Historic New England

Huntington Avenue Gulf Station

This undated image by an unidentified photographer depicts a Gulf gas station located at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Stuart Street, next to the Huntington Chambers building. The top of the Berkeley Building (also known as the Old John Hancock Building) is visible in the center background and...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362350

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3150.0100.003

Sanders Hardware, 27 Stuart Street

This 1962 image taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Stuart Street in downtown Boston. Visible is the storefront of H.M. Sanders Co. hardware store with the letters used to spell "hardware" created from different tools. Levy Hardware's storefront is visible on the far right. Also visi...

Date: 1962

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362357

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7610.001

123-129 Summer Street

This 1961 photograph taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene with various businesses, including a delicatessen, a jewelry store, and several clothing stores, located on Summer Street in Downtown Boston, Mass. Today these buildings no longer extant, having been replaced with an office bu...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362360

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7710.001

Epstein's Drugs, 2 Scollay Square

This image was taken in 1939 by photographer John F. Lane for the City of Boston Assessing Department. It depicts Epstein's Drugstore, located at the corner of Scollay Square and Pemberton Square, with the Suffolk County Courthouse visible in the background. This building is no longer standing a...

Date: 1939

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362361

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7220.002

Elm Building, 63-65 Hanover Street

This image was taken in 1939 by photographer John F. Lane for the City of Boston Assessing Department. Located near the corner of Hanover and Elm Streets, the Elm Building housed multiple businesses, including printers, manufacturers, a musical instrument shop, a tavern, and a drugstore, as seen in ...

Date: 1939

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362362

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.4450.001

China House Restaurant, 146 Boylston Street

This 1961 image taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Boylston Street in downtown Boston. Visible are the storefronts and signage of China House Restaurant and a branch of Mansfield Beauty Academy. This building is no longer standing. Emerson Colleges Max Mutchnick Campus Center i...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362363

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1570.001

Old Corner Book Store Building "as it is today", c. 1950's-1960's

In this image dating from the 1950's-1960's, the historic Old Corner Bookstore building is occupied by a pizza shop and surrounded by other commercial buildings in this photograph. An advertisement promotes Second Federal Savings at 19 School Street. A large sign blocking part of the building is for...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362365

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8760.006

483 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image depicts a residential building with stores on the ground floor, including a Goodwill thrift shop, a poultry market, and a hardware store. Cars are parked out front in between snowbanks. This building still stands today and remains primarily residential with a commercial ground fl...

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362366

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.014

Rena's Beauty Salon, 265A Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This image taken by an unidentified photographer c. 1960s depicts a woman standing in the doorway of Rena's Beauty Salon on Blue Hill Ave in Roxbury, Mass. The identity of the woman is unknown. This building is no longer extant. The Haynes Early Childhood Center is now located on the site.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362368

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.015

Ashmont Supply Co., 339-341 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a stretch of Blue Hill Ave with the Ashmont Supply Co. hardware store featured heavily in the foreground. Today, this building is gone and the site is now a vacant lot.

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362369

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.016

Promisel's Food Mart, 1216-1218 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Mass.

This 1961 image by Ames Photo Service depicts a street view of Promisel's Food Mart and a neighboring laundromat located on Blue Hill Ave in Dorchester, Mass. This building is extant but has been altered; it is now the site of Greater Victory Temple Church.

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362372

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0100.003

Ernstein's Specialty Shop, 568 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass.

This image by an unidentified photographer depicts a street scene on Columbia Road in Dorchester, Mass., including Ernstein's (women's clothing store) and a U.S. Marine recruiting center. Today, the building at 568 Columbia Rd. is partially extant but significantly altered. The recruiting statio...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362373

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0100.004

Ace DeLuxe Cleaners and Pessin's Food Mart, 151-151B Harold Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1961 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a winter street scene in front of Ace DeLuxe Cleansers and Pessin's Food Mart (Pessin's Foodland) on Harold Street in Roxbury. Two young girls in winter clothing and one older man smoking a cigarette are standing in Ace's doorway. The girls are looking at ...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362374

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.017

645-663 Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Warren St. in Roxbury, Mass. Visible are a pharmacy, a liquor store, a driving school, a restaurant, a dry cleaners, and bowling alley. Several large billboards sit atop the stores. The building is still existing, but has significant...

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362375

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.018

Vacant building at 44 Gibson Street, Dorchester, Mass.

This image depicts a building that has been "vacant for years" according to notes written on the photograph's back. The street-side of the building is covered with political campaign posters ranging from fresh to faded and fraying. Based on the political posters, a rough estimate of 1958-1960 can be...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362377

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1280.0020.001

Massachusetts - East Boston - Boston Marine Works - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362389

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1340.0050

Tremont & Calumet Streets, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 photograph by the Boston Photo Service depicts the corners of Tremont and Calumets Streets in Mission Hill, Boston, Mass. Visible is the back view of a row of houses on Calumet Street set behind a rocky outcropping and a parking lot. This site is now a part of the One Brigham Circle co...

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362391

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.019

Massachusetts - Boston - Avery St. - Unmounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362392

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0605

Massachusetts - Brighton - Allston - Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. - Unmounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362393

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0085

Massachusetts - Brighton - Allston - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362394

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0710.0050

Sunoco, corner of Mountfort and St. Mary's

Image depicts a Sunoco gas station located at the corner of Mountfort Street and St. Mary's Street, Brookline, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362396

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3150.0100.004

Massachusetts - Boston - Unidentified - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362415

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0090

Trade card for Francis M. Donahue with Kennedy's, 60 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, Mass., undated

Trade card advertising fall fashions for men sold by Francis M. Donahue at Kennedy's clothing store in Haverhill, Massachusetts. A print of a man presumed to be Francis M. Donahue is on the left of the recto.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362416

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.04.027

"Boots & Shoes" Weekly, vol. 38, no. 19, New York, N.Y., 1900 December 19

Periodical titled "Boots& Shoes" Weekly published on December 19, 1900. Contains advertisements for shoe manufacturers located throughout the United States and articles discussing shoes, shoe manufacturing, and related topics.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362418

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.018

Lindley I. Dean House, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Mass.

14 slides for a house for Mrs. Lindley I. Dean in Rockport, Massachusetts (commission #1910). Images were taken by Ken Duprey

Date: 1962-1963

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362419

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DeanL

Typical details of Natco XXX hollow tile for residence construction, National Fire Proofing Company, undated

Poster advertising the typical details of Natco XXX hollow tile for residence construction. Includes blueprints demonstrating the various uses and details of the Natco XXX hollow tile. The poster was published by the National Fire Proofing Company. The poster is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362421

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.02.026

Photograph of baseball team, New Canaan, Conn., undated

Mounted albumen print of a baseball team from New Canaan, Connecticut. Thirteen unidentified men and one unidentified young boy are pictured. The photograph was taken by photographer William Francis Weed of New Canaan, Connecticut. The photograph is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362422

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.1160.0010.001

Packing shoes for Edward Sullivan, Kimball Building, Walnut St., Haverhill, Mass., 1914

Mounted photograph depicting individuals packing shoes in the building of W. & V. O. Kimball Company on Walnut Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The print is dated 1914. The photographer is unknown. On a verso, the names of identifiable individuals pictured are handwritten.

Date: 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362424

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.008

Massachusetts - Bradford - Modern - Mounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362426

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030

Making of shoe boxes, Bradford, Mass., 1917

Photograph of four women making shoe boxes in front of Anson Ayer, an owner of Ayer & Webster, in Bradford, Massachusetts. Ayer & Webster were manufacturers of box board. The photograph was taken in 1917. The photographer is unknown. On a verso, the names of the individuals pictured are handwritten.

Date: 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362427

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030.001

Four watercolors of historic buildings, undated

Four watercolors of historic buildings located in Massachusetts, including The Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the Longfellow House (also known as the Craigie House) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a churchyard in Cambridge, and one unidentified house. The watercolors are undated are signed wit...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 362429

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.811

W. Fitzpatrick house, Egypt, Mass., undated

6 black and white, interior and exterior prints of a house for W. Fitzpatrick in Egypt, Mass. The prints are undated and there is no corresponding architectural drawings for the structure

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362430

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.FitzpatrickW

Larkin house, Lexington, Mass., undated

10 interior and exterior photographic prints of a house for Mr. Larkin in Lexington, Mass., Photographer is Arthur C. Haskell. Images are undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362433

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Larkin

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Joy to Charles - Parker-Inches House No. 40 - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362504

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1005

Massachusetts - Boston - Back Bay - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362532

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0635

Massachusetts - Boston - South End - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362539

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7355

Massachusetts - Dorchester - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362543

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0195

Massachusetts - Brighton - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362550

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0095

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362551

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0765

Massachusetts - Roxbury - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362552

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0265

Massachusetts - Boston - Fenway/Kenmore - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362553

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3915

Massachusetts - Boston - Downtown - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938-1940 - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362554

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3535

"Presto-Up" patented bolt-together cottages, catalog no. 38-LH, Harris Brothers Company, Chicago, Ill., 1923

Plan book advertising "Presto-Up" cottages, a type of prefabricated buildings manufactured and sold by the Harris Brothers Company. Plan book includes description of the company, construction details, and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each d...

Date: 1923

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362564

Ref. Code: EP005.718

Ford factory-built homes, Ivon R. Ford, Inc., McDonough, N.Y., undated

Plan book advertising Ford factory-built homes manufactured and sold by Ivon R. Ford, Inc. Includes description of the company and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each design comes with a design number and an illustration or photographic print...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362571

Ref. Code: EP005.719

Home ownership...planning and building from Lu-Re-Co research, Lumber Dealers Research Council, undated

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362580

Ref. Code: EP005.720

Successful Lu-Re-Co homes, Lumber Dealers Research Council, 1957

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362584

Ref. Code: EP005.721

1955 "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" houses by National Homes, National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Ind., 1955

Plan book advertising "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and description...

Date: 1955

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362585

Ref. Code: EP005.722

National homes, 1959, National Homes Corporation, 1959

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs, floor plans, illustrations, and some descriptions of the features of prefabricated houses. Published by the National Homes Corporation. On the front cover is a distri...

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362586

Ref. Code: EP005.723

The modern way to build: presenting...new savings in home construction, Northern Homes, undated

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Northern Homes. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features. Photographs of s...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362588

Ref. Code: EP005.724

Image 2, Restoration Photos, Exterior, Southwest Corner Post, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note on the photograph states "note ridge formed on post due to exposure"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360046

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.023

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