Historic New England

City view from Charles River, view of Longfellow Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01115c

The image shows a cityscape view from the Charles River with the Longfellow Bridge prominently visible on the left side, extending across the water. In the background, the skyline of Boston, Massachusetts, is discernible with numerous buildings and a few tall structures. The river occupies the foreg...

Date: 1915-1920

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380744

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-01115c

Louisburg Square, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01117

The image shows Louisburg Square in Boston, Massachusetts. It features a row of brick townhouses lined along the street with trees in the foreground. A statue is visible within a fenced area in the square and a horse-drawn carriage can be seen further down the street. A street sign reading "Mt. Vern...

Date: 1914

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380745

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-01117

Boston Common Tablet, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01118

The image depicts a tablet at Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts. The tablet is framed by architectural elements, including columns and a decorative pediment at the top. Text is inscribed on the tablet, detailing historical information about the location. A wrought iron fence and part of a vehic...

Date: 1900-1910

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380746

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-01118

Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01119a

The image shows a tree-lined pathway in the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts. People are walking along the path and sitting on benches. The scene features a mix of individuals, including adults and children, engaging in leisure activities within the park. Trees surround the walkway.

Date: 1900-1910

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380747

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-01119a

Bosworth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01123

The image shows Bosworth Street in Boston, Massachusetts. A cobblestone street is lined with buildings, some displaying signs such as "C.W. Whittier & Bro." advertising a property "TO LET." A sign for "Hoodâs Round Hill Farm Dairy Products" and another for a âGerman Restaurant and Barâ are vis...

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380748

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-01123

Aerial view of Boston Common from Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-011206

The image is an aerial view of Boston Common taken from Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a snow-covered landscape with leafless trees across the park. In the background, the Massachusetts State House with its dome is visible. Several buildings are lining the street, along with a chu...

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 380749

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.010.H-011206

Autograph album likely belonging to Maidee P. Polleys, Essex, Mass., circa 1878-1884

Autograph album likely belonging to Maidee P. Polleys, with signatures dated circa 1878-1884. It contains signatures from a number of individuals, such as her father Woodbury H. Polleys, her mother Sarah D. (Proctor) Polleys, her maternal grandparents Samuel and Abigail (Dodge) Proctor, several aunt...

Date: circa 1878-1884

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 380756

Ref. Code: MS029.002.054

Papers of Jean McClellan, 1870-1961, undated

Corresponece includes a letter from Constance Holt of Roseland Cottage to Kay Holt on the birth of her son George Chandler Holt III dated 1961and an engraved invitation to exercises commemorating 100 years since the inauguration of George Washington dated, 1889. A financial document in the sub-se...

Date: 1870-1961, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 380781

Ref. Code: MS006.01.22

Souvenir of the Inspection of H.P. Hood & Sons by its Producers, 1920

This mounted black-and-white photograph depicts a group of 33 men standing in front of a brick building with H.P. Hood & Sons signage, while 7 men ride in a covered motor coach behind them. A locamotive is visible in the background. A stamp on the verso identifies the photographer as Stuart P. Ell...

Date: 1920

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 380784

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0560.0040.001

Exterior, north view of Saugus Iron Works house, Saugus, Mass., 1915

Exterior, north, view of the Iron Works House, Saugus, Mass., 1915.

Date: 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 380785

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0080.001

Exterior, south east view, of Saugus Iron Works House, Saugus, Mass., 1915

Exterior, southeast view of the Iron Works House, Saugus, Mass., 1915

Date: 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 380787

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0080.002

Boston & Albany Railroad / Terminal Grain Elevator and Wharf Conveyor System. East Boston, Mass., 1910

The image depicts the East Boston, Massachusetts waterfront in the early 1900s with industrial facilities including piers, storage buildings, train tracks, rail cars, water tank, masted ships, freighters, a large grain elevator building with signage "New York Central Lines" and "Boston & Albany Rail...

Date: 1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 380791

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.021

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., New Spare room - 2nd floor - side wall towards driveway

Interior view of the Codman House Lincoln, Mass., January 1970. New Spare room - 2nd floor - side wall towards driveway. Inventory photographs folder 2 of 3

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380821

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.009

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., panelled room, January 1970

Black and white photographic print of the Panelled room in the Codman House, Lincoln, Mass. taken in 1970 by David Bohl

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380822

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.010

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., panelled room, January 1970

1 Black and white photographic print of Codman House, Panelled room, Lincoln, Mass., in January 1970. Photographs were taken to document the inventory of the house.

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380823

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.011

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., panelled room - side wall, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass. panelled room - side wall. Photograph taken as part of the house inventory in January 1970.

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380824

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.012

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., North West Room, 3rd floor, back wall, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., January 1970. North West Room, 3rd floor, back wall. Photographs were taken as part of the house inventory

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380825

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.013

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., North West Room, 3rd floor, side wall, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., January 1970, North West Room, 3rd floor, side wall. Images were taken as part of the house inventory

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380826

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.014

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., North West Room, 3rd floor, hall wall, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., January 1970, North West Room, 3rd floor, hall wall. Photographs taken as part of the house inventory

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380827

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.015

Photograph of Ben Mere Inn, Lake Sunapee, Sunapee, NH, undated

Undated black-and-white photograph of the Ben Mere Inn on Lake Sunapee in Sunapee, New Hampshire. Image was taken from the water and shows the Inn, docks, buildings, boathouses, and several boats.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 380828

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1580.0010.002

Deed / Receipt from Josiah Smith [boatbuilder] of Hanover, Massachusetts, for the "Garland". 1801

Paper deed / receipt written by Josiah Smith (maker) for the ship named "Garland" to Albert Smith of Hanover, Thomas Smith Pembroke, and Crowel (?) Hatch of Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts. 1801. Includes a description of the size and weight of the ship.

Date: 1801

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 380833

Ref. Code: MS029.002.055

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., 2nd floor ell - middle store room, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass. 2nd floor ell - middle store room, January 1970. Photographs taken as part of the house inventory

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380835

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.016

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., Old Kitchen - hall wall - cabinets open, January 1970,

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., Old Kitchen - hall wall - cabinets open, January 1970. Photographs taken as part of the house inventory

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380836

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.017

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., back room - 2nd floor - garden side of ell looking towards back of house, January 1970

Codman House, Lincoln, Mass., back room - 2nd floor - garden side of ell looking towards back of house, January 1970. Photographs taken as part of house inventory.

Date: January 1970

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 380837

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.018

Olivet Cook Book, Olivet Congregational Church, Bridgeport, Conn., undated

1 small cookbook with black cardboard cover, compiled by the ladies of the Olivet Congregational Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. \n Book was printed by Buckingham and Brewer, Printers, 90 Middle Street, Bridgeport, Conn., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 381275

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.013

Recipes / Cordelia A. [Wakeley?] and Delia Plakeman inside lined notebook, 1866

1 lined notebook with paper cover holds 25 pages of handwritten recipes in two hands. Also includes recipes inserted in the back and newspaper clippings with recipes. The name Cordelia A. {Wakeley] and the year 1866 are written on the front cover and the name Delia Plakeman is written on the insid...

Date: 1866

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 381276

Ref. Code: EP001.14.02.007

Priscilla Cook Book for Everyday Housekeepers, A Collection of Recipes Compiled from the Modern Priscilla, 1913

Cookbook published by the Priscilla Publishing Company of 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1913\n Edited by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Author of The Boston Cooking School Cook Book

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 381277

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.014

Student's copybook of mathematical cases and lessons, undated

Small unlined notebook with sewn binding. A collection of math tables and practice cases. Written by an unknown student. Undated. Missing cover.

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 381280

Ref. Code: MS003.028

View of store on Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9600-B

The image shows a multi-story building housing stores on Walnut Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The storefronts display signage with one reading "J.W. Redmond," and another advertising plumbing and heating services. A horse-drawn carriage is partially visible and a "Railroad Cross...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381373

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9600-B

General view looking east showing station from Institution Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9601-B

The image provides a general view looking east towards a station from Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible in the scene are railway tracks running through an area with construction activity. There is a station building with a distinctive roof to the left, and several b...

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381374

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9601-B

Institution Avenue from corner of Braeland Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9602-B

The image depicts Institution Avenue from the corner of Braeland Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A paved street is visible with wooden fences lining the sides, and there is a sidewalk with bare trees. In the background, a large brick building with a sloped roof and dormer windows can...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381375

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9602-B

Freight yard from Cypress Street Bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9603-B

The image depicts a freight yard as seen from the Cypress Street Bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. In the foreground, several railway tracks run parallel, and freight cars are visible on the tracks. There are buildings and trees on either side of the tracks, and a small wooden structur...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381376

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9603-B

Langley Road crossing and railroad roadway from Langley Road to Institution Avenue (bridge), looking west, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9604-B

The image depicts a railroad crossing at Langley Road, looking west towards the bridge connecting Langley Road to Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway tracks running into the distance, flanked by trees and utility poles. There are houses visible alon...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381377

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9604-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9605-B

The image shows a construction scene looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks on the Highland Branch with workers building a retaining wall beside them. The area is surrounded by buildings, including a large structure, and a steam locomotive ...

Date: 1906-11-09

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381378

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9605-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Institution Avenue, showing Newton Center Railroad Station, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9606-B

The image captures the Highland Branch tracks looking east from Institution Avenue, focusing on Newton Center Railroad Station in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway lines and a station platform with construction materials and activity visible. A wooden fence and trees frame the...

Date: 1906-10-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381379

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9606-B

Corner of Trowbridge and Centre Streets, near Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9607-B

The image shows a residential street corner at Trowbridge and Centre Streets in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Trees line the sidewalk, providing shade over a dirt road. A house with a porch is partly visible on the right, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and garden. A fence runs along th...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381380

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9607-B

Depressing tracks of Highland Branch, view of steam shovel blocked up at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9608-B

The image shows a steam shovel at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, as it is blocked up on a wooden structure. A person is visible working near the base of the machine. Railroad tracks and a building are also partially visible in the background.

Date: 1906-10-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381381

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9608-B

Freight yard on Highland Branch from tracks opposite Freight House, east end (shown on right), Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9609-B

The image shows a freight yard on the Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, viewed from tracks opposite the Freight House. On the right side, a series of freight cars, including one labeled "Big Four," are visible alongside the tracks. The surroundings include bare trees and utili...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381382

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9609-B

View of steam shovel in cut east of Langley Road during lowering operations of the Highland Branch tracks, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9610-B

The image shows a steam shovel operating in a cut alongside a wall and a raised section of train tracks. Several workers stand near the machinery, which is part of the operations to lower the Highland Branch tracks east of Langley Road in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1906-10-13

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381383

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9610-B

Steam shovel at work east of Langley Road, Newton Centre during the lowering of tracks of Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9611-B

The image shows a steam shovel at work east of Langley Road, Newton Centre in Newton, Massachusetts, during the process of lowering the tracks of the Highland Branch. The scene includes railway tracks, a retaining wall to the left, and trees along the right side. Some construction materials are scat...

Date: 1906-10-08

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381384

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9611-B

General view from near Centre Street looking east at start of depressing tracks on Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9612-B

The image shows a general view from near Centre Street looking east at the beginning of track work on the Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks on the left side with several workers and a train car. On the right, there is a construction area with equipm...

Date: 1906-10-01

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381385

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9612-B

Depressing tracks of Newton Highland Branch, view of steam shovel at work between Cypress and Institution Streets, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9613-B

The image depicts a construction scene on the Newton Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, between Cypress and Institution Streets. A steam shovel is actively working on the tracks and several workers are present. There is also a horse-drawn cart being used in the construction process.

Date: 1906-10-08

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381386

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9613-B

Depressing tracks of Highland Branch, view in cut of steam shovel under Cypress Street bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9614-B

The image depicts a construction site at Newton Centre, Massachusetts, where a steam shovel is operating under the Cypress Street bridge. Workers are present in the scene and there are visible muddy tracks and standing water in the cut area. A railcar can be seen on the track above alongside the bri...

Date: 1906-10-01

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381387

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9614-B

View on Highland Branch, looking east from the Longwood Station, Brookline, Mass., 9615-B

The image depicts the Highland Branch railway line viewed from Longwood Station in Brookline, Massachusetts. The scene shows a curved railroad track extending into the distance, flanked by dense vegetation on either side. A lamppost with a curved arm is visible in the foreground positioned next to a...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381388

Ref. Code: PC015.002.160.9615-B

View on Highland Branch, looking east from the Longwood Station, Brookline, Mass., 9616-B

The image depicts the Highland Branch railway tracks looking east from Longwood Station in Brookline, Massachusetts. Visible are the tracks curving into the distance, flanked by dense vegetation on both sides and a pole with a curved light fixture in the foreground.

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381389

Ref. Code: PC015.002.160.9616-B

Depressing tracks of the Highland Branch, hand mixing on top of cars, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9617-B

The image depicts railway construction on the Highland Branch in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. There are multiple flatbed train cars labeled "Boston & Albany Coal Supply," loaded with construction materials and wheelbarrows. Several people are seen standing beside the tracks, and there is...

Date: 1905-10-27

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381390

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9617-B

Looking west on Highland Branch toward temporary bridge to Boylston Street, (Now Riverside Line of MBTA), Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9618-B

The image depicts the view looking west on the Highland Branch toward a temporary bridge leading to Boylston Street, now known as the Riverside Line of the MBTA, located in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks running through the scene lined with fences on both sides....

Date: 1905-04-01

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381391

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9618-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, view from north abutment at Boylston Street looking southeast, (now Riverside Line of MBTA), Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9619-B

The image depicts a view of the Highland Branch tracks, looking southeast from the north abutment at Boylston Street in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, now part of the Riverside Line of the MBTA. Several men are on and around the tracks alongside a fence and some residential houses in the backgroun...

Date: 1905-11-11

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381392

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9619-B

Depressing of tracks on Highland Branch, bank support for temporary track at footbridge, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9620-B

The image shows a section of the Highland Branch in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts where tracks are being depressed. Visible is a temporary track supported by a bank near a footbridge. In the background, there is a wooden fence and a building with a distinctive roof and partially visible po...

Date: 1905-09-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381393

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9620-B

Depressing of tracks on Highland Branch, close up view of bank under trestle west of Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9621-B

The image shows a close-up view of a bank under a trestle on the Highland Branch west of Walnut Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The trestle is supported by a series of beams and is part of a railway line. The bank below consists of exposed earth and rock. In the background, there ...

Date: 1905

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 381394

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9621-B

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