Historic New England

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255417

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.001

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255418

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.002

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Chicago, Illinois, 1800s

R.J. Smith is a general agent in the Western Department of the Chicago office.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255420

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.003

Letterhead for The Capital Fire Insurance Company of Concord, N.H., No. 39 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, dated November 16, 1888

The Company is located in the State Capital Bank Building in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1888-11-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255422

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.004

Letterhead for The Hartford Fire Insurance Co., Southern Department, Atlanta, Georgia, dated July 5, 1912

The Silas B. Wright Insurance Agency in DeLand, Florida is an agent for Hartford Fire Insurance. The Company was organized in 1794 and chartered in 1810.

Date: 1912-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255425

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.005

Renewal premium for National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, dated April 18, 1868

The Vermont coat-of-arms is shown on the left side of the premium.

Date: 1868-04-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255428

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.006

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, insurance & real estate, 17 Central Street, Boston, Mass. and 419 Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., undated

An eagle figure holds the banner for the Prescott Chamberlain business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255430

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.001

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, general insurance agent, 42 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Chamberlain handles fire, life, accident, marine, plate glass and employers' liability.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255431

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.002

Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The bottom of the card reads "First Mutual Life Insurance Company chartered in America 1835." The building is seen on Boylston Street in the image. The card verso has a 1949 calendar. Sidney E. Allen is the insurance agent in Roanoke, Virginia.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255436

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.003

Notebook for the Security Insurance Company of New Haven, Connecticut, 1891

The inside of the front cover has the 99th Semi-Annual Statement, January 1, 1891. The inside of the back cover has a calendar for 1891. The back cover lists the directors and officers. The Company was incorporated in 1841.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255439

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.004

Trade card for Bartlett & Shepard Insurance, 6 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire, undated

The item is a card holder with the name Alan B. Shepard, agent, on the front. The verso reads "Insurance to the rescue, Insure with us, We write all kinds."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255444

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.005

Trade card for the Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Concord, Mass., 1890

The inside of the card has the 64th Annual Statement, January 1, 1890 and a list of officers and directors. The Company was incorporated on March 3, 1826. A calendar for 1890 is printed inside. H.C. Church & Son is the agent stamped inside the card, located at 74 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachuse...

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.006

Notebook for Julius C. Timson, general insurance, real estate and auctioneer, Claremont, New Hampshire, 1897

The front cover has an 1897 calendar. The item verso states that Timson only represents "strong and reliable fire insurance companies." He is a county agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.007

Handbill for the Union Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Liverpool, England, undated

Baggage insurance from the Union Marine Insurance Company can be arranged at the ticket offices for the Fitchburg Railroad Company. The agent John C. Paige is located at 20 Kilby Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255450

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.008

Trade card for La Confiance Fire Insurance Company, No. 2 Rue Favart, Paris, France, 1881

A statement of assets and liabilities is listed on the verso for January 1, 1881. Monrose & Mulville are the general agents in New York. W.D. Hall is the agent in Richmond, Vermont. The Company was organized in 1844.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255451

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.009

Brochure for The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, 214 & 216 Broadway, New York, New York, 1889

The brochure has a table of yearly rates and anecdotes describing accidents. The back cover has J.N. Patterson as the agent in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255452

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.010

Trade card for the Farmington Fire Insurance Agency, News Office, Farmington, New Hampshire, undated

The card lists the fire box locations in Farmington, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255453

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.011

Brochure for The Ohio Valley Life Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, Eastern Department, 54 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1885

Business details of the Company, which began on July 4, 1878, are outlined in the brochure. The Eastern Department is located in the Phoenix Building on Devonshire Street.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.012

Trade cards for The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1890

A licensed copy from the drawing of the Grant Memorial in Riverside Park, New York is shown on the card verso. John H. Duncan is the architect.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255482

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.013

Trade card for the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1883

The inside of the card has a statement of assets for January 1, 1883. The inside illustration depicts the phoenix rising from the ashes. The card verso shows the insurance building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.014

Trade card for the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass., undated

A Massachusetts map serves as the card illustration. The Company was incorporated in 1849. Alfred E. Watson is the agent located in White River Junction, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255485

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.015

Trade cards for The Granite State Fire Insurance Company of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, undated

The image shows the Mt. Washington summit house and train. Alfred E. Watson is the agent in Hartford, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255486

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.016

Trade card for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1916

The left and right corners of the card read "1810" and "1916." Alfred E. Watson is the resident agent in White River Junction, Vermont.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255487

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.017

Trade card for The Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, undated

The item was "Patented June 6, 1905, The Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey." The verso reads "Insure in the Great Life, Accident and Liability Company."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255488

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.001

Trade card for The Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, undated

The card urges the public to buy an accidental insurance ticket and gives the rates. The card verso has an image of the home office building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255489

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.002

Business card for Wilbur O. Black, special agent, The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The agent is located at 916, 917, 918 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire. The Company was founded in 1878.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255490

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.003

Business card for Gordon E. Wheeler, general agent, The Fidelity Mutual Life insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The agent is located at 514-15 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255491

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.004

Business card for Charles A. MacDonald, special representative, Mutual Benefit & Accident Association, United Benefit Life Insurance Company, Omaha, Nebraska, 1950

The Vermont-New Hampshire branch office is located at 419 Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire. A 1950 calendar is on the card verso.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255492

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.005

Needle case for The National Life and Accident Insurance Company, location unknown, undated

The item has a packet of Dix and Rands High Grade Sharps 3/9 Best Quality needles. The inside of the item reads "A stitch in time saves nine, Presented by The Shield Man, Tune in WSM at 650 KC every day and Grand Ole Opry Saturdays too!"

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255493

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.006

Trade card for The Life Insurance Company of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, undated

The image caption reads "What is the difference between a school-master and a cashier?" The Company is described on the card verso and was organized in 1871.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255494

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.007

Trade card for the John C. Paige Insurance Agency, 7 Exchange Place, Boston, Mass., undated

Paige is the agent for the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, the Imperial Fire Insurance Company of London, the Northern Assurance Company of London, the Orient Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut and the Standard Fire Insurance Company of Trenton, New Jersey.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255495

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.008

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Cambridgeport, Mass., 1904

The card verso has a 1904 calendar.

Date: 1904

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.009

Notebook for The East Hartford Trust Company, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1928

The notebook contains reference information, a 1928 calendar and pages to record telephone numbers, cash memoranda and personal notes.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255497

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.010

Trade card for Fuller & Story, general insurance agents, 15 Shetucket Street and 161 Main Street, Norwich, Connecticut, 1890

The card is a customer notification that a premium is due on March 5, 1890. The card verso describes the services provided by the insurance agency including real estate, foreign exchange and passage tickets.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255498

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.011

Trade card for J. Palmer Story, general insurance agent, 161 Main and 15 Shetucket Street, Room No. 3, Norwich, Connecticut, 1891

The card is a customer notification that a premium is due on March 5, 1891. The card verso describes the services provided by the insurance agent including real estate, foreign exchange and passage tickets.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255499

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.012

Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., undated

A table showing the time that a life policy will continue in force after the annual cash payment of premium has ceased is on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255500

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.013

Trade card for The State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Mass., 1888

E.S. Barker is the general agent located at 48 Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The card verso has a table to record the electoral votes for the 1888 presidential election.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255501

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.014

Insignia of rank officers U.S. Infantry, The Travelers Life & Accident Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1888

The front and back covers show the insignia for U.S. Infantry officers. The inside of the card has an 1889 calendar.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255502

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.015

Premium receipt book cover, The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston, Mass., undated

The cover verso has blank lines to record policy numbers, name and weekly premiums. The cover has "Feb 1909, Sept 1911" handwritten at the top.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255503

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.016

Trade card for the Union Assurance Society, Ltd. of London, England, 1926

Irvine O. Chester is the agent located at 69 High Street in Westerly, Rhode Island. The month shown is March 1926.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255504

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.017

Trade cards for the National Grange Mutual Liability Company, National Grange Fire Insurance Company, Keene, New Hampshire, 1937-1938

The card has a nine inch ruler and calendars for July-December 1937 and January-June 1938.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255505

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.018

Trade card for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1885

The assets for January 1, 1885 are listed on the card. Lawrence & Wheeler are agents in Springfield, Massachusetts. W. Marsh, agent, Chester Depot, Vermont is stamped on the front of the card.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255506

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.04.019

Insurance policy for the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, dated August 12,1889

The Vermont coat-of-arms is the illustration in the policy which is in effect until August 12, 1894.

Date: 1889-08-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255513

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.02.01.001

Insurance policy application for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, Baltimore, Maryland, dated June 5, 1886

The item is a completed insurance application form with a medical examiner's report signed and dated in Baltimore, Maryland.

Date: 1886-06-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255514

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.02.01.002

Certificate of profits, no. 131, for the China Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., dated January 15, 1887

The certificate is illustrated with the unloading of a ship, a Chinese junk and a sailor holding a sextant.

Date: 1887-01-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255515

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.02.01.003

Trade card for D.W. Hook, interior decorator & designer, Utica, New York, undated

Hook's interior design business is based in Utica, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255516

Ref. Code: EP001.01.066.01.01.003

Trade card for Mr. Charles Roberson, architectural English interiors, Robersons of London, 24 East 67th Street, New York, New York, undated

The card has been amended to read "H.L. Deacon representing Mr. Charles Roberson will be at Lenox Hotel, Boston from Dec. 29 to Dec. 31. Mr. Deacon will be pleased to call upon his clients by appointment."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255517

Ref. Code: EP001.01.066.01.01.004