Historic New England

Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for small home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing includes an illustration of the design, the design name, a floor plan (with optional plans provided for variations on the design). square footage, and a brief description on the design's features. The back of the p...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359271

Ref. Code: EP005.445

Loose architectural renderings, 1895, undated

Contains architectural renderings of assorted architectural elements and interiors; exteriors of private residences in Milton, Massachusetts, and other unidentified locations; and exteriors of public buildings such as schools and churches.

Date: undated

Collection: Loring & Phipps architectural collection

GUSN: 359284

Ref. Code: AR041.001

Bound architectural renderings, 1895, undated

Contains one scrapbook and two folders of scrapbook materials of architectural renderings and photographs of the exteriors of private residences and public buildings such as churches and schools in Barre, Vermont; Greenwich, Connecticut; Milton, Massachusetts; Montclair, New Jersey; Nashua, New Hamp...

Date: undated

Collection: Loring & Phipps architectural collection

GUSN: 359290

Ref. Code: AR041.002

Sears color-perfect wallpapers, Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1947

Sample book for wallpapers published by Sears, Roebuck and Company. Each wallpaper sample comes with the name of the design, a brief description of the design's qualities, design features and texture descriptions, and cost estimates.

Date: 1947

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359294

Ref. Code: EP005.446

Expansible homes designed to grow, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1952

Plan book for expansible homes published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with illustrations of the completed plans, floor plans, dimensions, and a brief desctiption of unique features. Each listing also comes with optional plans, with a page flap between each two-page spread showcas...

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359295

Ref. Code: EP005.447

Summer living, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1947

Plan book for summer vacation homes. House types included are log cabins, cottages, boat houses, and tourist cabins. Each listing comes with an illustration, floor plans, a design name, dimensions, and a brief description of unique features. The front cover advertises F. R. Prescott Lumber and B...

Date: 1947

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359296

Ref. Code: EP005.448

Eastern homes of individuality, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1948

Plan book for eastern style homes published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with an illustration of the completed house, the name of the design, the room count, floor plans, and a brief description of the unique qualities of the design. The front cover advertises the Franklin Cou...

Date: 1948

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359297

Ref. Code: EP005.449

Style trends, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1944

Plan book for new home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a color illustration of the completed design, a design number, dimensions, and floor plans. The back of the plan book provides articles on new interior design trends.

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359298

Ref. Code: EP005.450

New modern ranch homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1956

Plan book for new modern ranch homes published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a color illustration of the completed design, floor plans, dimensions, design numbers, and a description of unique features. The front cover advertises the Franklin County Lumber Company, based i...

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359299

Ref. Code: EP005.451

Portrait of Florence King with a dog, circa 1900

One cartes-de-visite of Florence King, age 5, standing on a chair with a dog outside the front door of a house. She is wearing a white dress and has a white bow in her hair. The dog has a matching white bow wrapped around his neck. The photograph is dated circa 1900. It was taken by Prezeau & Tougas...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359308

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1600.0400

Photograph album, 1913-1914

Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the front cover. Contains approximately 290 black-and-white photographic prints. Album contains photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most of the photos are mounted in the album with a small number loose between pa...

Date: 1913-1914

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 359311

Ref. Code: PC009.307

Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for small home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing includes an illustration of the design, the name, a floor plan (with optional plans provided for variations on the design). square footage, and a brief description on the design's features. The back of the plan boo...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359317

Ref. Code: EP005.452

Enjoy the protection of your own home, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1942

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a color illustration of the completed house, floor plans, dimensions, a small cross section, and a brief description of the design's key features.

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359318

Ref. Code: EP005.453

Home style trends, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a color photographic print of the completed house, floor plans, dimensions, a small cross section, and a brief description of the design's key features. Most houses come with alternate...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359319

Ref. Code: EP005.454

Practical small structures for the farm, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1944

Trade catalog for farm structure designs and farm equipment published by the National Plan Service. Product listings come with a product number, an illustration of the structure or equipment, a brief description describing the equipment's functions, a cross section (when applicable), and a floor pla...

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359321

Ref. Code: EP005.455

We are co-operating with Better Housing Program, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and a floor plan. The back of the plan book provides an index fo...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359322

Ref. Code: EP005.456

Blue book of perfect fit homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1965

Plan book for home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, an illustration of the completed design, dimensions, a bulleted list of key features, and floor plans. The back of the plan book contains business reply cards and instructions on how to orde...

Date: 1965

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359323

Ref. Code: EP005.457

Homes of moderate cost, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1941

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359324

Ref. Code: EP005.458

Duplex-townhouse plans, National Plan Service, Inc., Elmhurst, Ill., 1981

Plan book for duplex-townhouse designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a design number, the basic square footage, floor plans, and an illustration of the completed project. The back of the plan book contains blueprint order forms and price lists for basic blueprint de...

Date: 1981

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359325

Ref. Code: EP005.459

Colorful homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, a room count, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans. The back of the plan book provides an index for each of the blueprints...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359326

Ref. Code: EP005.460

Small homes of originality, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book for house designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the name of the design, a room count, total dimensions, an illustration of the completed house, a description of unique features of the design, and floor plans (including for alternate designs of the house). ...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359327

Ref. Code: EP005.461

Monument salesman collection

A collection of thirty-six cabinet cards, forty-one lithographs, and one sketch of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont. The materials belonged to a monument salesman who worked for an unidentified company. This collection is arranged in two series. Cab...

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359331

Ref. Code: CC026

Cartoons scrapbook

Some of the cartoons in this scrapbook contain harmful imagery and language, including but not limited to exaggerated stereotypical depictions of Black, Asian, and Native Americans and other Indigenous individuals, language and imagery reinforcing binary gender expectations, and exaggerated stereoty...

Date: 1896-1948, undated

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 359332

Ref. Code: MS004.060

Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

This collection contains manuscript materials related to the life and business operations of Boston chairmaker Samuel Gragg, his son Washington Parker Gragg, and other relatives. Materials include financial documents such as receipts, promissory notes, and an account book, legal documents such as a ...

Date: 1796-1885, undated, predominant 1801-1810

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359376

Ref. Code: MS067

Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture catalogue, Groton, Massachusetts, 1942

Course catalogue for the Lowthorpe School for Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. The catalogue contains information on the facilities, a breakdown of the staff and the school's history, options for financial assistance, a map showing the school's location and campus layout, and a table of the ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.034.01.01.024

New North Station crochure, Boston and Maine Railroad, Boston, Mass., ca. 1935

Brochure advertising the newly-constructed North Station in downtown Boston. Throughout the borchure are images of the new structure's exterior and interior. The brochure gives details about how the concourse is organized, locations of important offices, The back of the brochure lists the architects...

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.043

Papers of Samuel Gragg, 1796-1846, undated (bulk 1801-1810)

Series contains receipts, including an 1810 receipt documenting the sale of Gragg's chairs in Sierra Leone, Africa; an account ledger; a summons; letters; a mortgage contract; promissory notes; a creditor's notice; and miscellaneous manuscripts related to the household and business operations of Sam...

Date: 1796-1846, undated, predominant 1801-1810

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359456

Ref. Code: MS067.001

Papers of Washington Parker Gragg, 1832-1885 (bulk 1830s, 1860-1863)

Series contains receipts; relinquishment of shares; interrogatory notes; materials related to land conveyances; and letters related to Washington Parker Gragg.

Date: 1832-1885, undated

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359457

Ref. Code: MS067.002

Other papers, 1804-1882, undated

Series contains a receipt; a land conveyance; a letter; a partial genealogy; and miscellaneous manuscripts related to various members of the Gragg family.

Date: 1804-1882, undated

Collection: Samuel Gragg manuscript collection

GUSN: 359458

Ref. Code: MS067.003

Letter to John Langdon, Esq., 1783 25 September

Letter received by John Langdon, Esq. in 1783 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The letter was written on September 25, 1783 in London, England, by London-based merchant bank Lane, Son & Fraser. It discusses the repayment of a bill by the author to John Langdon and clarifies the author will be cautious ...

Date: 1783

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359474

Ref. Code: MS029.002.029

Cabinet cards, circa 1890

Series contains thirty-six cabinet cards of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont, including eleven cabinet cards of monuments from Everson & Co.; seven cabinet cards of monuments from Producers' Marble Co.; fifteen cabinet cards of monuments from Ripley...

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359475

Ref. Code: CC026.001

Lithographs, 1892, undated

Series contains forty lithographs and one pencil sketch of funerary monuments manufactured by various marble manufacturers in Rutland, Vermont. Two lithographs are dated 1892 and signed by H. G. Kotten. The rest of the collection are undated and not associated with any artists of marble manufacturer...

Date: 1892, undated

Collection: Monument salesman collection

GUSN: 359480

Ref. Code: CC026.002

Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. collection

Collection contains eighty-three mounted and unmounted pencil and watercolor design drawings from two Boston jewelry companies: the Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. The drawings illustrate designs for rings, brooches, and pendants among other jewelry items. Items in the collection are dated 19...

Date: predominant 1940-1949

Collection: Frank N. Nathan Company and Church Co. collection

GUSN: 359532

Ref. Code: CC027

Advertisement for Tremont on the Common, 151 Tremont Street, York Realty Company, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., ca 1960

Advertisement for the Tremont on the Common Apartment complex distributed by the York Realty Company. The front of the advertisement displays a color image of the building's exterior as viewed from Boston Common. The interior images utilize both conceptual images of the apartment interiors and photo...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359537

Ref. Code: EP001.01.097.01.01.010

Mental Photographs: An Album for Confessions, 1874-1879

Album titled "Mental Photographs: An Album for Confessions of Tastes, Habits, and Convictions" belonging to Elizabeth J. Gilman. This is the cartes-de-visite edition of the album meant to hold "76 Photographs of 23 questions each," although the album contains no cartes-de-visites. The album was publ...

Date: 1874-1879

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 359608

Ref. Code: MS029.002.030

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Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 359652

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Southbridge

George E. WIlliams standing in front of a shed, circa 1930

One black-and-white photographic print of George E. Williams standing outdoors in front of a shed with the door open. Photographer is unknown. Photograph is dated circa 1930.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359681

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1850.0100.001

New England parades photographic collection

Collection contains thirteen mounted photographic prints, twenty-three postcards, and three unmounted photographic prints. Materials depict parades in towns across New England. Towns pictured in the collection are: Littleton, New Hampshire; Dover, New Hampshire; Madbury, New Hampshire; Hartford, Con...

Date: undated

Collection: New England parades photographic collection

GUSN: 359682

Ref. Code: PC081

The Small Home, Architects Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931

Bound volume containing issues of The Small Home magazines and pattern books published by the Architects' Small House Service Bureau between January and December of 1931. The content of the periodicals range from articles about proper home upkeep and interior design to advertisements and testimonial...

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359688

Ref. Code: EP005.462

Hodgson portable houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., 116-118 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1910

Plan book published by E. F. Hodgson Co. advertising portable houses. Although only two pages, the catalog serves as a preview for a larger catalog to come out later in the year. Within are black-and-white photographic prints showcasing the types of homes to be advertised. Each photographic print co...

Date: 1910

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 359689

Ref. Code: EP005.463

152 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Image is of 152 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., between West and Boylston Streets. Image shows horse drawn carriages in front of Chickering & Sons piano makers. There is a paino displayed in each store front window. Also in the photograph is The Berlitz School of Languages and Mason & Hamlin Co.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 359706

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8210.001

Sav-A-Chair rung fastener, Fulton Products Co., New York, NY, circa 1935

Advertisement for rung fasteners from the Fulton Products Company. Advertisement shows consumer how to attach rung fasteners onto chairs, and provides 10 samples. Three samples are missing from this advertisement. The top of the card lists the patent number for the rung fasteners, and the back of th...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359712

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.024

Carley Life Float Company collection, circa 1915, 1917

Collection contains one albumen print on mount, one letter and envelope, one postal card, and one product specifications related to the Carley Life Float Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The albumen print depicts approximately thirty undidentified boys in a Carley Life Float. It is undated and...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359713

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.078

Papers of Silas Casey III (1841-1913)

Series XLI, Papers of Silas Casey III (1841-1913), 1882-1917, undated, contains biographical materials; correspondence sent by Silas Casey III; financial records in the form of receipts; portraits of Casey; and miscellaneous printed materials.

Date: 1882-1917, undated

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359723

Ref. Code: MS008.42

Papers of Florida Gordon Casey (1841-1898)

Papers of Florida Gordon Casey (1841-1898), 1861-1898, undated, contains correspondence sent and received by Florida Gordon Casey as well as correspondence sent by others; financial records; legal records; notebooks; objects; photographs and prints; and miscellaneous printed matter. The vast majorit...

Date: 1861-1898, undated

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359724

Ref. Code: MS008.43

Papers of Edward Wanton Casey (1850-1981)

Series XLIV, Papers of Edward Wanton Casey (1850-1891), 1890-1891, undated, contains portraits of Casey; a photograph of Casey's headstone; two group photographs depicting Sicangu Lakota Plenty Horses, the Native American warrior who shot and killed Casey in 1891, during his trial; a mounted photogr...

Date: 1890-1891, undated

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359725

Ref. Code: MS008.44

Papers of Julia Clifford Bloodgood (1865-1911)

Series XLV, Papers of Julia Clifford Bloodgood (1865-1911), 1886-1889, contains correspondence received by Casey and a bond purchased by Casey. The series is arranged alphabetically by record type, and thereunder chronologically.

Date: 1886-1889

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359726

Ref. Code: MS008.45

Papers of Elizabeth Casey Scott (1844-1912)

Series XLVI, Papers of Elizabeth Casey Scott (1844-1912), 1912, contains a news clipping of Scott's obituary.

Date: 1912

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359727

Ref. Code: MS008.46

Miscellaneous papers

Series XLVII, Miscellaneous papers, [ADD DATES], undated, contains correspondence; printed matter; objects; photographs and prints; and miscellaneous papers. Materials are not related to one particular individual and further document the history of the Casey family and the Civil War.

Date: 1858-2009, undated

Collection: Casey family papers

GUSN: 359728

Ref. Code: MS008.47

Simon Pearce, Windsor, Vt., 2005

Product catalog for interior decoration glassware published by Simon Pearce. Catalog contains listings for glass items such as candle sticks, bowls, pitchers, and drinking glasses. Each listing contains dimensions of the items, the name, and the product number. The first of the catalog contains a me...

Date: 2005

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 359094

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.014

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