Historic New England

George Crompton's fancy looms for the manufacture of woolen fabrics, Worcester, Mass., undated

Wool fabric is shown in the loom image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255392

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.018

Chas. C. Sargent's wool machine works, on Stoney Brook R.R. near Lowell, Graniteville, Mass., undated

The three pieces of equipment in the image are the cold air wool-drying machine, the patent burring machine and the metallic waste card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255393

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.019

Greeting card for the Manufacturers' Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The handwritten text on the verso reads "before 1888." The greeting is "Compliments of the season from Manufacturers' Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of Boston."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255394

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.001

Trade card for Ebenezer W. Stone, insurance agent, office 242 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Stone deals in "life, fire and accident insurance effected in first-class companies."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.002

Trade card for James J. Goodrich, fire and marine insurance, 20 Central Street, Boston, Mass., 1880

Goodrich pays particular attention to freight, hull and cargo insurance. The inside of the card details post office regulations for September 1881.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255396

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.003

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 555 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The Company was incorporated in 1833 and insures dwellings and contents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255397

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.004

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 555 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., January 1, 1888

The statement of assets, risks and liabilities for January 1, 1888 is printed on the card verso. The following information is stamped on the verso: "H.H. Smith, Agent, Office 115 Circuit Ave., Cottage City, Mass."

Date: 1888-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255398

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.005

Advertisement for The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. of The Employers' Group, location unknown, undated

Judd & Parsons, located at 56 Suffolk Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, are agents for this Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255399

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.006

Trade card for the Boston Marine Insurance Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads "We take the liberty to hand you a few of our postal card applications. Should you desire more, we will send them on receipt of request to do so."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255400

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.007

Trade card for the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, life and accident insurance, Hartford, Connecticut, 1868

The card lists the states with their electoral votes and has a blank space to fill in for Democrats and Republicans. The card verso lists the presidential vote from 1824 to 1864. C.G.C. Plummer is the general agent at 89 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1868

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255401

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.008

Trade card for the Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Quincy, Mass., 1885

The card unfolds to list eclipses, times and seasons. There is an 1885 calendar on the verso.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255402

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.009

Promissory note for the Mechanics' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., dated June 13, 1861

The note is for a $10.50 insurance policy, signed by David W. Emery.

Date: 1861-06-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255403

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.010

Trade card for the United States Benefit Association of Boston, Mass., Snow Building, 160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Benefit Association is described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255404

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.011

Trade card for The United States Mutual Accident Association, 320 & 322 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

Potential customers are invited to write for a circular and application blank on the card verso. Models of sailing vessels are illustrated on the front of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255405

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.012

Trade card for The New York Fire Insurance Company, 72 Wall Street, New York, New York, undated

The image caption is "Wall Street, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835." The card verso lists the directors of the Company, organized in 1832.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255406

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.013

Trade card The Granite State Fire Insurance Company of Portsmouth, N.H., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, undated

F.M. Hersom is the agent located in South Berwick, Maine. The image shows the Mt. Washington Summit House and train.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255407

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.014

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Cambridge, Mass., 1886

The card verso lists the Company directors. There is a line below the list for the insurance agent's name to be recorded.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255411

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.015

Advertisement for the Continental Insurance Co., corner Cout & Montague Streets, Brooklyn, New York, June 1882

The firm insures dwellings, furniture, warehouses, merchandise, leases and rents. The item is from the "Brooklyn advance," June 1882.

Date: 1882-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255412

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.016

New England Mutual Life, insurance, Boston, Mass., 1885

The caption below the image reads "The New England of today." The building on the left side of the image is the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255413

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.017

New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., Post Office Square, Boston, Mass., 1882

The Boston skyline can be seen from the harbor in the image. The Company was incorporated in 1835. The item verso has a broadside for Andrew J. Allen, stationer and manufacturer, No. 72 State Street, opposite Kilby Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255414

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.018

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255417

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.001

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255418

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.002

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Chicago, Illinois, 1800s

R.J. Smith is a general agent in the Western Department of the Chicago office.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255420

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.003

Letterhead for The Capital Fire Insurance Company of Concord, N.H., No. 39 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, dated November 16, 1888

The Company is located in the State Capital Bank Building in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1888-11-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255422

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.004

Letterhead for The Hartford Fire Insurance Co., Southern Department, Atlanta, Georgia, dated July 5, 1912

The Silas B. Wright Insurance Agency in DeLand, Florida is an agent for Hartford Fire Insurance. The Company was organized in 1794 and chartered in 1810.

Date: 1912-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255425

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.005

Renewal premium for National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, dated April 18, 1868

The Vermont coat-of-arms is shown on the left side of the premium.

Date: 1868-04-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255428

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.006

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, insurance & real estate, 17 Central Street, Boston, Mass. and 419 Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., undated

An eagle figure holds the banner for the Prescott Chamberlain business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255430

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.001

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, general insurance agent, 42 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Chamberlain handles fire, life, accident, marine, plate glass and employers' liability.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255431

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.002

Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The bottom of the card reads "First Mutual Life Insurance Company chartered in America 1835." The building is seen on Boylston Street in the image. The card verso has a 1949 calendar. Sidney E. Allen is the insurance agent in Roanoke, Virginia.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255436

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.003

Notebook for the Security Insurance Company of New Haven, Connecticut, 1891

The inside of the front cover has the 99th Semi-Annual Statement, January 1, 1891. The inside of the back cover has a calendar for 1891. The back cover lists the directors and officers. The Company was incorporated in 1841.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255439

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.004

Trade card for Bartlett & Shepard Insurance, 6 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire, undated

The item is a card holder with the name Alan B. Shepard, agent, on the front. The verso reads "Insurance to the rescue, Insure with us, We write all kinds."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255444

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.005

Trade card for the Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Concord, Mass., 1890

The inside of the card has the 64th Annual Statement, January 1, 1890 and a list of officers and directors. The Company was incorporated on March 3, 1826. A calendar for 1890 is printed inside. H.C. Church & Son is the agent stamped inside the card, located at 74 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachuse...

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.006

Notebook for Julius C. Timson, general insurance, real estate and auctioneer, Claremont, New Hampshire, 1897

The front cover has an 1897 calendar. The item verso states that Timson only represents "strong and reliable fire insurance companies." He is a county agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.007

Handbill for the Union Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Liverpool, England, undated

Baggage insurance from the Union Marine Insurance Company can be arranged at the ticket offices for the Fitchburg Railroad Company. The agent John C. Paige is located at 20 Kilby Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255450

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.008

Trade card for La Confiance Fire Insurance Company, No. 2 Rue Favart, Paris, France, 1881

A statement of assets and liabilities is listed on the verso for January 1, 1881. Monrose & Mulville are the general agents in New York. W.D. Hall is the agent in Richmond, Vermont. The Company was organized in 1844.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255451

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.009

Brochure for The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, 214 & 216 Broadway, New York, New York, 1889

The brochure has a table of yearly rates and anecdotes describing accidents. The back cover has J.N. Patterson as the agent in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255452

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.010

Trade card for the Farmington Fire Insurance Agency, News Office, Farmington, New Hampshire, undated

The card lists the fire box locations in Farmington, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255453

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.011

Brochure for The Ohio Valley Life Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, Eastern Department, 54 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1885

Business details of the Company, which began on July 4, 1878, are outlined in the brochure. The Eastern Department is located in the Phoenix Building on Devonshire Street.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.012

Trade cards for The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1890

A licensed copy from the drawing of the Grant Memorial in Riverside Park, New York is shown on the card verso. John H. Duncan is the architect.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255482

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.013

Trade card for the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1883

The inside of the card has a statement of assets for January 1, 1883. The inside illustration depicts the phoenix rising from the ashes. The card verso shows the insurance building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.014

Trade card for the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass., undated

A Massachusetts map serves as the card illustration. The Company was incorporated in 1849. Alfred E. Watson is the agent located in White River Junction, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255485

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.015

Trade cards for The Granite State Fire Insurance Company of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, undated

The image shows the Mt. Washington summit house and train. Alfred E. Watson is the agent in Hartford, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255486

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.016

Trade card for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1916

The left and right corners of the card read "1810" and "1916." Alfred E. Watson is the resident agent in White River Junction, Vermont.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255487

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.017

Trade card for The Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, undated

The item was "Patented June 6, 1905, The Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey." The verso reads "Insure in the Great Life, Accident and Liability Company."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255488

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.001

Trade card for The Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, undated

The card urges the public to buy an accidental insurance ticket and gives the rates. The card verso has an image of the home office building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255489

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.002

Business card for Wilbur O. Black, special agent, The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The agent is located at 916, 917, 918 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire. The Company was founded in 1878.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255490

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.003

Business card for Gordon E. Wheeler, general agent, The Fidelity Mutual Life insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The agent is located at 514-15 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255491

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.004

Business card for Charles A. MacDonald, special representative, Mutual Benefit & Accident Association, United Benefit Life Insurance Company, Omaha, Nebraska, 1950

The Vermont-New Hampshire branch office is located at 419 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire. A 1950 calendar is on the card verso.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255492

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.005

Needle case for The National Life and Accident Insurance Company, location unknown, undated

The item has a packet of Dix and Rands High Grade Sharps 3/9 Best Quality needles. The inside of the item reads "A stitch in time saves nine, Presented by The Shield Man, Tune in WSM at 650 KC every day and Grand Ole Opry Saturdays too!"

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255493

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.006

Unidentified woman

Woman dressed in fancy outerwear and bonnet.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254439

Ref. Code: PC005.D09.087

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