Historic New England

New American homes, 4th improved ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, east, Topeka, Kan., undated

Each plan has an illustration or photographic prints, floor plan, description, and price.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355075

Ref. Code: EP005.033

Springall summer cottages, ready-to-assemble, Pitman & Brown Co., Salem, Mass., 1922

Plan book containing fourteen cottage designs. Each design has an illustration, description, and floor plan. The business has a branch office at 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355076

Ref. Code: EP005.034

Springall summer cottages, ready-to-assemble, Pitman & Brown Co., Salem, Mass., 1926

Plan book containing fourteen cottage designs. Each design has an illustration, description, and floor plan. There is a photograph of the mill on page 15.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355077

Ref. Code: EP005.035

Successful chicken raising, E. F. Hodgson Company, Dover, Mass., 1896

Catalog describes methods and equipment for raising chickens.

Date: 1896

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355078

Ref. Code: EP005.036

[Catalog], Bradley Portable House Corporation, Randolph, Mass., undated

The descriptions include prices for such extras as window screens and paint. The catalog is stamped with notices stating that all prices are increased by 10% due to the increase in building materials costs. Published by Bradley Portable House Corporation, described as "Manufacturers of portable cott...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355081

Ref. Code: EP005.037

Thayer's ready cut and portable buildings, catalogue 10, E. E. Babb & Co, 212 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., 1926

There are descriptions and photographic of houses and other structures. Text on the front cover reads, "Boston Agency, E.E. Babb & Co., 212 Summer Street."

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355082

Ref. Code: EP005.038

A "Fisklock" brick house, Fiske & Co., Inc., 1953 Arena Building, New York, N.Y., undated

The advantages of the "Fisklock Tapestry" brick in house construction is described including fireproofing and insulation. A residence utilizing the brick, designed by Clinton Noble and located in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is photographed. Reprint from building material supplement to the February 3, 1...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355084

Ref. Code: EP005.039

Homes, Springall and Company, Inc., 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Salem, Mass., 1921

Descriptions, photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans are provided for houses and summer cottages.

Date: 1921

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355087

Ref. Code: EP005.040

Exterior view of Rogers Building, M.I.T., Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

The Rogers Building facade can be seen in the image. Behind it on the right side of the image is the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Newbury and Berkeley Streets.

Date: 1912-06-14

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355088

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1610.001

729-715 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

Two automobiles and a horse-drawn cart stand in front of the storefronts on Boylston between Exeter and Fairfield Streets. The Pierce Photographer Studio is on the left at 729 Boylston. Swinehart Tires is to the right of Pierce. Lenox Studio's Expert Photographers is above Swinehart. Above Swinehart...

Date: 1912-04-11

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 355089

Ref. Code: PC017.01.01.03.1301

727-717 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., William T. Clark, photographer

The Atlantic Radio Company, on the left side of the image is at 727 Boylston Street. To the right of Atlantic is Wilson, Inc., dressmakers, at 723 Boylston Street. The window above Wilson reads "Girl Scouts." To the right of Wilson is Mrs. G.H. Eames, women's clothing, at 717 Boylston Street.

Date: 1920s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355090

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1680.001

Kendall's Pond and Bridge, Windham, NH, June 15, 1891

One 8"x10", black and white photograph of two men fishing off of Kendall's Bridge in Windham, New Hampshire taken by Baldwin Coolidge on June 15, 1891. The bridge is on Kendall's Pond in Windham, NH.

Date: 1891

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355091

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1790.0010.006

Exterior view of the Colonel John Thatcher House, Yarmouth Port, MA, undated

Exterior view of the Colonel John Thatcher house, Yarmouth Port, MA, undated. That back of the photograph contains illegible inscription.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355092

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3530.0050.002

Exterior view of 239 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass.

The facade of the Thayer house can be seen at Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Streets. A man and a woman look at the photographer from separate windows on the third floor.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355094

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2810.004

Why people like concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., undated

The advantages of building in concrete are described with various house models. Floor plans and photographic prints of houses are included.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355095

Ref. Code: EP005.041

Suggested designs for small, firesafe concrete homes, 2nd ed., Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 1946

In addition to the illustrations, floor plans, and elevations for each design, there are construction detail and specification suggestions on each page. The item describes stucco textures commonly used in house construction.

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355096

Ref. Code: EP005.042

Poultry houses, Johns-Manville Corp., 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, N.Y., 1938

Poultry housing with insulating materials is described for customers. Other Johns-Manville products are featured throughout the catalog.

Date: 1938

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355097

Ref. Code: EP005.043

Public Garden, Boston, Mass.

This panoramic view of the Public Garden was taken from the Beacon Street side. People can be seen on the pathways winding through it with benches, fountains, statues, and the lagoon. On the right side of the image streets and buildings intersect with Arlington Street. The Ether Monument by sculptor...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355098

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6660.002

Public Garden, Boston, Mass., Moulton Photo Company, Salem, Mass.

A small group of girls and women walk pass the Washington statue on the left side of it. Six men work on the grounds around the statue's base. The sculpture and fountain known as "Venus rising from the sea" or "Maid of the Mist" can be seen on the left side of the image. Boats can be seen in the la...

Date: ca. 1892

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355099

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6650.002

Ferdinand Building, Washington Street junction of Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The sign for Ferdinand's Blue Store states it carries furniture and carpets. Signs at street level advertise Hunter Baltimore Rye the American Gentleman's Whiskey, Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour, "Chris and the Wonderful Lamp," playing at the Boston Museum, a sign entreating passers-by to "Vote for Edw...

Date: 1899-12-11

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355110

Ref. Code: PC009.207.012

Junction of Washington and Warren Streets, Roxbury, Mass.

The Ferdinand Blue Store dominates the corner at 2260 Washington Street. Advertising and signs can be seen at street level to the right of the store. Streetcar tracks can be seen in the image.

Date: 1899-12-11

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355112

Ref. Code: PC009.207.013

Washington Street just north of Marvin Street, Roxbury, Mass.

Ferdinand's store, parlor furniture factory, is at the extreme left. W.B. Cutter, in the Curtis Building, carries paints and hardware at 2306 Washington Street. Joseph S. Waterman & Sons, funeral undertakers is in the building dated 1890. A horse-drawn vehicle stands in front of Waterman's. To the r...

Date: 1899-12-12

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355113

Ref. Code: PC009.207.014

Casey family seated on porch, undated

Three women reading the newspaper and sitting on the Casey Farm porch.

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 355139

Ref. Code: MS008.23.02.20.01

Edward Pearce Casey seated on porch, about 1938

Edward P. Casey, about 1938.

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 355140

Ref. Code: MS008.23.02.20.02

Edward Pearce Casey and Lillian Casey, undated

Corner of photograph is missing; image is cut.

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 355141

Ref. Code: MS008.23.02.20.03

Edward Pearce Casey, 1939

Edward "Ned" Pearce Casey, standing, 1939.

Date: 1939

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 355142

Ref. Code: MS008.23.02.20.04

Member of the Casey family, probably Lillian Casey, seated on porch, undated

A woman, probably Lillian Casey, seated on the porch at Casey Farm in Saunderstown, RI.

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 355143

Ref. Code: MS008.23.02.20.05

Dr. Theodore Eastman as a boy, undated

cabinet portrait

Date: undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 355146

Ref. Code: MS014.03.03.07.001

Trade card, Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 555 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass.

Text on the card reads "Insures dwellings and contents, returns 70% on expiration of 5-year policies."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355148

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.031

Exterior view of Congregation Beth Israel (Baldwin Place Shul), Baldwin Place, Boston, Mass.

Two men in top hats stand outside the Congregation Beth Israel building in Baldwin Place, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355150

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0650.001

Eastman House exterior South Berwick, ME

Item

Date: 1984

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355165

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0040.01

Eastman House exterior, South. Berwick, ME

1 photgraph

Date: 1984

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355166

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0040.02

Eastman House exterior, South Berwick, ME

1 photograph

Date: 1984

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355167

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0040.03

Eastman House exterior, South Berwick, ME

1 photograph

Date: 1984

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355168

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0040.04

South Berwick, Maine, A. S. Maddox and his sister, Dell Speed (copy)

1 photograph (copy)

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355169

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0020.001

W. B. Ross House, South Berwick, Maine, 1900

Caption reads: Home of W. B. Ross 1900 South Berwick, Maine. Mary B. Ross born April 1883 and daughter of Wesley and Elva Ross, S. Berwick, Maine Duplicate by mail Arthur H. Woodman, Melrose, Mass.

Date: 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355170

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0010.001

Columbia Warren House, South Berwick, Maine

Caption reads:House of Columbia Warren, South Berwick, Maine some boards from it are installed in the garden house or "studio" of the Hamilton House.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355171

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0010.002

Wilkins House, South Berwick, Maine

Caption reads, Wilkins House Geo. A. Wilkins; Amateur Photographer So. Berwick, ME.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355172

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0010.003

George Tyson Davis House South Berwick, Maine

Caption reads, 3 September, 1916 Mrs. George Tyson Davis House South Berwick, Maine 2678 The Halliday Historic Photograph Co. 8 Beacon St., Boston.

Date: 1916

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355173

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0020.002

Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine

Caption reads, Berwick Academy, So. Berwick, Maine. Geo. A. Wilkins; Amateur Photographer So. Berwick, Maine

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355174

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0010.004

Cemetery, South Berwick, Maine

Handwriting is Sarah Orne Jewett's.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355175

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1600.0010.005

Railroad trestle and dam, Salmon Falls, N. H.

Date: undated

Collection: Jewett family papers

GUSN: 355176

Ref. Code: MS014.03.03.07.002

Exterior View of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355177

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.002

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355178

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.003

Interior view with fireplace of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355179

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.004

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355180

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.005

Hall, Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355181

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.006

Bedroom, Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355182

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.007

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 phototgraph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355183

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.008

War Ration Book, 1943 issued to Constance Holt

962053 ET United States of America Office of Price Administration War Ration Book No. 3

Date: 1943

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355184

Ref. Code: MS006.01.13.01.001

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