Historic New England

Scrapbook, 1935-1936

Scrapbook containing materials dated 1935 to 1936.The materials include clippings from a variety of newspapers and journals which relate to an impostor posing as Royal Barry Wills after he stole a gold medal awarded to Wills in 1934 for a national design competition. The thief, Daniel W. Kingsbury, ...

Date: 1935-1936

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

GUSN: 324333

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.039

Scrapbook, 1935-1936

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1935 to 1936.The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, particularly the "Home Building Plans" column in the Boston Evening Transcript, which feature houses designed by Royal Barry Wills. Also present are a number of loose cl...

Date: 1935-1936

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

GUSN: 324334

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.040

Scrapbook, 1954-1957

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1954 to 1957.The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings including: columns in the Boston Sunday Herald featuring houses designed by Royal Barry Wills, information on a line of prefabricated homes designed by Wills, and reviews...

Date: 1954-1957

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

GUSN: 324335

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.045

Scrapbook, 1957-1962

Scrapbook titled "Publicity from December 1957 to February 1962." The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are magazine and newspaper clippings including: articles on homes designed by Royal Barry Wills and Royal Barry Wills Associates; information on a line of prefabricated homes designed by ...

Date: 1957-1962

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

GUSN: 324336

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.046

Scrapbook, 1962-1964

Untitled scrapbook containing materials, primarily dated 1962 to 1964.The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are magazine and newspaper clippings featuring houses designed by Royal Barry Wills Associates with a particular emphasis on housing developments in Boxford, Massachusetts and New Sea...

Date: 1962-1964

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

GUSN: 324337

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.047

Scrapbook, 1963-1967

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1963 to 1967. The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are magazine and newspaper clippings focusing on a house designed by Royal Barry Wills Associates for the 1964-1965 World's Fair in New York and a senior living community designed by the firm a...

Date: 1963-1967

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

GUSN: 324338

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.048

Scrapbook, 1956-1968

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1965 to 1968. The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are magazine and newspaper clippings featuring photos and building plans designed by Royal Barry Wills Associates, including residential developments in New Seabury and Boxford, Mass. and a pro...

Date: 1956-1968

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

GUSN: 324339

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.049

Scrapbook, 1965-1969

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1965 to 1969. The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings from the "You and Your Architect" column series in the Sunday Herald Traveler newspaper. The column featured drawings and floorplans of houses designed by a variety of a...

Date: 1965-1969

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

GUSN: 324340

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.050

Scrapbook, 1970-1972

Untitled scrapbook containing materials dated 1970 to 1972. The majority of the materials in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings from the "You and Your Architect" column series in the Sunday Herald Traveler newspaper. The column featured drawings and floorplans of houses designed by a variety of a...

Date: 1970-1972

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

GUSN: 324341

Ref. Code: AR029.03.02.051

Collision at Buzzards Bay, Norwegian Tanker and Oiler

A photograph of a collision of a Norwegian tanker and oiler at Buzzards Bay.

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324343

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.030

Crane digging trench at Toll Road

A photograph of a crane digging a trench at what is believed to be a Toll Road. Note, photograph is damaged.

Date: 1955, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324344

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.031

Photograph of the Cape Cod Canal

A photograph of the Cape Cod Canal with drawbridge in the background. Note, photograph is damaged.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324345

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.032

Steam Locamotive on tracks

Steam Locamotive on railroad tracks. Caption on back reads, "New York Bound - Steam at approx. 60 M.P.H."

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324346

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.033

Women standing at the entrance of the Edaville Station (1 of 2)

A photograph of four women standing at the entrance of the Edaville Station in 1949.

Date: 1949

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324347

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.034

Women standing at the entrance of the Edaville Station (2 of 2)

An alternate view of four women standing at the entrance of the Edaville Station in 1949.

Date: 1949

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324348

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.035

Drawbridge Crossing Cape Cod Canal

Photograph taken on July 29, 1928 of a drawbridge crossing the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Massachusetts.

Date: 1928

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324349

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.036

Bournehurst on the Canal photograph

A photograph taken of a young women in front of a car at the Bournehurst on the Canal building on July 29, 1928.

Date: 1928

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324350

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.037

Crane at Cape Cod Canal

A black-and-white snapshot of a crane moving soil in the Cape Cod canal construction.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324351

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.038

Dump truck and crane at Cape Cod Canal construction

Snapshot of dump truck and crane at Cape Cod Canal construction.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324352

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.039

Train moving past a signal tower along railway at Cape Cod Canal

A photograpgh of a train moving past a signal tower along the railway at Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324353

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.040

Ship 227 moving through Cape Cod Canal

A photograph of ship 227 moving through the Cape Cod Canal

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324354

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.041

Dredge at Cape Cod Canal

The caption on the back of this photograph reads Governor Warfield new dredge at work on Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324355

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.042

Crane at work on Cape Cod Canal

A damaged, undated photograph of a crane at work on the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324356

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.043

Bourne High School

The Bourne High School before the fire that destroyed most of it. The shell was remodelled and a large wing and auditorium added. These little elms seen lining the approach are now massive trees towering above the school and in Summer completely hiding the building. Taken about 1920.

Date: 1920

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324357

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.015

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Mrs. August Belmont attend a luncheon

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Mrs. August Belmont attend a luncheon and meeting of the Women's Division of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee at the Waldof-Astoria Hotel in New York, October 29, 1931.

Date: 1931

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324358

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.044

Aerial of Cape Cod Canal

A aerial view of the Cape Cod Canal. Caption on the back of it reads: Selected by the American Institute of Steel Construction as the "most beautiful" bridge.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324359

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.045

Edaville Railroad 1969 Christmas Festival pamphlet

One pamphlet advertising the 1969 Christmas Festival at Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts.

Date: 1969

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323995

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.022

Indian Summer the Irresistible Season on Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising Cape Cod during the fall season of September and October. The pamphlet includes almanac informaiton and photographs of Cape Cod colors during fall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323996

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.023

Minton the world's most beautiful china, Minton Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England

China patterns and styles are displayed in table settings.

Date: 1977

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323999

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.004.010

Mashnee Village Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising Mashnee Village Cape Cod development, located in Buzzards Bay, across the Bourne Bridge. The pamphlet describes the development's housing options and includes illustratiions of maps and a typical floorplan.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324000

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.024

The Historic Cape Cod Canal pamphlet

A brief chronological history of the Cape Cod Canal with map and illustrations, made in 1980.

Date: 1980

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324001

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.025

Frigidaire Flair Electric Ranges, owner's manual all models, Frigidaire Corporation, Dayton, Ohio

The manual describes the range features and provides tips on baking, roasting and broiling. There is a separate leaflet for Eaton Surface Unit Control Switches.

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324005

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.076

Centralized Ship Traffic Control System pamphlet

A pamphlet on the centralized ship control system at the Cape Cod Canal, circa 1985. The pamphlet was made by the Cape Cod Field Office of the New England Division of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324003

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.026

Centralized Ship Traffic Control System pamphlet

A pamphlet on the centralized ship control system at the Cape Cod Canal in 1974. The pamphlet was made by the Cape Cod Field Office of the New England Division of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1974

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324004

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.027

A Celebration of the Cultural & Environmental History of Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet listing events for the 1993 Cape Heritage week on Cape Cod.

Date: 1993

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324009

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.028

Getting to and Through Cape Cod pamphlet

A guide to public transportation and bike route operations on Cape Cod.

Date: 2013

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324011

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.029

Box, Uncle John's Maple Kisses, New England Maple Syrup Co., Winter Hill, Boston, Mass.

Text on the box reads "Manufactured by the packers of Uncle John's Syrup."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324017

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.02.012

Advertisement for Uncle John's Maple Kisses, New England Maple Syrup Co., Boston, Mass.

The label is for a 10 pound container of the candy.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324018

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.04.01.002

Letterhead for F.A. Foster and Company, Inc., Puritan Drapery Fabrics, 322-330 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 30, 1928

The letter accompanied a folder of color samples for decorating a dining room.

Date: 1928-04-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324021

Ref. Code: EP001.01.066.01.02.009

Letterhead, Bird & Son, roofings, waterproof papers, wall board, floor coverings, East Walpole, Mass. and 1434 Monadnock Building, Chicago, Illinois

Bird products are described inside the brochure. The letter deals with a defective product.

Date: 1917-07-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324022

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.012.038

Cold pack method preserves fruits, meats and vegetables, Ball Brothers Company, Inc., Muncie, Indiana

The sheet describes Ball mason jars for canning and preserving. Tips for the cold pack process and a timetable for cold pack canning are provided for customers

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324024

Ref. Code: EP001.01.055.01.02.002

LePage's craft book, with full directions for making dainty & useful articles with LePage's Glue, Published by Russia Cement Co., Gloucester, Mass.

The book promotes the use of LePage Glue in creating such items as desk sets, work baskets and knitting bags.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324033

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.032

Masterpieces of nature from the Butterfly Box, 70 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.

The shop has supplies for creating decorated trays, lamp shades, vanities and other items. Price lists are included.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324034

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.033

Instructions and patterns for the making of porcelain tile-craft mats, Walco Toy Company, Inc., 38 West 37th Street, New York, New York

Instructions for creating the mats with Tile-Craft products are provided in the booklet

Date: 1960

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324035

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.034

Home canners' text book, a practical handbook of rulers and recipes containing the latest approved methods for home canning, a reliable guide to successful results, rev. ed., Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., Cambridge, Mass.

The canning process is outlined with recipes, instructions and equipment.

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324040

Ref. Code: EP001.14.05.004

Home fires, a few suggestions in face brick fireplaces, American Face Brick Association, 130 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois

Proper fireplace construction steps are provided with different styles and dimensions for customers. Page 47 is missing along with front and back covers.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324042

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.014

Welcome! Ships of the Fleet to the waters of Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts correspondence stamp

A turquoise stamp welcoming the fleet to Buzzard's Bay in 1934. The Universal Ship Cancellation Society member number is recorded on the back of the letter as member number 535. The letter the stamp is on is unopened, mailed to a Mr. M. Rosenberg in Brooklyn, New York.

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324048

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.015

United States Navy, U.S.S. Monaghan correspondence stamp

A purple stamp of the U.S.S Monaghan. The Universal Ship Cancellation Society member number is recorded on the back of the letter as member number 716. The letter was mailed to Dr. R. H. Harrington of Schmectedy, New York in 1935.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324049

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019.004