Historic New England

Trade card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., undated

The East River Suspension Bridge is shown in the image. The Vegetable Compound is for kidney complaints of either sex and female complaints. It is sold by Turner Bros., So. Pearl & Schuyler Streets, Albany, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258935

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.009

Trade card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., undated

The Vegetable Compound for female compalints and the Liver Pills are described on the card verso. The East River Suspension Bridge is shown in the image. John B. Coburn in E. Canaan, New Hampshire sells the products.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258936

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.010

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. It is recommended by Henry Bergh, President of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258937

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.011

Trade card for Sapanule, lotion, location unknown, undated

Sapanule cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all inflammatory pains. "The Celebrated Glycerine Lotion" has a registered trademark for 1878.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258938

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.012

Trade card for Hunnewell's Tolu Anodyne for sleeplessness and neuralgia, Gilman Brothers, Boston, Mass., undated

The product is a vegetable preparation, without opium, for the treatment of neuralgia, rheumatism, insomnia, sciatica and diseases caused by nervous irritation. Gilman Brothers are the wholesale agents in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.013

Trade cards for Hop Pills, sick headache, liver complaints, dyspepsia, Hop Pill Manufacturing Co., New London, Connecticut, undated

The benefits of Hop Pills and Lyon's Sarsaparilla are described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258940

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.014

Trade card for Ayer's Cathartic Pills, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The product is a family medicine for the treatment of indigestion, headache, dizziness, jaundice and biliousness.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.015

Trade card for Ayer's Pills, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

Ayer's Pills are made with only vegetable ingredients and treat a number of conditions described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.016

Trade card for Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, cures colds, coughs and all diseases of the throat and lungs, prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The advantages of the product are described on the card verso. It is for sale by Davis Brothers in Mendon, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258943

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.017

Trade cards for Vegetine, the great blood purifier, H.R. Stevens, No. 464 Broadway, Boston, Mass., undated

Vegetine treats general debility, female weakness, rheumatism, dyspepsia and other conditions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.018

Trade card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, location unknown, undated

The card verso reads "Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient the well known regulator of the stomach, liver and bowels." It is for sale by C. Blakely, druggist in Montpelier, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258945

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.019

Trade card for Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment for man & beast, John Hodge, Merchant's Gargling Oil Company, Lockport, New York, undated

A.S. Melcher's Red, White and Blue Store is advertised on the verso and carries boots and shoes in Bath, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258946

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.020

Trade card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lynn, Mass., undated

The use of the Vegetable Compound is described on the card verso. Pinkham also sells liver pills and a blood purifier. The products are available at M.K. Paine, druggist, corner of Main & State Streets, Windsor, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258947

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.021

Trade card for The Best Tonic, extract of malt and hops, Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, undated

The beverage cures dyspepsia and strengthens the system. Hygeia, daughter of the of the god of medicine, Asclepius, is shown holding a wreath.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258948

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.022

Burnett's Floral Hand Book, Joseph Burnett & Co., Boston, Mass., 1878

The flower dictionary is interspersed with descriptions of Burnett products such as Burnett's Cocoaine and Burnett's Standard Flavoring Extracts. There is a calendar for 1878 on page 2. Lewis K. Mead, druggist and dealer in Burnett's Standard Preparations, Manchester, New Hampshire is advertised on ...

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258949

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.023

Palmer's manual of cage birds, Solon Palmer, perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, 376 Pearl Street, New York, New York, 1879

Palmer products for personal care and hygiene are advertised in the book.

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258950

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.024

Open secrets, Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ca. 1895

The pamphlet is a collection of conundrums to promote "The Best Tonic," a malt extract manufactured by the Pabst Brewing Company. The back cover has a portrait with the caption "Bush & Co., Druggists, Worcester, Mass."

Date: ca. 1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258954

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.025

Prize animals and their records, Perry Davis & Son, Providence, Rhode Island, 1890

The benefits of Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer for humans and animals is described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258955

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.026

Trade card for Williams' New England Cough Remedy, Williams & Carleton, proprietors, Hartford, Connecticut, 1886

The Hartford Soldiers Memorial in Bushnell Park is shown in the image. Williams & Carleton was formerly Geo. W. Williams & Company.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258956

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.027

Trade card for Athlophoros, rheumatism, The Athlophoros Co., New Haven, Connecticut, undated

A blonde woman in a blue gown illustrates the card for Athlophoros a rheumatism medication.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258957

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.028

Trade card for C.K. Magee's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil, J.A. Magee & Co., location unknown, undated

The product is an emulsion of cod liver oil in combination with an extract of malt and hypophosphites of lime and soda. Children pull in a large fish caught in a net in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258960

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.029

Merchant's Gargling Oil, dream and fate, palmistry & c. songster, Merchant's Gargling Oil Co., Lockport, New York, 1888

Merchant Company products are promoted in a brochure with song lyrics and dream interpretations. A calendar for 1888 is included. The back cover has an advertisement for J.W. Foss & Company, bargain givers in Dover, New Hampshire.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 258972

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.04.030

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., apothecaries, Lowell, Mass., undated

The product can be used to treat scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh, dyspepsia or any blood disease according to the description on the card verso. A little girl is outfitted to be the master of hounds in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259002

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.002

Hood's pansy, published by C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The popularity and sales of Hood's Sarsapailla are described inside the brochure. The brochure is 4 pages and in the shape of pansy flowers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259004

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.003

Hood's pansy, published by C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The benefits of Hood's Sarsaparilla are described in the brochure. The brochure is 16 pages and in the shape of pansy flowers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259005

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.004

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The image is captioned "Hood's Sarsaparilla Laboratory, Lowell, Mass." The Laboratory features are described on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259011

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.005

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The image is labeled "The ABC Class." The Sarsaparilla is described on the verso in terms of its (A)bsolute merit, (B)est blood purifier for the system and (C)ombination of ingredients.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259012

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.006

Hood's Sarsaparilla calendar, C.I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass., 1902

The images are captioned "The New England Girl" and "The Southern Girl." The verso has a 1902 calendar and describes astronomical events for the United States.

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259013

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.007

Hood's Sarsaparilla calendar, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1891

The image is captioned "The Sewing Circle." The calendar is for 1892 and has sheets for June-December on it. The text on the item verso describes the product and has astronomical events.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259014

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.008

Hood's Sarsaparilla calendar, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1898

The calendar is for 1899 with military insignia around the image borders for "The American Girl." The text on the verso has astronomical events and describes the Hood Family Medicines.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259015

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.009

Handbill for Choate's Concentrated Syrup of Sarsaparilla with iodide of potassa, Henry A. Choate, druggist, Bowdoin Square, Boston, Mass., undated

The benefits of the Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier are given on the handbill. Choate's Odonto for white and sound teeth is described at the bottom of the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259016

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.010

Handbill for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The item verso has testimonials and a description of the Hood Laboratory in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259018

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.011

Handbill for Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The global reach of the product is shown in the image. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and Pills are sold by Henry L. Hadcock, 2700 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259019

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.012

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1897

The image caption reads "Hood's Animal Statuettes." The card verso text states that Hood cures because it acts on the blood.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259021

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.001

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1897

The image caption reads "Hood's Animal Statuettes." The card verso text reads "Hood's Sarsaparilla is a highly concentrated extract prepared by a combination, proportion and process peculiar to itself."

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259025

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.002

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1897

The image caption reads "The Famous Jersey Cow Merry Maiden and her Calf owned at Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass." The product is described as "The One True Blood Purifier" on the card verso.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259029

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.003

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1886

The text on the card verso describes the product as "a concentrated extract from Sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock, Mandrake, Dandelion and other valuable vegetable remedies."

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259032

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.004

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "Born Tired, All tired people should take Hood's Sarsaparilla. From painting owned by Mr.C.I. Hood." The product is sold by G.A. Evans in South Acworth, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259036

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.005

Trade card for Hood's Sarsaparilla, C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1884

The product is sold by O.W. Kimball & Co., druggists and apothecaries, 260 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259039

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.006

Trade card for Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Company, Lowell, Mass., undated

The product is described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259042

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.007

Trade card for Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Company, Lowell, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "The Discovery of America." The product is sold by Henry Merrill & Son, druggists, Haverhill, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259043

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.008

Trade card for Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Dr. J.C. Ayer & Company, Lowell, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "The Discovery of America."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 259047

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.02.009

Codman family photograph collection

Series

Date: 1840-1969

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259071

Ref. Code: MS001.PC

Oversize photographs

Sub-series

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259072

Ref. Code: MS001.PC.01

Standard-size photographs

Sub-series

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259073

Ref. Code: MS001.PC.02

Cabinet Cards

Sub-series

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259074

Ref. Code: MS001.PC.03

Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes

Sub-series

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259075

Ref. Code: MS001.PC.04

Photograph Albums

Sub-series

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 259076

Ref. Code: MS001.PC.05

"Halifax Tragedy House", Halifax, Mass.

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. Exterior stereo view of the "Ha...

Date: 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 259092

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0730.0010.001

Rustic vases, porch boxes, bird baths, sun dials, A.L.T. Rustic Co., Belvidere, Illinois

The items are made of stone and will survive any weather conditions. A paper slip attached inside the front cover urges customers to buy directly from the manufacturer. Rustic Company products were displayed at the "Own a Home" Exposition in Chicago, March 24-31, 1923.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 268927

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.008

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