Historic New England

White Rabbit Tea Room matchbook cover

A blue matchbook cover with silver lettering from the White Rabbit Tea Room in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The matchbook advertises "Hood's French American ice cream."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289409

Ref. Code: MS028.01.012.023

Bourne Mill Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge and Bourne Mill Service Station matchbook cover

A red matchbook cover with silver lettering from the Bourne Mill Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge and the Bourne Mill Service Station in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The matchbook advertises that patrons can have their vehicles serviced while dining. The matchbook features an illustration of a windmill.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289410

Ref. Code: MS028.01.012.024

Dolphin Inn menu

A blue tri-fold menu for the Dolphin Inn in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The menu features an illustration of a dolphin with an anchor, and it advertises that the Inn overlooks Buttermilk Bay and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It includes menu options such as appetizers, sandwiches, salads, entrees, and...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289423

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014.001

Pilot's Landing Food & Drink menu

A blue bi-fold menu for the Pilot's Landing Food & Drink on Sandwich Harbor along the Cape Cod Canal. The menu features an illustration of a wooden sign with the restaurant's name. It includes typical menu options such as appetixers and children's selections, and it features seafood and "Pilot's fav...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289424

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014.002

Eastern Steamship Liner menu (2 copies)

A white bi-fold menu for the Eastern Steamship Liner, a Cape Cod Canal cruise ship. The menu features an illustration of a the cruise ship passing through the canal with cars and people along the shore. Across the top it reads, " Through the Cape Cod Canal - one of the many interesting scenes aboard...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289425

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014.003

"Mac" Arnold's Lobster Pound menu

A white and red bi-fold menu for Mac Arnold's Lobster Pound in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The menu features an illustration of a chef making a clam bake in a stone oven. The menu includes the "Canal Special" meal of clam chowder, lobster, potatoes, vegetables, and a dessert. It also includes specials, lunc...

Date: ca. 1936

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289426

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014.004

"Mac" Arnold's Lobster Pound menu

A white and red bi-fold menu for Mac Arnold's Lobster Pound in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The menu features an illustration of the exterior of the restaurant. The menu includes the "Canal Special" meal of clam chowder, lobster, potatoes, vegetables, and a dessert. It also includes appetizers, chowders and ...

Date: ca. 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289432

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014.005

First Nautical Ball of the Officers and Employees of the Cape Cod Canal invitation

A formal invitation to the first nautical ball of the officers and employees of the Cape Cod Canal, held at the Colonial Casino, Onset, Mass. on Wednesday evening, February 12, 1919, music by Mace Gay, 10 pieces. The front of the invitation includes a Cape Cod Canal logo that consists of three red C...

Date: 1919-02-12

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289453

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.001

Opening of the Cape Cod Canal invitation

A formal invitation that reads: "Mr. August Belmont, President, and the Directors of the Cape Cod Construction Company request the pleasure of your company at the opening of the Cape Cod Canal on Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of July, Nineteen hundred and fourteen." In the bottom left corner are the w...

Date: 1914-07-21

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289454

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.002

High Water Tide Table, Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay

A tide table showing the high tides for June through September of 1943. The card reads, "Come on in, the water is fine" at the top.

Date: 1943

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289468

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.003

Cape Cod Railroad Company stock certificate

A blank stock certificate from the Cape Cod Railroad Company of Massachusetts. It features ornate lettering with blanks intended to be filled in. In the center is a head and shoulders image of an unidentified man.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289469

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.004

Canal Fish and Freezing Company stock certificate (2)

Two stock certificates from the Canal Fish & Freezing Company. One features ornate lettering and an illustration of an eagle in the center. It is for 282 shares of stock at $100 each. The other is blank

Date: 1917

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289472

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.005

Sandwich 275th Anniversary Celebration advertisement

An advertising card for the Sandwich 275th Anniversary Celebration. The card reads: "1639 SANDWICH 1914, On July 29 th. current the TOWN OF SANDWICH will CELEBRATE the 275 th. ANNIVERSARY of it's ORGANIZATION - The Official Opening of the CAPE COD CANAL by Mr. August Belmont - and Old Home Day. On S...

Date: 1914-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289478

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.006

Eastern Steamship Lines advertisement

An advertisement for "Sunrise on Cape Cod Canal, Boston... New York Line." The advertisement is printed on photographic paper with a thick black border. It features an illustration of a cruise ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289479

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.007

Ted Lewis advertisement

An advertisement for a concert featuring Ted Lewis and His Musical Klowns at Bournehurst-on-the-Canal in Buzzards Bay, Mass. The advertisement features a photograph of Ted Lewis wearing a suit and top hat. The advertisement proclaims that Lewis is "the world's greatest showman" and mentions his role...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289481

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.008

Bournehurst Fox-Trot score

The score for "Bournehurst Fox-Trot," words and music by Mattie Pippin. The cover features an illustration that is possibly of Bournehurst-on-the-Canal, a popular entertainment venue.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289485

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.009

Cape Cod Canal Tunnel Permit bumper sticker

A spoof bumper sticker that is intended to look like a permit. The sticker is white with red and black lettering.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289488

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.010

Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company pilot license

A framed pilot license certifying Frederick N. Bertsche as having passed the examination required by the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company to pilot ships through the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1915-12-16

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289492

Ref. Code: MS028.01.017.001

Grand Opening of Bridges at Bourne, Mass. stamps

A sheet of 16 stamps celebrating the opening of the bridges across the Cape Cod Canal from Bourne on June 22, 1935. The stamps are yellow with dark lettering and an illustration of the Bourne Bridge.

Date: 1935-06-22

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289495

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019.001

Cape Cod Canal 50th Anniversary stamps (2 copies)

Two sheets of 50 stamps each celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914. The anniversary was in 1964, but the stamps were printed in 1963. The stamps are white with black lettering and an illustration of the Bourne Bridge with the railroad bridge behind it.

Date: 1963

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289496

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019.002

Bourne Bridge stamps

A sheet of 25 stamps with a photographic image of the Bourne Bridge with the railroad bridge visible behind it and a sailboat in front.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289497

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019.003

"The Pageant of Cape Cod" program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from "The Pageant of Cape Cod," a production put on from August 15-19, 1914, on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne. The cover features an illustration of a fisherman piloting a boat with a seagull overhead, a lighthouse in the background, and another ship in...

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289501

Ref. Code: MS028.01.021.001

"The Pageant of Cape Cod" script (2 copies)

Two copies of the script for "The Pageant of Cape Cod," a production put on from August 15-19, 1914, on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne. The cover features an illustration of a fisherman piloting a boat with a seagull overhead, a lighthouse in the background, and another ship in the distan...

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289502

Ref. Code: MS028.01.021.002

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges official program (2 copies)

Two copies of the official program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The program includes many advertisements for businesses in the Cape Cod Canal region as well as a few pages of information about the bridges, including construction costs and photographs. The cover of the prog...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289503

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.001

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges souvenir program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The program includes many advertisements for businesses in the Cape Cod Canal region as well as a few pages of information about the bridges, including construction costs and photographs. The contents of the p...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289504

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.002

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges souvenir program envelopes (2 copies)

Two copies of the envelope from the souvenir program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The envelope includes the words "souvenir program" in large letters as well as the Town of Bourne seal. Also affixed is a stamp commemorating the opening of the bridges. One copy of the envel...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289505

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.003

Cape Cod Guide and Program, Cape Cod Canal Bridge Openings (2 copies)

Two copies of a guide and program from the opening of the bridges across the Cape Cod Canal in 1935. This program features an image of the Bourne Town Hall and Soldiers' Monument on the cover. The program includes a history of the Canal and the bridges, a road map, a directory of hotels and restaura...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289506

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.004

"Canal Capers of 1947" ticket stub

A ticket stub from "Canal Capers of 1947," which was presented by St. Peter's Church and held at the Bourne Memorial Community Building on May 27th and 28th. The ticket is for an 8:00pm show, and it is ticket number 847.

Date: 1947-05

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289515

Ref. Code: MS028.01.023.002

Cape Cod Canal 50th Anniversary souvenir program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Cape Cod Canal held in 1964. The program features a large color photograph of a ship and a small sailboat passing through the Canal just in front of the Bourne Bridge. The program includes a history of the Cape Cod Cana...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289519

Ref. Code: MS028.01.023.003

"Corrected Chart of Cape Cod Canal" toll schedule

A toll schedule for the Cape Cod Canal for yachts, motor boats, and other non-commercial vessels. The toll schedule is on the back of a large map which shows routes through the canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289521

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.001

Announcement about change in tolls

An announcement that during the Pageant of Cape Cod, August 15-19, 1914, there will be reduction in tolls for vessels weighing less than 15 gross tons.

Date: 1914-08

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289522

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.002

"Motor Boat" article

An article about the Cape Cod Canal in "Motor Boat" magazine that features information about the tolls charged for various types of vessels.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289523

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.003

"The Pilgrim's Fulfillment" advertisement (36 copies)

Thirty-six copies of a pamphlet advertising "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment," a forthcoming book by Robert A. Thompson about the history of the Cape Cod Canal beginning with the pilgrims in 1623. Each copy of the pamphlet has hand-written notes regarding the price of the book and the author's mailing add...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289527

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.011

Certificate for investing in "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment"

A certificate which an investor could fill out and send to the author of the forthcoming book, "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment" by Robert A. Thompson about the history of the Cape Cod Canal beginning with the pilgrims in 1623. The form indicates that the investors must give a minimum of five dollars. The...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289529

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.012

Massachusetts Steamship Lines summer schedule

A pamphlet advertising the Massachusetts Steamship Lines summer schedule for 1946. The cover features an illustration of a map with landmarks indicated.

Date: 1946-07-01

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289531

Ref. Code: MS028.01.002.016

Chart of Cape Cod Canal, also approaches in Buzzards Bay and Barnstable Bay

A map showing water routes through the canal for boats. The map appears to have been cut from a periodical. On the back is an article about "Cinuscan II," a military cruiser.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289534

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.017

Cape Cod Standard-Times calendar

A calendar poster produced by the Cape Cod Standard Times for the year 1937. It includes all of the months of the year on one page with the words "The Old Passeth and a New Day of Navigation Dawns on Cape Cod" followed by a paragraph about the recent and planned improvements and bridges across the c...

Date: 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289614

Ref. Code: MS028.01.004.001

Cape Cod Standard-Times Morning Mercury calendar

A calendar poster produced by the Cape Cod Standard Times for the year 1937. It includes all of the months of the year on one page with the words "The Old Passeth and a New Day of Navigation Dawns on Cape Cod" followed by a paragraph about the recent and planned improvements and bridges across the c...

Date: 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289615

Ref. Code: MS028.01.004.002

A Cape Codder's Idea of the United States of America

A placemat from Doucette's Snack Bar that is titled "A Cape Codder's Idea of the United States of America" and featuers a mock map of the United States. The map shows Cape Cod almost as large as the rest of the country, with the New England States individually identified and also very large, and the...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289617

Ref. Code: MS028.01.011.001

"The World's Largest Matchbook"

A fifteen inch long orange matchbook that reads "The World's Largest Matchbook" on one side and features illustrations of scenes from Cape Cod on the other side.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289620

Ref. Code: MS028.01.013.001

Filene's Restaurant menu

A bi-fold menu featuring a map on the outside covers. The map features Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. The menu features appetizers, entrees, vegetables and potatoes, sandwiches, desserts, beverages, and meal specials.

Date: 1940-08-30

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289622

Ref. Code: MS028.01.015.001

Cape Cod placemat set (2 copies)

Two sets of of paper Cape Cod placemats featuring an illustration of a map of Cape Cod. The map is green on a white background. One set is incomplete, but the other is in its original packaging with the label, which reads "For the Perfect Hostess, Royal Hi-Ness, Place mats for every day use."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289624

Ref. Code: MS028.01.018.001

Cape Cod Canal toll schedule (2 copies)

A toll scheduel issued by the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company for various types of vessels. The tolls range from three dollars to twenty-four dollars.

Date: 1915-04-20

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289625

Ref. Code: MS028.01.025.001

Calendar collection

The collection contains approximately 51 calendars and 2 envelopes. The majority of calendars were published between 1883-1910 by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. These two Boston- based companies incorporated themes into their calenda...

Date: 1883-1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 289639

Ref. Code: EP001.13

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1893.

Date: 1893

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289709

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.015

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1894.

Date: 1894

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289710

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.016

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1895.

Date: 1895

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289711

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.017

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1896.

Date: 1896

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289713

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.018

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1897.

Date: 1897

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289714

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.019

Business card for Bill Norman

A white business card with grey lettering and a red logo. The card is for Bill Norman, Park Manager of the US Army Corps of Engineers at the Cape Cod Canal field office.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289240

Ref. Code: MS028.01.009.002

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