Historic New England

Trade card for W.H. Bradford, printing, 478 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Bradford is an agent for John Crompton & Company, box manufacturers in Philadelphia. Druggists' printing is a specialty for the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265745

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.008

Trade card for H.A. Manley & Co., dealers in all kinds of printing materials, 235 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business pays cash and does exchanges for printing presses, paper cutters and engines. Manley was established in 1879.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265746

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.009

Sample card for Haddock's Cards, location unknown, undated

The upper left corner of the card reads "Haddock's Cards. No. 109. 6 Designs." The first verse of the 23rd Psalm is printed at the bottom of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265747

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.010

Trade card for Salem Press, every description of printing and binding, corner of Liberty & Derby Streets, Salem, Mass., undated

The card type is gold letters with a red background.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265748

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.011

Massachusetts - Haverhill

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 183982

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290

Trade card for The Salem Press, printing and binding, F.W. Putnam & Co., corner of Liberty & Derby Streets, Salem, Mass., undated

The name "F.W. Putnam & Co." is printed in the lower right corner of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265749

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.012

Trade card for J.M. Hewes & Co., printers and publishers, 81 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., undated

Hewes performs all kinds of book, job and fancy printing. The business is the successor to John Putnam and is located over the New England Sabbath School Union Depository.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265751

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.013

Billhead for C.W. Thayer, Dr., printing of very description, Lyman Block, Room 4, Brockton, Mass., dated August 1, 1884

The customer purchased business cards and billheads.

Date: 1884-08-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265752

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.014

Advertisement for Golding & Co., manufacturers, 183-193 Fort Hill Square, Boston, Mass., undated

Printing presses and tools manufactured by Golding are shown in the advertisement. The item is from "The Paper World."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265753

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.015

Letterhead for the Cutter Tower Co., stationers and printers, 14 Federal & 113 Congress Streets, Boston, Mass., dated June 1, 1888

The Company is requesting nail saws for its factory.

Date: 1888-06-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265757

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.016

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Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 265755

Ref. Code: MS029.TMP

Fundraising appeal, "To all who feel an interest in the antiquities of New-England," Dec. 15, 1847

Printed letter written by a "Committee" of five gentlemen "appointed at a meeting of Citizens in Deerfield" to request donations to save a property known as "The Indian House." The house itself could be purchased for $150; however, the Committee wanted to purchase the house and land for approximate...

Date: 1847-12-15

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 265756

Ref. Code: MS029.TMP.001

Circular for Ellis & Slote, lithographic and copper-plate printing, 102 Nassau Street, corner of Ann, New York, New York, May 1854

The business can print blank books, copy books, scrap books, billheads, cards, receipts and office supply materials.

Date: 1854-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265762

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.017

Trade card for Milliken's Illustrated Advertising Cards, D.L. Milliken, publisher, No. 414 Salem Street, Malden, Mass., 1890

Male figures sleep in the illustation with the caption "In the public library: so in-ter-rest-in, you know!" Milliken states that "Wide-Awake Business Men" will see the value of his business and trade cards. The card verso lists the populations for the fifty largest U.S. cities according to the 1890...

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265765

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.001

Trade card for the Herald Job Printing Office, Winsted, Connecticut, undated

The card is a table showing mileage from Winsted to neighboring communities. Text at the bottom of the item reads "Stages run out and into Winsted daily on Routes N.,E.,W. and N.W." The "Winsted Herald" newspaper advertises its printing capabilities.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265776

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.002

Founders of The Chase Press, Chase Brothers, manufacturing stationers, 37-39 Washington Street, Haverhill, Mass., undated

The Chase Press was established in 1876. A photograph inside the item shows the brothers in 1869. The Company logo is on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265786

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.003

Haverhill and Bradford Bridge, undated

Photograph of the Haverhill and Bradford bridge over the Merrimack River in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Small boats can be seen in the foreground.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265779

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.001

Haverhill, Mass., undated

View of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from a bank of the Merrimack River. The Haverhill and Bradford Bridge can be seen in the distance. The three towers seen across the river and to the left are City Hall, the Presbyterian Church, and Grace Church. A small boat is moored in the center of the photogr...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265780

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.002

River and steamer, Haverhill, Mass., undated

The town of Bradford as seen from across the Merrimack River in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The Steamer "Merrimack" can be seen in the center of the photograph. The steamer's route went from Haverhill to Plum Island. Small boats are in the foreground, and people can be seen with their boat in the l...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265782

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.003

Bridge at Haverhill, undated

View of a bridge at Haverhill, Massachusetts, looking toward Main Street. Water Street is to the right.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265784

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.004

Haverhill from bridge, undated

A view of Haverhill, Massachusetts, from the banks of the Merrimack River. Men are looking inside a shed at the bottom center of the photograph. Warehouses and industrial-looking buildings line the river on the other side.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265785

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.005

River Street hat factory, Haverhill, Mass., undated

View of the hat factory on River Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts, from across the Merrimack River.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265787

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.006

Bust portrait of Francis P. Whittemore, facing front, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1913

The caption reads "Born in Peterborough, N.H., March 29, 1825, the oldest active printer in the United States, and is still at it in the same building he commenced to learn the trade, June 28, 1841. Now 88."

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265790

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.004

Railroad bridge, Haverhill, Mass., undated

View of the railroad bridge in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The shoe factories can be seen behind the bridge in the center of the photograph. The tower behind the factories is the Catholic church.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 265788

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.007

Trade card for The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Boston, Mass., 1887

Cats have a sledding party in the card image. The number 794 is in the lower right corner of the card.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265792

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.005

Trade card for The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Boston, Mass., 1887

Dogs have a sledding party in the card image. The number 794 is in the lower right corner of the card.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265793

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.006

Trade card for The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Boston, Mass., 1887

Monkeys have a sledding party in the card image. The number 794 is in the lower right corner of the card.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265794

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.007

Trade card for The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Boston, Mass., 1887

African-American children sled down a large hill in the card image. The number 794 is in the lower right corner of the card.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265795

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.008

Trade card for Thomas Todd Co., printers, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., September 1915

The card solicits printing business from customers returning from summer vacations. A Kate Greenaway illustration is in the lower right corner. Thomas Todd printed "The Horn Book Magazine."

Date: 1915-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265796

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.009

Complimentary dinner given to Mr. Abner K. Pratt by the Boston Stationers' Association, Friday evening, February 4, 1910

The item provides the evening's menu and lists the Association's officers. The dinner was held at the Boston City Club.

Date: 1910-02-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265799

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.010

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Company, 26-28 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., October 1903

The image caption reads "Harvard College in Eighteen Twenty-Three." The card has a calendar for October 1903.

Date: 1903-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265800

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.011

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Company, 26-28 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., November 1903

The image caption reads "Harvard Square in Eighteen Sixty-Five." The card has a calendar for November 1903.

Date: 1903-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265801

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.012

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Company, Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., February 1904

The image caption reads "Harvard Square in 1831." The card has a calendar for February 1904.

Date: 1904-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265802

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.013

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Co., Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., March 1904

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his daughter Edith Longfellow Dana stand on the steps in front of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The caption reads "The recent ninety-seventh anniversary of the birth of our well-beloved poet Longfellow, no doubt will cause general ap...

Date: 1904-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265803

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.014

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Company, Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., May 1904

The image caption reads "Christ Church, Cambridge." The church history is given on the card above the May 1904 calendar.

Date: 1904-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265804

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.015

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Company, Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., October 1904

The image caption reads "Harvard Square in 1870." The card has a calendar for October 1904.

Date: 1904-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265805

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.016

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Co., Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., November 1904

The image caption reads "The Harvard Union." The card has a calendar for November 1904.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265806

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.017

Trade card for the Caustic-Claflin Co., Cambridge printers, 26-28 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Mass., January 1905

The image caption reads "This belfry was erected in Lexington in 1761 and removed to the Common in 1768. In it was hung the bell which rung out the alarm on the 19th of April, 1775. In 1797 it was removed to the Parker Homestead in the south part of the town, In 1891 it was again moved, this time to...

Date: 1905-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265808

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.018

Trade card for G.P. Brown, advertising cards, Beverly, Mass., undated

Red buds and multi-colored leaves decorate the card for the Brown printing business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265809

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.001

Trade card for Herbert D. Pierce, Boston Blue Print Co., 12 India Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business has blue, black and vandyke ink which prints on all grades of paper and cloth.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265810

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.002

Trade card for Denison & Grenell, job printing, 270 Chapel Street, Central Block, New Haven, Connecticut, undated

The business does plain and ornamental printing of every variety and style for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265811

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.003

Trade card for Francis Godfrey, manufacturer of picture frames and importer of paintings, engravings, lithographs, 340 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Godfrey will restore old paintings and make mouldings for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265812

Ref. Code: EP001.01.091.01.02.009

Trade card for O.A. Dorman, lithographer, stationer, blank book mfr., printer, 692 to 704 Chapel Street, New Haven, Conn, undated

Dorman's business is on Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265814

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.004

Wiederholung card, Harris, Jones & Co., Providence Lithograph Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1907

The card verso reads "Kleine Lehrbilder aus der Bibel." The item is one of a series of Sunday school lesson cards with questions on the verso.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265822

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.005

Label for the Union Printing Co., general printers, Anthony, Rhode Island, undated

The top of the label reads "Handle with care."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265824

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.006

Label for Chas. W. Knight, printer, 88-92 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass., undated

The text on the shield reads "Printers' Ink is King!" The bottom of the label reads "Composed by A.A. Stewart."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265826

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.007

Trade card for the Strasburg Clock, What Cheer Printing House, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

The Strasburg Clock is a facsimile on exhibit in America. The card verso text describes the details of the model.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265827

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.008

Trade card for J.M. Hewes & Co., printers and publishers, 81 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., undated

Hewes performs all kinds of book, job and fancy printing. The business is the successor to John Putnam and is located over the New England Sabbath School Union Depository.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265828

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.03.009