Historic New England

Trade card, spring flower show, March 9 to 15, 1952 inclusive, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Mechanics Bldg., Boston, Mass.

Text on the ticket reads "Member's admission ticket." The ticket has the seal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354193

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.03.019

Trade card, Bay State Lawn Mower, Blair Manufacturing Company, Springfield, Mass.

In a farm setting a girl mows the lawn while two men and a woman look on. The caption reads "The Old Homestead." An ox-drawn hay wagon is in the background with a lake beyond it. A pole water well is on the left side of the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354194

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.02.006

Fountain, Bayard Thayer Estate, Lancaster, Mass.

A fountain can be seen below a garden pavilion on the Bayard Thayer Estate.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354198

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3100.0400.003

"Garden sketch for Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin" by Loring Underwood, undated

This color sketch of an unidentified garden was done for heiress and sportswoman Edith Hope Goddard Iselin, also known as Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin. The sketch is likely an unbuilt proposal for the Iselin gardens in Providence, Rhode Island. The sketch is undated and was completed by American landscape ...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 354202

Ref. Code: GC001.US.057

Country plumber, rebutting some arguments set forth by other noted specialists in America's backyard architecture, Phil Potts, W.H. Fawcett, Country Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A humorous examination of American outhouses.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354204

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.030

John Childs' new, rare & beautiful flowers, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

1 cover : color illustration

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.225

Livingston seed annual 1903, back cover, Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, Ohio

Text on the back cover reads "Livingston's New Dwarf Stone Tomatoes" and "Livingston's True Blue Seeds."

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354216

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.226

Covers, Burpee's farm annual 1892, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The back cover caption reads "Partial view of Burpee's Fordhook Farm."

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354217

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.227

Covers, Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

The front and back covers illustrate the variety of flowers and fruit offered by the nursery.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354218

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.228

Page, Annual descriptive catalogue, Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation, 47 to 54 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

A devil figure holding a sword duels with an insect in the illustration for insecticides.

Date: 1897-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354219

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.229

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 149, 11,790 sq. ft. in area, 90 ft. frontage, designed for the New England states, Robert Washburn Beal, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There is a planting list, sketches, and suggestions for contruction and maintenance of the garden. The plan has a tea terrace, children's play area, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354220

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.028

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 150, lot 60' x 125', designed for the New England states, Charles Mowbray Davidson and Stuart Constable, Stamford, Connecticut, Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A planting list and suggestions for the construction and maintenance of the garden is included. The plan has a pool, sundial, and perennial flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354224

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.029

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 152, lot 80' x 120', designed for the New England states, Fletcher Steele, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. Detailed perspectives for the pool and garden wall are provided. The plan has a pool, sundial, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354225

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.030

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 154, lot 140' x 150' x 114', designed for the New England states, Harold Hill Blossom, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There are detailed drawings for the shelter and trellis. The plan has a garden shelter, rose arch, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.031

Studio portrait of Alice Tobey Ware, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354228

Ref. Code: PC008.10.055

Schwerd quality columns, A.F. Schwerd Manufacturing Co., factory and office, 3181-3225 McClure Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog, 47 pages : illustrations

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.009

On the grounds of Weld, the Larz Anderson Estate, Brookline, Mass., Johnston-Hewitt Studio, 536 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Gnome and rabbit figurines can be seen playing on the grounds of the Anderson Estate.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354256

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0470.0130.004

Almanac of the Garden Club of America, Garden Club of America, New York, New York

The cover is illustrated with the twelve signs of the zodiac.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354259

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.230

Garden week in Virginia, April 28-May 3, 1947, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

1 magazine, 24 pages : illustrations

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354262

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.231

Historic garden week in Virginia, April 23-30, 1949, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

The back cover has illustrations of Richmond hotels.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354263

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.232

Garden week in Virginia, April 22-27, 1940, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

1 magazine

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354264

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.233

Twenty-first annual program for the observance of Arbor Day in the schools of Rhode Island, May 10, 1912, issued by the Commissioner of Public Schools, state of Rhode Island

The program has information on trees from planting to maturity supplemented with poems and songs.

Date: 1912-05-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354266

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.234

Twenty-third annual program for the observance of Arbor Day in the schools of Rhode Island, May 8, 1914, the Commissioner of Public Schools, state of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island

The characteristics of Rhode Island trees are described for students in a text supplemented with poems and songs.

Date: 1914-05-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354270

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.235

Hope's leadwork for the garden, catalog no. 200, Henry Hope & Sons, New York, New York

The catalog has images of statues and other pieces for decorating the garden. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 38 G."

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354272

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.056

Ornamental iron and wire work, catalog no. 8, Badger Wire & Iron Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The business manufactures all types of iron work from window grilles to jail cells.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354275

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.057

Studio portrait of Rev. E. P. Tenney, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Rev. E. P. Tenney, Boston, Mass., undated.

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

GUSN: 354276

Ref. Code: PC008.10.056

Art in iron, volume M sundries, Wrot Iron Designers, 541 West 35th Street, New York, New York

1 trade catalog : illustrations

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354278

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.006.010

East side of Washington St. just north of Ruggles St., Boston, Mass., 1899

Negative #660

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 354280

Ref. Code: PC009.207.011

Catalogue of greenhouses, Lord & Burnham Company, New York office, St. James Building, Broadway & 26th Street, general office and works, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York

The catalog has photographs of greenhouses done for clients.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354281

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.236

Look to Toro in '63, Toro Manufacturing Corp., Minneapolis, Minnesota

The front of the flier describes the 32" Red Rider model.

Date: 1963

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354284

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.016

Landscape planting and engineering, Lewis & Valentine Co., 47 West 34th Street, New York, New York

Photographs of estates, houses and gardens illustrate the firm's landscape work.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354285

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.237

Studio Portrait of E. P. Tileston, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of E. P. Tileston, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354286

Ref. Code: PC008.10.057

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Studio portrait of Brigadier General F. B. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

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

GUSN: 354287

Ref. Code: PC008.10.058

Studio portrait of Charles Sumner, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354288

Ref. Code: PC008.10.059

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1963

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

GUSN: 354289

Ref. Code: PC008.10.060

Studio portrait of Colonel Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass. undated

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

GUSN: 354290

Ref. Code: PC008.10.061

Studio portrait of Mrs. Samuel G. Reed, Boston, Mass., 1862

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

GUSN: 354291

Ref. Code: PC008.10.062

Studio portrait of Mrs. Lemuel Shaw, Boston, Mass., 1863

Studio portrait of Mrs. Lemuel Shaw, Boston, Mass., 1863 verso of image "wife of Chief Justice Shaw taken after his death"

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

GUSN: 354292

Ref. Code: PC008.10.063

Studio portrait of John T. Pope, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354293

Ref. Code: PC008.10.064

Studio portrait of Mrs Thomas Melville, formerly Miss Priscilla Scollay, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354294

Ref. Code: PC008.10.065

Studio portrait of Mrs. Thomas Melville, formerly Miss Priscilla Scollay, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354296

Ref. Code: PC008.10.066

Studio portrait of Major Thomas Melville, Boston, Mass. undated

Studio portrait of Major Thomas Melville, Boston, Mass. undated Husband of Mrs Priscilla Scollay Melville

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

GUSN: 354297

Ref. Code: PC008.10.067

Stereograph portrait of the garden caretakers, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

1 stereograph

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354299

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.2010.0020.002

Stereograph of spray fountain, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

A fountain and other structures can be seen on a lake on the Baker Estate. Text on the right side of the stereograph reads "For sale at the Boston Aquarium, 13 West Street, Boston. Photographed by C. Seaver, Grantville, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354300

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.2010.0020.003

Studio portrait of Mercy Waterman Josselyn, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354303

Ref. Code: PC008.10.068

Studio portrait of Major Thomas Melville, Boston, Mass., undated

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

GUSN: 354304

Ref. Code: PC008.10.069

Studio portrait of Agnes Lincoln, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Agnes Lincoln, Boston, Mass., undated Verson of image "Agnes Lincoln. Sister of Aunt Sarah Louise Edes"

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

GUSN: 354305

Ref. Code: PC008.10.070

Stereograph of floral art garden, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

The landscaped grounds stretch into the distance in this stereo view. A greenhouse can be seen on the left side of the image. Text on the image borders reads "Views at Ridge Hill Farms, Wellesley, Mass. Photographed by C. Seaver, Jr., Grantville, Mass. For sale at the Boston Aquarium, 13 West Street...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354307

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.2010.0020.004