Historic New England

House being crushed by falling trees : the Great New England Hurricane of 1938

A tree crashed into the corner of a house shows the destruction caused by the Great New England Hurricane of September 21, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196502

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.009

T-Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated

Schooners are tied up at the T-Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts with a group of men standing on the dock.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196503

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7790.005

Exterior view of the new Custom House Tower, Boston, Mass., ca. 1915

The Custom House in McKinley Square is surrounded by other buildings.

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196504

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.478

Ice cutting, Essex County, Mass., undated

Three men cut ice using a device harnessed to two horses.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196505

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4050.0500.001

Birdseye view of Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Mass.

This exterior view of Trinity Church in Copley Square was taken from the roof of the Boston Public Library. The Hotel Westminster is to the right of Trinity Church. The Rogers Building of MIT is the pedimented structure across from the church on Boylston Street. The dome of the State House, the spir...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196506

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2940.002

Bird's-eye view of the Old State House and Ames Building, State St., Boston, Mass., undated

This view was photographed from 53 State Street and focuses on the Old State House and its balcony from which the Declaration of Independence was first read in Boston. The taller Oakes Ames Building, a short distance past the State House on Court Street, is the second tallest mason bearing-wall stru...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196508

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7500.001

New Custom House, Boston, Mass., ca. 1911

This exterior view of the completed New Custom House, Boston, Massachusetts, shows the streets around it. The image was taken before 1911.

Date: ca. 1911

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196509

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3190.001

Construction of the new Custom House, Boston, Mass., ca. 1900

This photograph shows activity related to the construction of the new Custom House, including horse-drawn wagons, workmen and signs.

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196510

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3200.003

Construction of the new Custom House Tower, State Street, Boston, Mass. ca. 1913

The construction of the new Custom House tower, with scaffolding and a partly finished stone exterior, is shown on State Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196511

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3200.004

Maid of the Mist fountain, Public Garden, Boston, Mass.

The Maid of the Mist fountain is the centerpiece of the unfinished landscaping in the Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196512

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6690.004

Bridge and lagoon, Public Garden, Boston, Mass., undated

The suspension bridge is seen from the other side of the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden. The Arlington Street Church steeple can be seen on the right side of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196513

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6690.003

George Sheldon, Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 1894

An elderly George Sheldon examines an enormous fallen tree outside his residence in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1894

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196514

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.006

Two girls hand-in-hand with backs to camera on Main Street, near the Sheldon House, Deerfield, Mass., ca. 1885

Two girls walk hand-in-hand away from the camera on tree-lined Main Street, near the Sheldon House in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1885

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196515

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.005

Frary House, Deerfield, Mass., 1880-1892

This photograph shows an exterior view of the Frary House in Deerfield, Massachusetts in winter. Snow covers the ground and roof. Charlotte Alice Baker was a teacher, collector, and antiquarian researcher, who restored the Frary House in 1892.

Date: 1880-1892

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196516

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.007

Two men gather potatoes in a field, location unknown, undated

Two men gather potatoes and place them in baskets and sacks in a field. Full sacks of potatoes can be seen in the background.

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196517

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.004

Fairbanks Home, Dedham, Mass., 1880s

This exterior view of the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts shows the home surrounded by trees and a picket fence. The Fairbanks House is considered the oldest timber-frame house in North America.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196518

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.008

C. Alice Baker in costume as a woman dragging a calf, Deerfield, Mass., 1880s

Charlotte Alice Baker is dressed in costume as a 'woman dragging calf,' in a field in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 196519

Ref. Code: PC021.TMP.009

Sleigh "Nightingale," Boston, Mass., undated

Beacon Hill is the backdrop for the "Nightingale" sleigh with a team of eight horses on Arlington Street. The George Washington statue can be seen at the entrance to the Public Garden. The State House is on the right side of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196520

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.131

The Dude Train, Woods Hole, Mass.

The Dude Train traveled from Boston to Woods Hole, Massachusetts from June 1st to October 1st for the convenience of summer residents starting in 1884. The train made its last run at the end of the 1916 season. Photograph by Baldwin Coolidge.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196521

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0980.0080.004

West Boston Bridge, Boston, Mass., ca. 1860

Boston is seen in the distance from the Cambridge side of the West Boston Bridge.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196523

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.052

Stereograph of the LeGrand Lockwood House, entrance, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The entrance and hallway decoration in the LeGrand Lockwood House can be seen with a sculpture at the far end.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196524

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.001.001

Stereograph of the LeGrand Lockwood House, music room, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The music room is seen with a large light fixture hanging from the ceiling, a firescreen and furniture.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196525

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.006.001

Stereograph of the Gate Lodge, LeGrand Lockwood House, front parlor, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The front parlor curtained recess in the Gate Lodge at the LeGrand Lockwood Estate is shown in this image.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196526

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.004.001

Stereograph of the Gate Lodge, LeGrand Lockwood House, front parlor, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The front parlor in the Gate Lodge, Lockwood House, has a fireplace, table, chaise, cabinet and decorations on the mantel.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196527

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.004.002

Stereograph of the Gate Lodge, LeGrand Lockwood House, dining room, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The dining room of the Gate Lodge, LeGrand Lockwood house, has a fireplace, a large light fixture and a table and chairs.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196528

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.003.001

Stereograph of the Gate Lodge, LeGrand Lockwood House, dining room, Norwalk, Conn., 1868-1870

The dining room is viewed from the parlor in this interior image of the Gate Lodge, Lockwood House.

Date: 1868-1870

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 196529

Ref. Code: PC002.USCT.Norwalk.SI.003.002

Full-length portrait of Lillie Langtry, standing, left profile, holding on to a curtain, Notman, 99 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 1886-1887

The actress Lillie Langtry is shown from the back, standing on a fur rug, and holding on to a curtain.

Date: 1886-1887

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 196530

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.0600.001

Stony Brook Flood, Ruggles Street, Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 1886

Stony Brook flooded the Ruggles Street neighborhood of Roxbury, Massachusetts with as much as three feet of water in mid-February of 1886. According to contemporary accounts, melting snow and heavy rains overwhelmed the sewer system. Men wade through the flood waters, and one man stands on a streetl...

Date: 1886

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196531

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.049

Lumber and coal yards of Royal Gilkey, Watertown, Mass.

Lumber is stacked in the yard of the lumber and coal business of Royal Gilkey in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196533

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.476

Exterior view of F.W. Bird & Son's Paroid Mill, East Walpole, Mass., undated

The F. W. Bird & Son mill, located in East Walpole, Massachusetts, produced Paroid, a type of roofing material made from felt.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196534

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3100.0010.001

Exterior view of the administration building, F.W. Bird & Son's Paroid Mill, East Walpole, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the offices at F.W. Bird & Son's Paroid Mill in East Walpole, Massachusetts, as seen from the railroad. Paroid was a type of roofing material made from felt.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196535

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3100.0010.002

Surface occupation at west side of Phillips Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Workers stand for a photograph in front of the worksite at Phillips Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1910-03-05

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196540

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6380.001

Rear view of 32-34 Mount Vernon Street, looking toward State House, Boston, Mass., undated

The back of a female figure is seen in this rear view of houses on Mount Vernon Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196541

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.5770.001

View of Mount Vernon Street, looking toward State House, Boston, Mass., 1902-1905

A horse carriage stands on Mount Vernon Street with a view of the houses.

Date: 1902-1905

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196542

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.5770.002

View of Pinckney Street, Boston, Mass., 1890

Children stand in the foreground of this view of Pinckney Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 196543

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6410.001

Harrison Gray Otis House, Cambridge St., Boston, Mass., as seen from the southeast

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196544

Ref. Code: PC006.HGO.01.007

Woman seated in Jacobean Room, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

A woman sits by the mullioned windows of the Linebrook Parish (Jacobean) Room, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196545

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.014

Man putting kettle on stove, kitchen, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

An unidentified man puts a kettle on the stove in the kitchen of Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196546

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.015

Group portrait of the Paine, Lyman, and Sears families at Stronehurst in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the Sears, Lyman, and Paine families of Waltham, Mass., posing together in front of the east facade of Stonehurst. Stonehurst was the Paine family estate in Waltham, Mass. The three families were related by marriage. The image shows a stone arch in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 196548

Ref. Code: PC060.11.001

Group portrait of the Paine, Lyman, and Sears families at Stronehurst in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the Sears, Lyman, and Paine families of Waltham, Mass., posing together in front of the east facade of Stonehurst. Stonehurst was the Paine family estate in Waltham, Mass. The three families were related by marriage. The image shows a stone arch in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 196549

Ref. Code: PC060.11.002

Greenhouse, Sears Estate, Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the landscape at the Sears estate in Waltham, Mass. The image shows gardens and fields with a greenhouse on a hill in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 196550

Ref. Code: PC060.03.001

Circular flower bed with annuals, Sears Estate, Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of a circular flower bed at the Sears estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 196551

Ref. Code: PC060.03.002

Man seated, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Linebrook Parish Room, Gloucester, Mass.

Photograph is a blurry shot of an unidentified man seated, possibly in a kitchen, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts. A cabinet of dishes is behind him.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196552

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.008

Man standing on a chair, looking out of window, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Linebrook Parish Room, Gloucester, Mass.

Photo is of an unidentified man standing on a chair, looking out of a window, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196553

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.009

Woman seated at table, being served, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

Photograph is of a woman seated at table in the dining room, being served at the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196554

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.010

Man seated, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

Photograph is of an unidentified seated man, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196555

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.011

Man and woman seated at dining room table, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

A man and woman are seated at a dining room table, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196556

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.012

Man standing in doorway, Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Mass.

A man stands in a doorway in Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-11-28

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196557

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.013

Raccoon eating from a container, as seen from inside Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 196560

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.01.007

The birthplace of Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17, 1706)

This print presents a detailed, color print of the Franklin House. A caption at the bottom of the print reads, "15 Milk Street Boston, this site now occupied by the Passenger Department BAY STATE STREET RY. CO.--'940 Miles of Lines in New England.'"

Date: 1858

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 198484

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2550.002

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