Historic New England

William Wadsworth Richmond and Sophia Buell combined account book and scrapbook

This book is a hybrid document, with entries made between 1827 and 1890 in the town of Marlboro (now Marlborough), Connecticut. Initially, this was account book for blacksmith and foundry owner William Wadsworth Richmond (1797-1843). His account book spans the 1820s through 1840s. His portion of th...

Date: 1827-1890

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 358375

Ref. Code: MS004.059

Deed signed by Sarah Orne Jewett's grandparents, May 30, 1846, South Berwick, Maine

The one page deed is signed by Sarah Orne Jewett's grandparents Theodore F. Jewett and Mary R. Jewett and witnessed by William D. Jewett. The document covers land purchased for $126.30 in South Berwick, ME.

Date: 1846

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358377

Ref. Code: MS029.001.004

A. Piatt Andrew congressional campaign poster, circa 1920

Congressional campaign poster for A. Piatt Andrew dated circa 1920. An image of Andrew is in the center of the poster. Poster measures 22 x 14 inches and was printed by The Libbie Printing Co. located at 242 Dover Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 358390

Ref. Code: GC002.02.336

Two albumen prints of Hinkley and Williams Works locomotives, circa 1870

Two framed albumen prints of Hinkley and Williams Works locomotives. Both photographs were taken by photographer J. W. Black in Boston, Massachusetts. They are dated circa 1870. Both prints have "Hinkley and Williams Works, / Boston, Mass." printed underneath the image. One of the prints also ha...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358396

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.006

Albumen print of 4-4-0 locomotive Hercules, Boston, Mass., circa 1870

Albumen print of 4-4-0 locomotive Hercules. Taken in Boston, Massachusetts, by an unknown photographer circa 1870.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358398

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.007

Framed ink sketch of Boston & Maine Railroad locomotive Minerva, circa 1870

Framed ink sketch of Boston & Maine Railroad locomotive Minerva dated circa 1870. The artist of the sketch is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358399

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.785

New York - New York City

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Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358402

Ref. Code: GC001.USNY.New York City

General

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358404

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.General

Clinchfield Railroad locomotive #26, circa 1870

One framed albumen print of Clinchfield Railroad locomotive #26 dated circa 1870. The train is a 4-4-0 locomotive. It is pictured coming out of an unidentified building. Two unidentified men are also pictured, one in the foreground and one standing on the locomotive. The photographer is unknown. Cli...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358405

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.General.001

Etching of Harvard Club dining hall interior by Samuel Chamberlain, Boston, Mass., 20th century

One mounted etching of the interior of the Harvard Club dining hall. Etching was completed by artist Samuel Chamberlain in the 20th century in Boston, Massachusetts. The etching depicts seating, tableware, artwork, lighting fixtures, and architectural features of the interior. The etching is signed ...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358410

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.786

Etching of the Harvard Club front entrance and portico by Samuel Chamberlain, Boston, Mass., 20th century

Mounted etching of front entrance of the Harvard Club completed by artist Samuel Chamberlain in the early 20th century in Boston, Massachusetts. The etching depicts the outside portico, front door, and other architectural elements. It also depicts the Harvard Club flag and the following inscription:...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358411

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.787

Engraving of Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20th century

Engraving of former Massachusetts governor Leverett Saltonstall from the 20th century. Printed by Gravure Engraving Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The print is signed by renowned portrait photographer John Garo on the bottom left of the recto. In ink, the following message is written along the b...

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 358414

Ref. Code: GC002.02.337

Middleton

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Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358415

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Middleton

Charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by an employee of Lura Woodside Watkins, Middleton, Mass., 20th century

One charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by an individual identified as Kara, a man worked at the household of Lura Woodside Watkins and her husband Charles Watkins. Sketch was drawn in Middleton, Massachusetts, during the 20th century. It measures 14 x 18 inches and depicts a fishing wharf, var...

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 358416

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Middleton.788

Framed serigraph print of Massachusetts Hall, University of Cambridge, Mass., by Jonathan Fisher, early 20th century

Framed serigraph print of artist Jonathan Fisher's gouache drawing "Massachusetts Hall in the University of Cambridge, New England." The original gouache drawing was completed circa 1790. The frame measures 17 1/2 by 19 1/2 inches. The print was printed by Holman's Print Shop, Inc. in Boston, Massac...

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 358417

Ref. Code: GC002.02.338

Peabody-Williams House collection

This collection contains architectural, genealogical, photographic, and printed materials, as well as ephemera and manuscripts, related to the Peabody-Williams House located at 7 Norman Road in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. Architectural materials include original and photocopies of blueprints, f...

Date: 1885-1994, predominant 1891-1955

Collection: Peabody-Williams House collection

GUSN: 358419

Ref. Code: MS066

Brochure for Hotel Manger, adjoining North Station, Boston, Mass., ca.1939

4-paneled brochure advertising 2- or 3-night, all expenses paid stays at the Hotel Manger. The brochure offers photos of amenities including the Mirror Room (or main dining room), and the Proscenium Arch Metropolitan Theatre. Also included are suggested tours of Boston and Cambridge Landmarks with c...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358422

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.04.011

Brochure for New England Tours by the New England Hotel Association, New England, 1935

Brochure advertising landmarks and hotels spread over the New England states. Images include a map from the "Scarborough's Interstate Maps" company highlighting cities, suggested routes and hotels categorized by state; a smaller pictorial map focusing on cities and corresponding landmarks, and photo...

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358423

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.01.01.015

Programs

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358425

Ref. Code: EP001.01.005.04

Souvenir program for the Boston University Festival and Antique Treasures Exhibit, October 14-15-16, Copley Plaza, Boston, Mass., 1929

Program for the Boston University festival and Antiques Treasures Exhibit and Sale to fund the all-University Woman's Building. The program includes advertisements for local businesses, for example those who specialize in antique-selling, different fine arts schools, realtors, construction companies...

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358426

Ref. Code: EP001.01.005.04.001

Seed potato catalogue from George W. P. Jerrard, Caribou, Maine, 1894

Product catalogue for Jerrard's Seed Potatoes and Early Seeds based in Caribou, Maine from 1894. Catalogue details the various seed packets that are available to be distributed to consumers, focusing primarily on potatoes but also listing varieties of squash and some fruit with accompanying pictures...

Date: 1894

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358430

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.238

Beautiful lawns with less work, Helpful Information from Firestone, Akron, Ohio, 1946

Product catalog contains information about home lawn maintenance by giving information about proper cutting for different types of grass, guidance on watering, and even how to start one's own lawn. Images within are a mix of hand-drawn and photographs of techniques and tools. There is also a spread ...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358432

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.017

Advertisement for The Howard Watch, E. Howard Watch Company, Boston, Mass., circa 1910

Advertisement in the Literary Digest for the Howard Watch from the E. Howard Watch Company. The advertisement features an image of a man sitting at a desk talking on the telephone while looking at and holding the advertised pocket watch. E. Howard Watch Company, Boston, Mass. is listed at the bottom...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358433

Ref. Code: EP001.01.022.01.02.014

How to plant and improve the yard, Chase Brothers Company, Rochester, New York, USA, 1912

Product catalogue from the Chase Brothers Company detailing different ways to maintain one's yard and garden. Catalogue is split into two sections: section 1 focuses on the planting of fruits, section 2 on trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and general landscaping configurations. Both lithographs and ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358436

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.239

Garden furniture executed by The Erkins Studios, 227 Lexington Avenue at 34th Street, New York City, New York, ca. 1920

Supplementary product leaflet features selected printed photographs of various garden ornaments and furniture, such as water features, bird baths, benches, and planters. Product number, dimensions, water projection (if applicable), and price are listed with each product.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358437

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.058

Saturn Press, since 1986, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office 368, Swan's Island, Maine, 2018

Product catalogue for greeting cards and other letterpress products to purchase. Of note are cards for the holidays, bookplates, cards featuring non-western designs, and an ordering sheet detailing how to request products and a guide on how to identify pricing.

Date: 2018

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358438

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.052

Trade Card for C. E. Young, house painter, grainer and paper hanger, corner Pond and Kent Sts., Haverhill, Mass., undated

Trade card for C. E Young, a house painter, grainer, and paper hanger operating out of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Note at the bottom of the card notes to 'Order slate at Moody's, Under Music Hall.' Side verso has instances of adding numbers together.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358445

Ref. Code: EP001.01.085.01.02.012

Trade card for Pickens & Washburn plaining and moulding mill, corner of Causeway and Merrimac Streets, Boston, Mass., circa 1870

Trade card detailing the services of the Pickens & Washburn Plaining and Moulding Mill. The company specialized in manufacturing mouldings for builders and frame makers. Card also describes the company as the sole agents for the Austin Boynton, and Bro. Roped Moulding. Side verso has a printed image...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358446

Ref. Code: EP001.01.078.01.01.008

Trade card for Three Taylors, dealers in clothing, 49 Merrimack, Corner of Fleet Street, Haverhill, Mass., 1869

Trade card for Levi, Oliver, and Martin Taylor's business in dealing clothing, furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, traveling bags, and other accessories. Side verso has the 1869 schedule for the Boston and Maine Railroad, mainly detailing routes to and from Haverhill.

Date: 1869

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358447

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.01.01.010

Advertisement for J.T. Cram's assortment of ribbons and clothing accessories, 117 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass., undated

Advertisement for J.T. Cram's assortment of ribbons, bonnet silks, poplins & velvets, fancy goods, laces, gloves, and other accessories. Of note are the multiple unique typefaces used throughout the advertisement, specifically how there are 17 varieties along with the difference is spacing. At the b...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.02.021

How to decorate halls, booths, and automobiles, no. 526, Dennison Manufacturing Co., Framingham, Mass., 1927

Product catalog contains information about decorating for different occasions with Dennison crepe paper products. The book is separated into 5 chapters: 1. Hall Decorations, 2. Decorations for Bazaars, 3. Decorated Automobiles, 4. Baby and Doll Carriages Decorated, 5. General Instructions for Handli...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358449

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.040

Helpful hints for homemakers, Morton Salt Company, Chicago, Illinois, ca.1954

Product catalog distributed by the Morton Salt Company detailing methods in which to use their product in the home. Examples include how to use their salt to make cleaning dishes easier, basic tips on how to improve meals, and also how to use their salt for cleaning the house. Catalog includes a pic...

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358458

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.043

Billhead for the Eastern Talking Machine Company, 177 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1910

Billhead from the Eastern Talking Machine Company for 3 Victor Records sold to H. Taylor on April 26, 1910. The billhead has lithographs of the Victor Talking Machine logo (a dog looking into a phonograph) and the Edison Phonograph logo (depicting a child 'looking for the band' inside the phonograph...

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358465

Ref. Code: EP001.01.081.01.01.015

Fireplace equipment, The S.M. Howes Company, 40-46 Union Street, Boston, Mass., 1926

Product catalog for Fireplace Equipment from the S.M. Howes Company. Examples of products include andirons, firesets [sic] and brushes, folding screens, and spark guards. Each product is associated with an image (items with gold or novelty items are associated with color images), product number, and...

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358485

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.020

Fireplace equipment #301011 by Howes Boston, S.M. Howes Company, Boston, Mass., 1930

Product catalog for Fireplace Equipment from the S.M. Howes Company. The majority of the products are placed into Fireplace Groups, in which fireplace accessories (andirons, screens, tools) are grouped together due to similar design choices or material type. The back of the catalog goes into more de...

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358486

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.021

Heating supplies and furnishings, The S. M. Howes Company, 42 Union Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1926

Product catalog from the S. M. Howes Company focusing on heating supplies and other furnishings. Products listed include tools for the fireplace, oil stoves and water heaters, furnaces, and extra parts for the larger products. Each product comes with dimensions, prices, and images. Of note are the i...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358489

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.022

Peters & Jones, wholesale dealers in children's carriages, Wooden & Willow Ware, Nos. 5 & 6 Holmes' Block, Boston, Mass., 1883

Product catalog for Children's Carriages and Wooden and Willow Ware from Peters & Jones. Each page contains an image of a particular type of children's carriage along with a descriptive title and product number. Any page with multiple product numbers include descriptions of variations, often referri...

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358493

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.003.002

Hill's patent inside sliding blinds and screens, improved venetian blinds, Venetian Blind Co., Burlington, Vt., 1890

Product catalog for window blinds from the Venetian Blind Company. The catalog goes into detail about how each class of window blinds are constructed by providing sectional views as well as previews of how the blinds should look when installed. The images are well detailed, providing previews of the...

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358495

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.037

Postcard for Wigwarm Portable Houses, E. F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass., 1907

Postcard displaying a photograph of a reproduction of Wigwarm Portable Houses at the Boston Sportsmen's Show in 1907. The caption reads, "Mr. Denan Thompson's Camp (Josh. Whitcomb of "Old Homestead") Swanzey Lake, West Swanzey, N.H. Reproduced at Boston Sportsmen's show, 1907." On the left of the ph...

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.01.01.005

Noonan's furniture catalog, T. Noonan & Sons Company, 38 Portland St., Boston, Mass., 1921

Product catalog for T. Noonan & Sons consisting primarily of furniture fitted for a barbershop or salon. Products include barbershop chairs, wash basins, revolving poles, sterilizers, and mirror cases. Each product is accompanied with either a photograph or hand-drawn image, a short description list...

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358497

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.127

Trade card for E. B. Chase & Company, corner of Union and Fifth Streets, New Bedford, Mass, circa 1900

Trade card for E. B. Chase Company as agents for the Estey Piano Company. The card has information about the E. B. Chase Company, lising the address in New Bedford, MA and advertising themselves as agents for the New Home Sewing Machine, Estey Pianos and Organs (along with other piano manufacturers)...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358499

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.02.031

Trade card for New Broom Soap, printed by Clay & Richmond, Buffalo, New York, 1885

Trade card for New Broom Soap featuring a stock image printed by Clay and Richmond, a lithographing company based in Buffalo, New York. The image is a chromolithograph of a person depicted as a Morning glory flower, with a ruffled collar and red boot.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358500

Ref. Code: EP001.01.028.03.04.018

Art in bronze: ecclesiastical ed., T. F. McGann & Sons Company, 114 Portland Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1920

Product catalog for bronze and brass, specifically themed towards religious artifacts for churches and cathedrals. Products are accompanied with photographs or lithographs of the product either in the environment or isolated, dimensions, and the product number. Mentioned in the catalog are products ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358502

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.008

Hodgson houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., Boston, Mass., 1930

Product catalog for houses constructed by Hodgson. Products are accompanied by the product number and name or the floor plan, interior and exterior photographs of the constructed houses, detailed floor plans, and itemized price lists for furniture and different architectural elements. Some products ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358503

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.260

Art in bronze, booklet F, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are busts and relief panels and product details include specific attributes (i.e. design choices, product number, brief testimonials). All images are photographs fo t...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358504

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.017

Garden diary of Eliza Haliburton Bridgham Appleton, East Providence, Rhode Island, 1907-1950, bulk 1907-1920

One 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch lined diary with approximately 118 pages used and approximately 40 items interleaved throughout including notes related to plants, expenses, and upkeep, sketches of garden beds, garden-related correspondence, and receipts. The diary documents plans for a garden, types of plant...

Date: 1907-1950, predominant 1907-1920

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358507

Ref. Code: MS029.002.018

Salisbury Beach photograph album, Salisbury, Mass., 19th and 20th century

Binder containing photographic prints in various sizes, a small number of news clippings, and other printed ephemera. The majority of the binder is photographic in nature. Materials are from the 19th and 20th centuries. Various unidentified locations and individuals are pictured throughout. The coll...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 358511

Ref. Code: PC009.305

Art in bronze, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are bronze tablets, panels, and reliefs with product descriptions including dimensions, product number, and styling choices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358512

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.018

Art in bronze, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are bronze tablets and panels, with product descriptions including dimensions, product number, and styling choices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358513

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.019

Correspondence, 1954-1964

Twenty-one letters, one handwritten and twenty written using typewriters. A combination of personal and professional correspondence, the majority are from around April 1957, when Helen Louise Dooley Mackin started working at The Sheraton Plaza. One letter was written by Governor Peabody and two were...

Date: 1954-1964

Collection: Helen Louise Dooley Mackin collection

GUSN: 357871

Ref. Code: MS065.002

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