used in a presentation by students of the Trade School for Girls around 1914.
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| Junior Dressmaking class, Trade School for Girls, Boston, circa 1914 |
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| Junior Dressmaking class, Trade School for Girls, Boston, circa 1914 |
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| Showing how the little folks were fitted and dressed by junior dressmakers, Trade School for Girls, Boston, circa 1914 |
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| A fitting on a velvet dress, Trade School for Girls, Boston, circa 1914 |
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| Working at the form, Trade School for Girls, Boston, circa 1914 |
