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Richard Graber was a documentary photographer of Andover.  He had a shop in the Musgrove building and later on Park Street between 1968 and 1988.   His black and white photographs preserve an era on Andover's Main Street in the 1960s and 1970s.  He passed away at the age of 72 on January 29, 2007.  
Pomps Pond named for Pompey Lovejoy is a town-operated park on Abbot Street that offers swimming, boating and other activities.  The pond is a natural kettle hole formed by a glacier.
 
In the 1920's two summer camps operated at Pomps Pond: one owned by the City Missionary of Boston and a Boy Scout Camp. In 1923 residents raised $931 to create a beach area and hire lifeguards. At the 1924 Town Meeting appropriated $2000 to maintain the beach area and to construct a bathhouse. Since then Pomp's Pond is maintained through appropriations at Town Meeting and funds collected for sticker passes.
 


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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=elm%20square%20graber&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=at&av=  ''Elm Square:the photographs of Richard Graber'', 1962-1969] by Richard Graber, Andover Room R974.45 Gra
*"Pomps Pond, A fun place to be," ''Andover Townsman'', May 18, 1989.
* ''Andover Townsman'', June 29, 2000 p. 42+.
* "Pomps Pond 80th Birthday", ''Andover Townsman'', August 7, 2003, page 1.
*A Life Worth Recording;Back in Town, Photographer Richard Graber Plans Memoirs. ''townsman'', July 3, 2003, page 1,8. (portrait)
* "Lost: 4 Feet of Pomps Pond", ''Andover Townsman'', August 5, 2004.
* ''Townsman'', February 8, 2007, p. 12. Obiturary, p. 8.
*"Ironically, heat wave closes Pomps Pond; bacteria levels high," ''Andover Townsman'', July 20, 2006, p. 1.
*"Preservation Panel Honors Local Photographer Posthumously", Townsman, July 5, 2007. (This article contains his portrait)
*"Pomps Pond: Some of us liked it more (or less) than others," ''Andover Townsman'', August 3, 2006, p. 30.
*"Summer of 1956: Concession stand opens for business at Pomps Pond," ''Andover Townsman'', March 8, 2007, p. 17.
*"Bridging the gap: Andover Scout's Eagle project to help future generations," ''Andover Townsman'', July 14, 2008, p. 1.


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Pomps Pond named for Pompey Lovejoy is a town-operated park on Abbot Street that offers swimming, boating and other activities. The pond is a natural kettle hole formed by a glacier.

In the 1920's two summer camps operated at Pomps Pond: one owned by the City Missionary of Boston and a Boy Scout Camp. In 1923 residents raised $931 to create a beach area and hire lifeguards. At the 1924 Town Meeting appropriated $2000 to maintain the beach area and to construct a bathhouse. Since then Pomp's Pond is maintained through appropriations at Town Meeting and funds collected for sticker passes.


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  • "Pomps Pond, A fun place to be," Andover Townsman, May 18, 1989.
  • "Pomps Pond 80th Birthday", Andover Townsman, August 7, 2003, page 1.
  • "Lost: 4 Feet of Pomps Pond", Andover Townsman, August 5, 2004.
  • "Ironically, heat wave closes Pomps Pond; bacteria levels high," Andover Townsman, July 20, 2006, p. 1.
  • "Pomps Pond: Some of us liked it more (or less) than others," Andover Townsman, August 3, 2006, p. 30.
  • "Summer of 1956: Concession stand opens for business at Pomps Pond," Andover Townsman, March 8, 2007, p. 17.
  • "Bridging the gap: Andover Scout's Eagle project to help future generations," Andover Townsman, July 14, 2008, p. 1.



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