Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and anarchists who were controversially convicted of murdering Alessandro Berardelli and Frederick Parmenter, a guard and a paymaster, during the April 15, 1920, armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. Seven years later, they were executed in the electric chair at Charlestown State Prison.
Anarchist trial defendants Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left) and Nicola Sacco (right)
.38 Harrington & Richardson top break revolver similar to pistol carried by Berardelli
.32 Colt Model 1903 automatic pistol
.32 Savage Model 1907 semi-automatic pistol
Braintree, officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree is a city, with a mayor-council form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 39,143 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Greater Boston area with access to the MBTA Red Line, and is a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's South Shore Coalition. The first mayor of Braintree was Joe Sullivan, who served until January 2020. The current mayor of Braintree is Erin Joyce, who was elected in 2023, defeating incumbent Charles Kokoros.
Braintree Town Hall in 2009
Thayer Public Library
General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace
Sunset Lake provides recreational opportunities for residents. The steeple in the background is part of the South Congregational Church.
