Historic New England

Pittsfield, Merrimack County, N.H., published by Geo. E. Norris, Brockton, Mass.

The map has labeled streets, buildings, and residences.

Date: 1884

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

GUSN: 324146

Ref. Code: GC002.01.NH.0100.003

Weld Boat House, Cambridge, Mass.

Weld was the founder of the Weld Boat Club and he provided funds for a wooden boat house constructed in 1890. A smoke stack can be seen in the image. Railway trestles can be seen to the right of the boat house.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 324147

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0030.005

Personal Papers, 1925-2012, undated

The series contains biographical information, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, and a scrapbook by Royal Barry Wills.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324148

Ref. Code: AR029.01

Professional Papers, 1925-2012, undated

This series consists of records created by Royal Barry Wills and Royal Barry Wills Associates relating to the profession of architecture that are not specific to a particular commission. The materials are divided into five subseries: (I) Manuscripts, (II) Presentations-speeches, (III) Awards, (IV) A...

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324149

Ref. Code: AR029.02

Office Records, 1925-2009, undated

This series contains four subseries (I) public relations, (II) scrapbooks and clippings, (III) house plans - Ladies Home Journal and Boston Varnish Company, and (IV) photographs.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324150

Ref. Code: AR029.03

Project Records, 1920-2015

The firm of royal Barry Wills, later Royal Barry Wills Associates, designed more than 2,500 residences and other building types in the course of the life of the firm. The material in this series documents the work of the firm

Date: 1920-2015

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324151

Ref. Code: AR029.04

Public relations, 1926-2009

This subseries includes publicity materials written about the Royal Barry Wills Associates firm, 1926-2009.

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324153

Ref. Code: AR029.03.01

Clippings and Scrapbooks, 1925-1972

This series is comprised of loose clippings and seventeen scrapbooks of varying sizes compiled by either Royal Barry Wills, or Royal Barry Wills Associates, in puartiuclar Robert E. Minot (the "bob" in the list). The bulk of the material consists of clippings from newspapers and magazines that docum...

Date: 1925-1972

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324154

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02

Project list, 1920-2015

This list identifies projects by commission number, client name, dates, and location. Restrictions - This list contains addresses and is not available to the public due to privacy.

Date: 1920-2013

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324155

Ref. Code: AR029.04.01

Project files, 1954-2005

This collection consists of documents, correspondence, blueprints, plans, and photographs related to projects, designed and/or built by Royal Barry Wills, and later Royal Barry Wills Associates. This includes concept sketches of floor plans, correspondence about the commission, correspondence about ...

Date: 1954-2005

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324156

Ref. Code: AR029.04.02

Project photographs and negatives, 1940-2013

This subseries contains project photographs and negatives. The firm of Royal Barry Wills, later Royal Barry Wills Associates, hired professional photographers to document their work; in addition, staff photographically recorded thier work.

Date: 1940-2013

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324157

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03

Project drawings, 1920s-2013

The firm of Royal Barry Wills, later Royal Barry Wills Associatees, designed more than 2,500 residences and other building types during its nearly 100-year existence. This subseries includes the architectural as well as perspective renderings for many of these commissions. Some commissions are on va...

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 324158

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04

"The Hurricane in Pictures, 1944"

A pictorial record of the 1944 hurricane in the Falmouth, Massachusetts area.

Date: 1944

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324203

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.012

"Hurricane, Southeastern Massachusetts, September 14, 1944"

A pictorial record of the 1944 hurricane in the New Bedford and Hyannis areas of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Date: 1944

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324204

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.013

"Hurricane!"

A pictorial record of the 1954 hurricane throughout Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324205

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.014

"Hurricane Bob: A Diary of Destruction, August 19, 1991"

A pictorial record of 1991 hurricane, Bob, throughout Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Date: 1991

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324207

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.015

"New England's Nightmare: Hurricane Bob, August 1991"

A history in pictures of Hurricane Bob and its impact along the Northeast shoreline.

Date: 1991

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324208

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.016

"The New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division"

A pictorial history of the New Haven Railroad's Old Colony Division.

Date: 2000

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324210

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.017

"On Cape Cod Canal"

A seasonal publication from the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce on places to visit and things to do at Cape Cod.

Date: 2015

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324211

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.018

"Soco: The Southcoast Magazine of Massachusetts and Rhode Island"

Soco magazine featuring an article on the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 2014-05-01

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324212

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.019

"Cape Cod Travel Guide"

An annual, complimentary travel guide for Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Date: 2014

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324213

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.020

Trade card, H.P. Page & Co., dealers in American window glass, plate glass, 118 Milk Street, 10 to 26 Batterymarch Street, Boston, Mass.

Page deals in window and plate glass from two locations in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324216

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.01.03.027

Looms, weaving supplies, J.L. Hammett Company, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Mass.

The business has automatic and foot powered looms for sale.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324217

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.036

Veeder Duplex Loom Counter for textile mills, manufactured by The Veeder Mfg. Co., Hartford, Connecticut

The counter is described in detail in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324219

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.02.031

"Cannonballs & Cranberries"

A history of Cape Cod focusing on its early iron industry an multi-million dollar cranberry industry.

Date: 1976

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324221

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.021

"The Building of the Cape Cod Canal"

"The Building of the Cape Cod Canal" is based on a dissertation by William James Reid for the Boston University Graduate School, privately printed in 1961.

Date: 1961

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324222

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.022

Aptucxet Replica of the Pilgrim - Dutch Trading Post

A poster of the Aptucxet replica of the Pilgrim - Dutch trading post on Shore Road at the Bourne Historical Society.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324223

Ref. Code: MS028.01.020.021

Tea towel: Provincetown, Massachusetts

A tea towel that features colorful illustrations, including a map of Cape Cod, a lighthouse, the Provinctown Monument, ships, and the Cape Cod Canall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324224

Ref. Code: MS028.03.451

Pennant: Cape Cod (small, brick red, yellow, white, orange)

A small pennat with a map of Cape Cod and Nantucket Sound.

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324225

Ref. Code: MS028.03.271

Pennant: Bourne Jubilee on Cape Cod

A large blue and white pennant with an illustration of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324226

Ref. Code: MS028.03.261

Fan: Cape Cod, Mass.

A fan with illustrations and a map of Cape Cod; features the Cape Cod Lighthouse and Provincetown Monument.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324227

Ref. Code: MS028.03.151

"Cape Cod Canal Centennial Celebration"

A Cape Cod Times special centennial edition of Cape Cod Canal with history, pictures, and illustrations of the canal.

Date: 2014

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324228

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.023

"Upper Cape Cod and Its Many Attractions"

A publication of Upper Cape Cod, its attractions, and its businesses, circa 1900.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324229

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.024

Cape Cod Life: "Constructing the Cape Cod Canal: The Ditch That Belmont Dug"

A Spring 1983 article written by Cornelius Driscoll for Cape Cod Life magazine.

Date: 1983

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324230

Ref. Code: MS028.05.003.025

Glass, the eternal garment of light, catalog no. 124, Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Styles of glass lampshades are described in the catalog. The business has an office in Boston at 60 High Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324232

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.011

Geo. W. Spence Co., leaded glass, stained glass church and memorial windows, 90 Canal Street, Boston, Mass.

The brochure lists churches, residences and public buildings which have glass installations done by the firm.

Date: 1919-1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.001.007

Kimble glass, Kimble Glass Company, Vineland, New Jersey

The versatility of glass in home and commercial building decoration is illustrated in bathroom fixtures, lighting fixtures, furniture, cocktail bars and store shelving.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324236

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.012

Your home planned for today and tomorrow, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Floor plans and descriptions for a variety of home models are in the catalog. The work can be done by Naumkeag Lumber Co., Inc., building materials and millwork, 138 Canal Street, Salem, Mass. For the seccond catalog copy the work can be done by the Pineland Lumber Company, 10 Avon Street, Lewiston,...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324238

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.153

Vacation visit, being a little journey to the factories of the United Shoe Machinery Company, Boot and Shoe Recorder, Boston, Mass.

The article describes in text and photographs the United Shoe Machinery Company which manufactures machines used in shoe production.

Date: 1912-09-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324240

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.016

Morse's New Dining Rooms, 9 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has the restaurant's $.10 cent offerings and other dishes from $.15 to $.30 cents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324241

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.02.050

Fall styles, 1929, Collins & Fairbanks Co., 383 Washington Street, 16 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Men's hats and suits are the primary merchandise displayed. Hat syles and fur scarfs for women are shown on the back pages of the catalog.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.031

Fan: folding fan with Cape Cod image insets

A plastic folding fan with cut out designs imitating ivory and inset Cape Cod images.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324243

Ref. Code: MS028.03.161

Ruler advertising the Buzzards Bay National Bank

A wooden ruler advertising Buzzards Bay National Bank; measurement in inches.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324244

Ref. Code: MS028.03.375

Pin: Falmouth Cape Cod

Silver toned metal pin of with a blue sailboat in the center; nautical themed.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324245

Ref. Code: MS028.03.331

Coin: Town of Bourne Centennial Celebration

One commemorative coin celebrating the town of Bourne's centennial, 1884-1984.

Date: 1984

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324246

Ref. Code: MS028.03.105

Napkin set: Cape Cod map

A set of white paper napkins with green and red ink featuring a map of Cape Cod and Nantucket Sound.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324247

Ref. Code: MS028.03.245

Trade card, Simplex Typewriters, Simplex Typewriter Co., New York, New York

Simplex Typewriters are promoted as a toy for children and an aid to mothers in writing their social correspondence. The typewriters are available at the Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324248

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.02.01.004

Trade card for Atmore's mince meat and genuine English plum pudding, 141 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

Santa Claus drops plum puddings down a chimney in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324250

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.03.039

Trade card for Wm. H. Zinn, first class goods from all parts of the world at retail, 501 Washington Street, 55 Temple Place and 5 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Zinn deals in glassware, china, stationery, baskets, toilet articles and "rich fancy goods" according to the card verso. A Santa Claus figure stands over a chimney in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.036

Coasters: Cape Cod

One set of white coasters with a blue map of Cape Cod Bay.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324256

Ref. Code: MS028.03.095

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