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All images Copyright © 1998 Saugus Photos Online
James F. Harrington Saugus, Massachusetts.
My brother and sisters circa 1964 That's me, lower right.
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My reason for creating Saugus Photos Online is simple. It is to share a perspective of my hometown with those interested in Saugus, Massachusetts. The photographs at this site are also offered for sale. I've enjoyed photography since I bought my first camera in 1979. This Web site has allowed me a much wider audience for my pictures. In early November of 1997 the site was first established. After some trial and error I learned how to create and publish Web pages. The site started out small with just a few pictures. After receiving positive email about the site I continued to expand it. Now the site contains over 200 photographs and continues to grow. New pictures are cycled through the site every few days. I decided to use pictures from Saugus to attract viewers from this area, but it seems people who have lived in Saugus and moved away are equally if not more interested in this site. Dozens of people who no longer live in Saugus have said things like, "It gives me a chance to visit my roots" or "Thanks again for a heart-warming trip "Back Home." After getting the site online, I realized that making a Web page is the easy part. Making the site popular is more challenging. First I emailed friends and relatives and included the URL (address.) Next I submitted the site to several search engines. I emailed the Saugus Advertiser (local paper) and asked them to print a small note in the paper announcing my site's existence. They then suggested running an article about the Web site. On December 24, 1997 the article came out. Soon after the number of visitors to the site increased dramatically and the email started coming in. I was told the Advertiser sells 5000 copies per week and it's mailed to places like Egypt and Japan. In fact a former Saugus resident, now living in Japan, found the site from the newspaper article. I'd be interested in posting pictures of Saugus landmarks that are now gone such as De Fronzo Circle, Saugus Drive In, GEM Store, Ace Welding, Red Coach Grill, Flamingo Lounge etc. Pictures can be mailed to:
To make the site interesting (and more popular) I started posting e-mail received about my pictures to a Guest Book. I've also compiled a page of Saugus Links On April 16, 1998, I employed a pilot and airplane to fly my cameras and me over Saugus. Several of those pictures have been put on my Saugus Aerial Photos Page and I've constructed a page for Saugus pictures Submitted by Viewers. After buying a film scanner to scan my own slides, I set up a Web page offering slide scanning services. The response has been tremendous and my slide scanning service has provided lots of suplimental income for me and my family. My photographs are in use on other local sites.
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