Historic New England

Contents : Volume 67, Number 245

Summer-Fall 1976

Date: 1976

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170016

Ref. Code: SC001.1976.067.245.005

Asher Benjamin Begins : The Samuel and Dorothy Hinckley House

The young architect's house designed for the Federalist Samuel Hinckley, perhaps the first neoclassical dwelling in Massachusetts' Connecticut Valley, may have been a stepping stone in securing a federal commission from a Republican administration.

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170017

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.266.002

Gaining Ground : Landmaking in Boston's West End

Enlarging the narrow Shawmut Peninsula to create the residential district called Back Bay is Boston's best-known topographical creation. But land was repeatedly made in the West End as well for wharves, less fashionable dwellings, and the city's necessary institutions--a hospital, a jail, and an alm...

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170018

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.266.003

Inside SPNEA : Sarah de St. Prix Wyman Whitman

In its museum collection and the Sarah Orne Jewett House, SPNEA preserves the art of one of the most successful women painters in Boston in the late 1800s.

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170019

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.266.004

"To Exist for Centuries" : Gridley Bryant and the Boston City Hospital

Designing a hospital for the "respectable poor" of Boston combined an innovative European model with attention to the concerns of homeowners in its South End neighborhood.

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170020

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.266.005

A House for Widow Brown : Architectural Statement and Social Position in Providence, 1791

Newly restored, the Seril Dodge house in Providence, Rhode Island, is small yet elegant. Built around 1786, the house was bought for Avis Brown after the death of her husband. Robert P. Emlen examines the message sent by the house: that although it was small, there was no doubting the social positio...

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170021

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.267.001

Inside SPNEA : Newbury Furniture

This article surveys the summer 2000 exhibition of selected Newbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts, furniture hosted by SPNEA.

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170022

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.267.002

Hepsibeth Hemenway's Portrait : A Native American Story

Hepsibeth Hemingway was a cook and laundress who, although she lived on the margins of Worcester, Massachusetts, society, had a legacy that lived on past her death. Her painting, which hangs in the Worcester Historical Museum, helped to preserve her story.

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170023

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.267.003

Contents : Volume 77, Number 267

Fall/Winter 1999

Date: 1999

Collection: Old-Time New England

GUSN: 170024

Ref. Code: SC001.1999.077.267.004

Trade card for the New Home Sewing Machine Company, Orange, Mass., depicting a man on ice skates pushing a woman seated on top of a sewing machine, undated

This trade card for sewing machine manufacturer, New Home Machine Company of Orange, Massachusetts, depicts a man in a jacket, cap, and striped pants skating and pushing a woman, who is attired in overcoat, hat, and muff, and is seated on a sewing machine on runners. These sewing machines are sold b...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170025

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.001

Trade card for Silver King Ice Skates, The Dodge Skate Company, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

A woman seated on a birch wood bench puts on a pair of ice skates. She is attired in a fur-trimmed hat, collar, jacket, and skirt. Birch trees and mountains surround the frozen body of water on which she is about to skate. The skates can be purchased from E.G. Billings, Butler Exchange, Providence, ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170028

Ref. Code: EP001.01.116.01.01.001

Trade card for Kirchberg & Keenan, manufacturers of and dealers in parlor, chamber and dining room suits and all kinds of furniture, 213, 215 & 217 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, undated

This trade card contains harmful imagery and language including stereotypical caricatures of Irish people. 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. Histo...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170031

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.01.001

Trade card for Fanny Farmer Christmas candy, undated

This trade card for Fanny Farmer Candy Shops presents a scene in which a boy, wearing a sleeper and holding the top of a candy box, accuses Santa Claus, who is hiding a box of chocolates behind the armchair in which he is seated, of taking his treats.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170033

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.04.01.001

Trade card for P.B. Robinson fine boots and shoes, Lawrence, Mass., undated

Phineas B. Robinson, a maker of fine boots and shoes, is located at 221 Essex Street in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He served as a city alderman in 1880 and also acted as an agent for the Florence Sewing Machine Company. The image on the card, entitled "La Musique", presents a young flautist dressed in...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170035

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.01.002

Trade card for celluloid collars and cuffs featuring a boy in a tuxedo, undated

This trade card advertises celluloid collars, cuffs, and shirt bosoms. A boy, who is dressed in a tuxedo and wears a cuff formed into a hat with a cufflink on his head, demonstrates that the cuffs are waterproof by dunking one into a bowl of water set on a pedestal.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170037

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.01.01.001

Trade card for Hart, Schaffner and Marx clothing, at the Continental Clothing House, Boston, Mass., 1905

A trade card for Hart, Schaffner and Marx hand-tailored clothing, sold at the Continental Clothing House, located at Washington Street and Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts. A princely figure sits on a cushioned throne, with a dog sitting on his right. In the lower right corner is the name S....

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170039

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.01.001

Trade card for The Old Homestead Colonial Rugs, R.H. Stearns and Co., Boston, Mass., undated

A trade card for "Old Homestead Colonial Rugs," manufactured for the department store R.H. Stearns and Co. of Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170044

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.01.001

Trade card for furniture with an illustration of a chair, location unknown, undated

A trade card for furniture. The illustration presents a chair with an eagle back, sabre legs, and a rush seat in the center of a wreath. "Rest for the weary" appears on a banner above the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 170046

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.03.01.001

Stereograph of a street with attached buildings and horse-drawn carts, Greenfield, Mass., undated

This stereo view from an elevated vantage point depicts a street scene in Greenfield, Massachusetts. On the left side of the street, there is a row of attached buildings. On the right side of the street, there is a grassy area. Horse-drawn carts and wagons are parked along both sides of the street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 170174

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0680.0010.001

Exterior view of Tebo's Mill, Enfield, Mass., undated

Tebo's Mill in Enfield, Massachusetts produced woolen goods. In order to create the Quabbin Reservoir, the state government disincorporated four towns on April 28, 1938, including Enfield. The reservoir was filled to capacity for the first time on June 22, 1946.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 170179

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0930.0010.001

Life-saving team standing around a surfboat on the beach, Marshfield, Mass., undated

Members of a life-saving crew stand around a surfboat on skids at the edge of the water on the beach at Marshfield, Massachusetts. Six of the eight men wear life jackets, and two of them wear thigh boots. A dog lies curled up on the rocky beach near the boat.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 170183

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1730.0040.001

Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers (MS020) reflect the planning and work of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848), the Proprietors of Mount Vernon, and the Boston Mill Corporation in developing the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The papers are largely comprised of profe...

Date: 1658-1966, undated, predominant 1746-1893

Collection: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848) professional papers

GUSN: 171178

Ref. Code: MS020

Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s

The Small photographs and postcards series of the General Photographic Collection contains approximately 5,000 prints smaller than 4 x 5 inches and 5,000 picture postcards that cover a wide range of subjects, especially historic buildings and transportation. There is a significant group of images of...

Date: 1890-1989

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 171253

Ref. Code: PC001.03

Domestic interiors photographic collection

The Domestic Interiors Photographic Collection consists of more than 2,500 images dating from the mid-1870s to circa 1920 and approximately 100 stereo views from circa 1860 to 1885. These photographs document interior design and decoration in the latter part of the nineteenth century. In many instan...

Date: 1855-1925

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 171254

Ref. Code: PC002

Ambrotypes collection, 1853-1865

The Ambrotype Collection consists of approximately 400 items of this photographic medium. An ambrotype is a type of photograph created by mounting a negative, produced through a variation of the wet collodion process, on glass with a dark backing. This mounting produces the appearance of a positive ...

Date: 1853-1865

Collection: Ambrotypes collection, 1853-1865

GUSN: 171256

Ref. Code: PC003

Personal photographic collection

Collection

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 171257

Ref. Code: PC004

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

This collection consists of approximately 800 daguerreotypes, ranging from 1/16 inch to full-plates, dating from the early 1840s to the early 1860s. The majority of the items are cased portraits and many of the sitters have been identified. Several of New England's leading daguerreotypists are repre...

Date: 1840-1865

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 171258

Ref. Code: PC005

Financial

Subseries B. Financial, undated, includes a blank page from a cash account and a bill from the George B. French Co.

Date: undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 173501

Ref. Code: MS025.08.02

Legal

Subseries C. Legal, 1867-1918, undated, includes an undated inventory of articles belonging to Elizabeth W. Morison, James R. May's letter testamentary (1918) and a copy of Horace Morison's 1867 will.

Date: 1867-1918, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 173502

Ref. Code: MS025.08.03

Literary papers

Subseries D. Literary, 1918, undated, includes C. A. Morison's cookbook, Mrs. Sayres's recipe for tea cakes, an undated chart of ancestors, and James Rundlet May's obituary (1918).

Date: 1918, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 173503

Ref. Code: MS025.08.04

Samuel Lord papers

Series IX. Papers of Samuel Lord (1788-1871), 1770-1841, undated, include family correspondence, an account book dating between 1851-1878, a deed (Nathan Lord to Samuel Lord and John P. Lord, 1789), literary works (a copybook, lectures on religious topics, and prayers), and an obituary notice of Nan...

Date: 1770-1841, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 173504

Ref. Code: MS025.09

"Indians and canoes, Mt. Desert, Maine"

This stereograph title contains racist, harmful language. 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 object...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173520

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USME.0600.0010.001

Merrimac House, Newburyport, Mass., June 1,1878

This is the Merrimac House in Newburyport, Massachusetts with a stagecoach party in front with a large group of people on June 1, 1878. On the roof of the hotel's porch stands a man and women watching over the scene on the street.

Date: 1878-06-01

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173526

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1270.0210.001

Captain Edmund Roberts papers, 1821-1834

Series X, Papers of Captain Edmund Roberts, 1821-1834, undated are financial in nature and include records related to drugs and books (1826-1834), dry goods (1825-1834), food (1825-1834), fuel (1826-1834), hotels, transportation and freight (1825-1834), labor (1826-1834), personal (1826-1834), schoo...

Date: 1821-1934, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 173536

Ref. Code: MS025.10

Four people sitting on a porch, Concord, Mass., undated

This is a group of four people sitting inside a screened in porch in Concord, Massachusetts. A rocking chair and a bench are on either side of the room located in the corners.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173531

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0400.0040.001

Stereograph of an interior view of the Forest Circle Ice Cream Saloon, Rocky Point, Warwick, R.I., undated

This stereograph contains harmful stereotypic imagery of Native American people. 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 n...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173569

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USRI.0190.0010.001

Stereograph of the exterior of a new hotel, Rocky Point, Warwick, R.I., Aug. 10, 1873

This is a new hotel on the shore of the ocean in Rocky Point, Warwick, Rhode Island on August 10, 1873. There are two large docks in front of the hotel where boats can dock.

Date: 1873-08-10

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173576

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USRI.0190.0010.002

Stereograph of a dining area, Warwick, R.I., undated

This is a group of men standing around in a dining area in Warwick, Rhode Island. There are long tables with stools in front of them at each place setting.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173579

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USRI.0190.0010.003

Stereograph of men and women on the Oyster River, Saybrook, Conn., ca. 1860

A group of people stroll along the banks of the Oyster River in Saybrook, Connecticut. Two men and a woman are sailing in a small boat. There are other small vessels in the background that are lying on the banks of the river.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173584

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USCT.0380.0010.001

Exterior view of the Profile House with the Salem Institute party, Franconia, N.H., Sept. 1877

An exterior view of a group of stage coaches outside the Profile House in Franconia, New Hampshire as they get ready to leave with the Salem Institute Party. Large teams of horses are hooked up to the stage coaches to pull them. There are two stage coach drivers, Charles Jones and Samuel Allard, s...

Date: 1877-09

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173590

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0530.0040.001

Decorated wagons in a parade, Blodgett Landing, Newbury, N.H., ca. 1894

A parade of decorated wagons traveling through Blodgett Landing in New London, New Hampshire in 1894. Both wagons are driven by teams of horses and filled with groups of men and women. The first wagon has a cover decorated with striped material and the second wagon is decorated with greenery.

Date: ca. 1894

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173602

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1240.0010.001

Ploughing Groundnut Hill, Mt. Agamenticus, York, Maine

A man plows a field with two oxen, yoked together, while another man leads them through the field. There are mountains in the distance including Mt. Agamenticus.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173617

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0100.002

Portrait of John and dog, full length, seated, facing front, York, Maine, undated

A man named John is seated on a stone in a wooded area with his dog. A rifle lies across his lap and he has two birds in his left hand.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173705

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0080.001

Exterior view of three unidentified men, Cook's Camp at Seven Ponds, Rangeley, Maine, undated

This is an exterior view of a group of men sitting and standing outside Cook's Camp at Seven Ponds, Rangeley, Maine. One man smoke's a pipe in the doorway of the camp while the other two sit on benches on either side of him.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173712

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1470.0020.001

Ralph May, Collector, papers

Series XI. Papers of Ralph May, collector, 1710-1923, undated, is made up of miscellaneous items that appear to be connected because they were collected by Ralph May. They include: an undated letter from John Quincy Adams to his brother, acts of taxation; acts of taxation passed by the General Court...

Date: 1710-1923, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 174551

Ref. Code: MS025.11

Unassociated papers

Series XII. Unassociated papers, 1812-1872, undated, had been sorted through in the past, provenance could not always be determined. The remaining documents make up this series, which is arranged in two subseries, dated and undated materials.

Date: 1812-1872, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 174405

Ref. Code: MS025.12

Ralph May papers

Series XII. Papers of Ralph May (1882-1971), 1929-1934, undated, includes a small collection of correspondence and undated photographs of Ralph May and Ralph and his wife.

Date: 1929-1934, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 174553

Ref. Code: MS025.13

Decorated wagon with group of women, Hampton Beach, N.H., ca. 1881

A group of women sit in a wagon decorated with greenery and a banner for the Ocean House in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. The banner bears the date of 1881.

Date: ca. 1881

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 173750

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0680.0050.001

Sayward family papers

The collection includes family papers, papers relating the Sayward House, photographic material, and printed material. There is significant documentation of individuals from the earlier period of the family's history, the mid to late 1700s and early 1800s. Documentation is thinner in the late 1800s ...

Date: 1741-1987

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 173763

Ref. Code: MS031

Family papers

This series includes the papers of individual family members. When studying a particular subject, it is important to cross check the files of various family members, because they may contain complementary information (for instance, the financial records of Jonathan Sayward should be studied in conju...

Date: 1741-1977

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 174185

Ref. Code: MS031.01

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