Historic New England

1957 building supply catalogue, L.C. Andrew lumber and building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house designs and floor plans. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. Photographs of the factory and sales office are inside the front cover.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311788

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.016

1967 catalog, building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house designs and floor plans. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware.

Date: 1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311794

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.017

Story of steel, written by Donald Wilhelm, United States Steel Corporation, Bureau of Safety, Sanitation and Welfare, 71 Broadway, New York, New York

The process of manufacturing steel is described in text and photographs. The change in plant working conditions and worker benefits is outlined. Safety awards are included in the end pages.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311808

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.006

Home owners' catalogs, a guide to the selection of building materials, equipment and furnishings, F.W. Dodge Corporation, 119 West Fortieth Street, New York, New York

There are 20 catalogs from 16 companies in the item. Garage door openers, heating systems, lighting fixtures, plumbing and heating systems, glass, doors and gas ranges are among the products included.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312027

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.007

Architectural drawing of A Facade by W. Thayer Barry, location unknown

This perspective drawing is a facade, or a section drawing. The facade of the building shows five large, rectangular windows with smaller, square windows on the top and bottom of the buildings. Each of the windows are paned. The drawing has many different textures: The top of the building and the ...

Date: 04-11-1954

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312012

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.031

Massachusetts - Dorchester

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312015

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0360

Plan for Rebuilding Granite Bridge Across Neponset River by Luther Briggs, Dorchester, Mass., July 1865

This detailed architectural plan for the rebuilding of the Neponset Bridge in Dorchester, Mass outlines the proposed scale and location of the granite bridge. It shows the location of the earth filling on either side of the bridge crossing the Neponset Channel, the flates and bridge piles, as well ...

Date: 7-1865

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312016

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0360.001

Lithograph of Odd Fellows Hall, junction of Tremont and Berkeley Streets, and Warren Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1871

The chromolithograph from the Charles (Chas) H. Crosby & Company depicts Odd Fellows Hall, a very large rectangular fortress of a building, located at the junction of Tremont Street, Berkeley Street, and Warrren Avenue in Boston, MA. The building is flying the Massachusetts flag, and has a rooftop ...

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

GUSN: 312048

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3850.020

Pocket catalogue, windows and doors, Jackson and Newton Co., 105 Portland Street and 48-50 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries windows, doors, stair railings, colonnades and medicine cabinets.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312046

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.024

Catalogue M-66, Blumcraft of Pittsburgh, 460 Melwood Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog, 169 pages : illustrations ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312068

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.009

Massachusetts - Cambridge - Cambridgeport

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312059

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0235

Thurston, Hall & Co.'s Cracker Bakery, 48 & 50 Elm St., Cambridgeport, Mass.

This is a photograph of the Thurston, Hall & Co.'s Cracker Bakery, located at 48 & 50 Elm St., near Broadway, Cambridgeport, Mass. It is a front view of the buildings with two horse drawn carriages in front, hauling wagons with the Thurston, Hall name. The roads are dirt, and the trees are freshly...

Date: ca. 1871, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312072

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0235.001

Burley & Ware, Chair Manufactory, Baldwinville, Mass., undated

This photo captures many employees outside of the Burley & Ware Chair Manufactory. Some are looking out of windows, others are sitting on the roof, and some are standing outside the buildings. The manufactory is a wooden structure. In front of the buildings is a horse drawing a load of chairs, re...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312086

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0190.0010.001

Photograph of an unidentified resort, ca. early 20th century

This photograph appears to be of an early 20th century resort. There are many people standing on the deck of the building, which is under construction. There is plenty of wood and other building materials in the forefront of the photo.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312100

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.TMP.006

Massachusetts - Boston

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312102

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010

House of Nathaniel Bowditch, Otis Place, Boston, Mass., 1823

This photo is of Nathaniel Bowditch's home in Otis Place, Boston, Mass. The home is partially covered by vines, and the photo is partially obscured by foilage from a blossoming tree. The house has many shuttered windows with a fence in front.

Date: 1823

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312115

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.001

Business-related materials

Business-related materials consist of documents related to running an inn, including correspondence, personnel policies, brochures and advertisements, and rate schedules; also included are documents and ephemera related to running a restaurant, including general guest information, menus, and order s...

Date: 1917-1976, undated