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1956 building supply catalogue, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1956

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finished lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring, and masonry hardware.

1958 building supply catalogue, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1958

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring, and masonry hardware.

1966 building materials catalog, 50th anniversary, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1966

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. The business sells prefabricated log c...

Exterior view, Hancock House, Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

The Hancocl House can be seen from Beacon Street through the trees and shrubs. Part of the house on the left can be seen in the image.

Steel makes the home, American Iron and Steel Institute, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

The advantages of using steel in house construction are described for potential customers. Includes photographic prints and illustrations throughout.

Seven-and-eight room face brick bungalow and small house plans, American Face Brick Association, Chicago, Ill., 1922

The house designs have interchangeable floor plans. Each design has a detailed description, illustration, and floor plans.

Three-and-four room face brick bungalow and small house plans, 3rd ed., American Face Brick Association, Chicago, Ill., 1925

The house designs have interchangeable floor plans. Each design has a detailed description, illustration, and floor plans.

Aladdin homes, catalog no. 33, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Mich., 1921

The plan book has photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Aladdin Homes presented to Mrs. Wm. Fuller." A little girl picks flower in the title page illustration.

Aladdin homes "built in a day," catalog no. 32, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Mich., 1919

The plan book has photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. An Aladdin figure is shown on the front cover, reading: "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses sold by the Golden Rule." Text on the back cover reads, "Presented to D.R. Smith." Below the indexes, inside the back ...

David Perini house, Dover, Mass.

two black and white and two color images of the David Perini house in Dover, Massachusetts (commission #2425)

New ideas for building your home from Better Homes & Gardens, 1939 ed., edited by John Normile, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1939

Text on the front cover reads, "Better Homes & Gardens book of selected home plans 1939 edition. 100 selected homes with photographic prints and plans, financing your home, building your home." There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building materials. There is a glossary of ...

New ideas for modernizing your home: renewing, remodeling, redecorating, refurnishing, Better Homes & Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa, 1933

Advice and suggestions for home remodeling projects is provided. Text on the front cover reads, "From Better Homes & Gardens' Household and Home-Building Service Bureau."

Help for the man who wants to build: a group of selected plans for small homes, vol. 2, The Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass., 1921-1928

The book covers financing, building costs, and building materials. Includes floor plans and illustrations of house designs. Text in the publication reads "Edited by Maurice I. Flagg and Robert Taylor Jones for The Architects' Small House Service Bureau of The United States, Inc."

The book of homes: help for the man who wants to build, edited by P. Irving Schwarz, Boston Publishing Co., Boston, Mass., 1924

Plan book containing illustrations, prices, and floor plans for house designs. Text inside the item reads, "Edited and designed by P. Irving Schwarz." Text on the front cover reads, "Published by the Boston Herald-Traveler."

Home designs, Better Homes & Gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1965

Issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Text on the front cover reads, "Over 90 architect-designed homes, built for real families." The designs have dimensions, photographic prints, and floor plans.

Distinguished houses of moderate cost, 1st ed., edited by Raymond T. B. Hand, Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

Thirty-five houses are profiled with descriptions, floor plans, and photographic prints.

[Portfolio], Acorn Structures, Inc., P.O. Box 1445, Concord, Mass., 1991

Portfolio of materials related to Acorn Structures, Inc. Acorn designs custom houses for clients with panelized and precut materials, windows, doors, roofing, siding, exterior and interior trim, and cabinetry. Includes brochures and catalogs containing floor plans, illustrations of designs, prices, ...

The Small Home, vol. 10, no. 3, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1930 March

The issue has building plans and articles on flooring, heating, and New England colonial homes.

The Small Home, vol. 10, no. 4, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1930 April

The issue has building plans and articles on cracked plaster, heating, and flower gardens.

The Small Home, vol. 11, no. 3, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931 March

The issue has building plans and articles on building materials and home improvement.

The Small Home, vol. 11, no. 6, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931 June

The issue has building plans and articles on wallpaper, gardening, refrigeration, and children.

Exterior view, St. Paul's Church, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 116 in the book.

Exterior view, New South Church, Summer and Bedford Streets, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 140 in the book.

Exterior view, Old South, Washington Street, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 140 in the book.

Exterior view, Boston Athenaeum, Pearl Street, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 188 in the book.

Exterior view, Nahant Hotel, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 204 of the book.

Exterior view, Mansion House, John Hancock House, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 241 in the book.

Wigwarm portable houses, E. F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass., 1907

Prices, dimensions, and photographic prints of Wigwarm cottages, bungalows, garages, and other structures are described. The cover photo is captioned "Wigwarm Camp, Moosehead Lake, Maine."

A tour of Belmont homes for the benefit of the League of Women Voters of Belmont, Saturday, 1905 May 5

Brochure contains descriptions of five private houses and one dormitory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Baker House at 362 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

[Architectural works of Edward T. P. Graham], Edward T. P. Graham, Boston, Mass., and Cleveland, Ohio, undated

Collection of plates depicting buildings designed by architect Edward T. P. Graham.

New ideas for building your home, new and completely rev. 1942 ed., compiled and edited by John Normile, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1942

Text on the front cover reads, "Better Homes & Gardens' 1942 edition of new ideas for building your home. 192 selected homes with photographsand plans. Hundreds of construction tips. Answers to your building questions." There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building material...

Hodgson houses, camps, and equipment, E. F. Hodgson Co., 1108 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 1935

The plan book has plans for vacation houses, year-round houses, garden structures, birdhouses, doghouses, kennels, and garages. Includes photographic prints and illustrations of designs.The factory and one outdoor exhibit is in Dover, Massachusetts with a second exhibit in South Sudbury, Mass. Text ...

Suggested designs for small, firesafe concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., undated

In addition to the house plans there are construction detail and specification suggestions on each page. Includes photographic prints and floor plans for designs. The item describes stucco textures commonly used in house construction. Distributed by Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsyl...

Houses in controlled developments: a reference study printed from the building types section of Architectural Record, F. W. Dodge Corporation, 119 West 40th Street, New York, N.Y., 1940

The articles are on deed restrictions, neighborhood planning, and perspectives from architects in the field.

Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., October 13, 1939

1 black-and-white print

Group photograph of Babcoch family [OB102]

1 glass plate negative

Barn Raising

negative sleeve contains two negatives of builders raising a barn.

Portfolio of architectural drawings, Boston, Mass., 1846-1859, bulk 1846

This portfolio contains 25 architectural drawings drawn by an unknown architect. The materials range in date from 1846 to 1859, although the bulk of the material are from 1846. Some items within the portfolio are undated. Drawings depict designs for various unidentified houses in the Boston area. Ty...

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Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

This collection contains six original graphite and gouache drawings of Reed & Barton tableware, one illustrated chromolithographic trade catalog, and one framed watercolor painting of the Reed & Barton industrial complex in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Renderings of Reed & Barton tableware, circa 1885

These six original graphite and gouache renderings show examples of Reed & Barton tableware. The artist of these renderings is unknown, although it was likely one of the master designers Reed & Barton employed: W.C. Beattie, Austin F. Jackson, and Ernest Meyers. The exact date of these renderings is...

Framed watercolor of Reed & Barton factory, circa 1885

This original watercolor by artist Joseph Brammer depicts the Reed & Barton factory located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is housed within an ebonized and gilded Eastlake style frame. It was painted in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog, 1885

This illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog contains examples of products manufactured by the company. The catalog provides illustrations of items for sale, the names of the items for sale, and pricing information. It demonstrates the breadth of items manufactured and sold by Reed & Barton.

Edward Eldon Deane architectural drawings, 1875

Set of three architectural drawings by Edward Eldon Deane. The first is labeled "Two Houses in Rue St. Pierre. Caen [France]." It is dated August 20, 1875. The second is labeled "Old chair originally belonging to the old Vicar of Batley [England] 1670." It is dated December 29, 1875. The third is la...

Social issue posters, circa 1970

Two screen printed protest posters. The first poster depicts a hand holding an olive branch. It reads "The strike is for everyone" and "Join the strike for peace." It 28 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches and dated circa 1970. The creator is unknown. The second poster is an advertisement for the HELP Program of Bo...

Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics poster, 1890-1920

Poster for the Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics. The poster was produced by Heliotype Printing Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, approximately between 1890 and 1920. The poster depicts two men dressed as soldiers carrying a woman in 18th century garb. It a...

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Rendering of a soda fountain, 2016 April 11

Rendering of an unidentified soda fountain in Massachusetts. The rendering depicts the interior of the soda fountain, including lighting and fixtures, furniture, and other design and architectural elements. The rendering was completed by F.E. Litchfield on April 11, 2016 and appears to have been com...

Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman's social diary, 1909-1910

Bound social diary containing 140 pages, 72 of which are blank. This book was arranged by Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman, also known as Mrs. Benjamin F. K. Pitman. The diary contains invititations to dinners and other events, scrapbook embellishments, written accounts of Mrs. Pitman's activities, gues...

"The Restaurant", unknown location

1 slide of a perspective drawing of "The Restaurant" drawing by Charles H. Crombie

Robert Elvin Swett album, 1905-1931, bulk 1922-1931

Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 272 black and white photographs, 1 newspaper clipping, and 2 postcards. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose betwe...