Historic New England

Bonanza "Cementile" Roofing, American Cement Tile Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1927

Trade catalog advertising Bonanza "Cementile" Roofing, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the roofing. Articles discuss applications, specifications, and uses of the roofing are accompanied by photographs and illustrations. Published by the American Cement Tile Manufacturing Co.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361985

Ref. Code: EP005.687

Metal Spanish tiles and shingles, 2nd ed., catalog no. 72, The Edwards Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926

Trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by The Edwards Manufacturing Co., including metal Spanish tile and shingles. Each listing includes a product description and illustration. Photographic prints and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of the products, and spec...

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361989

Ref. Code: EP005.688

Bidwell's House and Great Elm - Dorchester Ave.

The identity and location of this building within Dorchester, Mass. remains unknown.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361991

Ref. Code: PC086.001

"Barnard Capen House", Dorchester, Washington St. opposite Melville Ave

Image of Bernard Capen House, built c. 1637; one of oldest remaining houses in Boston area; originally located on corner of Washington and Dunlap Sts. in Dorchester, Mass.; dismantled and moved to Milton, MA in 1909; dismantled again in early 2000s and currently in storage.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361992

Ref. Code: PC086.002

Full length portrait of Frank

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 7.

Date: 1893-1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361993

Ref. Code: PC086.003

Our House - Dorchester

Image depicts 10 Elm Lawn Street, Dorchester, Mass., which was the Wood family home from 1889 to 1896.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361994

Ref. Code: PC086.004

Ball Hugh's House, Washington St. corner of School St.

Image depicts "Sunnyside", last home of celebrated British-American sculptor Robert Ball Hughes, located at 3 School Street, Dorchester, Mass.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361995

Ref. Code: PC086.005

"The Basin" on the road to the "Profile", N.H.

Image depicts "the Basin" of the Pemigewasset River en route to Profile Lake in Lincoln/Franconia, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361996

Ref. Code: PC086.006

Agassiz Basin and Group on Bridge, North Woodstock, N.H.

Image depicts Agassiz Basin (sometimes called Indian Leap), a waterfall stemming from Moosilauke Brook in North Woodstock, N.H.; bridge seen in image not longer exists.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361997

Ref. Code: PC086.007

Portrait of Austin Wood, Full Length

Portrait of Austin C. Wood (1879-1965), pictured at age 14.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361998

Ref. Code: PC086.008

Half length portrait of Frank Wood

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 7.

Date: 1893

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361999

Ref. Code: PC086.009

Full-length portrait of Mama

Portrait of Agnes E. Wood, pictured at age 40.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362000

Ref. Code: PC086.010

Pierce House 1640. Oak Ave. Dorchester

Image of Pierce House, built c. 1683; one of the last surviving examples of seventeenth-century architecture in the city of Boston; located at 24 Oakton Ave, Dorchester, Mass.; currently owned and operated as a museum by Historic New England.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362001

Ref. Code: PC086.011

House Papa lived in when a boy, Northampton, Mass.

Images depicts an unidentified house in Northampton, Mass., childhood home of William A. Wood.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362002

Ref. Code: PC086.012

Abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church, Boston, Mass., 1835 March 20

Double column text report detailing an abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church. The abstract contains detai.ls about committee appointments, the contract with the architectural firm of Salmon, Jeremiah, Theodore, and William Washburn, and the specif...

Date: 1835

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 362013

Ref. Code: AR001.001.006

Parson's House (where Papa was born), West Street., Northampton, Mass.

Image depicts 39 West Street, Northampton, Mass., birthplace of William A. Wood. Property built and owned by Col. Joseph Bailey Parsons (1828-1906), prominent citizen of Northampton and Civil War veteran. William Wood's great-grandmother Keziah Parsons Phelps was a descendant of Cornet Joseph Parson...

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362003

Ref. Code: PC086.013

On the Moosilauke River, I. North Woodstock, N.H.

Image depicts Moosilauke Brook (likely near Agassiz Basin), North Woodstock, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362004

Ref. Code: PC086.014

Pemigewasset River Cascades above the "Basin" on road to "Profile", N.H.

Image depicts waterfalls of the Pemigewasset River between the Basin and Profile Lake, Lincoln/Franconia, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362005

Ref. Code: PC086.015

View from Standish Hill - S. Duxbury

Image depicts view of Standish Shore from Captain's Hill, now site of Myles Standish Monument (not completed until 1898, 3 years after this photograph was taken). Myles Standish Hotel is visible in the background.

Date: 1895

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362006

Ref. Code: PC086.016

Frank and Eleneor on Sleds

Image of snowy front yard of 9 Elm Lawn St., Dorchester, Mass. (no. 11 Elm Lawn St. visible in background); depicted are Frank A. Wood and young girl Eleneor (unidentified).

Date: 1895

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362007

Ref. Code: PC086.017

Frank Wood - "The Kid" - Dorchester

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 9.

Date: 1895

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362008

Ref. Code: PC086.018

Orange tree in bearing at Merritt's Island, Florida

Image of tree on Merritt Island in Eastern Florida. Known in the late 1800s for citrus production, Merritt Island is now the home of the Kennedy Space Center.

Date: 1896

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362009

Ref. Code: PC086.019

Our House - 3 Shawmut Park, Dorchester

Image of 3 Shawmut Park (now 7 Florida Street), Dorchester, Mass.; Wood family home beginning in 1896.

Date: 1896

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362010

Ref. Code: PC086.020

Our House on Shawmut Park (North-East Corner)

Image of 3 Shawmut Park (now 7 Florida Street), Dorchester, Mass.; Wood family home beginning in 1896.

Date: 1897

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362011

Ref. Code: PC086.021

[Untitled, two men and a woman seated outdoors]

This negative was not in a sleeve when acquired, so the image is missing the same type of identifying information given to the other negatives. The image depicts two men and one woman seated in rocking chairs on an outdoor porch on the water. The woman is reading what appears to be a newspaper.

Date: undated

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 362012

Ref. Code: PC086.022

Service Station Plans for Goodyear Dealers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc., Akron, Ohio, 1927

Plan book containing twenty-one service station plans for Goodyear dealers. The plan book was published by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1927. It was printed by the Superior Printing Company. The first pages of the plan book contan articles detailing the reasoning behind the designs, such ...

Date: 1927

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 362016

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.037

Ted Williams Tunnel, Boston, Mass., undated

Black-and-white photograph of the inside of the Ted Williams Tunnel while it was being constructed. The photograph is undated and the photographer is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362021

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0030.002

Trade card for Treat Hardware Corp., hardware, 584 Essex St., Lawrence, Mass., undated

Trade card for Treat Hardware Corp. in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The hardware corporation served as a distributor for various products, including the advertised Bird Neponset Products produced by F. W. Bird & Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362030

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.067

Trade card for Jacob Quincer Co., Redwood, N.Y., undated

Trade card for Jacob Quincer Co. in Redwood, New York. The company is a distributor of various products, including the advertised Bird Master-Bilt Weather-Tex Thick Butt Shingles made by F. W. Bird & Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362034

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.01.021

Postcard for Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Providence, R.I., undated

Postcard from Tilo Roofing Company, Inc. advertising a free cost estimate for different styles of roofs.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362035

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.01.022

The treasure house of gifts, catalog "T," Daniel Low & Company, Salem, Mass., 1931

Trade catalog for Daniel Low & Company of Salem, Mass. Low's merchandise includes such items as jewelry, silverware, wedding gifts, toilet articles, novelties, and other gifts. Each listing comes with a item number, a description of the product, product specifications, and an illustration. The catal...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362037

Ref. Code: EP001.12.010.001.039

Photos of Aircraft and Boston Airport, 1920s-1940s

Folder 5 contains 16 black and white photographs and 1 booklet

Date: 1920-1940, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 362038

Ref. Code: PC009.128B.05

Photos of Planes and Boston Airport, 1920s-1940s

Folder 6 contains 7 items

Date: 1920-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 362039

Ref. Code: PC009.128B.06

Loose Monographs (planes, airports, facilities), 1940s

Folder 7 contains 51 itmes including photos, letterhead, and buttons

Date: 1940s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 362040

Ref. Code: PC009.128B.07

Home beauty by Tilo, Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Stratford, Conn., undated

Trade catalog advertising Tilo Roofing Company products, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the company's roofing and siding. Illustrations throughout show how different styles of roofing and siding would look on residences.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362049

Ref. Code: EP005.689

Tilo double-lap roof built only by Tilo Roofing Co., Inc., Providence, R.I., undated

Brochure advertising the Tilo double-lap roof produced by the Tilo Roofing Company. Leaflet includes a description of the product and its benefits as well as illustrations of the Double-lap shingles.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362050

Ref. Code: EP005.690

RH, Restoration Hardware, 3053 Fillmore Street, Suite 235, San Francisco, Calif., Spring 2019

Trade catalog for furniture from Restoration Hardware. The catalog advertises furniture for spaces including dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, libraries, and media rooms, divided into sections representing designers or specific design philosophies. Most pages are set up as two-page sp...

Date: 2019

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361259

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.130

Useful hints on wall paper, H. F. Newman, 60 Park Square, Boston, Mass., 1898

The sample pamphlet contains tips and instructions for new homeowners and consumers on how to decorate their new homes. Tips include what colors to use in specific rooms of the house (specifically the north and south rooms), kinds of backgrounds and the effects they have on the house's overall look,...

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361261

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.01.051

Letter from George E. Waring Jr. to Dr. Francis H. Brown, 1879 October 15

Letter from George E. Waring Jr. of Newport, Rhode Island, to Dr. Francis H. Brown. Dated October 15, 1879. The following design is on the recto of the letter: "Geo. E. Waring Jr., / Consulting Engineer / for Sanitary and /Agricultural Works."

Date: 1879

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 361262

Ref. Code: MS029.002.034

Massachusetts - Pittsfield - Town and Country Motor Lodge - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361296

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3740.0120

Massachusetts - Plymouth - White Cliffs Vacation Cottage - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361297

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3800.0580

Lisbon

File

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361299

Ref. Code: PC002.USNH.Lisbon

Interior view of Anna L. Gabe's house, Lisbon, N.H.

One albumen print of the interior of Anna L. Gabe's house in Lisbon, New Hampshire, dated 1891. Photographer is unknown. Depicts a wood-burning stove, a rocking chair, and other furniture and decorations.

Date: 1891

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 361300

Ref. Code: PC002.USNH.Lisbon.185.01

Bermuda Triangle, Paragon Park, Nantasket Avenue, Hull, Mass.

Photograph of the Bermuda Triangle amusement featured in Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts.

Date: 1985

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361339

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1430.0040.004

Roller coaster at Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach, Hull, Mass.

Photograph of a roller coaster at Nantasket Beach, Hull, Mass. Sign in foreground reads, "Direct Entrance to Paragon Park."

Date: 1985

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361340

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1430.0040.005

Who we are... What we do... Where we work..., Southern New England Telephone Company, New Haven, Conn., 1947

The booklet informing consumers about the operations of the Southern New England Telephone Company, the departments, their employees, and their responsibilities. The Southern New England Telephone Company was based in New Haven, Connecticut. The booklet also provides information about new technology...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361341

Ref. Code: EP001.07.03.01.014

Billhead for Brooks & Darling, dealers in hardware, No. 6 dock Square, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead addressed to Damrell & Long from Brooks & Darling. Damrell & Long are charged for square braces, sills, and dividers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361344

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.066

Billhead for J. Webb Adams, practical paper hanger, 22 Irving Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead addressed to John S. Damrell from J. Webb Adams. Damrell is charged for paper removal from two rooms, additional rolls of wallpaper and services for hanging them.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361346

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.01.052