Historic New England

Account book, Boston, Mass., New Jersey, Delaware, ca. 1881

Minimal alphabetical index to accounts suggests investments in utilities, railroads, and real estate (Boston vicinity and Delaware), with 4 banks named and items entitled "Estate of Joseph Noble", the latter a possible clue to writer (i.e. executor). See book #94 for other material (will) of J. Nob...

Date: ca. 1881

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194121

Ref. Code: MS002.065

Wastebook of Samuel Winn Jr., Medford, Mass., 1771-1800

Scratchings include some weather observations, some payments for deeded land, expenditures for clothing. There are lists giving value of beef quarters and of hides. Notes suggest tanyard and slaughter house. One page of musical notation and several more of ballad limericks.

Date: 1771-1800

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194122

Ref. Code: MS002.066

Album 24: The Vale, Waltham, Mass.

This photograph album is embossed with "Waltham, The Vale" on the cover. Inside the front cover is inscribed, "Annie L. Sears & Mary P. Sears from Frank." The album includes twenty-eight 7 x 4.25 inch photographs taken circa the 1890s which emphasize the landscape of the Vale, especially trees. It a...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194124

Ref. Code: PC009.024

Account book of Rebecca E. Shattuck, Boston, Mass., 1845-1857

The expenses of a woman including clothing, furniture and notions. Book sellers' plate. 3 loose slips.

Date: 1845-1857

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194125

Ref. Code: MS002.067

Album 25: Historic buildings in New England

Approximately fifty 4x6 photographs by Wilfred French, all annotated. An index accompanies the album. Photographs date from the 1880s to the early 1890s and include buildings in Concord, Boston, Lexington, Dedham, Dorchester, Duxbury, Salem, Cambridge, Medford, Saugus, Danvers, Winchester, Andover, ...

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194127

Ref. Code: PC009.025

Account book of Martha Ingalls, Swampscott, Mass., 1864

Records purchases of household furniture. The loose papers concern settlement of estate of Martha Ingalls.

Date: 1864

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194126

Ref. Code: MS002.068

Crushed cars, Morrisville, Vermont, 1971

Like many of Reed's photographs, this one finds abstract beauty without sacrificing an interest in environmental issues. The image can be read as an intriguing pattern of lights and darks, or, equally, as a warning about the onslaught of trash blotting out the landscape. These concerns, one aestheti...

Date: 1971

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194130

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.041

Daybook of Otis E. Weld, Boston, Mass., 1895-1897

Financial entries covering a range of items from flowers and small purchases at department stores to stocks and bonds, loans, and house repairs.

Date: 1895-1897

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194128

Ref. Code: MS002.069

Album 26: Historic houses and churches of New England

This album consists of photographs by Holden and Marion Green, probably in the 1940s, of houses which were moved, including photographs of the houses in their original locations as well as their new locations. Documented in this album is a house moved from Assonet, Mass. to Egypt, Mass.; homes moved...

Date: 1940s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194131

Ref. Code: PC009.026

Account book of William Allen, East Bridgewater, Mass., 1833-1837

Personal expenses include everything from books to tooth brushes, vividly suggesting daily life at school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Date: 1833-1837

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194129

Ref. Code: MS002.070

Daybook of School District #5, Wheelock, Vermont, 1867-1893

Records transactions involved with the operation of a school both in cash received and expenses ranging from teachers' pay and board to wood and insurance. Dates may suggest school-year schedule of a New England farm town.

Date: 1867-1893

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194132

Ref. Code: MS002.071

Album 27: Views of the New England Coast by Henry Peabody

This album includes ninety-eight photographs by Henry Peabody documenting harbors, shorelines, and prominent buildings from Hull, Mass., to Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The album includes images of lighthouses, hotels, bathing scenes, and wharves. The album appears to have been produced for the Detro...

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194135

Ref. Code: PC009.027

Account book of West Parish Meetinghouse, Salisbury, Mass., 1794-1941 continuously

Tax collections and parish expenditures including maintenance of buildings and fences, and payments to several other sects within the town. Also gives ministers' salaries, price of wood and pasturage, and cost of repairs to organ. Twentieth century management of funds occupies central section.

Date: 1794-1941

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194133

Ref. Code: MS002.072

Accounts daybook of William Endicott and Oliver Hubbard, Boston, Mass., 1797-1807

Records the cost to customers of pieces of tailored wearing apparel with fabric and labor listed separately. There are between 10 and 20 payments recorded per page, and 3 or 4 pages per week. See books 30 and 42 for other Oliver owners of account books.

Date: 1797-1807

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194134

Ref. Code: MS002.073

Daybook of Hadley Richards, Newport, New York, Feb. 6-Oct. 29, 1847

Records amounts of beef, pork, lamb, etc. with price per pound. The number of customers is great and the size of purchase small. A very few creditors' names appear. 15 pages reused for newspaper clippings and published poetry (mid nineteenth century). The two newer sheets are someone's attempt to st...

Date: 1847

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194136

Ref. Code: MS002.074

Album 28: Boston and vicinity

This album of snapshots created by amateur photographer Dorothy Wirth includes images of Lexington, Hingham, Framingham, Concord, Sudbury, Beacon Hill (Boston), and Wayland, Mass.; and Poland Springs and Kittery, Maine. The pages of the album are annotated.

Date: ca. 1950

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194137

Ref. Code: PC009.028

Account book, Amherst, Mass., 1846-1849

Daily business in small quantities of meat recorded with about 45 customers per page, and about 3 pages per week. Occasional extraneous items like shingles, tallow etc. Last 6 pages record payments for labor, some groceries, etc.

Date: 1846-1849

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194138

Ref. Code: MS002.075

Album 29: Brimfield, Massachusetts

This album consists of approximately twenty photographs of buildings in Brimfield, Massachusetts, taken from 1900 to 1910. The album emphasises civic structures, and it includes one panorama.

Date: 1900-1910

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194139

Ref. Code: PC009.029

Album 31: James Atkins Noyes Residence, 71 Sparks Street, Cambridge, Mass

This album documents the residence of James Atkins Noyes of Cambridge, Mass. It includes twelve prints of interior and exterior views of the residence. The interior images document a hallway and staircase, a dining room, a sitting room or parlor, and bedrooms, and they show details such as wallpaper...

Date: 1895

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194140

Ref. Code: PC009.031

Daybook of Mill Merino, possibly Providence, R.I., 1826-1829

Itemizes purchases of varied stock (foods, household items, fabrics, tools etc.) by "Mill Merino," and the retail sales to customers (between 5 and 20 per day). Yardgoods are prominent. 6 pages reused for published recipes. The loose page and inside covers have some lists, remedies, and recipes. A n...

Date: 1826-1829

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194142

Ref. Code: MS002.076

Album 32: Medford, Massachusetts

This album consists of approximately fifty photographs of historic buildings, public buildings, churches, and streets in Medford, Massachusetts. The images are extremely useful for documentation, and they are of good quality. The photographs were exposed in 1903, and some are copies of 1890s photogr...

Date: 1903

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194141

Ref. Code: PC009.032

Album 33: 330 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

This album documents a residence, possibly belonging to James Eaton, at 330 Beacon Street in Boston, Mass., on the corner of Beacon and Fairfield Streets. The album includes interior and exterior views (see pages 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, and 35 for wallpaper). The album appears to be the work of a pr...

Date: ca. 1875

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194143

Ref. Code: PC009.033

Album 34: Family snapshots

This album of candid photographs of individuals, posed portraits, interior and exterior architectural views, and landscape views was compiled by Caroline Smith. It includes images of Shaw Farm in York, Maine; a residence on Aspinwall Avenue in Brookline, Mass.; a residence on St. Paul Street in Broo...

Date: 1903-1914

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194144

Ref. Code: PC009.034

Account book, Haverhill, Mass., 1857-1858

Itemizes daily transactions at a retail grocery store, most under $5 with 10 to 30 customers per day. Fresh produce in season. Staples and dairy products all year. Half reused for clippings, poetry and religious articles.

Date: 1857-1858

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194145

Ref. Code: MS002.077

Ledger of Nichols and Whitney, Boston, Mass., 1835-1840

Lists charges for services connected with wharfage - cooperage, trunkage, freight, advertising, insurance, etc. with tonnage or quantities. Most accounts under $10,000.

Date: 1835-1840

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194146

Ref. Code: MS002.078

Account book of Third Parish, Lynn, Mass., 1738-1829

The minutes and actions voted on at proprietors' meetings of a New England parish.

Date: 1738-1829

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194147

Ref. Code: MS002.079

Album 35: Vacation images in New England

This family snapshot album includes scenic views of Rye Beach in New Hampshire, the Old Mill in Saugus, Mass., and the Garrison House in York, Maine. The album also includes images of Cape Neddick, Hampton Beach, and various locaions in the White Mountains.

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194148

Ref. Code: PC009.035

Account book of John Mico, Boston, Mass., 1703-1705

Two large-size pages containing an inventory of debts and/or settlements, the largest being £652. Front page has notes on British system of inheritance. There is an unrelated journal entry in French. Page 4 starts "Current accounts" of men in Bristol, Barbados, London, and Boston.

Date: 1703-1705

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194149

Ref. Code: MS002.080

Album 36: Dublin, New Hampshire

This album includes approximately fifty-five prints depicting family gatherings, scenic views, and some interior views. The images were collected by George Lyman Paine circa 1896.

Date: ca. 1896

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194150

Ref. Code: PC009.036

Album 37: King Homestead, 899 Plainfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island

This small album documents the King Homestead at 899 Plainfield Street, Providence, Rhode Island. It includes nineteen snapshots taken in 1951. The images illustrate the second and third homes of the King family including some interior details. A note on the cover reads, "The original log cabin was ...

Date: 1951

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194151

Ref. Code: PC009.037

Daybook of Daniel Vose, probably Milton, Mass., 1789-1801

Book no. 6 to Ledger no. 5 itemizes purchases, primarily of groceries. Reams of paper are frequently among merchandise sold. Toward the latter section, considerable lumber, meal, and carting job entries. Rental of "sawmill house" and "carting from wharf to mill" help to identify the industrial aspec...

Date: 1789-1801

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194153

Ref. Code: MS002.081

Album 38: Massachusetts Volunteer Militia

This album consists of eighteen 5 x 7 inch prints, each annotated, which depict military reviews and maneuvers in Framingham and Boston, Massachusetts, in 1899.

Date: ca. 1899

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194152

Ref. Code: PC009.038

Account book of Farrandville Foundry, 1836-1840

Combines the records of a machine shop, foundry, forge, mine, canal hauling operation, and tenements for employees' homes. Lists include tenants by name and inventory of property - i.e. buildings, workshops, equipment, boarding houses, furnishings, and the chemicals, tools, and hardware contained in...

Date: 1836-1840

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194154

Ref. Code: MS002.082

Album 40: "Selections from an Architect's Portfolio" by John Spofford

This album includes photomechanical prints of elevations, perspective drawings, and photographs of civic and residential buildings by the architectural firm of John Spofford and Charles Brigham. It was produced in 1894. The album documents the Methodist Church in Everett, Mass.; the State House in A...

Date: 1894

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194156

Ref. Code: PC009.040

Daybooks of David Robbins, Milton, Mass., 1833-1836

2 daybooks

Date: 1833-1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194155

Ref. Code: MS002.083

Daybook, Milton, Mass., 1833-1836

Small purchases of groceries are entered with occasional gloves, shingles etc. An average of 10 customers per day.

Date: 1833-1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194157

Ref. Code: MS002.083.01

Daybook of David Robbins, Milton, Mass., 1836

Records sales of groceries to an average of 10 customers per day, buying 1 to 3 items each. Also includes 1 payment of rent.

Date: 1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194158

Ref. Code: MS002.083.02

Ledger of Daniel Vose, Boston, Mass., 1785-1797

Itemizes customers' total debts, many under £10 per season. Settlement is often made in kind - "Settled in leather and taxes." Some shipping with Capt. Oakes (for Baltimore, Maryland). Additional pages 118-128, cover 1791-1797. Includes note of "J B" page 96 and see #81.

Date: 1785-1797

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194161

Ref. Code: MS002.084

Album 41A: Cambridge Photographic Club -1885

This album includes thirty-one views of 22 Garden Street in Cambridge, Mass.; Watertown, Mass. above the fish dam; Craigie Street in Cambridge, Mass.; "Winchester's" in Cambridge, Mass.; Cambridge as seen from Brighton, Mass.; Stonybrook; West Concord, Mass.; interior of the study at 140 Brattle St...

Date: 1885

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194160

Ref. Code: PC009.041A

Album 41B: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1886-1887

This album includes twenty-three portraits and landscapes, including Riedesel Avenue and Brewster Street in Cambridge, Mass.; Newton Lower Falls; and the dam at Watertown, Mass.

Date: 1886-87

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194162

Ref. Code: PC009.041B

Account book of Charles Weston, Salem, Mass., 1881-1889

Starts with lists constituting "inventory given probate court", of debts owed, schedule of assets, and unidentified accounts. There is a reproduced letter regarding a legal dispute over a right of way. 2 pages (loose) list machinists' tools. The loose notes include inventories, expenses, and tax ass...

Date: 1881-1889

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194163

Ref. Code: MS002.085

Album 41C: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1889

This album includes twenty-two portraits and landscapes, including the Methodist Church in Weston, Mass., Garfield's Carriage Shop on Waltham Road, Weston, Mass. and Memorial Hall at Harvard University taken from Cooldige Farm.

Date: 1889

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194164

Ref. Code: PC009.041C

Daybook of John Tomblin, West Brookfield, Mass., 1848-1858

Itemizes pieces of furniture, coffins, and amounts of lumber sold to individual customers. Some similar items listed by creditors' names. Also includes some tools, occasional repair jobs on buildings, and groceries.

Date: 1848-1858

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194166

Ref. Code: MS002.086

Album 41D: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1893

This album consists of eighteen scenic views of Sudbury, Mass, Lake Waban, Wellesley, Mass. and Cambridge, Mass.

Date: 1893

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194165

Ref. Code: PC009.041D

Album 41E: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1894

This album includes eighteen scenic views showing an outing of the Camera Club to Newton Lower Falls, Mass. It also includes some interesting portraits of individuals and family groups showing photography equipment set up for the purpose. The inside front cover is a list of people who are presumed...

Date: 1894

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194167

Ref. Code: PC009.041E

Account book, Boston, Mass., 1865-1869

Financial records of an attorney managing the estate of a Mr. Swaim, constituting much of the real estate in East Boston.

Date: 1865-1869

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194168

Ref. Code: MS002.087

Album 41F: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1895

This album includes thirty-five portraits and scenic views, including Hawthorne Street in Cambridge, Mass., a Casino boat house and gas works.

Date: 1895

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194169

Ref. Code: PC009.041F

Account book, Gloucester, Mass., 1881-1889

A record of investment, much of which is in real estate.

Date: 1881-1889

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194170

Ref. Code: MS002.088

Album 42: Family photograph album by Francis C. Manning

This album includes photographs of homes, recreational activities, churches, and summer cottages. The album was created presumably by Francis Cogswell Manning of Boston. The photographs were taken between 1882 and 1885, and are annotated with information about exposure times and the type of camera u...

Date: 1882-1885

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194172

Ref. Code: PC009.042

Account book of the U.S. Quartermaster's Department, Boston and Charlestown, Mass., 1825-1829

Lists supplies including clothing, bedding, and some food for the U.S. Navy in quantity and sent by cask, box and loose. Some have a cost figure, but most are without.

Date: 1825-1829

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194171

Ref. Code: MS002.089

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