Historic New England

J. K. Lilly house, West Falmouth, Mass.

5 black and white photographs of a house for J. K. Lilly in West Falmouth, Massachusetts. Architectural commission 1674 corresponds to the images

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

GUSN: 354478

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.LillyJ-WestFalmouth

Bright Coves development, New Seabury, Mass.

15 black and white photographs of multiple buildings for Bright Coves development in New Seabury, Massachusetts. Commission dating from 19641-1963 corresponsd to the images. Commissions are 1841, 1893, and 1893-A.. Images are of interior and exterior of structure.

Date: 1941-1963

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

GUSN: 354479

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BrightCoves

Trade card, Universal Fashion Company, Mrs. E.A.W. Rouse, agency for the Universal Fashion Company's perfect-fitting patterns, Bragg's Building, Centre Street, Bath, Maine

Rouse deals in fashionable millinery and fancy goods. She also has a business in hair switches, curls, fronts and wigs. The Universal Fashion Company is advertising an "Album of Fashions," 64 pages with over 1,000 illustrations. In the card illustration a young woman observes a broken milk jug at he...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354480

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.01.027

Popular small homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Potential customers can choose from the 40 designs described in the catalog. In the item cover a family views a home. The plans are available through The Plainville Lumber & Coal Co., building materials, at 26 Pierce Street in Plainville, Connecticut.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354482

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.231

Multi-level homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The plans described feature play rooms, garages, laundries, and terraces. Customers will receive blueprints, specifications, and plans that are availabe as shown or reversed. The plans are available from J.G. Deering & Son, building materials since 1866, 14 Elm Street, Biddeford, Maine.

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354483

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.232

Low cost homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The catalog describes 58 homes which can be financed through the Federal Housing Administration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354487

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.233

Economy-bilt homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The 54 homes described can be financed through the Federal Housing Administration. In the cover illustration a mother and daughter walk down the sidewalk in front of a house. The plans are available through J.G. Deering & Son, lumber, 14 Elm Street, Biddeford, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354488

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.234

Minimum-cost homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The catalog has 22 designs and 44 plans for prospective homeowners. The plans are available from Edwin K. Greer Co., lumber, mason supplies, paints, hardware, 57 Main Street, Wareham, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354489

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.235

Priggen steel garages and steel buildings for every purpose, Priggen Steel Garage Company, Inc., 1 Carleton Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Portable building products are described for customers. The cover title reads "Priggen portable garages & buildings."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354490

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.236

Popular Cape Cod colonial homes, new ideas by small home architects, Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, Rhode Island

A variety of designs are offered to meet the requirements of the Federal Housing Administration and local building departments. The plans are available through Dunning Lumber Co., materials for home needs, 1559 Elmwood Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354491

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.237

Buildings of distinction, save time, save money, save worry, Pope & Cottle Company, Revere Beach Parkway, Revere, Mass.; 515 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

The catalog has cottages, log cabins, community buildings, playhouses, garages, gas stations, and greenhouses. The cover title reads "A modern way to build."

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354492

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.238

Homes you can easily own, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago. Illinois

The plans are available through Genesee Lumber & Coal Co., Inc., Franklin Street, Batavia, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354493

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.239

Low cost of dignity and beauty, use plate glass, Plate Glass Manufacturers of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The benefits of using plate glass in home construction are described for potential customers.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354495

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.036

Trade card for unidentified business, location unknown, 1872

Two women watch a monkey present a drum to a small child while a male figure plays a horn instrument in the card image. The group is in a wheat field. The card margins have calendars for September and October 1872.

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.01.01.007

Home of homes, Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, Rhode Island

The plans are available through Palma Lumber Company, 1502 Curry Road, Schenectady, New York. Palma Lumber carries masons supplies, hardware, Du Pont Paints, and Johns-Manville Roofng.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354499

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.240

Eastern homes of moderate cost, new ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Customers will receive blueprints, specifications, and plans that are availabe as shown or reversed. The plans are available through J.W. White Co., Whitco building materials, 45-47 Lincoln Street, Lewiston, Maine.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354501

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.241

New, practical, selected homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Text on the cover reads, "Plan book of the month from our complete home planning library." The plans are available from Watson Lumber Company, Troy, Illinois. The second copy has the following text on the front cover: "H.C. Pond Lumber Co., 45 Oxford Street, Auburn, Mass.

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354502

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.242

Petite homes of budget appeal, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

There are 100 homes for the customer to select from in this catalog. The plans are available from W.J. & E.R. Young, building materials, 861 E. Church Street, Elmira, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354503

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.243

Trade card, suitors not in favor with the old man should wear celluloid, waterproof collars, cuffs, and short bosoms, location unknown, undated

A father sprays water on his weeping daughter's suitor. The card verso describes methods of cleaning the clothing pieces.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354504

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.04.026

Trade card, Charles F. Adams, manufacturer and importer of and instalment dealer in Atlantic and other wringers, Erie, Pennsylvania

Adams carried silverware, clocks, rugs, carpet sweepers, curtains, lamps and other household necessities. The card illustration promotes Atlantic wringers. The man in the card image carries a sled on his back and suggests a ride to the woman who has completed her laundry.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354506

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.04.02.004

Excelsior! This is a certificate of fifty merits presented to Charlie W. Lord for good conduct from Alice M. Bradstreet, teacher, c1876, 1889

The document is copyrighted 1876.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354507

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.02.018

Trade card, J.H. Bufford, lithographer, 490 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Water is sprayed on a building fire in the card illustration. Text on the seal reads "Awarded to J.H. Bufford for Lithography, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354508

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.019

Trade card, Crump washable paper hangings in oil colors, J.H. & J.P. Thayer, 658 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass.

1 trade card : color illustration

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354510

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.02.010

Trade card for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread 50, location unknown, 1879

A figure in tartan and an Uncle Sam figure in top hat and striped trousers carry a medal which reads "Republique Française," in the card image. There is a ship in the background. The caption reads "They Return." The card verso text reads "Prize medals awarded at Philadelphia 1876, Paris 1878 and 18...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354511

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.04.03.039

Trade card, The Imperial Bronze Wire Cloth for door and window screens, manufactured by The New Jersey Wire Cloth Co., Trenton, New Jersey

A mother and daughter read in the comfort of their screened in porch in the card image.

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354513

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.02.013

Studio portrait of Mrs. Dr. Slay, Boston, Mass., 1864

Date: 1864

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354515

Ref. Code: PC008.10.105

Studio portrait of Eben Farrington, Boston, Mass., 1862

Date: 1862

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354516

Ref. Code: PC008.10.106

Studio portrait of Sarah Almy, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354517

Ref. Code: PC008.10.107

Studio portrait of Isaac Harris Hooper, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354518

Ref. Code: PC008.10.108

Studio portrait of Parson Brownlow, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Parson Brownlow seated, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354519

Ref. Code: PC008.10.109

Studio portrait of Mr. Toby, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Mr. Toby seated, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354520

Ref. Code: PC008.10.110

Studio portrait of General B. F. Butler, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354521

Ref. Code: PC008.10.111

Studio portrait of General Lysander Cutler, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354522

Ref. Code: PC008.10.112

Studio portrait of children Fred and Maud Ransom, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of children Fred and Maid Ransom, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354523

Ref. Code: PC008.10.113

Studio portrait of Ole Bull, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354524

Ref. Code: PC008.10.114

Studio portrait of The Missionary Chestnut A Widdows Mite for the Sabbath School, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354525

Ref. Code: PC008.10.115

Studio portrait of Herbert Pelham Curtis, Boston, Mass., 1862

Date: 1862

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354526

Ref. Code: PC008.10.116

Studio portrait of Luey Barker, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354527

Ref. Code: PC008.10.117

Studio portrait of unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated Image from the Barrett House collection

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354528

Ref. Code: PC008.10.118

Studio portrait of an unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of an unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated from the ex-Barrett House collection, New Ipswich, N.H.

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354529

Ref. Code: PC008.10.119

Studio portrait of of Mr. Alexanda Strong, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354530

Ref. Code: PC008.10.120

Studio portrait of Rev. Cyrus A. Bartol, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354531

Ref. Code: PC008.10.121

Studio portrait of Governor Andrew, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354532

Ref. Code: PC008.10.122

Studio portrait of an unidentified man, Boston, Mass., 1860

Date: 1860

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354533

Ref. Code: PC008.10.123

Studio portrait of John A. Andrew, Boston, Mass., 1862-63

Date: 1862-1863

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354534

Ref. Code: PC008.10.124

Studio portrait of an unidentified woman, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354535

Ref. Code: PC008.10.125

Studio portrait of an unidentified woman, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354536

Ref. Code: PC008.10.126

Studio portrait of Mrs. Farrar, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Mrs. Farrar, Boston, Mass., undated There are two identical copies of this image.

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354537

Ref. Code: PC008.10.127

Studio portrait of an unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354538

Ref. Code: PC008.10.128

Book of bungalows, compact homes for modern living, 42 designs, 6th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354414

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.218

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