Historic New England

Billhead, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated 1818

The customer purchased blankets.

Date: 1818

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354642

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.020

Billhead, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated March 12, 1819

The billhead has tables, chairs, curtains, tongs, bed ticking, and brushes.

Date: 1819-03-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354644

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.021

Prices of goods at Canton, written by Josiah Lane, Lane & Lamson, Corn Hill Square, Boston, Mass., dated 1815

The yardage and prices for a variety of fabrics is listed on the item. The verso has ribbons, other purchases, and the prices of seven different teas.

Date: 1815

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354645

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.022

Billhead, cash paid for sundry articles of furniture, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated April 1, 1813

The billhead lists such items as chairs, tables, carpets, eyeglass frames, and candlesticks. The customer purchased hardware for making curtains, mattresses, and laying down carpets.

Date: 1813-04-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354649

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.020

Billhead, listing of miscellaneous household items, location unknown, undated

The billhead front and verso listings cover kitchenware, tableware, and bedding.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354650

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.023

Bill for china 1818, bill for kittles 1818, other old bills of same date, blankets, table cloths, unidentified label for billheads, location unknown, undated

Text on the item reads "Bill for china 1818, bill for kittles 1818, other old bills of same date, blankets, table cloths."

Date: 1818

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354651

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.024

Circular for [Kinmonth & Co.], importers & dealers in silks, merinos, velvets, ribbons, 275 Washington through to 8 & 10 Winter Streets, Boston, Mass.

The top portion of the circular is missing. An address and product match make it most likely to be Kinmonth & Co. Text on the circular reads "Importers & dealers in silks, merinos, velvets, ribbons, embroideries, laces, trimmings, hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, and under clothing."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354652

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.025

151-157 Court Street, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1913

Image of 151-157 Court Street, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1913. Boston Transit Archive

Date: 03/09/1913

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 354654

Ref. Code: PC017.01.06.110.0140

View of Edgartown Depot, Edgartown, Mass., September 17, 1918

View of Edgartown Depot with horse and carriage and locomotive in the foreground, Edgartown, Mass., September 17, 1918.

Date: 1918/09/17

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354655

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0910.0050.001

Adams House and Keith's Theatre, Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Automobiles are parked in front of the Adams House hotel. A horse-drawn vehicle is in front of the Bijou Dream Theatre. Pedestrians can be seen on the street and sidewalks.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354657

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.8180.003

Postcard, Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Amsterdam, sole importer, Stephen L. Bartlett, Boston, Mass.

Two boys in Harlequin costumes toss cocoa containers from a wall in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354658

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.012

Postcard, Scotch House, Saugus, Mass., Merrimack Postcard Co., 110 Merrimac St., Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view of the Boardman House is seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354661

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0040.001

Postcard, Boardman House, Yankee Colour Corp., Southborough, Mass.

The description on the verso does not name the property but the background is for Scotch House. Text on the verso reads "An Historama Post Card." Text at the bottom of the verso reads "1775 American Revolution Bicentennial 1975."

Date: 1968

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354662

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0040.002

Postcard, Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.

The facade of Tremont Temple can be seen in the image. Text handwritten at the top of the postcard reads "Jan. 25, 1911."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354663

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.7960.001

Postcard, the Breakers, Ochre Point, Newport, Rhode Island

The facade of the Breakers is seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354666

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USRI.0370.0180.001

Exterior rear view of the Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island

The side of the Breakers facing the ocean can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354667

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USRI.0370.0160.001

Postcard, Old First Congregational Church, built 1806, Bennington, Vermont

Bennington's historic church can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354669

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.0110.0080.001

Postcard, homestead of President Coolidge at Plymouth, Vermont

Text at the bottom of the postcard reads "Where President took oath of office, Aug. 3, 1923 at 2:47 a.m."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354670

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.1200.0080.001

Postcard, the Endicott Pear Tree, Danvers, Mass., published by Solatia M. Taylor, photographic supplies and finishing, 56 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Text below the image reads "Planted in 1630 by John Endicott, first Colonial Governor of Massachusetts. The oldest fruit tree in New England."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354673

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1110.0060.001

Postcard, Stage Harbor, Chatham, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle stands on the dock in Stage Harbor.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354676

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0900.0040.001

Postcard, Portland Head Light, oldest lighthouse in America 1791, Ralph F. Blood

A sailing vessel can be seen between the rocks in the lower portion of the image. Two figures take in the panorama from a viewing platform.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354678

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.001

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, Monhegan Island, Maine

Several small buildings are next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354680

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.001

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse and buildings, Monhegan Island, Maine

Houses and smaller structures stand on property close to the Monhegan Island Lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354681

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.002

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, Monhegan Island, Maine, by Max Rosenthal

A barbed wire fence is in front of the Lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354682

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.003

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, buildings, group of people, from across a field, Monhegan Island, Maine

The Lighthouse and the surrounding buildings can be seen in the image. A group of people stand to the left of the house in the middle of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354683

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.004

Studio portrait of an unidentified women in a wedding dress, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354864

Ref. Code: PC008.12.021

Studio portrait of Winslow Family Group, Including George Winslow, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354865

Ref. Code: PC008.12.022

S. J. Wiseman, Southampton, England, Active 1860s

cartes-de-visite

Date: 1860s

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354867

Ref. Code: PC008.13

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Southampton, England, undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354868

Ref. Code: PC008.13.001

H. J. Mockett Photo, Broadstairs, England. Active 1860s

Cartes-de-visite

Date: 1860s

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354870

Ref. Code: PC008.14

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Broadstairs, England, 1865

Date: 1865

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354871

Ref. Code: PC008.14.001

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Broadstairs, England, undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354872

Ref. Code: PC008.14.002

Postcard, birthday wishes, location unknown

The postcard was sent to Master Harold R. Hale, 1907.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354873

Ref. Code: EP001.01.111.02.01.018

Pond Island Light, mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine

Two men stand on a viewing platform next to a small structure with a large bell.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354874

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2420.0020.001

Portland Head Lighthouse, published by Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors, Waukegan, Illinois

The Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is the backdrop for the motorboat advertising Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354876

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.006

Digging the Cape Cod Canal, pres. August Belmont and chief engineer Wm. Barclay Parsons shaking hands across the stream which made Cape Cod an island, no. 105, published by Small's, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.

August Belmont is on the left and William Parsons is on the right as the two men reach to shake hands in the image. Other unidentified men and two children can be seen in the group.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354878

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0080.001

View of eastern end of Cape Cod Canal, Mass.

Boats travel across the Cape Cod Canal. A road can be seen on the Sagamore side of the Canal.

Date: 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354879

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0080.002

Cranberry picking on Cape Cod, Mass.

Men and women harvest cranberries in the image. The postcard verso has a snall newspaper clipping attached to it which describes cranberry picking.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354880

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0040.001

Aptucxet, 1627, Plymouth Colony's first trading post, Bourne, Mass.

An exterior view of the replica trading post used by the Plymouth Colony can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354882

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0490.0060.002

Digging the Cape Cod Canal, breaking the dam that separated the waters of Cape Cod Bay and Buzzard's Bay, July 4, 1914, no. 116, published by Small's, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.

A group of unidentified men stand above the Canal in the image.

Date: 1914-07-04

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354883

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0080.003

Exterior view, house, Sagamore Highlands, Sagamore, Mass.

A house overlooks the beach with a view toward the Sagamore Highlands. A clothesline is behind the house.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354884

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4100.0020.001

Adams houses, Quincy, Massachusetts, here were born John Adams and John Quincy Adams, his son, both Presidents of the United States

The two Adams houses can be seen behind a stone wall and a wooden rail fence.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354885

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.003

Exterior view of Adams birthplaces, Quincy, Mass.

Handwritten text on the item verso reads "On the left is the house where John Adams lived after he was married. The one on the right is where he was born. It was built in 1681. These two houses are on the corner of Presidents Ave. and Independence Ave., Quincy, Mass. Purchased 23 March 1925 for $1, ...

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354886

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.004

Birthplaces of 2nd and 6th presidents, Quincy, Mass.

The houses are seen against a backdrop of autumn leaves. Text on the item verso reads "The 'cottages' in which John Adams (1735) and John Quincy Adams (1767) were born are the oldest presidential birthplaces in the United States. They are 'Salt-boxes' and typical of the homes built by farmers during...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354888

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.005

Birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Quincy, Mass.

An unidentified man sits on a bench on the left side of the image. Handwritten text on the image reads "J.A. born Oct. 19, 1735. Died July 4, 1826. J.Q.A. born --Died --" The item verso is covered with a newspaper clipping about John Adams.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354889

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.006

Advertisement for Campbell's Automatic Rapid Electric Fireless Cooker Range, William Campbell Co., Alliance, Ohio

The features and construction of the appliance are described in detail for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354890

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.01.005

Advertisement, another of the master models, the Cole Royal Sedan, Cole Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

The advertisement was published in Town & Country magazine, October, 15, 1923.

Date: 1923-10-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354891

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.011

Advertisement, leadership based on true worth, Lincoln, Lincoln Motor Company, a division of Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan

The Phaeton model automobile is displayed in a garden setting.

Date: 1924-06-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354893

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.012

Advertisement, the new Marmon Brougham, Marmon Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana

The business sells several de luxe models of this vehicle.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354896

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.013

Advertisement, Pierce-Arrow dual-valve six, Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, Buffalo, New York

A woman steps into a chauffeur driven Pierce-Arrow in the illustration. Text at the bottom of the image reads "Open cars $5250, closed cars $7000 at Buffalo, government tax additional." The ad was published in Life magazine on February 25, 1926.

Date: 1926-02-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354897

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.014

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