Historic New England

Trade card for Curtis Davis & Co.'s Welcome soap, Boston, Mass.,1880-1890

This trade card contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter...

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190964

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.02.04.032

Custom House, Boston, Mass.

Full color postcard featuring a bird's eye view of the Boston Custom House with the square before it. The clock on the tower reads 10 o'clock.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190968

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.031

Trade card for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, ca. 1884

This trade card contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter...

Date: ca. 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190967

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.01.001

Trade card for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, ca. 1885

This trade card contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter...

Date: ca. 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.01.002

Trade card for the Acme Tea Company, as sold by J. Buckley, Lowell, Mass., 1884

This trade card for Acme Tea Company contains harmful imagery and employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New En...

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190974

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.01.003

Trade card for Terry & Cook, agents, children's, boys' & youths' stylish New York clothing, 9 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card is illustrated with an image of the "Purian" sailboat which won the Queen's Cup at the 1885 International Regatta. The boat is underway on rough seas.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190971

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.02.01.014

Trade cards for Ayer's cathartic pills, 1883

This trade card contains harmful imagery including racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter ...

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190980

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.01.001

Billhead for Harvey C. Smith, wholesale fish dealer, 33 Main Street, Gloucester, Mass., dated April 8, 1902

The business sold $17.65 goods worth to Mr. W.H. Osgood of Claremont, New Hampshire on April 8, 1902. The billhead is illustrated with fancy script and a large mackerel.

Date: 1902-04-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190978

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.038

Sea foods with the tang of the sea, how to prepare and serve them, Frank E. Davis Co., Central Wharf, Gloucester, Mass., undated

The Company produced salted, smoked and canned fish. On the cover a fisherman in rough seas is hauling large cod into the bottom of his small boat.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190984

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.02.007

Stereograph of agricultural workers standing in a field, Winchendon, Mass., ca. 1877

Agricultural workers stand in a field, including one man in a hay-filled cart driven by oxen, in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1877

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190982

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.3700.002

Unloading Gorton's codfish, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Full color postcard featuring fishermen unloading codfish onto the Gloucester docks. The fish are gutted and piled on the dock while the men work on unloading more.

Date: 1906

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190986

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.032

Trolley trips, Bay State Street Railroad Company, 309 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1912

The brochure describes the trolley lines run by the Company to vacation spots throughout New England. The cover illustration shows the outline of pine trees against a full moon with a trolley car below.

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190988

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.025

Love is lightest

Cover depicts Justice holding a scale, with Cupid on one side of the scale and a butterfly on the other. The butterfly weighs more than Cupid.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191027

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.01

I have flown from the cup of the blue hare-bell: the fairy's song

Cover depicts a fairy hovering over a child sleeping near a river.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191038

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.02

Awake! Awake, mine love!

Cover depicts a man calling up to a woman outside on a balcony. He holds a guitar. A man with two horses waits in the distance.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191046

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.03

Aerial view map showing territory covered by the lines of the Bay State Street Railway Co. and their connections, issued by the Passenger Department, Bay State Street Railway Co., 309 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1912

The map has red illustrations indicating the size of cities and towns on the routes.

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191054

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.024

Full-length portrait of Captain Nathaniel L. Stebbins, in his captain's uniform

Full-length portrait of Captain N.L Stebbins in his captain's uniform. He wears a double-breasted jacket and a cap with a ship's wheel emblem on the front. He also holds a pair of binoculars.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 191087

Ref. Code: PC004.01.S.2500.01

Partial list of our 8/10 photographs of ships, etc., N.L. Stebbins, Inc, 184 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The list includes the name, type of ship by rig, the view and the direction of the wind.

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 191089

Ref. Code: PC047.04.002

Business card for N.L. Stebbins, Inc., commercial photographer, marine photos, 184 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The lower left corner has a telephone number.

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 191098

Ref. Code: PC047.04.001

Exterior view of old Custom House, Boston, Mass., undated

Image of the Boston Custom House before the addition in 1915 of the tower. The exterior image includes the brick square infront of the building and the building's dome is prominent.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191102

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3200.001

Two Curtis boys sailing model yachts, Manchester, Mass., undated

Two boys play with model yachts on a river in Manchester, Massachusetts. They appear to be launching a ship.

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 191106

Ref. Code: PC023.TMP.017

View of Plum Island trolley line with cottages and boardwalk, Plum Island, Mass., undated

A long view of trolley tracks surrounded by cottages, a boardwalk and sea grass in the and. A trolley car approaches the boardwalk where a couple waits.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191107

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2030.0220.002

Newburyport and Plum Island trolley in front of Plum Island Hotel, Newburyport, Mass., undated

Image features a trolley car filled with women in front of the Plum Island Hotel. Two male conductors flank the car.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191109

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2030.0220.003

Stereograph of the Stocker-Wheelwright House, Newburyport, Mass., undated

Exterior view of the Stocker-Wheelwright House on the corner of High Street and Willis Lane in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The three-story home has wood siding and a porch along the front side where three women are sitting.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191132

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1270.0180.001

Fish market

A painted sign depicting an interior view of a fish market hangs above the entrance to a fish market in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Various kinds of fish and a mackerel shark are on display as well as clams in baskets.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191137

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1270.0240.001

Launch of the schooner Edith H. Symington, Newburyport, Mass., 1900

The schooner Edith H. Symington was launched at the George E. Currier Shipyard in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1900. The ship is filled with spectators and more watch from below. The shipyard is filled with logs which are being used as benches.

Date: 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191143

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2030.0110.001

Clam diggers and their shanties, "Joppa", Newburyport, Mass.

Black and white postcard depicts a row of cottages or "shanties" near the shore. Men and boys, identified as "clam diggers," sit on benches outside the shanties. The road going through the community includes trolley tracks and clam baskets can be seen in front of several of the shanties.

Date: 1905

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191155

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.033

Aerial view of Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Mass., undated

Aerial view of the amusement park, Paragon Park, at Nantasket Beach. The park was created as part of "New England World's Fair." The Park is lit by 100,000 electric lights, covers 20 acres and includes exhibition halls, a roller coaster, other rides, and beach access. Numerous flags fly over the gro...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191159

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.034

Shooting the chutes at Wonderland, Revere Beach, Mass.

Full color postcard depicting the boat chute ride at Wonderland amusement park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts. Gondola style boats filled with tourists shoot down a water filled slide under a bridge filled with spectators and into a canal lined with more spectators. In the background more rides and pa...

Date: 1907

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191164

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.035

Nantasket Beach and Plymouth, Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co., Boston, Mass., 1916

The Company ran boats between Boston and the South Shore of Massachusetts, including Nantasket Beach and Plymouth. The cover depicts the steamer "Rose Standish" flying many flags, pushing through the water.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191169

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.039

Souvenir program from Wonderland featuring Pawnee Bill, Revere Beach, Mass., 1908

The cover of the 1908 Wonderland Souvenir Program depicts Pawnee Bill (Major Gordon W. Lillie) as an advertisement for his Great Wild West show. The program had a cover price of five cents.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191173

Ref. Code: EP001.09.TMP.004

Panoramic view of beach and boardwalk, Salisbury Beach, Mass., undated

Large panorama postcard featuring the board walk and amusement park at Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts. Visitors walk the boardwalk and the beach. There are numerous amusement rides and a row of diners near a parking lot.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191179

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.036

Three men haying on a marsh, Hampton, N.H., undated

Image features three men with pitchforks harvesting hay on a salt marsh. Two of the men are working on a hay stack and the third watches.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191181

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0680.0030.001

Hay stacks on marshes, Plum Island, Newburyport, Mass., undated

Full color postcard featuring hay stacks propped up on wooden piles on the marshes of Plum Island.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191183

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.037

Men and boys digging clams, Provincetown, Mass., undated

The full-color postcard shows men and boys digging for clams. There is a large pile of clams and full baskets as well. Behind the workers is a marsh and the waterline.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191185

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.038

Men having clam bake on beach, location unknown, undated

A large group of men sit on the beach tending a pit where the clam bake is being prepared. Small boats have been pulled up on the sand. The beach lines a cove.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191186

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.2875.001

Fisherman in rough weather gear, location unknown, undated

The full color post card features a close-up of a Cape Ann fisherman dressed in yellow rough weather gear rowing a boat. His beard is white and he smokes a pipe.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191187

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.039

Temporary

Series

Collection: Arland A. Dirlam architectural collection

GUSN: 191192

Ref. Code: AR006.TMP

Yachting Trips and Motor Trips in Maine

One album of 80 black & white photographs with a few postcards. Title reads "Yachting and Motor Trips Maine and Mountains July 17th to Aug 31st 1913." Presumably a family album of summer yachting trips in Maine and motor trips to other places. Detailed pictures of boating parties on yachts, fishi...

Date: 1913

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191207

Ref. Code: PC009.265

Album 6: Historic Homes of Eastern New England by Wilfred French

This album includes thirty-six 6 x 8 inch photographs of historic buildings in Dedham, Quincy, Cohasset, Hingham, Pembroke, Duxbury, Kingston, Woburn, Everett, Saugus, Sudbury, Concord, and Lexington, Massachusetts taken by Wilfred French circa 1890. There is emphasis on First Period buildings. The ...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191208

Ref. Code: PC009.006

Oh! Why hast thou taught me to love thee?

Cover depicts a man and woman in a wooded area. The man appears to be wooing the woman.

Date: 1829

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191221

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.04

Isle of beauty fare thee well!

Cover depicts a man and a woman in a small sailboat looking across the water at an island with a Greco-Roman-styled building on it.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191227

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.05

The corsair's bride

Cover depicts a woman seated on a rocky beach, a lyre propped against the rock behind her. Ships with tattered sails, one of them probably a pirate ship, are in the background.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191232

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.06

New York, O what a charming city!

Cover depicts New York City, as seen from across the water.

Date: 1831

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191234

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.07

The beauties of Scottish and Irish melody: no. 1

Cover depicts a woman playing the piano forte.

Date: 1831

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191237

Ref. Code: MS007.01.13.08

I would I were a fairy, or, bright thoughts for dark hours

Cover depicts a fairy asleep in a grotto.

Date: 1841

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191244

Ref. Code: MS007.01.14.01

Fishing and clamming equipment against delapidated wall, Biddeford Pool, Maine, 1883

Large photograph printed on a thin tissue paper. The image features an assortment of nets, buckets, anchors, oars, sails and a hull all piled in front of a delapidated building. It appears that there is a fish market on the right side of the image.

Date: 1883

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191262

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.040

Temporary

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191260

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP

Coal wharves, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Full color postcard depicting the coal wharves at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Steam boats and large sailing ships share the docks. Factories line the shore and a ferry slips through the harbor.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 191264

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.040

Pleasure boat docked in Stonington Harbor, Stonington, Conn., undated

This print features a pleasure boat with passengers boarding in the Stonington, Connecticut harbor. The boat is very full, and it appears to be raining as many of the passengers have umbrellas open. Small sailboats are docked nearby.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190807

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.1740.0010.001

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