Historic New England

Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

Small collection of graphic materials designed by Tony Sarg (1880-1942). Items include a map of Chicago, Illinois, during the 1933 A Century of Progress Exposition, a movable book containing stories including Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island, and Rip van Winkle, a small wooden bandbox decorated ...

Date: 1925-1942, undated

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369258

Ref. Code: GC010

Don't miss the great Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, Mass., 1935

Poster advertising the Topsfield Fair taking place between Friday, August 30, 1935, and Monday, September 2, 1935. The fair is described as "four delightful days of amusement and education." Attendees could purchase reduced daily admission for 50 cents or season tickets, which guaranteed four admiss...

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369259

Ref. Code: EP001.15.046

Exterior, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Ten color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the...

Date: 1942-1943

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369260

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00047

Exterior, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Seven color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting t...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369262

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00048

Exterior view with goldenrod and milkweed in the foreground, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Six color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House with goldenrod and milkweed in the foreground. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369263

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00049

Exterior, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Five color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting th...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369264

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00050

Exterior view with perrenial garden in the foreground, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Four color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House with a perennial garden in the foreground. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as pa...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369265

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00051

Exterior, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Two color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369266

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00052

Exterior, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Two color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369267

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00053

Exterior view with stone wall in the foreground, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Ten color transparencies depicting the exterior of the Gropius House with a stone wall in the foreground. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369269

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00054

Walter and Ise Gropius gardening, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting Walter and Ise Gropius gardening at the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparen...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369270

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00055

Model of Gropius House, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting a model of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the exteri...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369271

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00056

Guest room, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Seven color transparencies depicting the guest room of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369272

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00057

First floor hall, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Seven color transparencies depicting the first floor hall of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies dep...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369273

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00058

Kitchen, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Six color transparencies depicting the kitchen of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the ...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369274

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00059

Desks in study, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Three color transparencies depicting the desks in the study of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies d...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369275

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00060

Dining room, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Two color transparencies depicting the dining room of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting ...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369276

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00061

Dressing room vanity, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

Two color transparencies depicting the dressing room vanity of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies d...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369277

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00062

Upper hall, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting the upper hall of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369278

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00063

Ati Gropius's bedroom, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting Ati Gropius's bedroom in the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depict...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369279

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00064

Living room, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting the living room of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting th...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369280

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00065

Exterior of the Omaha Country Club clubhouse, Omaha, Neb., circa 1900

Albumen print depicting the exterior of the Omaha Country Club clubhouse and its pavilion located in Omaha, Nebraksa. The photographer is unknown. The clubhouse was designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball of architectural firm Walker and Kimball in 1900. The country club eventually relocated, but elements...

Date: circa 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369281

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.US.0020.0020.001

Interior of an unidentified room in the Omaha Country Club clubhouse, Omaha, Neb., circa 1900

Albumen print depicting the interior of an unidentified room inside the Omaha Country Club clubhouse located in Omaha, Nebraksa. Furniture such as chairs, tables, rugs, and lighting elements, as well as a brick hearth, are pictured. The photographer is unknown. The clubhouse was designed by Thomas R...

Date: circa 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369283

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.US.0020.0020.002

A Century of Progress, 1833-1933; Chicago Worlds Fair Exposition--South End; Chicago Worlds Fair Exposition--North End: A geographic map of the Century of Progress Exhibition held in Chicago, Illinois, 1933. Faithfully executed and drawn in a carnival spirit by Tony Sarg 33. Printed in water colors by Lakleside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Corporation, Chicago, Ill., 1933

Map designed by Tony Sarg depicting the South and North ends of Chicago, Illinois, during the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Printed by Lakeside Press and published by R.R. Donnelly & Sons Corporation. Dated 1933. Map was housed in an envelope with the following written on the front: "Tony Sarg's Pictor...

Date: 1933

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369291

Ref. Code: GC010.001

Winslow Crocker House move

Thatcher - Yarmouthport, Mass. Dated August 29, 1935. Photographed by G. Holden Greene. HNE negative No. 17468a

Date: August 29, 1935

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369295

Ref. Code: PC006.WIN.01.001

Decorative bandbox

Wooden bandbox decorated with lithographic materials depicting florals, horse-drawn carriages, a clock, and an illustration of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The following is written on the lid of the box: "This clock was designed by Tony Sarg / Nantucket, Mass., 1925."

Date: 1925

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369302

Ref. Code: GC010.002

Napkin

Paper napkin with a red and green color illustration of an elephant and a tiger sitting at a table drinking while being served by a hippopotamous. The napkin was designed by Tony Sarg for use in the Waldorf Astoria's Oasis Room. The following is written underneath the illustration: "The Waldorf A...

Date: undated

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369304

Ref. Code: GC010.003

Tony Sargs treasure book : Rip van Winkle, Alice in Wonderland, and Treasure Island / by Tony Sarg

Movable book published by B. F. Jay & Co. in 1942. Written and illustrated by Tony Sarg. Features characters and storylines from the novels Alice in Wonderland and Treasure Island as well as the short story "Rip van Winkle."

Date: 1942

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369305

Ref. Code: GC010.004

2020 direct mail collection

Collection of approximately 150 direct mail letters sent by organizations, including non-profits, cultural heritage institutions, civil rights organizations, and educational institutions, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A large portion of letters discuss the changes and uncertainty experienced by orga...

Date: 2020

Collection: 2020 direct mail collection

GUSN: 369310

Ref. Code: MS078

Frigidaire Recipes, Frigidaire Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, 1928

1 cookbook, 77 pages : color illustration ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369311

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.008

House of the Year, undated

8 photographs of line drawings of Royal Barry Wills Associates House of the Year, unknown location, no commission number, undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 369314

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HouseoftheYear

Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass.

12 black and white interior and exterior photographs for Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass.Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass. Also see commission 1857

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 369326

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.PaineS

Jacob Shore house, Providence, R.I., 1941

Black and white interior photographs for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shore in Providence, Rhode Island (commission #809).

Date: 1941

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 369328

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.ShoreJ

Framed portrait of Martha Ann (Cushing) Esty, undated

Undated portrait of Martha Ann (Cushing) Esty (1837-1887). Placed in dark wood and gold-painted frame, the portrait shows a young woman from the shoulders up with curly brown hair and dark eyes. Portions of the photograph have been hand colored. The reverse of the frame lists the framer, Hendrickson...

Date: undated

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 369346

Ref. Code: PC004.01.C.4600.001

Framed portrait of Sarah Eliza Sigourney (Cushing) Tuckerman, undated

Undated portrait of Sarah Eliza Sigourney (Cushing) Tuckerman(1832-1915). Placed in dark wood and gold-painted frame, the portrait shows a young woman from the shoulders up with light brown/blond hair and dark eyes. Portions of the photograph have been hand colored. The reverse of the frame lists th...

Date: undated

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 369347

Ref. Code: PC004.01.C.4600.002

Photograph of Boston University Law Tower and city skyline, undated

1 framed photograph

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369350

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.009

2024 Acquisition -- 2 of 2

This series contains design drawings in pencil on tissue attributed to A.H. Davenport and Davenport Furniture Company circa 1800s-1916. The design drawings depict a variety of furnishings including images of beds, case goods, chairs, chaise lounges, couches, details of objects, settees, sideboards...

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369352

Ref. Code: CC011.015

"Davenport, A.H.; Preparatory Sketches of Chairs, Sofas, Beds"

This subseries contains pencil drawings of furnishings. There is one cyanotype showing the words Nabon Fanini which may have been used as reference material. Some drawings include various views or measurements of the furnishings drawn.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369354

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001

"Davenport Furniture Co."

This subseries contains pencil drawings of furnishings. Some drawings include various views or measurements of the furnishings depicted. There is one matted pen and watercolor drawing of a sideboard included. There is one pencil drawing of a chair that has been matted. There are pages from a book of...

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369355

Ref. Code: CC011.015.002

Chairs, Tables

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.01 through 91.45.25.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369356

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.001

Chairs, Sofas

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.26 through 91.45.50.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369357

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.002

Beds, Chairs, "Couches", Tables

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.51 through 91.45.75.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369358

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.003

Chairs, Chaise Lounges, Sofas

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.76 through 91.45.100.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369359

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.004

Chairs, Sofas, Tables

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.101 through 91.45.130.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369360

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.005

Beds, Chairs, Sofas, Tables

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 91.45.131 through 91.45.160.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369361

Ref. Code: CC011.015.001.006

Sideboard; pen and watercolor. Matted

This folder contains the following item number assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 92.37.1.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369362

Ref. Code: CC011.015.002.001

Chair, pencil on trace. Matted

This folder contains the following item number assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 92.37.2.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369363

Ref. Code: CC011.015.002.002

"Chairs"

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 92.126.1 through 92.126.25.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369364

Ref. Code: CC011.015.002.003

"Chairs"

This folder contains the following item numbers assigned by The Carnegie Museum of Art: 92.126.26 through 92.126.50.

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369365

Ref. Code: CC011.015.002.004

Portrait of six children in American Revolution-era costumes

One mounted photographic print of six children, three boys and three girls. The photograph measures 6 1/2 inches by 9 inches. The children are dressed in elaborate costumes, including wigs, that were typical of formal wear during the American revolutionary era. The location of the photograph is unk...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369661

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.6000.0100.001

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