Historic New England

Trade card for New Broom Soap, printed by Clay & Richmond, Buffalo, New York, 1885

Trade card for New Broom Soap featuring a stock image printed by Clay and Richmond, a lithographing company based in Buffalo, New York. The image is a chromolithograph of a person depicted as a Morning glory flower, with a ruffled collar and red boot.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358500

Ref. Code: EP001.01.028.03.04.018

Art in bronze: ecclesiastical ed., T. F. McGann & Sons Company, 114 Portland Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1920

Product catalog for bronze and brass, specifically themed towards religious artifacts for churches and cathedrals. Products are accompanied with photographs or lithographs of the product either in the environment or isolated, dimensions, and the product number. Mentioned in the catalog are products ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358502

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.008

Hodgson houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., Boston, Mass., 1930

Product catalog for houses constructed by Hodgson. Products are accompanied by the product number and name or the floor plan, interior and exterior photographs of the constructed houses, detailed floor plans, and itemized price lists for furniture and different architectural elements. Some products ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358503

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.260

Art in bronze, booklet F, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are busts and relief panels and product details include specific attributes (i.e. design choices, product number, brief testimonials). All images are photographs fo t...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358504

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.017

Garden diary of Eliza Haliburton Bridgham Appleton, East Providence, Rhode Island, 1907-1950, bulk 1907-1920

One 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inch lined diary with approximately 118 pages used and approximately 40 items interleaved throughout including notes related to plants, expenses, and upkeep, sketches of garden beds, garden-related correspondence, and receipts. The diary documents plans for a garden, types of plant...

Date: 1907-1950, predominant 1907-1920

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358507

Ref. Code: MS029.002.018

Salisbury Beach photograph album, Salisbury, Mass., 19th and 20th century

Binder containing photographic prints in various sizes, a small number of news clippings, and other printed ephemera. The majority of the binder is photographic in nature. Materials are from the 19th and 20th centuries. Various unidentified locations and individuals are pictured throughout. The coll...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 358511

Ref. Code: PC009.305

Art in bronze, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are bronze tablets, panels, and reliefs with product descriptions including dimensions, product number, and styling choices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358512

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.018

Art in bronze, T. F. McGann & Sons Co., Boston, Mass., circa 1950

Product catalogue containing bronze art and sculptures from T. F. McGann & Sons Company. The majority of the products in this catalog are bronze tablets and panels, with product descriptions including dimensions, product number, and styling choices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358513

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.019

Border's customer rewards card, Borders Group, 2007

Membership rewards card for the Borders and Waldenbooks chain of bookstores. The front of the card has "BORDERS [sic] rewards" printed in white in front of a red background. Side verso has the logos for Borders and Waldenbooks printed in the corner, a barcode with the rewards card number, contact in...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358514

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.03.04.008

Trade Card for Gail Borden Eagle Brand condensed milk, 79 Murray Street, New York City, New York, 1887

Trade card for Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. One side depicts a chromolith print of four babies sitting at a table with a can of the product. Side verso has the logo of the company, a testimonial written by the company, and directions for using the product in the form of recipes for differ...

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358517

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.06.038

Baker Lumber Company plan book of modern American homes, book no. 5, Baker Lumber Company, 84 Foster St., Worcester, Mass., circa 1940

Plan book for house plans from the Baker Lumber Company. Each housing plan comes with a photo of the completed house, the overall dimensions (including the ceiling height), a brief testimonial from the company about the design. There is also a brief two-page spread from the company advocating for ho...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358518

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.261

Wedding Text for Society and Commercial Printing, American Type Founders Company, undated

Advertising booklet showcasing the American Type Founders Company's 'Wedding Text." The text has all been printed on embossed paper much of the text samples are accompanied with printed images. As the booklet unfolds, the consumer is given examples of sizing options and prices, as well as the pro...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358520

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.021

Trade card for Sea View Filling Station, Broadway at North Main Street, Rockland, Maine, circa 1920

Trade card for a filling station located along Route One in Rockland, Maine. The front of the card has a printed image of the filling station as seen from a street corner. There is a car parked on the left side of the station. The card also advertises the 'largest outside road map in New England' ho...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358521

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.032

Postcard from Oxford-Print to William Sumner Appleton, Boston, Mass., 1927

Postcard from Oxford-Print addressed to William Sumner Appleton. Front of the postcard has a lithograph image of the printer's building located in Brighton, a message to re-send the postcard back to the company with corrected address information, and a decorative border around the text and image. Si...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358522

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.022

Trade card for Wm. K. Potter Tortoise Shell jewelry, 218 Westminster Street, Providence, R.I., circa 1870

Trade card for William K. Potter Tortoise Shell Jewelry manufacturers. Front cover has a lithograph print of a pond, with a watermill, church spire, and mountains seen in the background. Inside of the card lists the name of the company on the bottom half. The top half lists repair services for jet c...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358523

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.02.029

Trade card for the Boston Type Foundry, John K. Rogers & Co., Spring Lane, Brookline, circa 1858

Trade card for the Boston Type Foundry distributed by John K. Rogers & Company. The card lists the Spring Lane address, the date the company was established, and the names associated with the owning firm: John K. Rogers, D. Watson, Jr., and E. Pelouze. Note the different typefaces for the Boston Typ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358526

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.023

Trade Card for William H. Smith, card printer, 32 School Street, Boston, Mass., circa 1870

Trade card for Card Printer William H. Smith. The services listed on the card include marriage, invitation, visiting, and business cards using plate or letter-press techniques. The address lists it as opposite the New City Hall, Note the decorative font type and border, as well as a small print feat...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358528

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.02.024

The garden studio book of garden accessories, L. Haberstroh & Son, 647 Boylston St., Boston, Mass., circa 1910

Product catalog for garden ornaments from L. Haberstroh & Son. The preliminary sixteen pages contains a short essay detailing the merits of each kind of garden ornament sold by the company. Each insert contains a photograph of the product, the name, the product number, the price, and the dimensions....

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.059

Massachusetts - Danvers - Judge Samuel Holten House - Unmounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358535

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0730.0820

New Home Designs from Weyerhaeuser Home Building Service, 1955-1957

This collection contains advertising material from the Weyerhaeuser Company, which would have been sent to smaller distributers from 1955-1957. The material includes an assortment of different kinds of advertisements, as well as Catalogue binder pages featuring the designs and plans available for pu...

Date: 1955-1957, predominant 1955-1957

Collection: New Home Designs from Weyerhaeuser Home Building Service, 1955-1957\n

GUSN: 358539

Ref. Code: AR040

The new Orange Line opening pamphlet, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, Mass., 1987

Pamphlet advertising the services and construction processes for the Orange Line, servicing stops between Oak Grove and Forest Hills. Passages within include writings from then-Governor Michael S. Dukakis, then-Secretary of Transportation and Construction Frederik P. Salvucci, and then-General Manag...

Date: 1987

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358541

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.033

Historic Boston, compliments of Lothrops-Farnham, Co., Leopold Morse & Co., Boston, Mass., 1911

Product catalog for Leopold Morse & Company clothing, in association with Lothrops-Farnham Company in Dover, New Hampshire. Each two-page spread has one page dedicated to a historical landmark along with an image and short passage about its history, and the next page details: a clothing 'model' or g...

Date: 1911

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358542

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.035

Lafayette Camera Corporation, catalog no. 77, New York City, New York., 1939

Product Catalog from the Lafayette Camera Corporation. Catalog advertises photography, film, and radio equipment from other production companies such as Kodak, Argus, Irwin, and General Electric. Also included are product listings with images and pricing for photo cell meters, lens shades, portable ...

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358552

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.022

Lafayette Camera catalog, no. 81, Lafayette Camera Division, 100 Sixth Avenue, New York City, New York, 1940

Product Catalog from the Lafayette Camera Corporation. Catalog advertises photography, film, and radio equipment from other production companies such as Kodak, Argus, Irwin, and General Electric. Also included are product listings with images and pricing for photo cell meters, lens shades, portable ...

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358553

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.023

Price list and advertisement for Henry F. Griffin, engraver, stationer, and printer, Boston, Mass., circa 1880

Advertisment and price list for engraver and printer Henry F. Griffin. Services include specialty in wedding papers and envelopes, card engraving, monogram and die sinking, plate printing, wax seals, and door plates. Most notable throughout the booklet are thevariety of fonts used to advertise his s...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358554

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.02.01.010

Postcard for Martin Heiligmann & Sons, 228 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass., 1933

Photographic postcard for Martin Heiligmann & Sons. Photograph on the front of the postcard states the company as 'restorers of antiques in New England, specializing in furniture, mirrors, gilding, carving, etc.' Photograph shows employees of the company in their workshop. Side verson has a message ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358557

Ref. Code: EP001.01.005.03.007

Gardens and outdoor structures - Ackermann's Repository of Art

Six matted aquatints from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. While the artist is not listed, it is likely Rudolph Ackerman, the creator of Ackermann's...

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

GUSN: 358590

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800

"A Woodland Seat"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "A Woodland Seat," the aquatint depicts a gazebo on the edge of the woods. A creek ...

Date: 1819

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

GUSN: 358591

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.001

"A Park Entrance"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "A Park Entrance," the aquatint depicts a metal fence and gate connected by decorat...

Date: 1816

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

GUSN: 358592

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.002

"Garden Seats"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "Garden Seats," the aquatint depicts two different garden seats. The top seat resem...

Date: 1816

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

GUSN: 358593

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.003

"Park Entrances"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "Park Entrances," the aquatint depicts four different park entrances, each with a d...

Date: 1819

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

GUSN: 358594

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.004

"A Gamekeeper's Lodge"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "A Gamekeeper's Lodge," the aquatint depicts a gamekeeper's lodge with a rounded ro...

Date: 1821

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

GUSN: 358595

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.005

"An Ice Well"

One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "An Ice Well," the aquatint depicts an ice well with a porch, columns, and a hip ro...

Date: 1820

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

GUSN: 358596

Ref. Code: GC002.03.7800.006

The home of beauty, 6th ed., American Face Brick Association, 130 North Wells Street, Chicago, Ill., 1925

Plan book published by the American Face Brick Association advertising designs for small brick houses. Contains illustrations, floor plans, a brief description of the features of each house, a credit line for the designer and where they are located, and a product number. The first eleven house desig...

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358600

Ref. Code: EP005.342

The home of beauty, 8th ed., American Face Brick Association, 130 North Wells Street, Chicago, Ill., 1928

Plan book published by the American Face Brick Association advertising designs for small brick houses. Contains illustrations, floor plans, a brief description of the features of each house, a credit line for the designer and where they are located, and a product number. The first eleven house desig...

Date: 1928

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358601

Ref. Code: EP005.343

Colonial home plans, Bantam/Hudson Book Plans, New York City, N.Y., 1978

Plan book published by the Hudson Publishing Company containing pre-designed colonial-style homes. Majority of the content in the catalog are architectural plans of colonial-style homes, along with plan numbers, the name of the designer and architect, an illustration of the completed home, and a sho...

Date: 1978

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358602

Ref. Code: EP005.344

Edwin Martin photographic collection

Collection of 136 black-and-white photographic prints taken between 2001 and 2013 by photographer Edwin Martin as part of a series titled North by Down East: People of Maine. All of the photographs are numbered and blind stamped. The photographs depict unidentified individuals from various locations...

Date: 2001-2013

Collection: Edwin Martin photographic collection

GUSN: 358218

Ref. Code: PC078

James Hook & Co. photographic collection

Collection of twenty 10 3/4 x 14-inch silver gelatin prints of James Hook & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts. Prints were taken by photographer Justin H. Goodstein-Aue between 2007 and 2008. These prints depict the building, the lobster tanks, members of the Hook family at work, other staff members work...

Date: 2007-2008

Collection: James Hook & Co. photographic collection

GUSN: 358219

Ref. Code: PC079

Correspondence, 1924-1929

Series contains correspondence relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Correspondence largely surrounds the promotion of materials f...

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358222

Ref. Code: EP004.002

Architectural records, 1928

Series contains blueprints; specifications; plumbing records; sketches; and notes; relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and the work of architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cumberland Foreside, Main...

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358223

Ref. Code: EP004.003

Ephemera, 1928-1929, undated

Series contains envelopes, insulation samples, metal lath samples, and miscellaneous materials such as business cards relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cu...

Date: undated

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358225

Ref. Code: EP004.005

Bookplates

This collection contains bookplates and a few bookplate proofs dating from circa 1700 to circa 1950.

Date: circa 1700-circa 1950, undated, predominant 1900-1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358228

Ref. Code: EP001.16

Sears Cash Market collection

This collection contains ephemera, including advertisements and photographic materials, and financial records, including a receipt and cashbooks, related to the operation of Sears Cash Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Materials are dated circa 1890, 1989-1939, 1980, and undated. The collection i...

Date: predominant 1919-1939

Collection: Sears Cash Market collection

GUSN: 358234

Ref. Code: CC025

Business card for J. C. Spooner's Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace, Foot's Block, Springfield, Mass., circa 1860

This business card advertises the services of J. C. Spooner's Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace located on Foot's Block in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace had previously been owned by photographer Otis H. Cooley until its purchase by the Spooner Brot...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358235

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.04.018

A brief history of the Filene Automatic Bargain Basement, circa 1929

One booklet containing twenty pages titled "A Brief History of the Filene Automatic Bargain Basement." The booklet discusses the history of Filene's Automatic Bargain Basement, its financial performance over time, operations issues, and solutions to these issues. It also provides small illustrations...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358240

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.06.037

Walter M. Cabot House collection

This collection contains materials related to the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. These materials include architectural materials from architect Joseph Everett Chandler and landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers such as blueprints, elevations, floor plans, and landscape ...

Date: 1922-1999, undated, predominant 1922-1925

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358246

Ref. Code: AR039

Architectural drawings, 1922-1925, undated

Series contains blueprints; elevations; floor plans; and landscape plans related to the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The majority of the floor plans are signed by architect Hugo E. Olson. Two of the floor plans has been altered to display the heating plan designed by Bue...

Date: 1922-1925, undated

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358256

Ref. Code: AR039.001

Photographs, circa 1925

Series contains thirteen photographs of the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The photographs depict the south elevation, the walled garden, the dining room, the living room, the library, and two bedrooms. It also includes a small archival envelope containing Weber's signatur...

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358257

Ref. Code: AR039.002

Printed materials, 1929, 1999

Series contains a copy of the April 1929 House Beautiful magazine featuring an article on the Walter M. Cabot House and a copy of the book Sherborn, Massachusetts: Images of the Past. The House Beautiful issue contains an article on the Walter M. Cabot house on pages 455-458, 502, 504, and 508. The ...

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358258

Ref. Code: AR039.003

Libraries of New England by Mary Britcher, late 20th century

Collection of seventy-four color photographs taken by Mary Britcher depicting libraries from various locations in New England. While the majority of the libraries photographed are in New England, a small portion are located in states outside of New England, such as Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvan...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358271

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4450.0100.001

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