Historic New England

Demand no convoys, no war, America First Committee, 141 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 1940-1941

Text on the item verso reads "Moisten the other side and stick on your automobile windshield or store or home window."

Date: 1940-1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265664

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.004

Card for J.A. Wilfrid Bouvier, Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in the eleventh Bristol District, 1910

The caucus for Bouvier's candidacy will be held on September 28, 1910.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265665

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.005

Pledge card, Total Abstinence Association, location unknown, 1870s

Pledge signers must promise to abstain from alcohol except for medicinal or mechanical purposes.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265670

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.006

Card for Henry E. Turner for State Auditor, Malden, Mass., 1899

The votes cast at the State Convention in 1899 are listed on the bottom of the card. The reasons for Turner to be nominated are described on the card verso. Turner was State Auditor from 1901-1911.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265671

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.007

Vest pocket politics of the United States, campaign of 1892, and general political information, Old South Clothing Co., 315 & 317 Washington Street, opposite Milk Street, Boston, Mass., 1892

The Old South Clothing Company advertises its merchandise along with descriptions of the 1892 presidential campaign between Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265673

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.008

Dead or alive?, location unknown, 1939-1945

A verse signed by G.H.A. about Hitler's presence in the world.

Date: 1939-1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265675

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.009

Trade card for Sherwood & Golden, fine pottery ware, 125 Genesee Street, Utica, New York, undated

The business deals in silver plated ware, lamps and chandeliers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265678

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.001

Trade card for Caroline Nolen, pottery studio, 48 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Nolen teaches drawing, crayon painting and china decoration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265679

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.002

Trade card for Paul Revere Pottery Inc., 80 Nottingham Rd., Brighton, Mass. and 478 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. undated

The workshop is in Brighton and the salesroom is in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265680

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.003

Trade card for Abram French & Co., pottery, 89, 91 & 93 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The text on the card verso reads "Derby, Copeland, Worcester, Wedgwood, china, glass, crockery of all grades.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265681

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.004

Trade card for Abram French & Co., pottery & fine-art gallery, 89, 91 & 93 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The text on the card verso reads "Derby, Copeland, Worcester, Wedgwood, china, glass, crockery of all grades.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265682

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.005

Trade card for Abram French & Co., pottery, 89, 91 & 93 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The text on the card verso reads "Derby, Copeland, Worcester, Wedgwood, china, glass, crockery of all grades.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265683

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.006

Trade card for Abram French & Co., pottery, 89, 91 & 93 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The text on the card verso reads "Derby, Copeland, Worcester, Wedgwood, china, glass, crockery of all grades.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265684

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.007

Trade card for the Portland Stone Ware Co., manufacturers of art and horticultural terra cotta, garden and cemetery vases, statuary, office, 50 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass., 1878

The Company is represented in the 13th exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. The factory is located in Portland, Maine.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265685

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.008

Postcard for the Wachusett Pottery, Snow & Coolidge, West Sterling, Mass., undated

The business manufactures plain and fancy flower pots, hanging vases and all kinds of brown earthen ware. A handwritten note on the item verso reads "The old Wachusett Pottery, Sterling, Mass., burned in 1876."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265686

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.009

Trade card for the Wachusett Pottery, Snow & Coolidge, West Sterling, Mass., undated

The business manufactures plain and fancy flower pots, hanging vases and all kinds of brown earthen ware. The business was established in 1820.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265687

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.010

Billhead for the Wachusett Pottery, manufacturers of plain and fancy flower pots, patent hanging vases, rustic flower pots, ferneries, etc. and all kinds of brown earthen ware, Snow & Coolidge, West Sterling, Mass., 1880s

Dimensions, prices, and illustrations are provided for each item.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265689

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.012

Card for Paul Revere Pottery Inc., 80 Nottingham Rd., Brighton, Mass. and 478 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. undated

A figure on a galloping horse, meant to represent Paul Revere, is used to illustrate the Paul Revere Pottery in Brighton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265694

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.013

Brochure for Paul Revere Pottery, classes in pottery making, 80 Nottinghill Road, Brighton, Mass. and Boston, Mass., undated

The founding of The Paul Revere Pottery Guild by Edith Brown is described in the item. The Guild logo, Paul Revere on a galloping horse, has the text "Boston, Mass., The Paul Revere Pottery."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265695

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.014

Envelope for the Dedham Pottery, location unknown, dated October 2, 1924

The Dedham Pottery logo is stamped in the return address space on the envelope.

Date: 1924-10-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265704

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.015

Paul Revere Pottery School of Ceramics, 80 Nottinghill Road, Brighton, Mass., undated

Illustrations show every step of the process for creating pottery.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265705

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.01.016

Price list for Chas. A. Millen & Co., wood mantels, 11 & 12 Charlestown Street, Boston, Mass., February 1, 1891

Millen manufactures wood mantels, hood brackets, mouldings, wash stands and stair materials.

Date: 1891-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265706

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.01.016

Membership card for the Charlestown Branch of the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, location unknown, undated

Henry Gardner is a member of the Charlestown Branch of the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, established in 1812.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265708

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.003

Membership card for The Central Church Ladies' Reunion, Lawrence, Mass., 1850

The Ladies' Reunion promotes personal acquaintance and works of charity. The rules are listed on the item.

Date: 1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265709

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.004

Fenway Motor Hotel, ca. 1970

Color postcard postmarked June 1970 of the AAA-rated Fenway Motor Hotel in Boston, Mass. "Boston's Foremost Motor Hotel offers its guests a special combination of advantages: location within minutes of Boston's schools, colleges, hospitals and entertainment spots. Swimming Pool, Restaurant and Lo...

Date: ca. 1970

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265711

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.4380.001

Membership card for the Audubon Society of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass., 1896-1899

The Massachusetts branch was founded in January 1896. An additional card, with the logo, reads "Every member who adds a new member helps the cause of the birds." The envelope has the Society logo.

Date: 1896-1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265712

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.005

Certificate for the missionary packet, Morning Star, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Missionary House, Boston, Mass., 1856

The accompanying donor note reads "This is a certificate for 1 share in the first Morning Star Missionary Ship. The Morning Star was a missionary packet sent to the Sandwich Islands, now known as the Hawaiian Islands. This certificate was issued to my father William Henry Josselyn when a boy seven y...

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265715

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.006

Sleepy Hollow Motel, ca. 1955

Color postcard of the Sleepy Hollow Motel, postmarked July 20, 1955 from Hampton, New Hampshire. Addressed to Marilyn in Vermont from Nancy & Wil and mailed with a two cent stamp. "The Sleepy Hollow Motel, On U.S. Route No. 1 6 Miles South of Portsmouth Back from the highway. Attractively lands...

Date: ca. 1955

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265717

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1990.0040.001

Membership certificate for the Boston Temperance Society, Boston, Mass., ca. 1840

The donor note with this item reads "Temperance Society Certificate of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield issued before 1847 as she was married to William Eustis Josselyn at that time."

Date: ca. 1840

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265719

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.007

Unidentified commercial façade, undated

Pencil architectural drawing of a commercial façade done on the back of a sheet of paper from a day-book. Minor water damage in the upper right corner.

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 265720

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.002

Unidentified church façade, ca. 1870

Pencil and ink drawing of a church façade with the date 1870 below the pediment. The drawing was done on the back of a sheet of paper from a ledger.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 265721

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.003

Sisters of Mercy Orphanage, undated

A group portrait of nuns and little girls in front of a building at the Sisters of Mercy Orphanage in Biddeford, Maine.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265723

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0210.0010.001

Letterhead for Goodwin Brothers, manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated February 7, 1890

Pottery with flowers is shown in the letterhead illustration. The salesroom is located at 24 Park Place, New York, New York.

Date: 1890-02-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265725

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.001

Letterhead for Goodwin Brothers, manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated November 10, 1891

Pottery with flowers is shown in the letterhead illustration.

Date: 1891-11-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265726

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.002

Letterhead for Goodwin Brothers, manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated 1889

Pottery with flowers is shown in the letterhead illustration. The salesroom is located at 24 Park Place, New York, New York.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265727

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.003

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, 55 Park Place, New York, New York, 1890s

Pottery with flowers and a design on the outside is shown in the illustration.

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265728

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.004

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, 55 Park Place, New York, New York, 1890s

Pottery with flowers and a design on the outside is shown in the illustration.

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265729

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.005

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, 55 Park Place, New York, New York, 1890s

Pottery with flowers and a design on the outside is shown in the illustration.

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265730

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.006

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, 55 Park Place, New York, New York, 1890s

Pottery with flowers and a design on the outside is shown in the illustration.

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.007

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated March 11, 1898

A piece with a scalloped rim decorates the letterhead.

Date: 1898-03-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265732

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.008

Letterhead for The Goodwin Bros. Pottery Co., manufacturers of artistic pottery, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated December 25, 1897

A piece with a scalloped rim decorates the letterhead.

Date: 1897-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265734

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.009

Letterhead for Goodwin Brothers, manufacturers of artistic pottery and lamps, Elmwood, Hartford County, Connecticut, dated June 19, 1890

Large flowers decorate the piece shown at the top of the letterhead. The salesroom is located at 24 Park Place, New York, New York.

Date: 1890-06-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265735

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.010

Trade card for Curtis & Mitchell, self-inking presses, 15 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card advertises Caxton and Columbian self-inking presses. One side of the card is a satirical greenback to illustrate the currency controversy. The verso has a cat illustration with the caption "Wild Cat Money."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265738

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.001