Historic New England

Interior view of the fireplace, Edward Everett House, 16 Harvard St., Charlestown

An interior view shows a fireplace and mantel in a room in the Edward Everett House in Charlestown, Massachusetts. A fire basket with logs sits in the fireplace. The mantel is decorated with double slender columns and single ogee arches.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194998

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0560.0250.001

Window and door, Harrison Baldwin House, 16-18 School St., Charlestown

This interior view of the Harrison Baldwin House in Charlestown, Massachusetts shows a room in disrepair. A window is boarded up. Refuse is heaped on the floor and plaster has fallen off to reveal the lath. A door leads into a room that appears to be in a similar condition.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194999

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0560.0030.001

Ceiling, pipe, and molding, Harrison Baldwin House, 16-18 School St., Charlestown, Mass.

This interior view of the Harrison Baldwin House in Charlestown, Massachusetts shows various details of a room, including a molded arch and pilaster on the wall and the molding of the ceiling.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195000

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0560.0030.002

View of Inman Square, Cambridge, looking east

The intersection of Cambridge, Hampshire and Beacon Streets is seen in Inman Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles share the road.

Date: 1910-1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195001

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0080.001

View of Central Square, Cambridge, Mass.

Central Square, looking west, is seen in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195002

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0080.002

View of Lexington St., East Boston, looking east

Row houses crowd together on Lexington Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Trees lining the sidewalks almost form a canopy over the cobblestone roadway. A trolley car with the sign "Tunnel" and an advertisement for the Boston Pops travels along the street. On December 30, 1904, the Boston Elevated...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195003

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0030.001

Interior view of H.H. Richardson's office, Brookline, Mass.

An interior view of the private library and office of Henry Hobson Richardson in the residence, originally the Samuel Gardner Perkins House, on 25 Cottage Street in Brookline, Massachusetts where he lived and worked from 1874 to his death in 1886. Bookshelves and bookcases line the walls. Oak beams ...

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195004

Ref. Code: PC004.01.R.0500.01

View of Meridian St., East Boston, looking north

Two trolley cars travel through a commercial area on Meridian Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. One of them has a sign marked "Tunnel" and an advertisement for the Boston Pops. On December 30, 1904, the Boston Elevated Railway Company opened the East Boston Tunnel, the first underwater subway tu...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195005

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0030.002

Steamship City of Columbus at wharf, East Boston, Mass., 1882-1884

The coastal steamer, City of Columbus, is shown at the Fort Point Channel terminal of the New York & New England Railroad. The boat entered service in 1882 and was wrecked on January 17, 1884.

Date: 1882-1884

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195006

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0020.001

View of Chelsea Bridge looking south

Repairs are made to the Chelsea Street Bridge that connects East Boston with Chelsea, Massachusetts over the Chelsea Creek. Workers build scaffolding to work on the piers of the truss bridge. On the roadway, men appear to be examining the components of the truss. The tugboat, Dewitt C. Ivins, can be...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195007

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0150.001

Barkentine "Herbert Fuller", wharf near 81 Summer St., East Boston, "at time of trial for the murder of the captain"

The barkentine "Herbert Fuller" of Harrington, Maine is moored at a wharf near Summer Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. During a voyage to Rosario, Argentina, Captain Charles I. Nash, his wife Laura, and second mate August W. Blomberg were murdered on July 14, 1896. First mate Thomas M. C. Bram ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195008

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0150.002

Carlton's Wharf, East Boston, Mass., 1880s

Two sailing ships are moored at Carlton's Wharf in East Boston, Massachusetts. The view is of the bows of the ships at low tide.

Date: 1880s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195009

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0020.002

Maverick Square, East Boston

Passengers await trolley cars at the station in Maverick Square, East Boston, Massachusetts. A trolley car is parked at the station. The entrance to the East Boston Tunnel is behind the station. On December 30, 1904, the Boston Elevated Railway Company opened the tunnel, the first underwater subway ...

Date: ca. 1918

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195010

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0020.003

View of the Cottage Club and Pier from Terrace Gables, Falmouth Heights, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the Cottage Club and Pier from the Terrace Gables hotel across Grand Avenue in Falmouth Heights, Massachusetts. William Tobey built the Dutch Colonial style, gambrel-roof structure after the original Casino was destroyed by fire in 1909. The building also included a post office a...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195011

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0980.0070.005

Exterior view of the John Robbins House, 144 Great Rd., Acton, Mass.

In this distant exterior view, the John Robbins House, the carriage house, and barn at 144 Great Road in Acton, Massachusetts are pictured. Cows stand in a pasture enclosed by a stone wall before the house.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195016

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0020.0050.001

Exterior view of the Riedesel Mansion, corner of Brattle and Sparks Sts., from 140 Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass.

An exterior view from across Brattle Street of the house known variously as the Riedesel Mansion and the Sewall-Riedesel House at the corner with Sparks Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Baron Riedesel commanded the troops from Brunswick, Germany hired by the English to fight in the Revolutionary ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195017

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0160.001

Looking down Riedesel Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

A view down Riedesel Avenue to the intersection with Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Snow covers the ground and the gabled roof of a Shingle-style residence. A horse-drawn trolley car is seen on Brattle Street. Baron Riedesel commanded the troops from Brunswick, Germany hired by the Engl...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195018

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0160.002

Employees at work tables

A group of nine male workers stand next to or lean on work tables in a factory. Several of the men wear aprons. There are small animal skins and patterns on the tables. This may be a factory of the shoe and boot manufacturing company, Field Bros. & Gross, of Montello, Brockton, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195019

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0050.001

Exterior view of the Berkeley Villa/Martha Codman Karolik House, Newport, Rhode Island, undated

A woman stands on the balcony of the Berkeley Villa/Martha Codman Karolik House in Newport, Rhode Island. The house was designed by Martha Codman's cousin, the architect Ogden Codman.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195020

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0290.0250.001

Design for a cottage for Henry C. Bowen, Esq.

Architect Joseph Collins Wells designed Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut for Henry Chandler Bowen. These north front and east front elevations and first and second floor plans were drawn in ink and pencil with watercolor on a single sheet.

Date: ca. 1846

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195025

Ref. Code: AR001.USCT.3350.001

Town houses of James M. Beebe & Gardner Brewer House, covering the John Hancock Estate on Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

This presentation drawing depicts the front elevation of the French Renaissance double town houses at 29-30 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant as the homes of James M. Beebe (30 Beacon Street) and Gardner Brewer (29 Beacon Street). The John Hancock House had b...

Date: 1864

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195028

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.010

Set of architectural drawings of Holbrook Hall, Newton, Mass., 1875

1 set of 17 architectural drawings

Date: 1875

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195029

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0800.001

Framing plan of the Thomas Wigglesworth House, Manchester, Mass., Feb. 9, 1889

This framing plan is for the ocean view of a summer cottage designed for Thomas Wigglesworth by Gridley James Fox Bryant at 9 Old Neck Road in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The design combines Queen Anne and Colonial Revival elements. The drawing is dated February 9, 1889.

Date: 1889-02-09

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195031

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0600.001.002

Bird's-eye perspective of the garden, The Hague, Hamilton, Mass., ca. 1915

This watercolor on paper bird's-eye perspective drawing shows the estate and garden of Alexander Cochrane, known as The Hague or The Farm, in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Arthur Shurcliff designed the garden. Cochrane was a chemical manufacturer and businessman. A wall surrounds the garden on two sides,...

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195032

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0450.001.001

Set of architectural drawings of the John McCarthy and William Kallady Houses, Roxbury, Boston, Mass., Jan. 26, 1897

1 set of 9 architectural drawings

Date: 1897-01-26

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195033

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.002

First floor plan of the John McCarthy and William Kallady Houses, Roxbury, Boston, Mass., Jan. 26, 1897

This first floor plan is for two triple-deckers on Calumet Street in the Parker Hill neighborhood of Roxbury in Boston, Massachusetts. The architects, Samuel Rantin & Son, designed the dwellings for John McCarthy (154 Calumet Street) and William Kallady (152 Calumet Street).

Date: 1897-01-26

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195034

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.002.002

Presentation drawing of an unidentified brick cottage bungalow, designed by Frank Chouteau Brown, location unknown, 1912

These presentation drawings depict a brick cottage bungalow designed by Frank Chouteau Brown. The ink and pencil on trace drawings include a front and side rendering; first and second story floor plans; and a front sectional elevation. There is information about the cubic area of the house and estim...

Date: 1912

Collection: Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

GUSN: 195035

Ref. Code: AR003.003.001

Set of architectural drawings of the Mrs. Arland A. Dirlam House, Stoneham, Mass., 1935

1 set of 18 architectural drawings

Date: 1935

Collection: Arland A. Dirlam architectural collection

GUSN: 195037

Ref. Code: AR006.TMP.001

Perspective drawing of an unidentified house, designed by David J. Abrahams, location unknown, 1940s

David J. Abrahams, whose office was located at 260 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts, designed the International-style suburban house depicted in this presentation drawing rendered in colored pencil.

Date: 1940-1949

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195038

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.004

Design for an unidentified house, location unknown, 1920s-1950s

This is a preliminary drawing for an unidentified International-style suburban house.

Date: 1920-1959

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 195039

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.005

Fourth of July celebration, Walpole, N.H.

A crowd of people celebrate July Fourth on the Common of Walpole, New Hampshire in 1874. They seem to be crowding around some person or activity. Some participants watch from horse-drawn carriages. The front façade of the First Congregational Church of Walpole at 15 Washington Street, built in 1833...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195043

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.018

Portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett

This cabinet card presents a portait of author Sarah Orne Jewett in profile, taken at Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington Street in Boston.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195045

Ref. Code: PC004.01.J.0700.01

Portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett with book

This portait shows Sarah Orne Jewett in profile reading a book while seated at a table, on which sits a small vase of flowers.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195046

Ref. Code: PC004.01.J.0700.02

Exterior view of the Old Witch / Corwin House, North and Essex Sts., Salem

This exterior view shows the gabled front façade of the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, at 310 1/2 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. A car is parked at a meter in front of the house, and another car is parked in a driveway next to the house. Jonathan Corwin served as a magi...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195048

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.051

Exterior view of the Old Witch / Corwin House, North and Essex Sts., Salem

This exterior view shows the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, at 310 1/2 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Jonathan Corwin served as a magistrate and judge during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Corwin's grandson's widow remodeled the house with a gambrel roof in 1746 and Ge...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195049

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.1510.001

Four exterior views of the Old Witch / Corwin House, North and Essex Sts., Salem

This is a composite of four exterior views of the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, at 310 1/2 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Jonathan Corwin served as a magistrate and judge during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The first image is a reproduction of an 1819 Samuel Bartoll...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195050

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.1520.001

Exterior view of the Old Witch / Corwin House / Roger Williams House, North and Essex Sts., Salem

This exterior view shows the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, and the single-story apothecary George P. Farrington added to the house around 1856 on 310 1/2 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Jonathan Corwin served as a magistrate and judge during the Salem Witch Trials of 1...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195051

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.1520.002

Exterior view of the Old Witch / Corwin House / Roger Williams House , North and Essex Sts., Salem

This exterior view shows the Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, and the single-story apothecary George P. Farrington added to the house around 1856 on 310 1/2 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts from the North Street side. Jonathan Corwin served as a magistrate and judge during t...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195052

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.1500.001

Exterior view of the Old Witch / Corwin House / Roger Williams House , North and Essex Sts., Salem

This is a reproduction of an 1819 Samuel Bartoll painting of the Jonathan Corwin House on 310 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Joanthan Corwin served as a magistrate and judge during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The original painting is in the Peabody Essex Museum.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195053

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.1520.003

Exterior view of Baptist church on Brighton Ave., Allston, Mass.

A trolley car passes by the Brighton Avenue Baptist Church (1857-1931) on Brighton Avenue in the Union Square neighborhood of Allston. The signs on the car read: "Corner Coolidge [word illegible] Brookline Village"; "Oak Square [word illegible] Huntington Avenue"; "Pops concert"; and car number 3215...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195054

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0070.001

Exterior view of the Curtis House, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

This exterior view shows the front and side façades of the William Curtis House in Jamaica Plain in Boston, Massachusetts. Curtis built the salt box house in 1639 at what is now Lamartine and Paul Gore Streets. The house is surrounded by a picket fence, and there is a trellis adjacent to the front d...

Date: 1880-1910

Collection: Wilfred A. French photographic collection, 1880s

GUSN: 195055

Ref. Code: PC025.TMP.001

View of Hull Street and the Old North Church, Boston, Mass., undated

This view from Hull Street to the intersection with Salem Street shows the entrance to Old North Church, also known as Christ Church, in the North End of Boston. There are vines on the lower portions of the front façade.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195056

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7010.001

Boston Elevated Railway construction, Dudley and Washington Sts., Roxbury, Mass.

A street-level view of the Boston Elevated Railway construction at the intersection of Dudley and Washington Sts., Roxbury, Massachusetts. A few pedestrians can be seen beneath the elevated structure.

Date: 1900-03-08

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195057

Ref. Code: PC017.02.081-1.001

For Forrest Hills foundation #774, concrete piers, Stony Brook #6218

Photo is a below-ground view of the foundation of the Forest Hills station in Jamaica Plains, Boston, Massachusetts. The Stony Brook runs through a tunnel that is illuminated by natural light from above.

Date: 1908-05-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195058

Ref. Code: PC017.02.082-6.001

Bathing place, Manchester, Mass., 1886

Two unidentified boys face the incoming surf at Manchester, Massachusetts. The image verso for print 82767 is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manchester, MA."

Date: 1886

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 195059

Ref. Code: PC023.TMP.021