Historic New England

Correspondence: St. Joseph's, Whitefield

File part

Date: 1871-1872

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 318955

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.023

Correspondence: The Willows

File part

Date: 1873

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 318956

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.024

View of houses along the shore, Swampscott, Mass.

View of houses, trees, and fencing along a road. In the foreground below the road is a rocky shore and a seawalll, and in the background a house can be seen on a hill.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318957

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0010.001

Fisherman's Beach and Humphreys St., Swampscott, Mass.

View of the shorline along Fisherman's Beach showing the the beach and seawall with a walkway and iron ralings above. Houses with awnings and people sitting on porches line the opposite side of the street. Figures can be seen in the water near a point of land in the distance, and in the foreground...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318958

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0010.002

Fisherman's Beach and Humphreys St., Swampscott, Mass.

View of the shorline along Fisherman's Beach showing the the beach and seawall with a walkway and iron ralings above. Houses with awnings and people sitting on porches line the opposite side of the street. Figures can be seen in the water near a point of land in the distance, and in the foreground...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318959

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0010.003

Exterior view of St. John's Church & Rectory, Swampscott, Mass.

Exterior view of St. John's Catholic Church, showing the front lawn and Rectory, Swampscott, Mass.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318960

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0020.005

Interior view of St. John's Church, Swampscott, Mass.

Interior view of St. John's Catholic Church, showing the center ailse leading to the sanctuary.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318961

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0020.006

Exterior view of "Blythewood," residence of Henry W. Proctor, Little's Point, Swampscott, Mass., c. 1917.

The house built in 1847 for James A. Little on what was Phillips Point. The house was remodeled by the architect, Arthur Little, of the same family, and was later the home of Henry W. Proctor at the time this photograph was taken.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318962

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0020.007

Cemetery plot

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 318963

Ref. Code: MS033.006.001.014

Entrance of "Blythewood," residence of Henry W. Proctor, Little's Point, Swampscott, Mass., c. 1917.

The house built in 1847 for James A. Little on what was Phillips Point. The house was remodeled by the architect, Arthur Little, of the same family, and was later the home of Henry W. Proctor at the time this photograph was taken.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318964

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0020.008

Garden at "Blythewood," residence of Henry W. Proctor, Little's Point, Swampscott, Mass., c. 1917.

The house built in 1847 for James A. Little on what was Phillips Point. The house was remodeled by the architect, Arthur Little, of the same family, and was later the home of Henry W. Proctor at the time this photograph was taken.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318965

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2930.0020.009

Trade card, The American Machine Co., manufacturers of hardware specialties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Company sells Crown & Eagle Fluting Machines and Mrs. Potts Cold Handle "Crown" Sad Irons. Three women use irons and a fluting machine in the card illustration.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318968

Ref. Code: EP003.001.003

Trade card, Enterprise Fruit, Wine and Jelly Press, Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pa., Third and Dauphin Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fruit and drug presses are described on the item verso. The presses were displayed at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The illustration has a Continental soldier with the verse "The battle is over, Bunker Hill no more will call the soldier from the maid he does adore, while to hi...

Date: 1893

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318969

Ref. Code: EP003.001.004

Trade card, J. Papadopolo, direct importer of sponges from Greece, Turkey, Florida and Nassau, No. 95 William Street, between John Street and Maiden Lane, New York, New York

The importer also carries chamois skins, shells and sea beans. Sponge divers descend to the ocean floor in the card illustration. The caption reads "Sponge fisheries in archipelago."

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318970

Ref. Code: EP003.001.005

Trade card, Salem Nutmeg Grater, manufactured by Livingstone & Livingstone, North Salem, New Hampshire

The grater was patented in 1877. A wholesale price list is on the card verso.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318971

Ref. Code: EP003.001.006

Trade card, U.S. Clothes Pins, U.S. Clothes Pin Co., Montpelier, Vermont

The clothes pins were patented June 28, 1887. In the illustration the man asks the boy "I say my boy how do they bite this morning?" The boy responds "With their teeth sir."

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318973

Ref. Code: EP003.001.007

Trade card, buy the Universal Clothes Wringer, Metropolitan Washing Machine Co., New York, New York

The wringer was patented August 1, 1880. The item is a Universal Clothes Wringer Puzzle. A variation on the illustration can be seen by turning it over and holding it up to to light. The product is sold by George Robinson, French's Block, corner Central & Pleasant Streets, Palmer, Massachusetts.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318996

Ref. Code: EP003.001.008

Brochure, indurated wood fibre pails, wash tubs & keelers, manufactured by United Indurated Fibre Co. of New Jersey, Lockport, New York

The business manufactured "fibrotta" pails and other items for use in the kitchen and laundry made from a wood pulp process. The brochure is in the shape of a pail with the name "The Star Pail" and has illustrations and text describing the product durability. The verso illustration is identified as ...

Date: 1889

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318998

Ref. Code: EP003.001.009

Trade card, perfection in broiling meats attained at last, American Broiler, location unknown

In the card illustration a woman stands at a stove holding the broiler pan in one hand and the cover in the other hand. The card text states the pan works "equally well over wood or coal." It can also be used as a bread toaster, corn popper and coffee roaster. The item features are described on the ...

Date: 1870s

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319000

Ref. Code: EP003.001.010

Trade card, Enterprise Congress, World's Fair, Enterprise Meat Chopper, Enterprise Manufacturing Co. of Pa., Third and Dauphin Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

People from different countries stand around Uncle Sam as he demonstrates the Enterprise Meat Chopper. The product features and a price list are described on the card verso. The female Columbia figure stands next to Uncle Sam with the American eagle below them. The item is for sale at W.E. Barrett &...

Date: 1893

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319001

Ref. Code: EP003.001.011

Oakwood Stove Works, Bussey, McLeod & Co., Troy, New York

The stove features are described on the item verso. In the image Uncle Sam directs a cherub, wearing a "progress" banner, to fire a cannon which shoots out the stove models. The image caption reads "Uncle Sam I tell you the people will have the Gold Coin & Gold Medal Stoves & Ranges which are the be...

Date: 1880

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319005

Ref. Code: EP003.003.001

Trade card, Winthrop Ranges, Dighton Furnace Company, North Dighton, Mass.

The factory and the Winthrop Range are illustrated on the card. The item verso has a price list.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319019

Ref. Code: EP003.003.002

How to keep the wolf from the door, Charter Oak Stoves, manufactured by Excelsior Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Missouri

One housewife shows a visiting housewife her new Charter Oak Stove. In the illustration a young boy plays with a cat while his sister holds her doll. According to the description it does perfect baking without drying out the food. The stoves have wire gauze oven doors.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319024

Ref. Code: EP003.003.003

Magee's Ideal Surface Burning Stove, manufactured by Magee Furnace Co., Boston, Mass.

Magee claims the stove is the capstone of their manufacturing process. An illustration of the stove is inside the brochure. The stove is available at L.S. & J.W. St. John in Walton, New York.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319025

Ref. Code: EP003.003.004

Brochure, Good News Portable Range, manufactured by Pratt & Wentworth, 87, 89 & 91 North Street, Boston, Mass.

The stove features are described inside the brochure. Different models of the Good News Range are shown in the illustrations.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319077

Ref. Code: EP003.003.006

Brochure, Happy Thought Range, Pittston Stove Co., Pittston, Pennsylvania

Four cherubs prepare a dish with the Happy Thought Range in the background. The stove features are described inside the brochure. Pittston has 50 difference styles and sizes for coal or wood. The appliance is for sale by A.H. Brill, Oxford, New York.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319078

Ref. Code: EP003.003.007

Trade card, Sterling Ranges, Sill Stove Works, Rochester, New York

The illustration caption reads "The Sterling did it, only one fire pot of coal, only one BBL of flour baked in 10 hours only 231 loaves." Text on the verso states the illustration is from a photograph taken after baking the 231 loaves of bread.

Date: 1895

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319079

Ref. Code: EP003.003.008

Trade card, The Paris Parlor, Dan'l E. Paris & Co., manufacturers, Troy, New York

The sizes and fetures are described on the card verso. The model shown in the photograph has the Paris Patent Foot-Rail Grate.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319080

Ref. Code: EP003.003.009

Handbill, Shaker and new Tariff Ranges, Taunton Iron Works Co., Taunton, Mass.

Reasons for purchasing the ranges are listed on the item verso. In the image Greely and his party look on as an Inuit greets them. A dead polar bear is on the ground. In the center of the image is a stove. A dog sled and Greely's ship are in the background. The illustration caption reads "Lieut. Gre...

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319083

Ref. Code: EP003.003.010

Trade card, Frank Miller's Blacking, prepared by Frank Miller & Sons, New York, New York

Uncle Sam shaves himself by using the reflection in his boot. The American eagle scares himself when he sees his reflection in the other boot. A framed picture on the wall shows the Frank Miller factory next to the elevated railway in New York City. Text on the bureau in the image reads "Freedman's ...

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319181

Ref. Code: EP003.005.001

O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912

The collection contains 157 glass plate negatives created by O.W. Stevens between 1898 and 1912. The photographs are focused around the same group of people including what appears to be O.W. Stevens' wife and children. The photographs were taken mostly in northern Massachusetts and southern Vermont ...

Date: 1898-1912

Collection: O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912

GUSN: 319182

Ref. Code: PC067

Portrait, family around the Christmas tree, location unknown, undated

A young boy and girl are seated in small chairs in the front of the image. A toddler in a high chair can be seen on the left side with two women standing behind. An older man and another woman are on the right side of the image.

Date: 1907-12-25

Collection: O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912

GUSN: 319208

Ref. Code: PC067.01.001

Trade card, The Currie Fertilizer Co., Louisville, Kentucky

In the card illustation a potato is pulled by a team of ladybugs driven by a bumble bee. The caption reads "The return from the insect fair." Text on the card verso describes the advantages of Currie's Tobacco Grower.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319210

Ref. Code: EP003.005.002

Trade card, Poppy Oil Soap, manufactured by Hoffeld & Co., Buffalo, New York

Potato and cabbage birds fly over an elderly woman stirring a large kettle. The sign text reads "Gipsy Camp bill of fare boiled potatoes & cabbage." Text above the birds reads "Use Poppy Oil Soap." Text on the card verso urges customers to try Conquest Soap sold by M.P. Greenwood, dealer in general ...

Date: 1888

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319215

Ref. Code: EP003.005.003

Trade card, Rice's Seeds, grown & put up by Jerome B. Rice & Co., Cambridge Valley Seed Gardens, Cambridge, New York

Text on the card verso urges customers to purchase Rice seeds because they produce stronger, healthier and earlier plants. The card image has an onion with the caption "Oh! How strong I am."

Date: 1885

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319216

Ref. Code: EP003.005.004

Trade card, Logan's Choice Flavoring Extracts, headquarters, 314 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland

The card verso has testimonials for Logan's Extracts of Vanilla. Logan's Blood Purifier and Tonic for dyspepsia and sick headache is also advertised. A tomato couple in all their finery illustrate the card.

Date: 1886

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319217

Ref. Code: EP003.005.005

Trade card, I.R. Davis, dealer in groceries and provisions, No. 17 Winslow Street, Boston, Mass.

The dealer carries tea, coffee, butter and flour specialties. He also has tobacco and ice cream. Text on the card reads "Wood and coal at wharf prices."

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319326

Ref. Code: EP003.005.006

Trade card, Enterprise Ice Shredder, The Enterprise M'f'g. Co. of Pa., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The item shaves ice coarse or fine and is available tinned or nickeled. It can be used in the preparation of drinks, food and "for many purposes in the sick-room." The shredder is sold at Homer, Foot & Company, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319327

Ref. Code: EP003.005.007

Trade card, Bundy, jeweler, 90 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York

The jeweler carries Keystone improved silver watch cases. Bundy repairs fine jewelry and carries solid silver and plated ware. The manufacture of Keystone Watch Cases is described on the card verso. A girl uses the watch cases as roller skate wheels in the card image.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319328

Ref. Code: EP003.005.008

Trade card, Morse's Yellow Dock, Morse Yellow Dock Syrup Co., Providence, Rhode Island

The vegetable product works on the blood, liver and kidneys to treat conditions. Instructions are provided for the optical illusion on the card. Text on the card verso instructs customers to cut the notice from the product bottle, mail it to the company and receive an assortment of decorative advert...

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319329

Ref. Code: EP003.005.009

Trade card,compliments of Frank P. Moss, manager, Domestic Sewing Machine, 160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

Children use the scissors for sewing, haircuts, trimming and fruit harvesting. Text on the scissors reads "Warranty unlimited, T.B. Terry & Co., Toledo."

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319330

Ref. Code: EP003.002.001

Booklet, Goodwin & Stillman, gas fixtures & lamps, 615 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Goodwin has artistic gas fixtures, ornamental metal work, metal and porcelain lamps and fine clocks and bronzes. Goodwin & Stillman are the successors to Andrew H. Hogg & Company. Goodwin is an agent for Mitchell, Vance & Company of New York.

Date: 1880-01-01

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 319414

Ref. Code: EP003.002.002