[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
(Note: Page numbers are from the 100th Anniversary edition of Hampton Union of September 28, 1999.)
Hampton Police Dept., 1915: This photograph of the Hampton Police Department was taken in the early 1900s. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Hampton Police Dept., 1940: Members of the Hampton Police Department pose in front of the station in this 1940 photograph. In the front row are: Jerome Harkness, chief; Fred Dalton, John White, Elroy Shaw, Leavitt Magrath, Percy Annis, Ellsworth Hobbs, Mason Carpenter, Samuel Brown, and Edward (Ned) Batchelder, selectman. In the back row are: Clifford Eastman, George Hadley, Albert Jacobs, Clarence Shaw, Jack O'Dea, Maurice Dermeritte, and Clifton Seavey. {Courtesy Photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Old Hampton Beach Police Station: The old Hampton Police Station was razed in September 1962. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Tuck Field: Hampton women spell out "TUCK" when Tuck Field was dedicated in June 1930. {Courtesy photo/Lane Memorial Library}
Odd Fellows Hall: The historic Odd Fellows Hall before it was destroyed by fire in 1992. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Odd Fellows Hall Fire: A blaze in the winter of 1992 gutted the hall. {Courtesy photo}
Baseball Game: A throng of spectators watch a baseball game held around 1909. The baseball diamond was located behind what is now the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. {Courtesy photo/Emile Dumont}
Carnival Crowd: A crowd gathers at Hampton Beach for Carnival Week in 1915. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Aerial View of Hampton: A bird's eye view of downtown Hampton before much of the area was developed. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Beached Whale: A whale lies on the north side of Boar's Head after beaching itself around 1925. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Another Beached Whale: An unidentified man stands atop a 34-foot sperm whale that washed ashore at Plaice Cove in February 1942. {Courtesy photo/Tuck Memorial Museum}
Hampton Beach Riots, 1964: Police officers on patrol during the Hampton Beach riots in 1964. {Courtesy photo/Lane Memorial Library}
Stan Brown: Stan Brown sits at the wheel of a 1906 Maxwell he restored in 1956-58. It was one of Hampton's first automobiles. {Courtesy Photo/Lane Memorial Library}
Ocean House: The historic and popular Ocean House, pictured here in 1912, sat at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and D Street [where McDonalds is located in the year 2000]. {Courtesy photo/Emile Dumont}
Hampton Water Works: Photo on left: Hampton Water Works first well. Photo on right: First hydrant at the beach. {Courtesy photo/Hampton Water Works}