Historic New England

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets A

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187413

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0220

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets B - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187414

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0230

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets B - Unmounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187415

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0240

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets C

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187416

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0250

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets E

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187417

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0260

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets F-J

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187418

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0270

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets M, Main Streets (North and South) - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187419

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0280

Rhode Island - Providence - South Main Street File 1 of 2 - Unmounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187420

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0290

Rhode Island - Providence - South Main Street File 2 of 2 - Unmounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187421

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0300

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets O-T

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187422

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0310

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets W - Unmounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187423

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0320

Rhode Island - Providence - Streets W - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187424

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0330

Rhode Island - Punkateest Neck

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187425

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0370

Rhode Island - Punkateest Neck - Colonel Cooke Hse.

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187426

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0370.0010

Rhode Island - Richmond

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187427

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0380

Rhode Island - Richmond

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187428

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0380.0010

Rhode Island - Saunderstown

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187429

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0390

Rhode Island - Saunderstown - Casey Farm

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187430

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0390.0010

Rhode Island - Saylesville

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187431

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0400

Rhode Island - Saylesville

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187432

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0400.0010

Rhode Island - Scituate

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 187433

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0410

View from the bridge of the Battleship Minnesota

The stereo view features a sailor using a spy-glass on the bridge of the Battleship Minnesota. He is kneeling and steadies the glass on a wooden railing. The Battleship Kentucky and the Battleship Connecticut can be seen beyond the deck.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188114

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0080.004

Ship's tailor

The stereograph features a sailor at a sewing machine meding a white uniform, while another sailor looks on. The tailor is surrounded by boxes of notions and smokes a corncob pipe.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188115

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0080.005

March page of a calendar, issued by the Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1905

The March page of a 1905 wall calendar features two naval ships, both of which billow smoke from their stacks. The vessels are framed by a gold, blue, and red design reminiscent of Arts and Crafts motifs.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188117

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.010

Recruiting postcard for the United States Navy, location unknown, undated

The postcard reads "The Navy fits young America for Peace and Progress." Depicted in the postcard is a flag draped Lady Liberty shaking the hand of a sailor who is holding a bayonet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188118

Ref. Code: EP001.01.092.01.01.010

U.S. Battleship Iowa

This color image of the U.S. Battleship Iowa shows the ship cutting through the water with rays of sun breaking through the clouds. Two flags adorn the deck.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188123

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.008

Program of concerts on the Steamer Providence, Feb. 1890

This program from the Fall River Line's Steamer Providence is for concerts by Hooper's Orchestra during the week ending February 22, 1890. There are both afternoon and evening concerts.

Date: 1890-02-22

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188128

Ref. Code: EP001.09.TMP.001

Temporary

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188129

Ref. Code: EP001.09.TMP

Postcard for the Fall River Line of the New England Steamship Company, undated

The steamship "Commonwealth" is shown in the card image. The postcard is printed in four colors. The line was established in 1847.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188134

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.037

Promenade walk, York Beach, Me.

The postcard features the boardwalk, also called a promenade walk, shore and surrounding homes at York Beach, Maine. Men and women walk in pairs and small groups. Many women also carry parasols. The beach is wide and has patches of sand grass.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188138

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.004

York Beach, Me., York Beach, and Union Bluffs

This postcard depicts York Beach with men, women and children strolling along the seaweed covered shore and swimming in the surf. Above the beach on the Union Bluffs are large hotels and homes.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188141

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.005

Pamphlet for the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines, location unknown, 1882

This tri-fold pamphlet advertises the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Sewing Machines with two lithographed illustrations. The pamphlet compares the old method of making shoes by hand and the new method using the Goodyear machine. Included in the pamphlet is a list of prices for shoes to be sold at the Cincinn...

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188145

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.04.043

Stetson styles, spring and summer nineteen hundred and eight, Stetson Shoe Company, So. Weymouth, Mass., 1908

The catalog is illustrated in four colors and lists the types of men's shoes manufactured by the Stetson Shoe Company. Figures from Massachusetts history such as Native Americans, Pilgrims and Uncle Sam illustrate the pages. The shoes are carried by H.O. Robinson in Ware, Massachusetts. The cover ti...

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188148

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.017

Burgess and Lang buildings, largest shoe factory in the world, Haverhill, Massachusetts

The full color postcard features two large factories: the Burgess and Lang buildings. The building on the right has signs for the Knights-Allen Company Turn Shoes and the United Shoe Machinery Company. Inscribed on the back of the postcard is a note from W.S. Burgess to his aunt Hellen Adams, of New...

Date: 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188151

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.006

General marine photographic collection

Collection

Collection: General marine photographic collection

GUSN: 188155

Ref. Code: PC055

Temporary

Series

Collection: General marine photographic collection

GUSN: 188156

Ref. Code: PC055.TMP

Illustration of a steamship engine room, location unknown, undated

The image features a uniformed engineer facing the steamship engine and a row of dials. There is a plaque that reads "W. & A. Fletcher Co. New York 1889."

Collection: General marine photographic collection

GUSN: 188159

Ref. Code: PC055.TMP.001

Interior view of the steamship Priscilla, undated

Interior view of the steamship Priscilla featuring a large glass chandelier, ornate walls and a well appointed sitting room. The room is lit, in addition to the chandelier, with table lamps and wall sconces.

Collection: General marine photographic collection

GUSN: 188160

Ref. Code: PC055.TMP.002

Temporary

Series

Collection: Lantern slides collection

GUSN: 188161

Ref. Code: PC007.TMP

Cobbler, Isle Au Haut, Eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine, ca. 1896

This lantern slide features a cobbler and his shop, a small sailboat bedecked with signs and advertisements. The cobbler sits toward the bow with a shoe in his lap. The boat is tied to the shore (out of scene) and has a small dingy tied to the port-side.

Date: ca. 1896

Collection: Lantern slides collection

GUSN: 188162

Ref. Code: PC007.TMP.001

Boy in horse cart in front of shingled homes, Sciasconsett, Nantucket, Mass., 1882

This carte-de-visite features a young man, barefoot, sitting casually in a horse cart. Two others lean against a shingled house. The unpaved road is lined by houses and the sea is visible in the background.

Date: 1880-1882

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188168

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1960.0080.003

Shipyard view of the J.R. Teel, Newburyport, Mass., undated

This is an image of the "J.R. Teel" at the shipyard near completion. There is a row of flags strung between the bow and masts and many men in suits are walking the deck. Below the ship, laborers (both men and women) are working.

Collection: General marine photographic collection

GUSN: 188171

Ref. Code: PC055.TMP.003

Launching a "Six Master," Bath, Me.

This full color postcard illustrates the launching of a six masted ship. In the harbor a tug boat assists the launch. Each mast is topped with a flag, and the launch is watched by many on shore. The hull of a second ship is being built in the same shipyard.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 188173

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.007

Marblehead, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, July, 1874

A 21 page article on the history of Marblehead, Massachusetts by John W. Chadwick.

Date: 1874-07-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188180

Ref. Code: EP001.07.TMP.002

Sitting, stitching in a mournful muse

An engraved illustration of a young woman seated at a window. She is working on shoes and looking out the window toward a lighthouse.

Date: 1874-07-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188181

Ref. Code: EP001.07.TMP.002.001

Trade card for S.Y. Tank Co., direct importers of all kinds of Chinese and Japanese fancy goods, 18 and 20 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

Two Japanese women are dressed in kimonos, standing near a lake, in the card image. The store specialized in imports from Japan and China.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188184

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.03.018

Postcard for Rich's Grill, game and seafood for connoisseurs, 153 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1907-1908

The restaurant, established October 14, 1875,, claims to be "Boston's only grill room." The bottom of the postcard lists the game that was served in the 1907-1908 season.

Date: 1907-1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 188191

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.02.047