Historic New England

A view of the western Sagamore rotary

A black and white view of the western Sagamore rotary, which often confused tourists and was removed in 2007.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291348

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.021

A view of the sandy berm next to the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white view of sandy berm running alongside the Cape Cod Canal and facing the Sagamore Bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291350

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.022

An aerial view of the Sagamore Bridge

A black and white aerial view of the Sagamore Bridge encompassing the width of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291351

Ref. Code: MS028.04.021.023

A boy poses in front of the Presidential Yacht

A black and white view of the Presidential Yacht, the Mayflower, as it travels down the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows a young boy posing in front of the yacht in shorts and white hat. The people on either side of the boy are facing the Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291352

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.040

The New York travels down the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the steamship "New York" as it travels down the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291354

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.041

The first cargo ship enters the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a New England Coal & Coke Co. cargo ship as it moves down the Cape Cod Canal. This was the first cargo ship to enter the Cape Cod Canal as it traveled through the passageway carrying 2,000 tons of coal.

Date: 1910-12-14

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291355

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.042

A sailboat moves down the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a sailboat traveling by means of the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows the Sagamore rest cabins in the background, which lie just next to the Sagamore Bridge (not pictured).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291356

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.043

Martha's Vineyard travels on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the steamship Martha's Vineyard as she travels down the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291358

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.044

The S.S. New York goes aground in the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the S.S. New York as it evacuates passengers onto lifeboats following its running aground in the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows a lifeboat getting loaded up with people and supplies, while many passengers watch the scene unfold from the railings of the New York.

Date: 1928-04-17

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291360

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.045

A freighter passes a barge on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a freighter on the Cape Cod Canal passing a barge that is traveling in the opposite direction. The image shows the Sagamore Bridge in the background.

Date: 1951-01-23

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291402

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.046

The Maasdam travels down the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white aerial view of the Dutch-American ocean liner Maasdam as it passes through the Cape Cod Canal. The ship is strung with ceremonial flags from end to end as it prepares to go under the Sagamore Bridge. The ship was one of the largest vessels to pass through the Canal at the time.

Date: 1952

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291403

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.047

The Mayflower 11 docks on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the Mayflower 11 as it docks on the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows sailors on the boat dressed in all white clothing. The image also shows an advertisement for Ocean Spring cranberry juice in the background.

Date: 1958-07-27

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291405

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.048

A tanker sinks on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the coastal tanker Dynafuel as it sinks into the Cape Cod Canal after capsizing. The Dynafuel had collided with a freighter the day before, and after having been detached from the freighter, it sank.

Date: 1963-11-16

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291406

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.049

A Japanese freighter gets stuck in the ice buildup around the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a Japanese freighter getting stuck in the ice buildup at the western entrance to the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1968-02-23

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291407

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.050

Mrs. Williams in front of the Chaplin-Clarke-Williams House

A black and white photographic postcard showing Mrs. Williams, an owner of the house, posed in front of the Chaplin-Clarke-Williams House in Rowley, Mass. She stands holding a dog in her arms while another dog sits by her feet. A man holds the bridle of a horse next to her. The Chaplin-Clarke-Willia...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 291451

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4050.0020.001

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate in winter, showing a thin layer of snow over the house, trees, and fence.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291542

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.065

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate carriage barn

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate carriage house. The back of the image bears the inscription, "Lyman House, Waltham, Mass. Repairs to shed which houses carriage given by Mr. Storer, ca. 1969." Trees are visible behind the shed.

Date: ca. 1969

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291543

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.066

Lyman Estate carriage

A black and white photograph of two men carrying what looks like the seat of a carriage upside down across a driveway at the Lyman Estate. A white fence is behind them, and visible in the distance is a children's swing set and a car parked behind a few trees. The back of the image bears the inscript...

Date: ca. 1969

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291547

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.067

Kentile Crystalite Vinyl Tile Grecian Marbles, Kentile Floors, Kentile, Inc., Brooklyn, New York

Samples are described for home and commercial use.

Date: 1959

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291551

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.001

Floor facts, Frank Bownes Company, modern paint makers, Chelsea, Mass.

The use of Tredene and Tredex floor treatments on wood, linoleum and congoleum is described. The Company makes the Modene product line.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291556

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.002

Tile installations, E. Stanley Wires Company, Inc., 120 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

The advantages of using ceramic tile as flooring is described. A list of residential, industrial, educational and other site installations is provided for customers. Cover margin text reads "A.I.A. File No. 23a."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291559

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.003

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses in winter

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate greenhouses and surrounding landscape in winter. The scene is covered in snow. The image shows the greenhouse on the left with a wall leading to the right. In the foreground are shrubs, and visible behind the greenhouse are buildings a...

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291572

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.068

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate greenhouses showing the greenhouses with a fence behind and shrubs and overgrown grass around. In the background are trees.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291575

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.069

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white mounted photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate greenhouses showing the greenhouses with small bushes a large tree in front. More trees can be seen around the perimeter of the greenhouses.

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291577

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.070

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate carriage barn

A black and white mounted photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate carriage barn showing the barn with trees behind it and one birch tree in front.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291579

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.071

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white copy print of a photograph (original in the A. H. Folsom photograph album of the Lyman Estate) of the exterior of the Lyman Estate greenhouses and surrounding landscape. The image shows the greenhouses with trees behind and a large landscaped lawn with shrubs and trees in front. A ...

Date: 1884

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291580

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.072

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate greenhouses and surrounding landscape. The image shows the greenhouses and main house with trees behind and a large lawn with shrubs and trees in front.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291581

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.073

Aerial view of the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white aerial photograph of the Lyman Estate greenhouses and surrounding landscape. The image shows the greenhouses with trees and a large house on a hill behind and a large lawn with shrubs and trees in front.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291582

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.074

Folder of 20 Souvenir Art-Colortone Views of Cape Cod, Mass.

One folder of 20 miniature, C. T. Art-Colortone, postcards of Cape Cod, Mass.; 2.75" x 3.75" published by the Curt Teich & Co. Folder Includes a "View along Cape Cod Canal, showing Sagamore Bridge" from an original photoraph by Harrison Fisk, copyright E.D. West.

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291593

Ref. Code: MS028.04.028.015

View along the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white photograph showing the view along the side of the Lyman Estate greenhouses, with a path that leads in front of the greenhouses which is surrounded by shrubs and overhung by a dogwood tree. A note at the bottom of the image indicates that the original photograph was taken by H. O. S...

Date: 1933

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291594

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.075

View along the Lyman Estate greenhouses

A black and white photograph showing the view along the side of the Lyman Estate greenhouses, with a path that leads in front of the greenhouses and a row of shrubs between the pah and the greenhouses. A dogwood tree overhangs the path.

Date: 1935-05-24

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291598

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.076

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate carriage barn in winter

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate carriage barn in winter, showing the front of the barn with the tops of trees behind it. The ground is covered in snow. Two leafless trees stand by either side of the doorway.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291599

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.077

Event day cover, USS Monaghan Transits Cape Cod Canal, August 15, 1935.

One Event day cover, USS Monaghan Transits Cape Cod Canal, August 15, 1935. Stamped, postedmarked envelope, cachet by American Naval Cancellation Society; photographic image of the USS Monaghan.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291600

Ref. Code: MS028.04.028.016

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate main house in winter

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate main house in winter, showing the driveway leading to the front door. The door has a wreath on it, and the ground is covered in snow.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291602

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.078

Event day cover, The Mayflower II Passage Through Cape Cod Canal, August 7, 2013.

One event day cover, The Mayflower II; Passage Through Cape Cod Canal, August 7, 2013, 3.5" x 6.5". Stamped, postedmarked envelope, cachet by Cover Scape Cachets; color image of the Mayflower II.

Date: 2013

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291603

Ref. Code: MS028.04.028.017

Fence around the Lyman Estate

A black and white photograph of a fence and stone wall along the edge of the Lyman Estate property. The fence is on top of the stone wall, and it is dilapidated, with holes and broken sections. Behind the fence is dense growth of trees. In front of the fence is a paved sidewalk.

Date: ca. 1973

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291604

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.079

Fence around the Lyman Estate

A black and white photograph of a fence atop a stone wall along the edge of the Lyman Estate property. The view is along the length of the fence, and damage to the fence can be seen. On the left of the fence is tree growth. On the right is a sidewalk and road, with a car and a building in the backgr...

Date: ca. 1973

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291605

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.080

Color photographic postcard of Cape Cod Canal and Sagamore Bridge, Cape Cod, Mass.

Color photographic postcard of the Cape Cod Canal and Sagamore Bridge, Cape Cod, Mass., depicting three ships traveling through the Cape Cod Canal in the foreground and the Sagamore Bidge in the background Color Photoraph by Randall Abbott.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291607

Ref. Code: MS028.04.028.018

"Plan of the Lyman Estate, 1880"

A black and white photographic print of a landscape drawing of the Lyman Estate. The legend indicates that the scale is 80 feet to one inch. The original drawing is dated 1880, but the photographic print is much more modern, possibly from the 1970s.

Date: 1970-1979, undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291608

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.081

Exterior view of the Lyman Estate carriage barn

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the Lyman Estate carriage barn, showing the front of the barn with bicycles propped against it and a car parked in the driveway. Trees stand on either side of the building and behind it.

Date: 1974-07-00

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291612

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.082

Color postcard of tourist map of Cape Cod, Mass.

1 color postcard of a tourist map of Cape Cod illustrated with cities and towns and surrounding seas, c. 1958.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291613

Ref. Code: MS028.04.028.019

Exterior view of the 1800 Lyman Estate greenhouse

A black and white photograph of the the Lyman Estate greenhouse built in 1800 and surrounding landscape. The image shows the greenhouse from the side, with trees and shrubs around it.

Date: 1979-03-00

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291620

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.083

Exterior view of the 1800 Lyman Estate greenhouse looking inside

A black and white photograph possibly showing the Lyman Estate greenhouse built in 1800. The view is from the outside looking through a doorway to the interior.

Date: 2001

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291621

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.084

Interior view of the 1800 Lyman Estate greenhouse

A black and white photograph showing the interior of the Lyman Estate greenhouse built in 1800. The image shows built in brick counters or shelves with a walkway in between, as well as a sprinkler system and the underside of the greenhouse windows.

Date: 1959

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291622

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.085

"A Canal Across Cape Cod"

A book published in 1895 by the Massachusetts Ship Canal Co. titled "A Canal across Cape Cod." The cover is blue fabric with the title embossed in gold on a black background.

Date: 1895

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291655

Ref. Code: MS028.05.001.001

Non-Cape Cod Canal

File part

Date: 1909-1975, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291662

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026

View of a beach with a dolphin washed up on the shore.

One black and white photograph of beach with a dolphin washed up on the shore.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291663

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.001

View of dunes and a small cottage in the distance.

One black and white photograph of dunes and a small cootage in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291664

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.002

View of a beach and dunes.

One black and white photograph of a beach and dunes with beach grass.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291665

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.003

Unidentified woman riding a horse

A black and white photograph of a woman riding a horse in front of a dwelling. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293127

Ref. Code: PC060.09.005

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