Historic New England

Massachusetts - Bradford - Modern - Mounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362426

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030

Making of shoe boxes, Bradford, Mass., 1917

Photograph of four women making shoe boxes in front of Anson Ayer, an owner of Ayer & Webster, in Bradford, Massachusetts. Ayer & Webster were manufacturers of box board. The photograph was taken in 1917. The photographer is unknown. On a verso, the names of the individuals pictured are handwritten.

Date: 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362427

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030.001

Four watercolors of historic buildings, undated

Four watercolors of historic buildings located in Massachusetts, including The Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the Longfellow House (also known as the Craigie House) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a churchyard in Cambridge, and one unidentified house. The watercolors are undated are signed wit...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 362429

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.811

W. Fitzpatrick house, Egypt, Mass., undated

6 black and white, interior and exterior prints of a house for W. Fitzpatrick in Egypt, Mass. The prints are undated and there is no corresponding architectural drawings for the structure

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362430

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.FitzpatrickW

Larkin house, Lexington, Mass., undated

10 interior and exterior photographic prints of a house for Mr. Larkin in Lexington, Mass., Photographer is Arthur C. Haskell. Images are undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362433

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Larkin

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Joy to Charles - Parker-Inches House No. 40 - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362504

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1005

Massachusetts - Boston - Back Bay - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362532

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0635

Massachusetts - Boston - South End - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362539

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7355

Massachusetts - Dorchester - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362543

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0195

Massachusetts - Brighton - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362550

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0095

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362551

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0765

Massachusetts - Roxbury - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362552

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0265

Massachusetts - Boston - Fenway/Kenmore - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362553

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3915

Massachusetts - Boston - Downtown - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938-1940 - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362554

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3535

"Presto-Up" patented bolt-together cottages, catalog no. 38-LH, Harris Brothers Company, Chicago, Ill., 1923

Plan book advertising "Presto-Up" cottages, a type of prefabricated buildings manufactured and sold by the Harris Brothers Company. Plan book includes description of the company, construction details, and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each d...

Date: 1923

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362564

Ref. Code: EP005.718

Ford factory-built homes, Ivon R. Ford, Inc., McDonough, N.Y., undated

Plan book advertising Ford factory-built homes manufactured and sold by Ivon R. Ford, Inc. Includes description of the company and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each design comes with a design number and an illustration or photographic print...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362571

Ref. Code: EP005.719

Home ownership...planning and building from Lu-Re-Co research, Lumber Dealers Research Council, undated

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362580

Ref. Code: EP005.720

Successful Lu-Re-Co homes, Lumber Dealers Research Council, 1957

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362584

Ref. Code: EP005.721

1955 "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" houses by National Homes, National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Ind., 1955

Plan book advertising "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and description...

Date: 1955

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362585

Ref. Code: EP005.722

National homes, 1959, National Homes Corporation, 1959

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs, floor plans, illustrations, and some descriptions of the features of prefabricated houses. Published by the National Homes Corporation. On the front cover is a distri...

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362586

Ref. Code: EP005.723

The modern way to build: presenting...new savings in home construction, Northern Homes, undated

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Northern Homes. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features. Photographs of s...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362588

Ref. Code: EP005.724

P&H pre-assembled homes, Harnischfeger Corporation, Houses Division, Port Washington, Wisc., 1947

Portfolio advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Hanischfeger Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photographic print of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features...

Date: 1947

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362591

Ref. Code: EP005.725

Custom designed panelized homes, catalog no. B-611, Panelized Homes Corp., 750 Washington Street, Dedham, Mass., undated

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Panelized Homes Corp. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features. The back o...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362593

Ref. Code: EP005.726

Contemporary houses developed from room units: a report of an architectural investigation in house design making use of improved building techniques, techincal series no. C2.2R, rev. ed., Small Homes Council, University of Illinois, 1951

Report compiled and published by the Small Homes Council at the University of Illinois describing a system of unit planning. Includes house specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and desc...

Date: 1951

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362597

Ref. Code: EP005.727

Techbuilt portfolio, Techbuilt, 127 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, Mass., 1968

Portfolio advertising Techbuilt prefabricated houses. Contains twelve loose prints with photographs, floor plans, and brief descriptions of Techbuilt houses, two trade catalogs containing photographs, floor plans, and brief descriptions of Techbuilt houses, an information sheet, two price lists, and...

Date: 1968

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362600

Ref. Code: EP005.728

101 practical suggestions for home improvement, the new 1937 ed., Johns-Manville Corporation, 75 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1937

Trade catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing company products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing spaces before and after renovations. Published by Johns-Manville Cor...

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362611

Ref. Code: EP005.729

What a home should be, National Plan Service, Inc., 1957

Plan book containing designs for houses, rooms within houses, and information on household appliances based on feedback obtained from the Women's Congress on Housing. Details the main concerns of attendees at the Women's Congress on Housing and provides solutions to these concerns through designs fo...

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362612

Ref. Code: EP005.755

Distinctive homes: three, four, and five bedroom plans from 1600 to 5000 square feet, D-48, Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc., undated

Trade catalog containing floor plans for three, four, and five bedroom houses designed by Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc. Color illustrations, floor plans, and measurements are available for each design. On the front cover is a distributor's stamp reading advertising Old Country Store Land Offi...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363059

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.270

Lewis homes: homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Michigan, 1922

The plan book has descriptions, floor plans, and photographs for each design.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363062

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.271

A few of the many suburban and city dwellings that have been erected by H. Galloway Ten Eyck, architect, H. Galloway Ten Eyck, corner of Market and Broad Streets, Firemen's Insurance Building, Newark, N.J., circa 1895

Plan book containing designs of both suburban and city dwellings designed by architect H. Galloway Ten Eyck. Illustrations, photographs, design numbers, floor plans, and a brief description are included for each design. Testimonials from previous clients are included. Advertisements from various com...

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363075

Ref. Code: EP005.746

A few of the many suburban and city dwellings that have been erected by H. Galloway Ten Eyck, architect, 2nd ed., H. Galloway Ten Eyck, corner of Market and Broad Streets, Firemen's Insurance Building, Newark, N.J., undated

Plan book containing designs of both suburban and city dwellings designed by architect H. Galloway Ten Eyck. Illustrations, photographs, design numbers, floor plans, and a brief description are included for each design. Advertisements from various companies, such as The Wm. H. Page Boiler Co., Fores...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363094

Ref. Code: EP005.747

Ford-V-Neer siding [portfolio], Ford Roofing Product Co., 111 West Washington Street, Chicago, Ill., 1939

Portfolio containing information on Ford-V-Neer siding. Includes specifications, information, and photographic prints of houses with Ford-V-Neer siding. Published by Ford Roofing Product Co.

Date: 1939

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363102

Ref. Code: EP005.762

Life as you would have it, Surface Combustion Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1937

The trade catalog is laid out as a narrative, describing the daily routine of a family in a gas-equipped home. Throughout the narrative, the benefits of a gas-equipped home are highlighted. Photographic prints accompany the written narrative. Published by Surface Combustion Corporation.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363106

Ref. Code: EP005.763

Artistic home ideas, vol. II, no. 5, Home Ideas Publishing Co., Carthage, Ill., 1902 November

Issue of Artistic Home Ideas magazine published in November 1902. Addresses a number of topics related to building and designing comfortable homes, such as flooring, exterior painting. A large portion of the issue is focused on house design styles. Each design featured is accompanied by an illustrat...

Date: 1902

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363110

Ref. Code: EP005.783

Home Building in Canada, no. 3, June-July 1954, Walker's Publishing Co. Limited, 2842 Bloor Street West, Toronto 18, Ontario, Canada, 1954 June

June-July issue of Home Building in Canada magazine. Addresses a number of topics, including house design styles with accompanying floor plans, wallpapering, and nailing, among others. Published by Walkers Publishing Co. Limited.

Date: 1954

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363112

Ref. Code: EP005.764

Home Building in Canada, no. 1, February-March 1956, Walker's Publishing Co. Limited, 2842 Bloor Street West, Toronto 18, Ontario, Canada, 1956 February

February-March issue of Home Building in Canada magazine. Addresses a number of topics, including house design styles with accompanying floor plans, wallpapering, and home decoration, among others. Published by Walkers Publishing Co. Limited.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363114

Ref. Code: EP005.748

The Circle [clipping], 1907 September

Clipping from the publication The Circle dated September 1907. Includes the description, pricing information, floor plans, and an illustration for "A Suburban House in Concrete for $5,200." House was designed by architect A. G. Richardson.

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363128

Ref. Code: EP005.760

Clarendon Square, Boston, Mass., 1988

Portfolio containing three booklets, one business card, and one printed article about new development, including housing, a firehouse, and office space, occuring at Clarendon Square in Boston, Massachusetts. The features and advantages of the new development are described with text, photographic pri...

Date: 1988

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363130

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.272

Something new again: an artistic sectional garage, Louis Bosseri & Sons, Inc., 1335 Grand Street, Brooklyn, New York, undated

Trade card avertising 10 x 15 prefabricated sectional garage for $180. Published by Louis Bosseri & Sons, Inc.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363133

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.02.027

Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association award for "Tissue and Transfer Paper", 1878

The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association awarded "this Diploma with a Silver Medal to Allen & Rowell for Tissue and Transfer Paper contributed to the Thirteenth Exhibition, Sept. 1878."

Date: 1878

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 363175

Ref. Code: GC002.02.342

Wrapping paper for Paine's Furniture Co., Boston, Mass. undated

The item is a 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch square of decorative tissue wrapping paper advertising the products available at Paine's Furniture Company (Boston, Mass.).The tissue paper has black lettering with a gold, blue, and pink floral border pattern. The central image is a black and white engraving depic...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 363178

Ref. Code: EP002.02.072

Photograph and roster of Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13, Camp Devens, Mass., 1917 October 2

Panoramic albumen print of the Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1917. Ambulances and buildings at the camp are visible in the background. Photograph was produced by the General Electric Company. The photographer is F. D. Burt. On the ve...

Date: 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363188

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.015.002

Caroline Louisa Williams French, invoice from Mlle. Camille Lipman, 1883

Invoice dated Sept. 12, 1883 from dressmaker Camille Lipman to Miss Caroline L. W. French (of Boston, Mass.), listing items made, their respective prices, and a total owed. Included on this invoice is a luxorious sapphire blue velvet ensemble trimmed with chinchilla fur also in Historic New England'...

Date: 1883

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 363195

Ref. Code: MS029.002.038

The "Domestic" sewing machine without a teacher, "Domestic" Sewing Machine Company, New York, New York

1 booklet, 36 pages : illustrations ; 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363198

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.079

The Giust Gallery Collection: Wall Plaques, 1997

One 6-page folding product catalog highlighting the various plaster cast wall plaques available from The Giust Gallery in 1997.

Date: 1997

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.045

The Burgess-Wright Aeroplane (Burgess Biplane Model F), Burgess Company and Curtis, Marblehead, Mass., c. 1911

12-page product catalog detailing dimensions, components, operation system, price, and design of the Burgess Biplane Model F, first crafted in 1911 by early airplane manufacturer Burgess Company and Curtis. Based in Marblehead, Mass., the company was licensed to use designs under patent from the Wri...

Date: 1911, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363223

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.080

Advertisement for Weaver & Brothers' Furniture Ware-Rooms, Wyman's Exchange, corner of Merrimack and Central Streets, Lowell, Mass.

Advertisement for the goods and services available at Weaver & Brothers in Lowell, Mass., selling "furniture, carpets and feathers, and other furnishing goods". The broadside has an illustration of the company's warehouse in the center.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363224

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.019

Tissue wrapping paper for Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey, Milliner, Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut, c. 1870s

Sheet of tissue wrapping paper advertising the millinery work of Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey of Falls Village, Canaan, Conn., printed c. 1870s. The illustrations on the advertisement include a hand holding up a bouquet of flowers (among which are bust portraits of women wearing fashionable hats) and two hat ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363233

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.03.025

Lighting and Light Fixtures

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Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 363234

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150

Chandelier design, C.4.1547, Metallic Arts of New England, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., undated

Design is labelled as "scale 1/4 full size".

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 363236

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150.001

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