Historic New England

Brochure for Manor Vail, Lyndonville, Vermont, undated

The amenities of Manor Vail, also known as Speedwell Farms, are described. The property was the estate of Theodore Newton Vail a president of American Telephone & Telegraph. Lyndon State College now occupies the site.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255334

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.012

Snapshots of Newport, RI and Cape Cod, Mass

Small black bound album of 26 black and white snapshots, 3 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches. Contains photos of a house in Newton, Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA, Plymouth monuments, Cape Cod houses and 13 snapshots of Newport RI gates and mansions. Resembles a vacation photo album with an amateur qual...

Date: ca. 1919

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 255331

Ref. Code: PC009.264

Brochure for the Pisgah Lodge, Willoughby Lake, Vermont, undated

The amenities and activities are described for the Pisgah Lodge on Lake Willoughby.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255335

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.013

Brochure for The Fullerton Inn, Chester, Vermont, 1930s

The brochure describes places of interest, sports, foliage and mileage from other cities and towns.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255336

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.014

Billhead for the Revere House, corner Main and Elliot Streets, Brattleboro, Vermont, dated May 1, 1874

The charge is for $14.00 at the Revere House in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Date: 1874-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255337

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.015

Brochure for the Allenwood Inn, U.S. Route 7, Burlington, Vermont, 1950s

The Allenwood provides summer resort activities.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255338

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.016

Billhead for the Revere House, hotel, Bowdoin Square, Boston, dated March 15, 1861

Revere House is shown in the billhead image.

Date: 1861-03-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255347

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.034

Trade card for H.O. & J.J. Bright, wholesale and retail dealers in ice, 1856

The delivery rates for ice are listed for commercial businesses. The bottom of the card reads "All orders left at A.R. Campbell & Co.'s, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, will be promptly attended to."

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.001

Trade card for Fresh Pond Ice, H.O. & J.J. Bright, wholesale and retail dealers, offices at Tompkins', 271 Washington Street, corner Winter Street, and Campbell & Co.'s, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, Boston, Mass., 1858

The card lists 1858 prices and delivery rates by weight and month. The verso has a form which can be filled in with the name, address and ice weight.

Date: 1858

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255350

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.002

Trade card for Fresh Pond Ice, H.O. & J.J. Bright wholesale and retail dealers, offices at O. Tompkins', 271 Washington Street and Campbell & Coverly's, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, Boston, Mass., 1861

The price list for 1861 is on the card verso. A form at the bottom can be filled in with name, residence and quantity to be delivered.

Date: 1861

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255353

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.003

Receipt for the Boston Ice Company, No. 76 State Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 8, 1878

The customer paid for ice delivery from May to October 5, 1878. H.O. Bright is the Company president.

Date: 1878-10-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255356

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.004

Trade card for Lucian Upham, pattern maker and general wood work to machinery, rear of Main and Pleasant Streets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, undated

Upham performs all kinds of machine and mill work, thread dressers, models, tanks, elevators, wash wheels, calender stretchers and stone derricks.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255358

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.001

Trade card for Mahony & Wheeler, posts, rails and balusters, No. 57 Bristol Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business makes and has available office rails. Mahony & Wheeler are located near Paul's Mill.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255362

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.002

Rubber belting pice list, Boston Belting Company, 256, 258, 260 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. and 100 Chambers Street, New York, New York, undated

The card verso describes the rubber belting construction. The Company was established in 1828.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255364

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.003

Price list for Imperial Belting, manufactured by Boston Belting Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads "Original manufacturers of mechanical rubber goods." The prices are on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255367

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.004

Card for the Hotel Vendome, Dartmouth Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The item is a notecard for the Hotel Vendome.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255369

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.04.009

Trade card for The Glenmar Inn, cabins, U.S. 20, Bridgewater, New York, undated

The Glenmar Inn is "a good place to eat."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255370

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.06.02.007

Billhead for Sam'l Kidder, belting, packing & mill supplies, 60 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 31, 1893

The envelope with the billhead is postmarked September 2, 1893.

Date: 1893-08-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255376

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.005

American Cereal Company at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893

1. Pavilion of the American Cereal Co. 2. Spring ploughing and sowing the old way. 3. Planting in the West the new way. 3. Reaping the old way. 4. Harvesting on the prairie (2). 5. Threshing in the good old days. 6. Threshing by steam. 7. The old mill. 8. Mills of the American Cereal Co. 9. Quaker O...

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255377

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.006

Billhead for Kraemer Bros., steam, planing, scroll, sawing, turning and moulding mill, College Point, New York, dated November 30, 1898

Brackets, balusters, newels and carpenters' trimmings are made to order.

Date: 1898-11-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.007

Barney & Berry Skate Works, on Broad, Hanover & Elmwood Streets, Springfield, Mass., undated

Railroad tracks and a fountain are outside the Barney & Berry Skate Works in Springfield, Massachusetts. The image has medallions awarded to the business from trade exhibitions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255379

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.008

Newell Brothers Manufacturing Company, Howard Street, location unknown, undated

The factory is on a river with railroad tracks running next to it.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255380

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.009

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Sawyer Co., manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated May 3, 1897

The Walker Stetson building is seen in the image.

Date: 1897-05-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255381

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.010

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated May 2, 1902

Shirts and hose are listed on the billhead.

Date: 1902-05-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255382

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.011

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated April 12, 1902

Shirts and aprons are listed on the billhead.

Date: 1902-04-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255383

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.012

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated August 29, 1902

The date November 1 is handwritten above the date August 29, 1902. "This invoice, being dated ahead, does not take any extra date, is due Dec. 1 less 5%" is stamped on the billhead.

Date: 1902-08-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255384

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.013

Double gang saw mill, as made by Thos. F. Burgess & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The parts of the Double Gang Saw Mill are described at the bottom of the sheet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255385

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.014

Letterhead for The Federal Manufacturing Company, specialties in wire goods, Badger Building, 537 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., dated February 10, 1903

The factory is located in the Badger Building on Albany Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1903-02-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255389

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.015

Letterhead for The Federal Manufacturing Company, specialties in wire goods, Badger Building, 537 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 3, 1903

Wire products are shown in the illustrations at the top of the letterhead.

Date: 1903-03-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255390

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.016

Letterhead for The Federal Manufacturing Company, specialties in wire goods, Badger Building, 537 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 28, 1903

Text at the top of the letterhead reads "Particular attention paid to the making of new goods to order."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255391

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.017

George Crompton's fancy looms for the manufacture of woolen fabrics, Worcester, Mass., undated

Wool fabric is shown in the loom image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255392

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.018

Chas. C. Sargent's wool machine works, on Stoney Brook R.R. near Lowell, Graniteville, Mass., undated

The three pieces of equipment in the image are the cold air wool-drying machine, the patent burring machine and the metallic waste card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255393

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.019

Greeting card for the Manufacturers' Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The handwritten text on the verso reads "before 1888." The greeting is "Compliments of the season from Manufacturers' Fire and Marine Insurance Co. of Boston."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255394

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.001

Trade card for Ebenezer W. Stone, insurance agent, office 242 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Stone deals in "life, fire and accident insurance effected in first-class companies."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.002

Trade card for James J. Goodrich, fire and marine insurance, 20 Central Street, Boston, Mass., 1880

Goodrich pays particular attention to freight, hull and cargo insurance. The inside of the card details post office regulations for September 1881.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255396

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.003

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 555 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The Company was incorporated in 1833 and insures dwellings and contents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255397

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.004

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 555 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., January 1, 1888

The statement of assets, risks and liabilities for January 1, 1888 is printed on the card verso. The following information is stamped on the verso: "H.H. Smith, Agent, Office 115 Circuit Ave., Cottage City, Mass."

Date: 1888-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255398

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.005

Advertisement for The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. of The Employers' Group, location unknown, undated

Judd & Parsons, located at 56 Suffolk Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, are agents for this Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255399

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.006

Trade card for the Boston Marine Insurance Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads "We take the liberty to hand you a few of our postal card applications. Should you desire more, we will send them on receipt of request to do so."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255400

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.007

Trade card for the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, life and accident insurance, Hartford, Connecticut, 1868

The card lists the states with their electoral votes and has a blank space to fill in for Democrats and Republicans. The card verso lists the presidential vote from 1824 to 1864. C.G.C. Plummer is the general agent at 89 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1868

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255401

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.008

Trade card for the Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Quincy, Mass., 1885

The card unfolds to list eclipses, times and seasons. There is an 1885 calendar on the verso.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255402

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.009

Promissory note for the Mechanics' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., dated June 13, 1861

The note is for a $10.50 insurance policy, signed by David W. Emery.

Date: 1861-06-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255403

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.010

Trade card for the United States Benefit Association of Boston, Mass., Snow Building, 160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Benefit Association is described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255404

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.011

Trade card for The United States Mutual Accident Association, 320 & 322 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

Potential customers are invited to write for a circular and application blank on the card verso. Models of sailing vessels are illustrated on the front of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255405

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.012

Trade card for The New York Fire Insurance Company, 72 Wall Street, New York, New York, undated

The image caption is "Wall Street, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835." The card verso lists the directors of the Company, organized in 1832.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255406

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.013

Trade card The Granite State Fire Insurance Company of Portsmouth, N.H., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, undated

F.M. Hersom is the agent located in South Berwick, Maine. The image shows the Mt. Washington Summit House and train.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255407

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.014

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Cambridge, Mass., 1886

The card verso lists the Company directors. There is a line below the list for the insurance agent's name to be recorded.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255411

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.015

Advertisement for the Continental Insurance Co., corner Cout & Montague Streets, Brooklyn, New York, June 1882

The firm insures dwellings, furniture, warehouses, merchandise, leases and rents. The item is from the "Brooklyn advance," June 1882.

Date: 1882-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255412

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.016

New England Mutual Life, insurance, Boston, Mass., 1885

The caption below the image reads "The New England of today." The building on the left side of the image is the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255413

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.017

Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox in outerwear and fancy bonnet.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254409

Ref. Code: PC005.D09.057

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