Historic New England

Exterior view of the Old Downer, Boston, Mass., undated

Exterior view of the Old Downer, Hancock, a homestead by the Muddy River at 1717 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, as seen from across the street through the trees. This section used to be a part of Tremont Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223157

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.484

View of Winthrop Place, location unknown, undated

A view of Winthrop Place with people at two windows, one of whom may be Mrs. Blake.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223187

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.090

Aerial view of Fort Hill Square, Boston, Mass., ca. 1868

Aerial view of Fort Hill Square in Boston, Massachusetts with commercial and domestic facades. Fort Hill was one of the three peaks of the city, extending from Pearl Street, Batterymarch Street, Broad Street, and the harbor, and was eighty feet high. The hill was originally called Corn Hill because ...

Date: ca. 1868

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223188

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.033-A

Ogden Codman Sr., Marblehead, Mass., undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223205

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.492

View on State Street, 1850

1 photographic print : mounted, sepia

Date: 1850

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223207

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.490

Front view of a Civil War memorial with soldiers in a wagon and on horseback, Washington, D.C., undated

A Civil War memorial presents a scene of soldiers in a wagon and on horseback struggling to haul a cannon through mud.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223216

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.393

Unidentified landscape, location unknown, undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223211

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.494

Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass., undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223212

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.495

Creighton House, Boston, Mass., undated

245 Tremont Street between Eliot and Hollis Streets.

Date: 1870s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223213

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.496

Portrait of a child, location unknown, undated

The child is wearing an Ilene Fuller dress that was made in 1832.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223214

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.497

Chaplin Reunion at South Georgetown, Mass., 1869

1 photographic print

Date: 1869-03-03

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223215

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.498

"Sagadahoc," Bath, Maine, undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223227

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.499

"Ransom B.P.U.," Camden, Maine, undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223228

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.500

Boston fire, view from Kilby and Water Streets, looking north to State, Boston, Mass., Nov. 1872

1 photographic print

Date: 1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223229

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.501

Henry Sleeper of Beauport, location unknown, undated

1 photographic print

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223230

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.502

Cutting Residence, Wayland, Mass., ca. 1870-1880

1 photographic print

Date: ca. 1875

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223231

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.503

"Priscilla," location unknown, undated

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223233

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.504

Masonic Temple, Tremont Street at Temple Place, Boston, Mass., 1860-1890

The Masonic Temple can be seen next to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Tremont Street. A policeman stands on the corner. A horse drawn street car, identified as "Cornhill," stands on Temple Place. The text on the side of the street car reads "Shawmut Avenue & Dudley." The building on the opposit...

Date: 1860-1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223234

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.505

New Old South Church, Boston, Mass., undated

645 Boylston Street

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223235

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.506

"Alvina," location unknown, undated

"Alvina" - steam yacht built in 1901 by Charles Fletcher (1840-1907) of Providence and Jamestown, R.I. Grandfather of Nina Fletcher ( Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, builders). It was sold after a year and a half because it was too large for Narragansett Bay (R.I.) Flying Charles F...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223236

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.507

Factory mutual engineers at Everett Testing Station, Everett, Mass., June 30, 1930

1 photographic print

Date: 1930-06-30

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223249

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.509

Steamer "City of Portland" of the International Steamship Company

1 photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223250

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.510

[Nantasket Beach, Hull, Mass.]

A view of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, showing two women walking along the shore, a sand dune in the foreground, and in the distance the Atlantic House, a celebrated summer hotel which overlooks the water from a bluff.

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223323

Ref. Code: GC005.07

"Revere [sic] Beach - May 24, 1882"

A view of Revere Beach showing two figures walking along the water, a building in the foreground that might be a hotel, and a second building with a pier leading to the water on which is a structure with the words Bath House on the roof.

Date: 1882-05-24

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223332

Ref. Code: GC005.13

"No. Oakland Gardens. Boston - May 4, 1882"

A view of a street and sidewalk lined with a fence on the left and buildings and telephone poles on the right.

Date: 1882-05-04

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223334

Ref. Code: GC005.10

"City Point - Boston, May 18, 1882"

A view of City Point in Boston showing a sailboats and buildings along the shore. A ticket stub is affixed to the matting which reads, "This Ticket is good for 5 cents worth at the Bar on return. Good for this day only. Don't shake the wharf."

Date: 1882-05-18

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223337

Ref. Code: GC005.02

Hancock House, Boston

This image shows an exterior view of the front of the John Hancock House on Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

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

GUSN: 223341

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1100.007

[Professor Turner]

A watercolor sketch of an African-American man with a shoe shining kit and chair. A sign on the chair reads "It is a shame of you and disgrace to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to wear your boots so dirty when you can get a shine for 5 cents from A. Turner." The image is inscribed "A.E." and "A. ...

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223340

Ref. Code: GC005.12

"Near Tafts Hotel - Point Shirley"

A view of the beach near Tafts Hotel on Point Shirley in Winthrop, Massachusetts, showing a mostly deserted beach, a bench, and the heads of two people seated downhill from the viewer in the lower right hand corner of the painting.

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223343

Ref. Code: GC005.09

Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1856

This newspaper page is of the chamber for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, showing the seats for the representatives on the floor and people watching in the galleries.

Date: 1856

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

GUSN: 223346

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1300.012

The Senate Chamber, State House, Boston / The Hall of Representatives, State House, Boston

This newspaper page consists of two prints, the upper print showing the Senate Chamber and the lower print showing the Hall of Representatives in the State House.

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

GUSN: 223353

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1300.010

"Jamaica Pond in Boston"

A view of Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain, Boston, showing a woman with a dog, two people in a canoe, and houses and trees along the shore.

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223347

Ref. Code: GC005.04

[Nantasket Beach, Hull, Mass.]

A view of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, showing buildings along the shore, a wheeled structure on the beach, a horse and carriage and workmen in the distance, and in the background a view of what may be the Atlantic House, a celebrated summer hotel which overlooks the water from a bluff.

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223349

Ref. Code: GC005.08

"Fire alarm, Newspapers waiting for post"

A view of a fire alarm and mailbox on a Boston sidewalk. On top of the mailbox is a stack of newspapers waiting to be delivered. Elliot was careful to record the details of daily life in Boston, including this scene. The fire alarm system in Boston was one fo the earliest and most efficient in the c...

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223354

Ref. Code: GC005.03

"Lunched here."

A view of Arlington Street in Boston showing houses and trees lining the street, a church, and a woman walking away from the viewer.

Date: 1882-04-19

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223355

Ref. Code: GC005.05

American House, Boston

An exterior view of the front of the American House Hotel, located on Hanover and Sudbury Streets in Boston, showing multiple horse drawn conveyances and pedestrians.

Date: 1852

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

GUSN: 223364

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2150.002

"Our Room, Columbus Avenue, Boston"

An interior view of the boarding house room in which the Elliots stayed while visiting Boston showing a kettle on a warming stand, a pet bird on a perch, picture frames and Japanese fans on the mantle over the fireplace, chairs, a sofa, windows with drapes, and a table.

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223361

Ref. Code: GC005.11

"Arlington Gardens"

A view of the Boston Public Garden showing a Swan Boat and other boats on the water of the pond, a woman walking along the shore, and in the distance the bridge across the water from one side of the Public Garden to the other. The golden dome of the Massachusetts State House is just visible over the...

Date: 1882

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223363

Ref. Code: GC005.01

Ladies Fair for the Poor, at Music Hall Boston, March 8, 1858

This image shows an indoor fair with booths and a pole with streamers in the center within the Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1858-03-08

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

GUSN: 223367

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.001

"Mt. Auburn Cemetry [sic], Boston"

A view of Willow Pond in Mount Auburn Cemetery showing a pond with a bird and a small structure in it, a path along the edge of the pond, and trees surrounding it. The cemetery straddles the town line between Cambridge and Watertown, and Willow Pond is in Watertown.

Date: 1882-05-22

Collection: Arthur Elliot graphic collection

GUSN: 223368

Ref. Code: GC005.06

Horticultural Exhibition, at the Music Hall, Boston

This image shows the exhibits and crowds at the Massachusetts Horticultural Exhibition at the Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. The image verso has "Oct. 20, 1855, Ballou's Pictorial."

Date: 1855-10-20

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

GUSN: 223370

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.002

Young men's bible class, Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass., Apr. 10, 1898

Group portrait of a youn men's bible class at the Tremont Temple in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1898-04-10

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223372

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.511

The first triennial festival of the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston, Mass.--The Grand Opening performance on Tuesday evening, May 5th, at the Boston Music Hall

This print shows the inside of the Boston Music Hall with its large organ at the back. A conductor stands in the middle of the image, directing the members of the Handel and Haydn Society as they perform to a full house.

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

GUSN: 223377

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.005

Interior of a room in an unidentified building, undated

Interior view of a room with paintings, plants and a statue.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 223374

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.512

Interior view of the New Music Hall, Boston

The Boston Music Hall interior is described in Gleason's Pictorial, December 18, 1852 (v.3, no.25, whole no.77).

Date: 1852-12-18

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

GUSN: 223380

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.006

Fair of the Boston Young Men's Christian Association, in aid of the Building Fund, at the Music Hall, Dec. 21st to 30th 1858

An interior view of a fair held in the Boston Music Hall by the Boston Youth Men's Christian Organization. The Boston Music Hall is now the Orpheum Theatre.

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

GUSN: 223381

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.004

Great Organ, Music Hall, Boston

The Great Organ is viewed within the Boston Music Hall.

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

GUSN: 223382

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2050.003

Trimming the bonnet

A female model, in period costume, trims a bonnet in front of a fireplace at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The image verso has: "Cooper Austin House, Cambridge, Mass., 3 Jan. 1916 WSA."

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 223452

Ref. Code: PC039.USMA.09.023

Trimming the pie

In this staged photograph a female model trims a pie crust in the kitchen of the Cooper Austin House. The image verso has "Cooper Austin House, Cambridge, Mass."

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 223470

Ref. Code: PC039.USMA.09.024

Portrait of Rufus Choate

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 221876

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.356

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