Historic New England

Caroline Louisa Williams French, invoice from Mlle. Camille Lipman, 1883

Invoice dated Sept. 12, 1883 from dressmaker Camille Lipman to Miss Caroline L. W. French (of Boston, Mass.), listing items made, their respective prices, and a total owed. Included on this invoice is a luxorious sapphire blue velvet ensemble trimmed with chinchilla fur also in Historic New England'...

Date: 1883

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 363195

Ref. Code: MS029.002.038

The "Domestic" sewing machine without a teacher, "Domestic" Sewing Machine Company, New York, New York

1 booklet, 36 pages : illustrations ; 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363198

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.079

The Giust Gallery Collection: Wall Plaques, 1997

One 6-page folding product catalog highlighting the various plaster cast wall plaques available from The Giust Gallery in 1997.

Date: 1997

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.045

The Burgess-Wright Aeroplane (Burgess Biplane Model F), Burgess Company and Curtis, Marblehead, Mass., c. 1911

12-page product catalog detailing dimensions, components, operation system, price, and design of the Burgess Biplane Model F, first crafted in 1911 by early airplane manufacturer Burgess Company and Curtis. Based in Marblehead, Mass., the company was licensed to use designs under patent from the Wri...

Date: 1911, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363223

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.080

Advertisement for Weaver & Brothers' Furniture Ware-Rooms, Wyman's Exchange, corner of Merrimack and Central Streets, Lowell, Mass.

Advertisement for the goods and services available at Weaver & Brothers in Lowell, Mass., selling "furniture, carpets and feathers, and other furnishing goods". The broadside has an illustration of the company's warehouse in the center.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363224

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.019

Tissue wrapping paper for Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey, Milliner, Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut, c. 1870s

Sheet of tissue wrapping paper advertising the millinery work of Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey of Falls Village, Canaan, Conn., printed c. 1870s. The illustrations on the advertisement include a hand holding up a bouquet of flowers (among which are bust portraits of women wearing fashionable hats) and two hat ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363233

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.03.025

Lighting and Light Fixtures

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

GUSN: 363234

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150

Chandelier design, C.4.1547, Metallic Arts of New England, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., undated

Design is labelled as "scale 1/4 full size".

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 363236

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150.001

Advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures, manufactured by Thomas Stevens, Coventry, England, undated

One undated advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures consisting of a 5 7/8 x 2 1/8 inch color woven silk image mounted on a larger piece of cardboard. The image, titled "The Good Old Days", depicts the London & York Royal Mail Coach. The verso of the card displays a drawing of the Stev...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363243

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.01.02.016

Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

This collection consists of ten design renderings created by lighting company Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Made in colored pencil on tissue paper and mounted on cardboard, the drawings display perspectives of bracketed and hanging lanterns. Each drawing is labelled "scale ¼ of full size" and includes a ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363267

Ref. Code: GC009

Design A74657, drawing of bracketed lantern, E. F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A74657, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Mounted fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture has a pointed top with scalloped edging. It is attached to the wall ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363270

Ref. Code: GC009.01

Design A78120, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A78120, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Wall fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. Gothic appearance with pointed top. The upper portion of the figure also has a spok...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363271

Ref. Code: GC009.02

Design A93178, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A93178, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace. The fixture has a gothic appearance and a club link connecting the chain to the fi...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363272

Ref. Code: GC009.03

Design A99326, drawing of hanging lantern, E. F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99326, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture has a gothic appearance and has a club link connecting the chain and t...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363273

Ref. Code: GC009.04

Design A99327, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99327, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. It is mostly gray pencil with some blue. It has a Gothic appearance and has ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363274

Ref. Code: GC009.05

Design A99328, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99328, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture appears to be Gothically inspired. There is a clover link connec...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363275

Ref. Code: GC009.06

Design A99329, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99329, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The light has a club link that connects the chain to the fixture. Gothically...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363276

Ref. Code: GC009.07

Design A99331, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99331, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture appears to be Gothically inspired. The fixture is hanging from a wall mount ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363277

Ref. Code: GC009.08

Design A99333, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99333, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The gothic inspired fixture is mounted to the wall and has a pointed top with a spike pr...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363278

Ref. Code: GC009.09

Design A99334, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99334, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. It has a Gothic appearance with decorative parts that protrude from both the top and bot...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363279

Ref. Code: GC009.10

Instruction book, Snow's Skirt System and the fundamental principles of skirt designing, 9th edition, Lester J. Snow, Rockford, Ill., c. 1918

1 instructional booklet, 24 pages : illustrations ; 10 13/16 x 7 3/4 inches

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363310

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.036

Product descriptions brochure, Old Village Paint Colours, Post Office Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Includes two single-page inserts: one with paint swatches and one advertising Old Village Paste Wood Stain.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363315

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.147

Brochure, Old Village Buttermilk Paint Reproduction Colours, Stulb's Old Village Paint, P.O. Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

1 brochure : illustrated ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363316

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.148

Proposed greenhouse for Chas. B. Manning Esq., Manchester, New Hampshire, Lord & Burnham, March 11, 1916

Architectural blueprint of proposed greenhouse by Lord & Burnham Co. for Charles B. Manning of Manchester, New Hampshire. There are comments and suggestions in black ink written on portions of the proposal. The blueprint is dated March 11, 1916, and was found folded inside of a c. 1910s copy of Lord...

Date: 1916

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 363317

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.1300.003

Brochure, Old Village Paint Colors, Stulb's Color Craftsmen, P.O. Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, c. 1983

Includes paint swatches, separate order form (1 page), and separate paint color advertisement (1 sheet)

Date: c. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363324

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.149

Brochure, Williamsburg Buttermilk Paint Colors, Old Village Paints, The Stulb Company, P.O. Box 597, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Includes paint swatches and single-sheet advertising insert; "Crafted for Reproduction of Original Colors from painted Objects in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, In Simulated Buttermilk Paints".

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.150

Specifier's manual, 12th ed., Fine Paints of Europe, P.O. Box 419, Woodstock, Vermont

1 trade catalog, 68 pages : illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363326

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.151

Brochure, colours in oil, Historic Paints Ltd., Burr Tavern, Route 1, Box 474, East Meredith, New York

Includes paint chips and two inserts: one paintbrush catalogue and one color description sheet.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363328

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.152

Lumber! Prices Reduced!, advertisement, E. & H. Sewall, Chesterville, Maine, March 1, 1878

1 broadside; 13 x 9 3/4 inches

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363332

Ref. Code: EP001.15.026

Exterior views of Eustis Estate, watercolors by Julia Blackbourn, Milton, Mass., undated

3 watercolors; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 363336

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Milton.812

United States - Virginia

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 363428

Ref. Code: AR001.US.2400

Set of architectural drawings of Hilton Village, Newport News, Va., undated

Set of architectural drawings of a planned village, Hilton Village in Newport News, Virginia. Includes one site plan of the community, twenty floor plans of detached and semi-detached houses, and eleven floor plans of row houses. The eleven floor plans were printed by photolithographer Robert A. Wel...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 363429

Ref. Code: AR001.US.2400.001

SPNEA Newsletters, dates

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Historic New England institutional archives

GUSN: 363435

Ref. Code: IA001.001.002.01

"The Acid-Free Rag", dates

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Historic New England institutional archives

GUSN: 363436

Ref. Code: IA001.001.002.002

A survey of the principal types and groups of permanently constructed industrial houses, The Atlas Portland Cement Company, New York, N.Y., undated

Trade catalog published by The Atlas Portlant Cement Company discussing the topic of industrial housing, why it is necessary, and the construction of industrial housing. Black-and-white photographs and floor plans of sample concrete houses are included throughout. Photographs and illustrations relat...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363447

Ref. Code: EP005.761

Portia (Starr) Fitzhugh (1884-1939) collection

The materials in this collection illustrate and document the lives and activities of (Emily) Portia Fitzhugh (née Starr), her husband and son, and the Starr family in early 20th century Nova Scotia and New York City. Spanning from 1877 to 1938, the bulk of the collection dates between 1901 and 1929....

Date: 1877-1938, undated, predominant 1901-1929

Collection: Portia (Starr) Fitzhugh (1884-1939) collection

GUSN: 363454

Ref. Code: MS071

William Merritt Chase class in a museum in the Netherlands, 1903

Mounted photographic print of a group portrait of William Merritt Chase's class in the Netherlands. The class appears to be in a museum, as they are surrounded by works of art. The photograph was taken by photographer Berend Zweers of Groote Houtstraat 174 in Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands. T...

Date: 1903

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361930

Ref. Code: PC085.004

William Merritt Chase class in a museum in Madrid, circa 1905

Mounted photographic print of a group portrait of William Merritt Chase's class in Madrid, Spain. The class appears to be in a museum, as there is a large framed painting behind the group. The following is debossed along the right side of the mount's recto: "Conoser / AMBULANCIA / CARRERA DE Sn JERO...

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361931

Ref. Code: PC085.005

Exterior view of the Rhode Island Homeopathic Hospital, Providence, R.I., undated

Photomechanical print of the exterior of the Rhode Island Homeopathic Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The print shows the building's castellated granite exterior and Gothic Revival style. The photographer and printer are unknown. The print is undated. The following is typed underneath the prin...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361950

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0010.001

Man with a penny-farthing, undated

Cabinet card depicting an unidentified man dressed in a suit and wearing a derby hat standing next to a penny-farthing bicycle. The photograph was taken in a studio with forest-themed background. The photograph is undated and was taken by photographer J. P. Haseltine of Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361961

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.8850.0300.004

Four unidentified individuals in a living room, undated

Black-and-white photograph of four Black individuals in a living room. Two children are seated in chairs, a third child is seated at a piano, and a woman is standing behind the piano. The photograph is undated. The photograph was taken by Duette Photographers of Arlington, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361963

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3450.0100.002

Wood family glass-plate negative collection

This collection contains 22 4" x 5" glass plate negatives related to the Wood family of Dorchester, Mass., c. 1893-1897. These images were taken by Austin C. and George B. Wood, the two eldest Wood children. The images depict buildings in the Dorchester area, mainly historic buildings and the Wood f...

Date: 1893-1897, undated

Collection: Wood family glass-plate negative collection

GUSN: 361965

Ref. Code: PC086

Ambler Asbestos Shingles (Century Brand), the "last forever" roof, Keasbey & Mattison Company, Ambler, Pa., 1917

Trade catalog showcasing building products manufactured by the Keasbey & Mattison Company, including asbestos shingles, slates, and sheathing. Articles discuss applications and uses of the products are accompanied by photographic prints of houses and other buildings using the products. A list of bui...

Date: 1917

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361970

Ref. Code: EP005.680

Protection from cold, heat, wind, and rain. No leaking roofs, no cracks for wind to enter, with "Neponset," F. W. Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., undated

Trade catalog detailing the uses and benefits of "Neponset" building papers, a product manufactured by F. W. Bird & Son. Directions for application on roofing and siding are detailed.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361971

Ref. Code: EP005.681

Where to buy Neponset products, Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., 1917

Letter from the Western Manager of Bird & Son to lumber company Schaller & McKey following up on a previous phone call. The letter opens to a two-page trade catalog advertising Neponset products sold by Bird & Son, such as the Neponset Shingle, Neponset Paroid Roofing, and the Neponset Black Waterpr...

Date: 1917

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361972

Ref. Code: EP005.682

The home you always wanted. The house that Bird builds, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

Trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by Bird & Son, Inc., including shingles, sidings, roofing, wallboard, and more. Each listing includes a product description, illustrations, and specifications. Photographic prints and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of t...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361974

Ref. Code: EP005.683

Bird: the symbol of modern homes, catalog of colors, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., 1941

Bound trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by Bird & Son, Inc., including shingles, sidings, roofing, wallboard, and more. Each listing includes a product description and illustration. Photographs and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of the products, and spe...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361977

Ref. Code: EP005.684

Make your home stand out in beauty - protection - long life, James A. Smith Roofing Co., Manchester, N.H., undated

Trade catalog advertising Setab Shingles, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the product. Illustrations and photographs demonstrate color selection and uses of the shingles on residences. Published by James A. Smith Roofing Co.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361979

Ref. Code: EP005.685

Perhaps your home needs a new hat!, The Archer Company, Fall River, Mass., undated

Brochure advertising Preston Roofing, highlighting the benefits and uses of the roofing. Illustrations depict the roofing on residences and a color selection for products. Published by The Archer Company.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361980

Ref. Code: EP005.686

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

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