Historic New England

A view from the head of Buzzards Bay and a view of Amrita Island

A view of the Cape Cod Canal from the head of Buzzards Bay (top) and a view of Amrita Island with numerous sailboats surrounding it (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292524

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.050

Expanded Vermiculite Caspro Plaster Aggregate, California Stucco Products of N.E., Inc. 169 Waverley Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Product features are described for potential customers. There is a table with the title "A summary of fire-resistance ratings using metal lath and lightweight aggregate-gypsum plaster." The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Building on Berkeley Street was fireproofed with the plaster. The Boston Un...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292525

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.003

Caspro Vermiculite, manufactured by California Stucco Products of N.E., Inc. 169 Waverley Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Caspro Vermiculite is mined in South Africa and imported by American Vermiculite Corporation, 654 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. The business products are concrete, plaster and insulation. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File-3-D-3."

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292526

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.004

Standard specifications for lime plaster, bulletin 305 A, National Lime Association, Washington, D.C.

Use of lime plaster on different backings is covered in the specifications. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File No. 21 A 1."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.005

A view of the cliffs next to the Highland Lighthouse and a view of the village of North Truro

A black and white view of the Highland Lighthouse overlooking cliffs (top) and a black and white view of the village of North Truro. The image shows rolling hills and white houses (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292529

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.051

A view of Beachmore at Buzzards Bay and a view of the Highland Lighthouse

A black and white view of Beachmore at Buzzards Bay, which shows a majestic house in the distance and a sailboat nearer to the far shore (top) and a black and white view of the Highland Lighthouse with its light on in the face of a storm (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292531

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.052

Dredges dig after steam shoveling and dredges dig the final barrier between the bays

A black and white view of a large dredge digging following the excavation done by steam shovels (top) and a black and white view of a large dredge digging at the final barrier between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292532

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.053

Standard specifications for gypsum plastering including requirements for lathing and furring, Sectional Committee on Specifications for Plastering, American Standards Association, Washington, D.C.

The specifications were approved as American Standard by the ASA on September 26, 1946. The sponsor organizations are The American Institute of Architects and the American Society for Testing Materials. Text on the back cover reads, "Compliments of Gypsum Association, 330 S. Wells Street, Chicago 6,...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292536

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.006

The Monument River as part of the Cape Cod Canal and steam shovels dig on land for the Canal

A black and white view of the Monument River, now a part of the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a bridge in the foreground and a dredge connected to a pipeline in the background (top) and a black and white view of a steam shoveling project underway for the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a multitude of work...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292533

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.054

Procession of vessels on Opening Day and a ship passes underneath a drawbridge

A black and white view of the procession of ships making their way down the brand new Cape Cod Canal on Opening Day (top) and a black and white view of a boat passing underneath a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a multitude of people crowding the railings of the bridge to watch the fru...

Date: 1914-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292537

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.055

A celebratory boat approaches the western entrance to the Canal and the project managers pose for a picture on Opening Day

A black and white view of a celebratory boat traveling through to the western entrance to the Canal, which shows the boat garnished with banners and streamers (top) and a black and white view of the organizers of the Cape Cod Board of Trade, which shows around 40 men posing for a picture on Opening ...

Date: 1914-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292538

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.056

A drawbridge spans the Canal and a large dredge follows excavation by steam shovels and sailboats travel down the Canal and a dredge digs on the last barrier between the bays and steam shovels work on a line of the Canal and vessels process down the Canal on Opening Day

TOP LEFT: A black and white view of a boat passing underneath a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal. TOP RIGHT: A black and white view of a large dredge digging after the excavation of the area by steam shovels. MIDDLE LEFT: A black and white view of two sailboats traversing the Cape Cod Canal. MIDDLE ...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292539

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.057

Modern finishing materials: a discussion of nitro-cellulose products in comparison with varnishes, by Dr. Paul S. Kennedy, The Murphy Varnish Company

Text on the front cover reads, "Address read before a number of Master Painter's Associations of the United States and Canada." The author compares lacquer with other varnish products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292542

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.010

Standard specifications for the reference of architects on the use and application of shellac, compiled and published by The Shellac Information Bureau, 70 Pine Street, New York, New York

Preparing and using shellac to finish floors, as a sealer for walls and as a varnish base are described in the item.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292545

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.011

Results of the Structural Clay Products Institute, Inc., 1937 moderate cost home competition, American architect and architecture, New York, New York

Small home construction is highlighted in the use of brick and other clay products in the competition winners. The pamphlet was published in "American architect and architecture," December 1937.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292547

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.081