Historic New England

Family Vacation album

Leather bound album with the words "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 307 black & white photographs including 1 postcard and 1 news clipping photograph c. 1909-1927. Photos range in size from 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 to 4 x 6 to 6 x 9 1/2. Most photos are mounted in album with a few loose betwee...

Date: 1909-1927

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283866

Ref. Code: PC009.251

Trade card for The Sun Dial Gas Cooking Stove, manufactured by the Goodwin Gas Stove & Meter Co., 1012-14 & 16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 142 Chambers Street, New York, 1890s

The stove features are described on the card verso. The image depicts the situation in the kitchen after the Sun Dial Gas Stove was purchased. The before image card is on Gusn: 196937

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283867

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.03.040

Aladdin's magazine, vol. 10, no. 3, January 1918, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Short articles promote Aladdin prefabricated houses. The magazine is published ten times a year by the Company.

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283869

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.061

Advance messenger of Aladdin, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The publication was intended as a pre-catalog alert to provide customers with background on the prefabrication manufacturing process.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283870

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.062

Donald Grey collection on New England churches

This collection includes postcards, photographs, stereoviews, maps, architectural drawings, and pamphlets associated with churches throughout New England. This collection also includes Grey's own databases of the materials in the collection and a library of approximately 300 volumes.

Date: 1804-2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 283875

Ref. Code: MS042

Aladdin homes, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has illustrations, descriptions and floor plans for model houses sold by the Company. A separate order blank leaflet is included. Text on the bottom of the front cover reads, "The golden rule in home building presented by the Aladdin Company to Charles Hyzer."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283878

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.063

Aladdin homes, 23rd annual catalog, catalog no. 42, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog text states that the 1929 home pricing includes the heating, lighting and plumbing equipment. Text on the front cover reads, "The Aladdin Company presents the twenty-third annual catalog of Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, Summer Cottages and Garages."

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283879

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.064

Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, catalog no. 43, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has a section called "Facts about Aladdin Homes" in addition to house models. A boy and his dog are in the doorway. The second copy is Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283880

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.065

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, not prefabricated, catalog no. 55, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The Aladdin system of Readi-Cut Homes is described in the catalog. Two price lists and an order form are included for customers.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283882

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.066

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, not prefabricated, catalog no. 63, 57th annual edition, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog describes the new B-I-Y (Build It Yourself) system.The illustrations have been cut out of pages 31, 32, 47 and 48. A price list is included.

Date: 1963

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283883

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.067

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, catalog no. 49, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Images, descriptions and floor plans are included for each house model. A price list is attached inside the back cover.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.068

Aladdin Homes, The Aladdin Co., Bay City, Michigan

The item promotes the "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses Catalog" for 1920 and has photographs of Aladdin Home exteriors and interiors.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283885

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.069

Aladdin Homes, some interesting facts about Aladdin Service for 1922, The Aladdin Co., Bay City, Michigan

Home designs and floor plans are shown in the catalog. An article describes the purchase of an Aladdin house by "Today's housewife magazine" as a test facility and headquarters.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283886

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.070

Aladdin news, 1/4 off sale, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Aladdin models are listed with price comparisons for customers. "These sale prices squeeze out practically the last vestige of war inflation values."

Date: 1921-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283925

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.072

You can buy and erect an Aladdin for what the materials cost last year, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Customers are urged to buy before higher prices go into effect on April 1.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283926

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.073

Envelopes for The Aladdin Co., mfrs. of Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, Bay City, Michigan

The image caption reads "Shadow lawn." The envelopes are all adressed to a customer in Woodfords, Maine.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283927

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.074

Keith's architectural studies, double houses and flats, vol. no.11, by Walter J. Keith, Minneapolis, Minn.

Double house plans are shown with floor plans. There are short articles on fireplaces, architect builder relations and prices for the customer to consider.

Date: 1899-1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283950

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.075

Keith's home-builder, vol. 1, no. 5, edited and published monthly by Walter J. Keith, architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Text on the front cover reads, "Illustrating ten of the latest and best examples of moderate cost homes with exterior views, floor plans, descriptions and practical hints on construction, ventilation, decoration, furnishing, etc." There is a special section on churches, schools and public buildings....

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283951

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.076

Keith's home-builder, vol. 4, no. 5, edited and published monthly by Walter J. Keith, architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Text on the front cover reads, "Ten designs of moderate cost homes with exterior views, floor plans, descriptions and practical hints on construction, ventilation, decoration, furnishing, etc." There is a special section on churches, schools and public buildings. There are advertisements for buildin...

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283953

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.077

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, economics and social-life, extra issue no. 3, August 1, 1901, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

This extra issue has all the home designs under $800.00 published in previous issues. Advertisements for building materials and appliances can be found on the last several pages.

Date: 1901-08-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283956

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.078

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, decorating and furnishing, vol. 6, no. 5, November 1901, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

Illustrations, descriptions and prices give guidance to the potential customer. Advertisements for building materials and appliances can be found throughout the issue.

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283958

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.079

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, decorating and furnishing, extra issue no. 15, January 1, 1904, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

This extra issue contains all the stable designs from previous issues of the magazine.

Date: 1904-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283959

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.080

Alfred Wayland Cutting photographic materials

Sub-series

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 283995

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC

Alfred Wayland Cutting photograph album 6

1 photograph album

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 283996

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC.006

Jane Patterson

A black and white photograph of Jane Patterson (1922-2012) at Glezen Lane in Wayland, Mass. Identification of this item came from Michael Burr Patterson (b. 1936 in Wayland), cousin of the subject of the photograph.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 283998

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC.006.017

John Adams Patterson and Henry W. Patterson, III playing instruments

A black and white photograph of John Adams Patterson (b. 1895) playing the violin with his brother Henry W. Patterson III playing the cello. Identification of this item came from Michael Burr Patterson (b. 1936 in Wayland), son of John and nephew of Henry.

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 284001

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC.006.051

Jane Adams Patterson wearing Sioux costume

This photograph contains harmful imagery of a white woman appropriating Sioux costume. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England ...

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 284002

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC.006.064

Henry W. Patterson, III

Henry W. Patterson, III of Wayland, Mass. Identification of this item came from Michael Burr Patterson (b. 1936 in Wayland), nephew of the subject of the photograph.

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 284003

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.AWC.006.074

Timeless trends, California Paints, 150 Dascomb Road, Andover, Mass.

The box contains one 50 page book and one color fan deck. The book has design ideas around four color palettes. The designs are Inspired by "Mix," Global Color Research. Text on page 49 describing the Historic collection reads: "Each color has been fully researched and verified by the archivists and...

Date: 2012-2013

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284526

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.054

Print of the Old Feather Store by Louis Prang

The print shows Dock Square, featuring the Old Feather Store. The store has two signs on the facing side, "CLOTHING" and "Charles J. Lovejoy." On the side of the building is a third sign, "CLOTHING WAREHOUSE." Other shops in the vicinity include Martin L. Hall & Co.; Manning, Glover & Co.; and Willi...

Date: 1800s

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

GUSN: 284566

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1950.020

Connecticut - Norfolk - Church of Christ - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284568

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USCT.1430.0060

Connecticut - Norfolk - Haystack Mountain - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284569

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USCT.1430.0080

Connecticut - Northford - W. Williams House - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284571

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USCT.1480.0050

Label for Tower Root Beer, Prospect Hill Beverages, LLC, Somerville, Mass., undated

Prospect Hill Beverages has manufactured Tower Root Beer since 1914.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284626

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.01.011

Trade card for H.W. Clarke, clock and watch repairing, Beverly, Mass., undated

The business repairs time pieces and reproduces cases and dials for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284627

Ref. Code: EP001.01.022.01.01.019

Postal card for George W. Libbey, textbooks, 36 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Libbey can supply readers, spellers, grammars, copy books and other subject textbooks. He is an agent for the Porter & Coates' Educational Series. A portrait of Thomas Jefferson is shown on the one cent card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284628

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.01.018

Calendar for Associated Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., location unknown, 1946

W.E. Lindsey is the agent located at 126 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts. A covered bridge is shown in the calendar illustration.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284629

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.007

Paper bag for the Harvard Pharmacy, 380 Main Street, Medford, Mass., undated

Text on the bag reads "When shopping for Rust Craft Greeting Cards stop at Harvard Pharmacy." The other side of the bag urges the public to address cards plainly and correctly. The envelope was made by the Cohoes Envelope Company in Cohoes, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284630

Ref. Code: EP001.01.075.03.01.038

Calendars for the J.M. Ney Company, dental golds, Colonial Building, 100 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 1914-1915

The 1914 March, June and November images are the "The Tiber," "Killarney" and "On the Rhine." The 1915 January and December images are "Winter twilight" and "Looking out to sea." The business "carries the largest stock of dental golds in New England."

Date: 1914-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284633

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.008

L. G. Balfour Company

22 unbound black & white photographs of the L. G. Balfour Company in Attleboro, Mass., around 1927. Photographs include exterior of the building and the different interior offices and factory rooms. Also includes photograph of founder and president Lloyd G. Balfour. The plant was located at 25 Coun...

Date: 1927

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284667

Ref. Code: PC009.269

Wallace Nutting collection of American antiques, John Wanamaker, New York, New York

Nutting sold the furniture from the Wentworth-Gardner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Cutler-Bartlet House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Hospitality Hall in Wethersfield, Connecticut, through the John Wanamaker department store. Text on the front cover reads, "Exhibition and sale, au qu...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284671

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.081

Wallace Nutting catalog, seventh edition, Wallace Nutting, 46 Park Street, Framingham, Mass.

The catalog has between three and four hundred furniture reproductions for sale.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284678

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.082

Wallace Nutting Windsors, correct Windsor furniture, Wallace Nutting, Inc., Saugus, Mass.

The history, construction and description of various styles of Windsor chairs is provided with a price list for the reproductions.

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284681

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.083

Maps

This series includes maps of cities, towns, historic sites, walking routes, streets, and demographics in various parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The maps date from 1821 to 2002, with many from the same series published in 1956 and many that are undated.

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284695

Ref. Code: MS042.04

Weather

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284701

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550

Hurricane of 1938

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284702

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030

Reinforcing levee against flood waters, Springfield, Mass.

A small black and white photograph showing men placing sand bags to protect from flooding after the hurricane in September, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284703

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.001

Shattered boats and wreckage, New London, Conn.

A small black and white photograph showing an areal view of the ruins of docks and vessels in New London, Connecticut, after the hurricane in September, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284704

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.002

Exterior view of Arnold House, Lincoln, Rhode Island

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House in the winter of 1936. The ground is covered in snow.

Date: 1936

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284705

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.018

Exterior view of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938. The images shows trees down along the front of the house and three men working to cut down a large tree that is still standing. Written on the back of the photo is the caption, "This shows the men at work remov...

Date: 1938-10

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284706

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.019

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