Historic New England

Brick masons working in front of a building, Lindall Place, Boston, Mass., 1911

Brick masons work in front of a Lindall Place building as part of the construction of the Beacon Hill Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts. People sitting on a stoop watch the work. Braces support the building.

Date: 1911

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190810

Ref. Code: PC017.02.021.003

Wreck of the William F. Marshall near shore, Nantucket, Mass., March 9, 1877

A black and white stereo view depicting the wrecked Wm. F. Marshall on the south side of Nantucket Island. The ship was built in Saint Johns, New Brunswick. A rescue operation is in full force with a "breeches buoy" attached to the ship and manned on shore by life-savers.

Date: 1877-03-09

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190811

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.4750.001

Bathing scene looking south at Ocean Park Beach, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Bathing scene at Ocean Park Beach featuring a bathouse and the stairs down to the water. The bath house stretches into the distance and bathers take steps down to the ocean and avoid the beach altogether. Men, women and children play in the calm ocean.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190815

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2200.0040.003

Beach scene with boys in swimming costumes, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., undated

This stereo view depicts visitors on a Martha's Vineyard beach and boys in swimming costumes sit in the surf. Men and women in everyday clothing stand on the beach. One of the women wears a hat with a full netted veil. The men wear three-piece suits with the exception of a soldier.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190818

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1090.0010.001

Clinton Av., from Spinney's Camp Ground

This stereo view features cottages near a campground. On a porch, women and a girl sit socializing under a large tree.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190824

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1380.0040.002

Two children in front of a building, Smith Court, Boston, Mass., ca. 1925

Two children stand in front of a building on Smith Court in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190821

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7300.001

Food service workers standing in front of a car of the Boston and Albany Railroad, Milford, Mass., ca. 1910

A group of food service workers stand in front of a car of the Boston and Albany Railroad in Milford, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1910

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 190825

Ref. Code: PC015.01.420.01

Exterior view of the African Meeting House with a woman standing on the sidewalk, Boston, Mass., ca. 1885

A woman stands in front of the African Meeting House on Smith Court in Boston, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was built in 1806 and is the oldest African meeting house in the United States. The building was built with funds raised by local Black and white community members, but it was constructed ...

Date: ca. 1885

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190828

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.003

Head-and-shoulders illustration of a woman from the American Agriculturist, 1887.

This trade card contains harmful language and imagery employing 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 doe...

Date: 1887-12-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 190834

Ref. Code: SC002.01.1887.12.001

Illustration titled, "A Shepard Dog's Joke" from the American Agriculturalist, 1890

This illustration contains harmful language, 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 do...

Date: 1890-02-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 190835

Ref. Code: SC002.01.1890.02.001

"Hazel's Easter Eggs," the American Argiculturalist, 1889

This article, from the American Agriculturist, contains harmful imagery and language employing 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...

Date: 1889-04-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 190837

Ref. Code: SC002.01.1889.04.001

Composite illustration entitled, "Southern Scenes and Incidents" from the American Agriculturalist, 1882.

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: 1882-12-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 190839

Ref. Code: SC002.01.1882.12.001

Boston and Albany Railroad workers on Richardson Street, Newton, Mass., ca. 1904

A crew of Boston and Albany Railroad employees work on Richardson Street in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1904

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 190841

Ref. Code: PC015.01.510.01

Construction work in front of a building, Lindall Place, Boston, Mass., Nov. 11, 1911

Construction work is in progress in front of a Lindall Place building as part of the subway construction of the Beacon Hill Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1911-11-11

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190845

Ref. Code: PC017.02.021.004

Group of men in or next to wagons in front of the Charles Street Meeting House, Boston, Mass., 1890

Men stand next to, or sit in horse-drawn carriages in front of the Charles Street Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190847

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.004

Group portrait of a family and two women domestics in front of a dwelling, Chocorua, N.H., 1890

A family and two women pose for a portrait in front of a dwelling in Chocorua, New Hampshire.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190849

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0240.0010.001

Exterior view of the Dewey Homestead, Kenilworth Street, Roxbury, Mass., undated

In this exterior view of the Dewey Homestead on Kenilworth Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts, a horse-drawn carriage stands in the driveway.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190857

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.005

Two men using wooden crates as rafts during a flood, Roxbury, Mass., 1886

Two men use wooden crates as rafts on Whittier Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts during the flood of 1886.

Date: 1886

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190884

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0150.001

Exterior view of a Tremont Street subway entrance, Boston, Mass., ca. 1954

Pedestrians walk on Tremont Street near a subway entrance in front of St. Paul's Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1954

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190888

Ref. Code: PC017.02.023.001

Arrival of the Band, Oak Bluffs, Mass., 1905-1910

A marching band parades down a street in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Date: 1905-1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190889

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2200.0040.004

Exterior view of a rural home, Shrewsbury, Mass., 1885-1895

A man and a boy stand in front of a rural house in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1885-1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190890

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2690.0060.001

Boston and Albany Railroad workers, Summer's Block, Newton, Mass., ca. 1904

A crew of Boston and Albany Railroad employees work near Summer's Block in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1904

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 190891

Ref. Code: PC015.01.510.02

Man standing on the tracks at Newton Station of the Boston and Albany Railroad, Newton, Mass., Sept. 9, 1896

A man stands next to the tracks at the Newton station of the Boston & Albany Railroad in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1896-09-09

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 190892

Ref. Code: PC015.01.520.01

Track removal work on Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., Oct. 13, 1939

This image shows the progress of track removal on Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. A truck and workers stand in the middle of the road. A woman stands in the street to the left of the detour sign. Part of the Strand Theatre can be seen on the left side of the image.

Date: 1939-10-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190893

Ref. Code: PC017.02.020.001

Group of people in a cart, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., ca. 1895

A group of women, children, and men sit in, or stand near an a cart on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190894

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1740.0070.002

Spectators at a band concert at Ocean Park, Oaks Bluff, Mass., 1904-1914

A crowd of people attend a band concert at Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Date: 1904-1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190901

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2200.0010.004

Portrait of a young man in a uniform, ca. 1888

A young man in uniform stands outdoors with buildings and a horse-drawn carriage in the distance behind him.

Date: ca. 1888

Collection: Laura Maria Barr photographic collection

GUSN: 190902

Ref. Code: PC014.TMP.001

Children standing in the street near 123-125-127 Cabot Street, Roxbury, Mass., Mar. 18, 1926

Boston Building Department documentation photograph depicts a group of children standing in the street near 123-125-127 Cabot Street in Roxbury Massachusetts.

Date: 1926-03-18

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190903

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0170.001

Bird's-eye view of baseball game looking north, Falmouth Heights, Mass., undated

Image features men and women watching a Cottage Club baseball game while sitting on a hill. The spectators backs are to the camera; other spectators lean against automobiles. The Falmouth Heights team is down two runs to the visitors.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190904

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0980.0070.003

Two men stand on the front steps of 240 West Canton Street, Boston, Mass., June 8, 1933

This Boston Building Department documentation photograph depicts two men standing on the front steps of 240 West Canton Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1933-06-08

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190910

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.9160.001

Waterfront and baseball field with spectators, Falmouth Heights, Mass., undated

View of the waterfront in Falmouth Heights, Massachusetts. A road filled with cars, buggies and cyclists separates the beach and the Cottage Club baseball fields. Many spectators are walking to the baseball fields or leaning on parked automobiles. On the waterside a row of tennis courts have been se...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190911

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0980.0070.004

View of a street corner near 64-66 Lenox St., Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1925

This Boston Building Department documentation photograph shows a corner near 64-66 Lenox Street in Boston, Massaschusetts.

Date: 1925-09-01

Collection: Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

GUSN: 190912

Ref. Code: PC016.TMP.002

Fish drying in a backyard factory, Provincetown, Mass., undated

Stereograph features an exterior view of a home and its backyard. The yard is filled with screened tables on which fish is dried. Men and boys work with the drying fish and women and girls in hoopskirts are observing from the small porch.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190913

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1480.0010.001

Beach with cottages and a large rowboat off shore, Brant Rock, Mass., undated

Snowy view of the beach at Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Cottages line the shore, many with patches of snow on the roof. Just off shore is a row boat with five people who may be lifesavers. The shoreline is littered with rocks, snow and clumps of seaweed.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190914

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1730.0040.002

Fire at coal pocket with the schooner Jane Palmer, East Boston, Mass., Aug. 26, 1907

Image taken from an off-shore location, depicting a fire in an East Boston coal pocket. The five-masted schooner Jane Palmer also caught fire. Two steamships can also be seen, while smoke obscures the wharves and coastline.

Date: 1907-08-26

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 190917

Ref. Code: PC015.01.280.01

Trade card for Henry W. Peabody & Co., Australian Line, 114 State Street, Boston, Mass., May 26, 1884

The card features the crests of both the United States and Australia. The company uses the barques "Ida" and "S.R. Bearse" for its cargo shipments.

Date: 1884-05-26

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190920

Ref. Code: EP001.01.103.01.01.015

Program for a dory regatta, Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 27, 1859

Letter press for a dory regatta off Swampscott in August of 1859. The program features an illustration of a dory and lists the prize money for the three races.

Date: 1859-08-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190921

Ref. Code: EP001.01.052.01.01.006

Billhead for E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, 3 New Ocean Street, Swampscott, Mass., dated July 20, 1894

A paid bill for a sailing dory and accessories built for Bertie Strard by "E. Gerry Emmons, manufacturer of sail and row boats, dories, skiffs ets." The bill totals $193.06. The billhead features an illustration of a small sailboat and a row boat on a still waterway.

Date: 1894-07-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190925

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.006

Children in an alley behind 64-66 Lenox St., Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1925

Children stand in an alley behind 64-66 Lenox Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1925-09-01

Collection: Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

GUSN: 190924

Ref. Code: PC016.TMP.003

Bicycle paraders standing in formation for the Boston Bicycle Parade, Boston, Mass., 1896

Bicycle paraders stand in formation for the Boston Bicycle Parade, Boston, Massachusetts in 1896. A pennant on the boy's bicycle reads: "Bicycle Instruction Daily." Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and bia...

Date: 1896

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190928

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.039

Fisherman's Beach with boats and horse buggy, Swampscott, Mass., undated

Full color postcard depicting Swampscott's Fisherman's Beach. The beach is covered with boat hulls pulled up on to the sand near the row of beach-front homes. A horse drawn carriage is on a boat-ramp and picnickers sit at tables on grass above the beach.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190932

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.029

Trade card for R.T. Dodge & Co., manufacturers and dealers in oars, sweeps and sculls, No. 176 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A small letterpress trade card advertising the work of R.T. Dodge & Company. The company also made custom spruce oars.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190934

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.005

"Drink to me only with thine eyes"

This painting contains 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 or edit objects and /...

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 190936

Ref. Code: MS014.TMP.002

Studio portrait of an unidentified woman holding an infant on her lap, ca. 1865

In this studio portrait, an unidentified woman holds an infant on her lap. 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 alte...

Date: ca. 1865

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190937

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.TMP.001

Advertisement for Riggins soap, 1880-1890

This trade card contains harmful imagery and language 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 doe...

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.01.01.011

Illustrated catalogue of boat-builders' hardware, yacht, boat and canoe fittings, A.J. Wilkinson & Co., 180 to 188 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The catalog describes tools and materials for building various types of boats.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190943

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.025

Trade card for Glenwood & Elmwood Ranges and Parlor Stoves, made by Weir Stove Co., Taunton, Mass., 1880-1890

This trade card for ovens sold at Griswold, Richmond & Glock in Meriden, Connecticut contains racist, harmful imagery and language. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time i...

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 190944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.07.001

Trade card for Excelsior metal polish, as advertised by the manufacturer's agents Holway, Wright and Miner, 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: 190949

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.02.04.030