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Trade card, Samuel Walker & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in oil and lubricating oils, Boston Standard Oil, No. 33 India Street, Boston, Mass.

The name "Boston Standard Oil" is also on the card. walker carries kerosene, mecca, paraffine, spindle, sperm, lard and petroleum fluid.

Trade card, Means, Palmer & Co., dealers in kerosene, sperm, lard and whale oils, Nos. 126 & 128 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries Elaine and neatsfoot oils, starch, soaps, soda ash and candles of all kinds. Means is the successor to B. Dickerman, Jr. & Company.

Trade card, Gould & Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in paints, oils & varnishes, 69 & 71 Union Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries copal and shellac varnishes, John Lucas greens, John L. Whiting paint and varnish brushes and Gould's sperm-lubricating oil.

Trade card, A.L. Cutler & Co., manufactureres of copal varnishes, importers and dealers in paints, oils, colors, etc., No. 43 India Street, Boston, Mass.

Varnish and paint for coaches, carriages, houses, furniture and cabinet finishing is described inside the card. There is a price list inside the back cover. An illustration of the factory on Island Street, Roxbury is on the back cover.

Trade card, Edward E. Burnham & Co., wholesale dealers in and packers of fresh, dry and pickled fish, Brown's Wharf, Commercial Street, Gloucester, Mass.

Burnham also deals in ship stores and fishermen's outfits.

The Diana Korzenik Collection of Painted Tintypes

This collection consists of over five hundred tintype portraits purchased by Dr. Diana Korzenik at flea markets in New England. It contains over two hundred large (whole plate or mammoth) tintypes (Series I-IV, VIII). Most of these are loose plates. Over 40 are framed or mounted, although not all fr...

Chelsea, Mass. Glass-Plate Negative Collection, 1906-1910

These 13 glass plate negatives are photographs from Chelsea, Mass., from 1906 to 1910, taken by an unidentified photographer. They include a photo of the Town Hall (construction still visible), Chelsea High School, the Armory, the Universalist Church (one shot of the exterior and three shots of the ...

Perkins Fancy Heavy Waxed Paper for picnics, parties, fruit baskets, American Tissue Mills, Holyoke, Mass.

The folder has five sheets of printed wax paper, two with a nautical design, two with a dutch female figure and one with flowers. The folder originally contained 25 sheets, 11 x13. Two women and a man sit around an umbrella-covered table with sandwiches and drinks.

Cooley's no. 12 catalogue, 34 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass.

The store carries vases, porcelain, dinnerware and paint which customers can use to decorate the pieces. The business was formerly Boston China Decorating Works which was established in 1860. There is an illustration of the building and storefront on the item cover.

Dustless concrete floors, by L.C. Wason, National Association of Cement Users, Detroit, Michigan

The pamphlet is a revised paper delivered before the National Association of Cement Users in December 1910. Wason is president of Aberthaw Construction Company in Boston, Massachusetts.

Brochure, Elmwood by the Merrimac, Boscawen, New Hampshire

The property is described as a colonial house, stage tavern and the birthplace of New Hampshire Governor Moody Currier. The front hall wallpaper has been on over one hundred years. Points of interest and daytrips are listed on the back of the item.

Brochure, Elmwood by the Merrimac, Boscawen, New Hampshire

The property is described as a newly renovated family hotel with tennis and lawn sports.

Advertisement, muffs and tippets for sale at Davis Whitman's shop, No. 26 Cheap-Side, Hanover-Street, Boston, Mass.

The shop has sable tips, bear, elt, genet, fox, racoon, and pole cat among the offerings to the public.

Advertisement, Pond's Clothing Store, 10 & 12 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Text at the top of the item reads "Pond & Co., Blue Store, Clothing."

Pamphlet, Rochester Lamp is unequaled and is the only lamp absolutely perfect, manufactured by Edward Miller & Co., 10 & 12 College Place, 66 Park Place, New York, New York

The features and advantages of the Rochester Lamp, a central draft lamp, are described. The item verso has an illustration and specifications for Rochester Piano and Vase Lamps. There are numerous testimonials from satisfied customers including Henry Ward Beecher and Buffalo Bill Cody. The Boston st...

Circular, Edward Miller & Co., 10 and 12 College Place, New York, New York

The lamps are described with finish, dimensions and prices. New prices have been provided for some items. The Boston store is at 38 Pearl Street.

American drawing-cards, second series, James R. Osgood & Co., No. 211 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

The six drawing cards are: 1)horizontal repetition (rosettes and buds), 2)buds repeated around a centre, 3)coffee pot, 4)cup and saucer, salver, muffin-dish, 5)vertical repetition, guilloche, leaves and berries and 6)horizontal repetition, guilloche, leaves and berries.

Circular, new patent lock extension for Rochester Harps and Founts, manufactured by Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut

The illustration is for the No. 163 Harp with the new lock ring.

Sheet, No. 0722 extension chandelier, Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut

The dimensions of the various pieces are provided in the description.

Sheet, No. 0742 Rochester Non-Extension Chandelier, Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut

The dimensions of the chandelier parts are provided. The item verso has No. 0743 Rochester Extension Chandelier.

Sheet, brackets and Rochester brackets, Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, Connecticut

Eight different bracket styles are described on the sheet.

Shattuck Inn, Jaffrey, New Hampshire

The property and its activities are described for potential guests visiting the Mt. Monadnock area. There is a map on the back cover.

Winter sports in the White Mountains, Hotel Randall, North Conway, New Hampshire

Winter sports such as skiing, skating, tobaggoning and snowshoeing are described for potential guests.

Turner's Tavern, Bethlehem, New Hampshire

The features of the tavern, set in the White Mountains, are described for guests. Bethlehem is a summmer and health resort.

Eagle Mountain House and Hall, White Mountains, Jackson, New Hampshire

There are extensive photographs of the property and area.

Comfort Mathes Camp for women and girls, Durham, New Hampshire

Camp facilities are described with costs and references.

Hotels of New England, published by C.B. Webster & Co., Boston, Mass.

1 book, 49 pages : illustrations ; 10 3/4 x 9 inches

No image available

Occupations - General

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Dr. Barnes School of Embalming, Held at Warerooms of Lockhart Branch National Casket Company, 140 Staniford Street, Boston, Mass., 1907

Photograph of embalmers taken at Dr. Barnes School of Embalming. Held at Warerooms of Lockhart Branch National Casket Company, 140 Staniford Street, Boston, Mass., from November 11-14, 1907.

Photographs, 1954-1959, undated

This subseries contains professional photographs of the Royal Barry Wills Associates. The photographs are of Royal Barry Wills with clients and the Associates.

Transparent Faces

This series contains tintype portraits of unidentified adult individuals with light painting or tinting on the faces of subjects. Most backgrounds are entirely painted over in one color and most subjects wear somber colors and few accessories. There is one identified portrait subject (PC068-30) and ...

Hand-painted tintypes powder/gold jewelry/white lines/black lines

This series contains tintype portraits of unidentified individuals with powder tinting, gold painted jewelry and accessories, and white and black lines. Some of the tintypes may be copies of other photographs. Two tintypes (PC068-96 and PC068-97) feature the same image but are overpainted differentl...

Richard J. S. Gutman and Kellie O. Gutman Summer Camp collection, 1886-2010

This collection documents the history of summer camps in New England and was intentionally assembled by Richard (Dick) J. S. Gutman and Kellie O. Gutman in preparation for their book, The Summer Camp Memory Book. Later research was conducted for their exhibition Summer Camp at the Museum of Our Nati...

Time tested for over 150 years, Tremont Nail Company, 21 Elm Street, Wareham, Mass.

Nails for different purposes are illustrated with dimensions for prospective customers.

History of cut nails in America, Tremont Nail Co., 23 Elm Street, Wareham, Mass.

The inside of the brochure describes multiple uses for kegs. The front of the brochure has a history of cut nails in America. There is a loose order form.

Columbia valentine, compliments of Pope Mf'g Co., 79 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.

Pope has a cycling catalog available for free to customers. A couple cycles through a winter landscape in the image. Pope has branches in New York City and Chicago.

Brochure, just outside, the luxury of perfect comfort and unfailing service awaits you, Milburn Light Electric, The Milburn Wagon Co., Toledo, Ohio

The automobile features are described for customers. It is available at E.Y. Stimpson, distributor, 530 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.

Wooden Nickel: Cape Cod Festival of Strawberries

One wooden nickel souvenir for the Cape Cod festival of strawberries in Falmouth.

Stamps: Old Home Week

Two yellow commemorative stamps with blue ink celebrating Old Home Week and the Cape Cod Canal bridge dedication in August.

Decorative medal: sounvenir of Cape Cod, Mass.

A decorative medal souvenir of Cape Cod with a fireplace in the center and iconic scenes of Cape Cod.

Miniature Images: In and Around North Falmouth, Mass.

Souvenir booklet of folded minature images from around North Falmouth, Mass.

Cape Cod Cranberries: brown paper bags with recipes (2)

Small brown paper bags with cranberry recipes printed on it.

No image available

Photographs: Negatives

1 negative

Photographic Negative: Sailing in the Bay. Camp Cowasset. North Falmouth, Mass.

A negative depicting a sailboat and passengers sailing in Cape Cod Bay at Camp Cowasset in Nortj Falmouth, Massachusetts.

No image available

Photomechanical Photo Albums

3 photo albums

Photomechanical Photo Album: Cape Cod snap shots

One small snap shot album of Cape Cod related photographs including the canal, ships, lighthouses, and area sights, put together by the Bourne Historical Society.

Photomechanical Photo Album: Along Shore at Buzzards Bay

A photo-gravures album of Buzzards Bay and vicinity.

Photomechanical Photo Album: A Little Visit to the Cape Cod Canal

A photomechanical album of the Cape Cod Canal and its construction. Selected views showing the new inland waterway and its making.

Snap Shot book - Souvenir of Cape Cod, Mass. (blank)

A blank snap shoot souvenir album featuring Nobska Light, Cape Cod, Massachusetts on the cover.

Regulations for the use of the Public Library of the city of Boston, adopted Feb. 24th, 1869, amended June 14th, 1870, Alfred Mudge & Son, city printers, 24 School Street, Boston, Mass.

Policies and procedures for the use of books and periodicals within the library and for home use are described in detail.