Historic New England

Portrait of an unidentified woman, CH404-B

The image is a profile portrait of an unidentified woman. She has her hair adorned with flowers and is wearing an off-the-shoulder garment. The photograph has damage or markings around the edges.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: Horace Parker Chandler photographic collection

GUSN: 376158

Ref. Code: PC019.001.B.CH404-B

Magnolia tree, CH405-B

The image shows a magnolia tree in bloom, set amidst a background of other trees. The scene includes a grassy area and a wooden fence running along the background.

Date: 1888-05-20

Collection: Horace Parker Chandler photographic collection

GUSN: 376159

Ref. Code: PC019.001.B.CH405-B

Peter Parley Road, Boston, Massachusetts, CH406-B

The image shows snow-covered trees along Peter Parley Road in Boston, Massachusetts. The branches and foliage are heavily laden with snow. In the background, more snow-covered trees are visible.

Date: 1889-02-12

Collection: Horace Parker Chandler photographic collection

GUSN: 376160

Ref. Code: PC019.001.B.CH406-B

Pineapple door, Salem, Massachusetts, GN-2

The image shows the front entrance of a house in Salem, Massachusetts. The doorway is designed with a classical architectural style featuring pilasters and a pediment adorned with a decorative pineapple motif at the top. There is a set of steps leading up to the door and the entrance is flanked by a...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376163

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-2

Unitarian church steeple, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-3

The image shows the steeple of a Unitarian church in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The structure is composed of several tiers with arched windows and decorative spires. The steeple rises above a section of the church surrounded by trees.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376164

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-3

McIntire Garrison House, York, Maine, GN-4

The image shows the McIntire Garrison House in York, Maine. It is a two-story wooden structure with a steeply pitched roof and a central chimney. The house features multiple windows on each level and is set amidst a grassy area.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376165

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-4

General Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, New Hampshire, GN-5

The image depicts the General Jonathan Moulton House located in Hampton, New Hampshire. It is a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof and multiple chimneys. The house features several windows and a prominent front entrance. The surrounding area includes a yard and trees.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376166

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-5

Narborne House, Salem, Massachusetts, GN-6

The image shows the Narborne House, a historic building located in Salem, Massachusetts. It features a classic New England style with a steeply pitched roof, multiple windows, and clapboard siding. A prominent utility pole with wires is visible in the foreground and neighboring houses can be seen on...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376167

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-6

Interior of Dummer House, Byfield, Massachusetts, GN-7

The image shows the interior of Dummer House in Byfield, Massachusetts. A staircase with a wooden banister leads to an upper floor, framed by an arched entryway. A patterned rug is on the floor and there is a wooden chair positioned near the base of the stairs. A vase with branches sits on a small t...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376168

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-7

Rear of Dummer House, Byfield, Massachusetts, GN-8

The image shows the rear view of the Dummer House in Byfield, Massachusetts. It is a multi-story building with a gabled roof and several dormer windows. The facade features an arch-topped window, multiple shuttered windows, and a protruding semicircular section with a balustrade. There is also an at...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376169

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-8

Interior of Swett-Ilsley House, large fireplace, Newbury, Massachusetts, GN-9

The image shows the interior of the Swett-Ilsley House in Newbury, Massachusetts, highlighting a large fireplace. The fireplace is built with brick and features various items like a kettle and hearth tools. To the right, there is a spinning wheel and a door. A table with a plant and other objects is...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376170

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-9

Interior of Swett-Ilsley House, small fireplace, Newbury, Massachusetts, GN-10

The image depicts the interior of the Swett-Ilsley House in Newbury, Massachusetts, featuring a small fireplace. The room includes an exposed wooden beam ceiling, a brick fireplace with a wooden mantel, and a spinning wheel placed nearby. There is a chair and table with a lamp on the left side, and ...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376171

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-10

Ropes Mansion, Salem, Massachusetts, GN-11

This image depicts the Ropes Mansion located in Salem, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story building with a gambrel roof, dormer windows, and a symmetrical facade. The mansion is surrounded by a white picket fence, with trees and another brick building visible in the background.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376172

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-11

Telena wallpaper, GN-12

The image shows a detailed wall mural depicting a scenic landscape. On the left, three figures are conversing by the seaside with a ship in the background. The right side features a classical setting with trees, a statue, and what appears to be a temple-like structure on a hill.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376173

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-12

Front of General Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, New Hampshire, GN-13

The image depicts the front of the General Jonathan Moulton House in Hampton, New Hampshire. The house is a two-story structure with multiple windows and a prominent central entrance featuring a pediment and columns. Trees and shrubbery are visible around the building, with a dirt path or road in th...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376174

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-13

Boatswain Allen House, New Castle, New Hampshire, GN-14

The image shows the Boatswain Allen House located in New Castle, New Hampshire. This is a rustic wooden house with a shingled roof and chimney. It sits in a field with grass in the foreground and trees surrounding the structure. A simple wooden fence runs along the left side of the property.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376175

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-14

McIntire Garrison House, York, Maine, GN-15

The image depicts the McIntire Garrison House located in York, Maine. It is a two-story wooden structure with a steeply pitched roof and several windows. The house is set amidst tall grass, and there is a chimney visible on the roof. The surrounding area features sparse vegetation.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376176

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-15

Pelatiah Fernald House, Kittery Point, Kittery, Maine, GN-16

The image shows the Pelatiah Fernald House located in Kittery Point, Kittery, Maine. It is a one-story building with a gabled roof and several chimneys. The house features multiple windows with visible shutters and appears to have an L-shaped extension. A simple wooden fence runs along the front of ...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376177

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-16

Old church, New Castle, New Hampshire, GN-17

The image shows an old church in New Castle, New Hampshire. The church has a traditional design with arched windows and a belfry topped by a dome and weather vane. Adjacent to the church is a building with visible signage indicating it is the Town Clerk's and Tax Collector's Office. Surrounding the ...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376178

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-17

Old Jail, York, Maine, GN-18

The image shows the Old Jail in York, Maine. The building has a wooden structure with a steeply pitched roof and a chimney. It features a stone wall on one side and a sign that reads "OLD JAIL, YORK BUILT 1653 ENLARGED 1798 WITCHCRAFT DELUSION DUNGEON." The area is surrounded by grass and trees.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376179

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-18

Garden of Toppan-Dodge House, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-19

The image shows the exterior of the Toppan-Dodge House in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It features a garden area with a trellis archway covered in climbing plants. The house has traditional wooden siding with shutters and visible chimneys. Adjacent to the house are bushes and trees.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376180

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-19

Garden of Toppan-Dodge House, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-20

The image shows an archway leading to a porch area at the Toppan-Dodge House in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The arch is covered with climbing plants, and shrubs are present on either side. The house's siding is visible on the left, with a window featuring shutters. A tree is visible in the backgroun...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376181

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-20

Toppan-Dodge House, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-21

The image depicts the Toppan-Dodge House in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story colonial-style house with a chimney and shuttered windows. The house is surrounded by trees and shrubs and an arched structure can be seen on the right side.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376182

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-21

Hale fence at Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-22

The image shows the Hale fence at Belleville Congregational Church in Newburyport, Massachusetts. A section of a picket fence with a central decorative post topped by an urn-like finial is visible. In the background, trees and part of a building can be seen.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376183

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-22

Interior of Philip Coombs House, fireplace and mantel, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-23

The image shows the interior of the Philip Coombs House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, focusing on a fireplace and mantel. The room features ornate wallpaper and an archway with windows on either side, allowing light into the space. The mantel is elaborately decorated, complementing the detailed mol...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376184

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-23

Interior of Philip Coombs House, fireplace and mantel, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-24

The image shows the interior of the Philip Coombs House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, focusing on a fireplace and mantel. The fireplace features decorative carvings and has a rectangular panel above it. To the right, there is an arched window with patterned wallpaper and intricate molding on the ce...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376185

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-24

Interior of Philip Coombs House, fireplace and mantel, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-25

The image shows the interior of the Philip Coombs House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, specifically focusing on the fireplace and mantel area. The room features a prominent fireplace with ornate detailing on the mantel and paneling above it. To the left, there is a window with a bench beneath, and o...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376186

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-25

Interior of Philip Coombs House, fireplace and mantel, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-26

The image shows the interior of the Philip Coombs House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, focusing on a fireplace and mantel. The fireplace is adorned with decorative paneling and intricate carvings. To the left, a large window is visible, while to the right, there is a door with detailed woodwork.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

GUSN: 376187

Ref. Code: PC038.01.001.GN-26

Copybook, "The Perfect Penman", Providence, R.I., circa 1847

This small exercise book, entitled "The Practical Penman," gives examples of receipts for payments to local merchants, acknowledgements of invitations, notes from parents requesting excuses from school, all written in exemplary italic script. This small publication aims to provide examples of fine ...

Date: circa 1847

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375872

Ref. Code: MS003.004

Copybook belonging to Elizabeth M. Saunders, Gloucester Academy, June 10, 1799

First of two parts of a copybook of Elizabeth M. Saunders, Gloucester Academy, dated June 10, 1799. This 16-page part lists 21 rules of grammar with examples, chiefly devoted to the uses of the comma. The writer has taken much care with the handwriting clarity, layouts, and headings.

Date: June 10, 1799

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375873

Ref. Code: MS003.005a

Copybook belonging to Angeline S. Sweetser, Lynnfield, Mass., 1830-1833

Here are four loose pages of penmanship practice written by "Angeline S. Sweetser, Lynnfield, Mass., 1833," executed during the years 1830 - 1833 when she was ages 13 - 15 years old. On each of the oversized pages, the exercises are contained in decorative cartouches outlined in red and yellow. Her ...

Date: 1830-1833

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375874

Ref. Code: MS003.006

Copybook belonging to Jennie E. Holbrook, undated

This paperbound "Drawing Book, for Copies" contains childlike pencil drawings of buildings, birds, pets, and leaves. The front cover indicates the drawing book was the property of Jennie E. Holbrook. Front and back covers serve as advertising information for Peters & Moore, stationers of Waltham, ...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375875

Ref. Code: MS003.007

Copybook belonging to Marie Durholz, 1879

This paperbound exercise book was owned by student Marie Durholz and is dated 1879. It contains approximately 24 pages of arithmetic problems, definitions, computations, and a list of vocabulary words. Notably, the student writes in brown ink in a very fine hand and her computations are often over...

Date: 1879

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375876

Ref. Code: MS003.008

Copybook of mathematical porblems, circa 1800-1810

Both numbers and letters are written in this lengthy exercise book, which contains numerous rules for solving mathematical problems, forms of receipts, promissory notes, and occasional pages of penmanship practice, all evidently a preparation for handling business transactions and even banking. For ...

Date: circa 1800-1810, undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375877

Ref. Code: MS003.009

Copybook belonging to Paschal D. Lyon, undated

The seven pages of penmanship in this copybook were written by Paschal D. Lyon. The cover image of the paperbound book is illustrated with an engraving of a view of the New State House, Boston; the back is printed with two poems "On the Shortness of Human Life." The writers topics, written in po...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375878

Ref. Code: MS003.010

Copybook, "Constitution of Associated Instructors of Youth in Boston", Boston, Mass., January 22, 1812

This is a small printed booklet entitled "Constitution of Associated Instructors of Youth in Boston" as adopted January 22, 1812. Included is a handwritten list of the names of those instructors "alphabetically arranged." The articles are numbered I through XXIII and all refer to the aims and govern...

Date: January 22, 1812

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375879

Ref. Code: MS003.011

Copybook belonging to Miss Catherine Riley, undated

This copybook, the property of Miss Catharine Riley, includes penmanship exercises using "select sentences" such as "France Stands in a Commanding Situation" and "Imprint on your mind the love of Truth." The cover is illustrated with an engraved depiction of a "Lilliputian Army marching between the ...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375880

Ref. Code: MS003.012

Copybook of astronomical and navigational principles, undated

Four large pages of astronomical and navigational principles are described in small, precise handwriting and accompanied by carefully drawn and colored explanatory diagrams. Each principle is headed in large, elaborately formed letters. Topics covered include "Eclipse of the Sun," "Parallel Spheres,...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375881

Ref. Code: MS003.013

Copybook of "select sentences", circa 1819-1829

"Select sentences," promissory notes (some dated 1819), receipts for goods, and inspirational poems written in fine italic handwriting are practiced in this copybook. Examples of payments refer to Holland gin and French brandy. Samples of correspondence are dated 1829. The cover of the book is illus...

Date: circa 1819-1829, undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375882

Ref. Code: MS003.014

Copybook belonging to Benjamin Perkins, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., October 1803

First of two copybooks belonging to Benjamin Perkins (aged 14) a student at Phillips Academy, Andover, dated October 1803. Contains geometrical computations with diagrams done in color followed by exercise in navigation at various levels (e.g., plane sailing, oblique plane sailing, traverse sailing,...

Date: October 1803

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375883

Ref. Code: MS003.015a

Copybook belonging to Fanny Emerson, undated

In a preface to her copybook, Fanny Emerson (born 1806) wrote, "To write with ease and elegance is a useful, necessary and polite accomplishment." Then follows pages of practice using initial letters in alphabetical order beginning with "Amendment," "Bennington," "Calmness," and so on, stopping at t...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375884

Ref. Code: MS003.016

Copybook belonging to Benjamin Perkins, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., October 1803

Second of two copybooks belonging to Benjamin Perkins (aged 14) a student at Phillips Academy, Andover, dated October 1803. Contains pages of penmanship practice using moralistic sayings such as "Keep Your Mind Serene" or "To form a fair character, actions & words must correspond." The writer has us...

Date: October 1803

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375885

Ref. Code: MS003.015b

Copybook belonging to Oliver Capen Everett, 1824

Dated 1824, the large sheet of paper contains two poems, one entitled "Solitude," and other "To My Bed", both lettered in fine italic script written and signed by Oliver Capen Everett, Franklin W. School. The student has used faint pencil lines to guide his words.

Date: 1824

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375886

Ref. Code: MS003.017

Copybook belonging to Leonard Williams Cushing, circa 1796

Four sheets of penmanship as practiced by Leonard Williams Cushing (b. 1782), one of which, a verse entitled "On the Sceptic" [sic], he has dated 1796. Another sheet contains three adages on the sin of pride and is recopied in an improved hand on a third sheet. The fourth contains a poem entitled "C...

Date: circa 1796

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375887

Ref. Code: MS003.018

Copybook belonging to Susan A. Daggett, undated

Two pages of penmanship practice (identical in wording) written by Susan A. Daggett, aged 15 years, on which are two poems entitled "The Pen," and "Address to the Rose Bud." She uses different writing styles on each page. The date of execution is illegible due to a damaged corner.

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375888

Ref. Code: MS003.019

Copybook belonging to Peter Allen, Braintree, Mass., February 17, 1801

This leather-bound copybook belonged to "Peter Allen, Aged 15, Braintree, February 17 in the Year 1801", and includes a separate 4-page biographical note written upon his death in 1860. The title page also carries the date 1799. Entries include arithmetical tables, such as weights and measures, prob...

Date: February 17, 1801

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375889

Ref. Code: MS003.020

Copybook of practice words, undated

This untitled copybook consists of rows of practice words (amend, mammon, rain) occasionally adorned with sketches of domestic objects such as a wineglass, a teapot, a shovel. As the writer progresses, the pages begin to read in short sentences which, as the pages unfold, turn into a verse about the...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375890

Ref. Code: MS003.021

Copybook belonging to the Bacon family, May 27, 1823

This slight 5-page booklet carries the family name "Bacon" and is dated May 27, 1823. The content (written in brown ink) refers to the rules of grammar, parts of speech and how to parse a sentence. The handwriting is clear and even.

Date: May 27, 1823

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375891

Ref. Code: MS003.022

Copybook belonging to Henry Hole, 1835-1836

This copybook, owned by Henry Hole, is covered in brown wrapping paper attached with sealing wax and is dated 1835-1836. The contents appear to be short essays written in Latin (one entitled "De imperio Tiberii", another "De Julio Caesare"; others are untitled). Of interest are the notations of erro...

Date: 1835-1836

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375892

Ref. Code: MS003.023

Copybook belonging to Frederic Dodge, 1856-1858

Copybooks worked on during three years of the education of Frederic Dodge at ages 9, 10, and 11, in the years 1856-1858 when he was a student at Harvard Grammar School. Among the many words he practiced are "Animation," "Bennington," and "Manumission." Accompanying these copybooks are two essays wri...

Date: 1856-1858

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375893

Ref. Code: MS003.024

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