Historic New England

Home and garden, Snell Lumber, Herkimer, N.Y., undated

Plan book for home designs. Each design comes with color illustrations of the completed house, interior, and unique details, the name of the design itself, a short description, and floor plan. Also interspersed are spreads of garden structures and designs.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358703

Ref. Code: EP005.392

Home and garden, Harris, McHenry & Baker Co., undated

Plan book for home designs published by Harris, McHenry & Baker Co. Each listing comes with color illustrations of the completed house, interior, and unique details, the name of the design itself, a short description, and floor plans. Also interspersed are spreads of garden structures and designs.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358705

Ref. Code: EP005.393

Style trends, National Plan Service, Inc., 1944

Plan book describing style trends. Each listing contains the name of the house style, a color illustration of the completed house, the design number, a brief description of what makes the style unique, floor plans, and the cubic footage. Some styles come with multiple house designs (e.g., the Cape C...

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358707

Ref. Code: EP005.394

Attractive small homes, National Plan Service, Inc., undated

Plan book of home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a design numbers, an illustration of the completed structure, cubic footage of the house, floor plans, and a description of the house's unique features. Front cover advertises The Lampson Lumber Company, bas...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358708

Ref. Code: EP005.395

National homes of individuality, National Plan Service, Inc., 1948

Plan book of home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with a design number, an illustration of the completed structure, cubic and square footage of the house, floor plans, and a description of the house's unique features. Front cover advertises Hutton & Bourbonnais ...

Date: 1948

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358711

Ref. Code: EP005.396

Funeral Mass materials, 1998-1999

Series contains two folders containing typed funeral Mass materials such as eulogies, hymns, and scripture readings for Matthew J. Killian and Stanley J. Killian.

Date: 1998-1999

Collection: Helen Killian funerary collection

GUSN: 358713

Ref. Code: EP006.001

Mass cards, 1939-2015, undated

Series contains Mass cards ranging from 1939 through 2015. Mass cards are for the Desroches, Rocharz, and Killian families, as well as numerous other families from the Taunton, Massachusetts, area.

Date: 1939-2015, undated

Collection: Helen Killian funerary collection

GUSN: 358714

Ref. Code: EP006.002

Memorial books, 1959-1999

Series contains six memorial books containing genealogical information, funeral guest lists, and donation lists. Five of the six memorial books contained printed ephemera such as obituaries, Mass cards, receipts, automobile lists, and funeral guest and donation lists.

Date: 1959-1999

Collection: Helen Killian funerary collection

GUSN: 358715

Ref. Code: EP006.003

Printed ephemera, 1939-1999

Series contains five receipts for Sowiecki Funeral Service, one automobile list, and a certificate authorizing use of a burial vault.

Collection: Helen Killian funerary collection

GUSN: 358716

Ref. Code: EP006.004

Portfolio of one hundred & one small homes, R. C. Hunter & Bro. Architects, 501 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1926

Portfolio of house designs distributed by R. C. Hunter and Bro. Architects. Each design is accompanied with either an illustration or photographic print of the house, plan numbers, and detailed floor plans

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358745

Ref. Code: EP005.397

House of the month selection of exclusive designs, Monthly Small House Club, Inc., 140 Massau Street, New York, N.Y., undated

Plan book containing 17 house designs on separate sheets. Each sheet contains a color print of a house, the name of the house design, the name of the architect, a floor plan, the total cubic and square footage, the name of a local sponsor where the plan book was distributed, and a short paragraph de...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358746

Ref. Code: EP005.398

House plans from The American home, The American Home Publishing Company, 251 Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

Plan book from the American Home Publishing Company showcasing national house styles. Each listing encompasses two pages, and is accompanied by a photographic print or illustration of the completed home with captions, floor plans, and an article describing either the owners of the property or the hi...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358747

Ref. Code: EP005.399

Book of house plans, The American Home, 251 Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

Issue of The American Home magazine published by the American Home Publishing Company showcasing national house styles. Each listing encompasses two pages, and is accompanied by a photographic print or illustration of the completed homes with a caption, floor plans, and an article describing either ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358748

Ref. Code: EP005.400

"Standard' Sanitary appliances, Ideal-Standard, New York City, New York, 1958

Trade catalog for sanitary and plumbing appliances from Ideal-Standard. Products listed include bidets, porcelain baths, drinking fountains, vitreous china sinks, and fittings and accessories for these appliances. Each listing is accompanied with dimensions, technical information for installation (a...

Date: 1958

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358761

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.031

100 homes illustrated, The Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1903

Plan book of 100 house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the home, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, acknowledgements and terms for acquiring the blueprints, and the price of the plans. The back ...

Date: 1903

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358762

Ref. Code: EP005.401

Lumberman's house plan book, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1907

Plan book of house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the house, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, acknowledgements and terms for acquiring the blueprints, and the price of the plans. The back of ...

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358763

Ref. Code: EP005.402

Radford's modern homes, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1909

Plan book of house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the home, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, acknowledgements and terms for acquiring the blueprints, and the price of the plans. The back of t...

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358764

Ref. Code: EP005.403

20th century practical barn plans, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1909

Plan book detailing architectural plans for barns and other structures. Each listing is accompanied with either a floor plan, an illustration of the completed structure, a cross section, a designation number, and paragraphs explaining the unique features of each plan. The book is separated into seve...

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358765

Ref. Code: EP005.404

One hundred modern homes, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1903

Plan book of 100 house designs published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the home, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, and the price of the plans. The back of the plan book contains an index describing total cos...

Date: 1903

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358766

Ref. Code: EP005.405

Radford's stores & flat buildings, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1909

Plan book of store and flat designs published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans, the design number, an illustration of the completed structure, the price of the plans, the overall footage, and descriptions of unique features of the structure. The back of the p...

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358767

Ref. Code: EP005.406

Radford's cement houses and how to build them, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1909

Plan book for designs of cement houses published by the Radford Architectural Company. The first part of the catalog consists of fifteen chapters detailing the steps in constructing a cement house, including considerations of cement choice, wall construction, and constructing other special structure...

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358768

Ref. Code: EP005.407

Radford's brick houses and how to build them, Radford Architectural Company, 178 West Jackson Boulevard., Chicago, Ill., 1912

Plan book for designs of brick houses published by the Radford Architectural Company. The first part of the catalog consists of sections detailing the steps in constructing a brick house, such as considerations of brick choice, cost considerations, and each section is accompanied by photographic pri...

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358769

Ref. Code: EP005.408

Radford's house and barn book, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908

Plan book for house and barn designs published by the Radford Architectural Company. The first part of the plan book showcases houses designs, accompanied with floor plans, design numbers, illustrations, and the overall dimensions. The latter portion of the catalog showcases barn designs, with each ...

Date: 1908

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358773

Ref. Code: EP005.409

Architectural details for every type of building, R. D. Radford, Chicago, Ill., 1938

Plan book providing architectural detail drawings compiled by architect William A. Radford. The drawings are not organized in any particular order. Detail drawings are provided with titles, captions providing context, and related illustrations within the catalog.

Date: 1938

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358774

Ref. Code: EP005.410

Guaranteed building plans with interior views and details, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1915

Plan book of building plans for multiple structure types. Design plans can cover multiple pages, with accompanying photographic prints of completed structures, cross sections, floor plans, illustrations of the interior, overall footage, and articles describing unique features of the structure.

Date: 1915

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 358775

Ref. Code: EP005.411

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

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