Historic New England

"Mirror Frame" design drawing, circa 1870

Design drawing of a mirror frame from the front. The design was completed by the Household Art Co. Measurements and pricing information are written on the page. The drawing was completed by an unknown artist circa 1870.

Collection: Household Art Company collection

GUSN: 357475

Ref. Code: CC022.012

"Diamond Close Back Chair" design drawing, circa 1870

Design drawing of a diamond close back chair in pencil, colored pencils, and gouache. The design is labeled # 614 and was completed by the Household Art Co. The chair is depicted from the front. The drawing was completed by an unknown artist circa 1870.

Collection: Household Art Company collection

GUSN: 357476

Ref. Code: CC022.003

"Corner Cabinet" design drawing, circa 1870

Design drawing of a corner cabinet in pencil and colored pencil. The design is labeled #458 and was completed by the Household Art Co. The cabinet is depicted from the front. A ground plan of the cabinet is also depicted. Measurements and other design elements for the cabinet are written on the page...

Collection: Household Art Company collection

GUSN: 357477

Ref. Code: CC022.004

Unidentified house in Beacon Hills, Boston, Mass., circa 1880

Mounted albumen print of a street view of an unidentified house in the Beacon Hills neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph depicts the Second Empire style house with a nearby gazebo. Nearby houses can be partially seen surrounding the house. The photograph was taken by noted photograp...

Date: circa 1880

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 357536

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.004

New England Kennel Club 20th Annual Dog Show poster, 1904

Poster advertising the New England Kennel Club's 20th Annual Dog Show. The show was held in Boston's Mechanics Hall from February 22-25, 1904. The poster depicts a white man wearing boots, a top hat, and a sandwich board looking down at three dogs: a French bulldog, a bulldog, and a border collie. I...

Date: 1904

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

GUSN: 357537

Ref. Code: GC002.02.334

Two proposed designs of houses for Mr. William Chick, Brookline, Mass., undated, 1930

Two design drawings of proposed houses for William C. Chick, Esq. The first of the proposed designs shows a Tudor Revival style house completed in watercolor. The house would have been located in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was completed by the architect John Barnard Sr. and is undated. The second ...

Date: 1930, undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 357540

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0300.004

Correspondence

1 folder

Date: 1937-1979

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 357545

Ref. Code: MS028.01.026

Maps (3 of 3)

1 folder

Date: 187-1965, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 357546

Ref. Code: MS028.01.027

Henry "Harry" Bevis and John inside Whiting & Davis workshop [WD5]

Man in foreground identified as Henry "Harry" Bevis.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356705

Ref. Code: PC074.03.05

View of Whiting & Davis factory from West Bacon Street [WD6]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356706

Ref. Code: PC074.03.06

View of the Plainville Stock Company and the Whiting & Davis office building from South Street [WD7]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356707

Ref. Code: PC074.03.07

View of Whiting & Davis building across Plainville Pond [WD8]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356708

Ref. Code: PC074.03.08

Offin Boardman IV collection

This small collection includes the diary of Offin Boardman IV from 1779-1780, three notes removed from the diary containing excerpts from related accounts, and two newspaper clippings from "The Continential Journal, and Weekly Advertiser" dated May 21, 1778. Folder titles were assigned by the proces...

Date: 1778-1780, undated

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356711

Ref. Code: MS064

Dining room table setting [WD9]

Dining room may have been located in the Walter Livingston Rice Memorial Recreation Hall, which was constructed in Plainville, MA for Whiting & Davis Company employees in 1922.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356712

Ref. Code: PC074.03.09

Man posing with machinery in Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD10]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356713

Ref. Code: PC074.03.10

Man and woman seated in Whiting & Davis factory [WD11]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356714

Ref. Code: PC074.03.11

Man posing with machinery in Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD12]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356715

Ref. Code: PC074.03.12

Exterior view of the Plainville Stock Company and the Whiting & Davis Company office building [WD13]

View of building from the corner of South Street and West Bacon Street in Plainville.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356716

Ref. Code: PC074.03.13

People on lawn of the Pomham Club during a Whiting & Davis outing [WD49]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356717

Ref. Code: PC074.03.14

Baseball game during a Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD50]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356718

Ref. Code: PC074.03.15

Baseball game during a Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD51A]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356719

Ref. Code: PC074.03.16

Man posing with machinery in Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD51B]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356720

Ref. Code: PC074.03.17

Dining room table setting [WD52]

Dining room may have been located in the Walter Livingston Rice Memorial Recreation Hall, which was constructed in Plainville, MA for Whiting & Davis Company employees in 1922.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356721

Ref. Code: PC074.03.18

Henry "Harry" Bevis and John inside Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD53]

Man in foreground identified as Henry "Harry" Bevis.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356722

Ref. Code: PC074.03.19

Three men inside Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD54]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356723

Ref. Code: PC074.03.20

Dick and children [WD55]

Man identified as "Dick" could refer to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356724

Ref. Code: PC074.03.21

Man posing with machinery in Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD56]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356725

Ref. Code: PC074.03.22

Grille and license plate of Dick's car [WD57]

Automobile may have belonged to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356726

Ref. Code: PC074.03.23

Dick inside Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD58]

Man identified as "Dick" could refer to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356727

Ref. Code: PC074.03.24

Dick in the woods [WD59]

Man identified as "Dick" could refer to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356728

Ref. Code: PC074.03.25

Group of women inside Whiting & Davis factory [WD60]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356729

Ref. Code: PC074.03.26

Front view of Dick's car [WD61]

Automobile may have belonged to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356730

Ref. Code: PC074.03.27

Man inside Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD62]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356731

Ref. Code: PC074.03.28

Henry "Harry" Bevis at desk in Whiting & Davis factory [WD63]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356732

Ref. Code: PC074.03.29

Dick and his dog with house in background [WD64]

House in background is possibly a house on East Bacon Street in Plainville, MA. Man identified as "Dick" could refer to either Dick Barton or Dick Berkley, who were both employed by Whiting & Davis Co. during this time period.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356733

Ref. Code: PC074.03.30

Man at machine in Whiting & Davis factory workshop [WD65]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356734

Ref. Code: PC074.03.31

Henry "Harry" Bevis in car outside Plainville Market [WD66]

Car is an early Hupmobile.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356735

Ref. Code: PC074.03.32

Henry "Harry" Bevis' daughter kneeling with dog [WD67]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356736

Ref. Code: PC074.03.33

Henry "Harry" Bevis standing with wife, daughter, and dog [WD68]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356737

Ref. Code: PC074.03.34

Henry "Harry" Bevis' father [WD69]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356738

Ref. Code: PC074.03.35

Henry "Harry" Bevis at desk in Whiting & Davis factory [WD70]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356739

Ref. Code: PC074.03.36

Henry "Harry" Bevis at desk in Whiting & Davis factory [WD71]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356740

Ref. Code: PC074.03.37

Henry "Harry" Bevis in car outside Plainville Market [WD72]

Car is an early Hupmobile.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356741

Ref. Code: PC074.03.38

Henry "Harry" Bevis and family in car [WD73]

Car is a 1912 Stoddard-Dayton with 25 horsepower.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356742

Ref. Code: PC074.03.39

Henry "Harry" Bevis standing with wife, daughter, and dog [WD74]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356743

Ref. Code: PC074.03.40

Henry "Harry" Bevis and family in car [WD75]

Car is a 1912 Stoddard-Dayton with 25 horsepower.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356744

Ref. Code: PC074.03.41

Henry "Harry" Bevis seated with daughter and dog [WD76]

Item

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356745

Ref. Code: PC074.03.42

Diary of Offin Boardman IV, 1779-1780

The diary contains entries starting January 7, 1779, the day Offin Boardman escaped from Mill Prison in Plymouth, England, and ending sometime in 1780. The diary consists of 200 pages, 4 of which are blank. A small number of pages were removed from the diary and their location is unknown. Entries in...

Date: 1779-1780

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356746

Ref. Code: MS064.01

Notes from diary of Offin Boardman IV, undated

These notes were found and subsequently removed from the revolutionrary diary of Offin Boardman IV. The notes are excerpts from the diaries, journals, and correspondence of other important revolutionary figures, as well as books about their lives. The first note contains excerpts from three separate...

Date: undated

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356747

Ref. Code: MS064.02

Clippings -- "The Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser," 1778 May 21

These newspaper clippings were found and subsequently removed from the revolutionrary diary of Offin Boardman IV. They depict two pages from "The Continental Journal, and Weekly Advertiser" which were published on May 21, 1778. The newspaper was printed in Boston by John Gill, a printer, publisher, ...

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356749

Ref. Code: MS064.03

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