Historic New England

Homes of comfort, series 100, Carr, Ryder & Adams Co., Dubuque, Iowa, undated

Plan book of house designs published by Carr, Ryder & Adams Co. Each house design comes with an illustration or photographic print of the completed house, a floor plan, a design number, dimensions, and a description of the house's unique features.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360802

Ref. Code: EP005.608

Trade card, Martin-Senour Co., sole makers, Chicago, Ill., undated

Trade card for paint distributed by the Martin-Senour Company. The front of the card shows an illustration of a house using the paint hues put out by the company. The paint color codes are listed on the side. The other side of the card details why buying the company's paint is better for one's house...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360803

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.045

Billhead for H. M. Sanders & Co., hardware, paints, and oils, 27 Eliot St., Boston, Mass., circa 1900

Billhead for H.M. Sanders & Company, a hardware distributor. The billhead is addressed to Mr. J. H. G. Robinson of Braintree, enclosing a statement and requesting a check so that the company can balance their books.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360804

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.065

Billhead, Augustus Hardy, wholesale and retail dealer in doors, sashes, blinds, glazed windows, painted blinds, nos. 3 & 4 Charlestown St., Boston, Mass., 1865

Billhead for Augustus Hardy, addressed to a customer for 1 glaze window service.

Date: 1865

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360806

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.01.01.012

Billhead for H. W. Miller, Welch & Griffiths, Boston, Mass., 1858

Billhead from Welch & Griffiths for a customer, informing them of a piece of equipment that is now in stock,

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360807

Ref. Code: EP001.01.039.03.01.004

Jap-A-Lac sample pamphlet, The Glidden Varnish Company, Cleveland, Ohio, undated

This sample book contains harmful imagery and language including stereotypical depictions of Japanese culture and people and the name of the varnish being an historically derogatory term for people of Japanese descent. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain har...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360809

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.023

Duco linoleum finish, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del., undated

Sample book contains samples of varnish produced and distributed by the company. Tt also lists uses for the varnish, primarily on wood surfaces/furniture and cars.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360810

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.024

Strand all steel galvannealed garage doors, Detroit Steel Products Co., 2250 E. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Mich., undated

Pamphlet detailing the benefits of galvanizing and annealing steel doors. The pamphlet also showcases different garage door designs and why consumers should consider buying the product.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360811

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004.012

How to remodel an old home, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1949

Catalog goes through each general room of the house describing how it can benefit from the company's products, including linoleum on the floors, specialized finishes on the furniture, and even insulation options.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360812

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.268

Lace, curtain, glass, catalog, no. 950, Radford, Oshkosh, Wisc., undated

Trade catalog for door glass decorations by the Radford Door and Sash Company. The decorations are cut or plain glass put into the door, and each listing comes with a product number, net prices, and an illustration of the final product.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360813

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.038

Studio portrait of an unknown group of people, Boston, Mass., circa 1878

Cabinet card depicting eight unidentified African American individuals, three women and five men, posing for a group portrait in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1878. Three individuals are standing and five individuals are sitting in front of them. The photograph was taken by photographer Lemuel Wallace...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 360815

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0100.0100.001

Small practical homes, Industrial Publications, Inc., 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Ill., 1946

Plan book of house designs published by Industrial Publications, Inc. Each design listing comes with an illustration or photographic print of the completed design, the name of the architect underneath the image, and a floor plan with basic dimensions. The back of the plan book contains design sugges...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360823

Ref. Code: EP005.609

Practical homes, Jens Pedersen, 210 Globe Building, St. Paul, Minn., 1922

Plan book of house designs published by architect Jens Pedersen. Each design covers a two-page spread. The first page contains a detailed description of the design and its specifications, a price list of the plans, and a floor plan. The page opposite showcases an illustration of the completed design...

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360825

Ref. Code: EP005.610

Bungalows and cottages in southern California, Los Angeles Investment Company, 335-337 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, Calif., 1937

The trade catalog reads like a narrative, detailing the history of the company and how the company developed its process for constructing affordable homes. It also gives details on its stakeholders and employees, describing the work culture.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360826

Ref. Code: EP005.611

How to draw a bungalow, by Percy A. Brigham, Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass., 1912

This plan book is a compilation of ten architectural drawings by Percy Brigham defining the basics of designing a standard bungalow. Brigham goes through components such as floor framing, designing the water table, window details, and elevation views. Published by the Milton Bradley Company. Written...

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360828

Ref. Code: EP005.612

Portfolio of one hundred and one small homes, R. C. Hunter and Bro., architects, 501 Fifth Avenue, New York City, N.Y., undated

Plan book of house designs published by the architectural firm R. C. Hunter & Bro. Each house design comes with an illustration of the completed design by the architects, the total dimensions of the house, floor plans, and design numbers.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360829

Ref. Code: EP005.613

Bennett homes, catalog no. 34, Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co. Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1926

Plan book of house designs published by the Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co., Inc. Each house design comes with either a photographic print or illustration of the completed home, the name of the house design, a description of the home's unique features, floor plans, and specifications. A small portion incl...

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360830

Ref. Code: EP005.614

Practical homes, 7th ed., by William E. Pedersen, 210 Globe Building, St. Paul 1, Minn., circa 1940

Plan book of house designs published by William E. Pedersen. Each design comes with a photographic print of the completed house, floor plans, a design name, a brief description of the house's unique features, a general price list for the plans, and the name of the architect.

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360832

Ref. Code: EP005.615

Book of designs, Wolfe & McKenzie, architects, San Jose, Calif., 1907

Plan book of house designs published by architectural firm Wolfe & McKenzie. Each design comes with a photograph or illustration of the completed design, the name of the current resident (if applicable), the plan number, floor plans, the house style, and the overall cost of construction,

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360834

Ref. Code: EP005.616

Gay Head: a Kamargo cover, Storrs & Bement Company, 282 Congress St., Boston, Mass.

Trade catalog contains "Gay Head" sample covers. Each paper/cover sample features an intricate design and usually a quote from a poem or author, with both listed at the end of the quotation. The opposite side of each sample cover provides a name for the sheet and the materials it was made with. In t...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360836

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.053

Fireproof houses of Natco hollow tile, 7th Edition, Boston ed., National Fire Proofing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914

Catalog showcases houses designed by Boston architects throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Each design includes a brief description of the house's unique design features and the materials used to construct them.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360837

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.269

Train Schedules, New York and New England Railroad, J. A. Lowell & Co., Boston, Mas., 1878

Train schedules for the New York and New England Railroad. The front of the schedules have designs that mimic fans from Asian coutnries, most notably Japan. One contains an image of a woman waving a handkerchief to ships on the horizon; the other showcases a stylized illustration of an elephant and ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360838

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.044

Sign for Makepeace evaporated cranberries, A. D. Makepeace Co., Wareham, Mass. undated

Advertisement for evaporated cranberries to be hung within grocery stores. The front has a colored lithograph of a box of the product, with much of the marketing calling them "healthful," "economical,' and "appetizing." The side verso provides instructions for grocers on how to display the product t...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360840

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.08.01.015

Crate labels for Cape Cod cranberries, American Cranberry Exchange, New York City, New York, undated

Crate labels for Eatmor Cape Cod Cranberries. Each brand of cranberry - with labels such as "Turkey Brand," "Skipper Brand," "Mayflower Brand," and "Pilgrim Brand" - contain unique color print designs applicable ot the theme of the brand. Each crate label is marked as a standard barrel of one quarte...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360841

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.08.01.016

"Ideas for old rooms and new:" from the scrapbook of Hazel Dell Brown, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1944

The trade catalog is structured as if readers are sending in letters to designer Hazel Dell Brown, the chief interior designer of the Armstrong Cork Company. Each problem surrounds a specific room of the house, with each solution suggesting the use of the Armstrong Cork Company's products to liven u...

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360890

Ref. Code: EP005.617

Livable basement rooms, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1945

Trade catalog showcasing different interior design options using the company's linoleum and cork products. Each design choice uses illustrations and descriptions to advocate for the designs and the company's products.

Date: 1945

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360891

Ref. Code: EP005.618

How to remodel an old home, Armstong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1948

The catalog goes room-by-room and showcases how the company's linoleum and cork products can help achieve different interior design goals.

Date: 1948

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360892

Ref. Code: EP005.619

House design calendars, Hume-Newhall Company of Augusta, Augusta, Maine, 1922

Each calendar showcases an illustration of a completed house design, with each design showcasing the Hume-Newhall Company's window and door products.

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360893

Ref. Code: EP005.620

Rooms for better living in basements and basementless houses, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1952

Trade cataloging discussing how to live better in houses with and without basements. Each page showcases a concept for a room and different interior design choices using the company's cork and linoleum products. Published by Armstrong Cork Company.

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360895

Ref. Code: EP005.621

Roth Brothers, Inc. portfolio, Creo-Dipt Company, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., circa 1930

1 trade catalog

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360896

Ref. Code: EP005.622

Ideas for home modernizing, H. S. Stuttman Co., New York, N.Y., 1953

The catalog is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

Date: 1953

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 360898

Ref. Code: EP005.623

Specifications for house of Arthur Little, Esq., Beverly Farms, Mass., undated

Office copy of specifications for work on House #1 to be built at Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, for Arthur Little, Esq. The specifications were completed by Boston architectural company Little & Browne. The specifications undated and measure 14 x 8 1/4 inches. The specifications include information ...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 360901

Ref. Code: AR001.001.005

126 Lincoln Street, Melrose, Mass., 1940

One photographic print of the white two-story house at 126 Lincoln Street in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1940. Various trees are seen in the foreground and background of the image. A United States flag is seen hanging from the second floor of the house.

Date: 1940

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 360902

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1810.0030.003

Henry Waitt house, Newton, Mass., undated

One black-and-white photographic print of a house in the Victorian architectural style. The photograph is undated and the photographer is unknown. Architectural features such as dormers, a porch, a portico, and a turret are pictured. On the verso, the following is handwritten: "This is Henry Waitts ...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 360903

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2050.0040.001

Financial records, 1810-1824

1 folder

Date: 1810-1824

Collection: Stone family papers

GUSN: 360954

Ref. Code: MS069.0001.001

Legal records: policy of assurance, 1810

1 folder

Date: 1810

Collection: Stone family papers

GUSN: 360955

Ref. Code: MS069.0001.002

Legal records: power of attorney, 1825

1 folder

Date: 1825

Collection: Stone family papers

GUSN: 360956

Ref. Code: MS069.0001.003

New ideas for modernizing your home, Better Homes and Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936

The catalog is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361028

Ref. Code: EP005.624

Book of remodeled houses, The American Home, American Home Publishing Company, Forest Hills, N.Y., undated

The magazine is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361029

Ref. Code: EP005.625

Legal records, 1840-1846 (bulk 1845-1846)

Series contains legal records including petitions; affidavits; court summons; warrants; the manifesto of the Porpoise; docket book entries; case files; indictments; and transcripts of interrogation of witnesses related to United States v. Cyrus Libby.

Date: 1840-1846, predominant 1845-1846

Collection: Pedro Tovookan Parris (1833-1860) papers

GUSN: 361030

Ref. Code: MS034.003

Printed matter, 1837-1856

Series includes printed matter including a copy of Charles Ellmss The Pirates Own Book, or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers; copy of clippings related to the trial of Captain Cyrus Libby; copy of a handbill for George William Gordon acce...

Date: 1837-1856

Collection: Pedro Tovookan Parris (1833-1860) papers

GUSN: 361031

Ref. Code: MS034.005

Original art, 1853, undated

Series contains original art including a drawing of a young girl in a garden and a watercolor landscape depicting the events from when Pedro Tovookan Parris was enslaved, transported to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ultimately transported to Boston, Massachusetts, to testify at the trial of Cyrus Libb...

Date: 1835, undated

Collection: Pedro Tovookan Parris (1833-1860) papers

GUSN: 361032

Ref. Code: MS034.006

Other materials, 1853, undated

Series includes the original frame for the drawing of a young girl in the garden; a collection inventory; a handwritten account of Pedro Tovookan Parriss life signed by Percival J. Parris; and a page of notes regarding the provenance of the collection.

Date: 1853, undated

Collection: Pedro Tovookan Parris (1833-1860) papers

GUSN: 361033

Ref. Code: MS034.007

Charles River Carnival, Waltham, Mass., 1886

One mounted albumen print of a painting depicting a flotilla on the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1886 as part of the Charles River Carnival. Fireworks, lanterns, boats, and canoes with passengers are pictured. The photographer is likely George H. Van Norman, a local photographer wh...

Date: 1886

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361038

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3110.0050.001

Exterior of George D. Chamberlain's house, Springfield, Mass., undated

One mounted black-and-white photographic print of the house of George D. Chamberlain in Springfield, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown and the photograph is undated. On the top left corner of the verso of the mount, the following is written: "Geo. D. Chamberlain's house / Springfield, Mass....

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361039

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2830.0040.002

George D. Chamberlain's house, Springfield, Mass., undated

Four mounted black-and-white photographic prints of the interior of George D. Chamberlain's house in Springfield, Massachusetts. Rooms pictured include a sitting room, a dining room, a parlor, and an entryway. The photographer is unknown. The print is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361040

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Springfield.162.11

Dining room, George D. Chamberlain's house, Springfield, Mass.

One mounted photographic print of the dining room of George D. Chamberlain's house in Springfield, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown. The print is undated. The following is written in the top left corner of the mount's verso: "Compliments of the architect."

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361041

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Springfield.162.11.001

Sitting room, George D. Chamberlain's house, Springfield, Mass.

One mounted photographic print of the sitting room of George D. Chamberlain's house in Springfield, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown. The print is undated. The following is written in the top left corner of the mount's verso: "Compliments of the architect."

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361042

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Springfield.162.11.002

Parlor, George D. Chamberlain's house, Springfield, Mass.

One mounted photographic print of the parlor of George D. Chamberlain's house in Springfield, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown. The print is undated. The following is written in the top left corner of the mount's verso: "Compliments of the architect."

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361043

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Springfield.162.11.003

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, Mass., 1921

Matted pencil sketch of exterior of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is dated 1921. The following signature is written in the lower right corner: "Alfred Shaw '21." The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Art Mus."

Date: 1921

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361420

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.803

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