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Annual dinner, 28th, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, January 17, 1919

The members dined on such dishes as Cotuit oysters, halibut, Point Shirley style, rack of spring lamb and frozen puddding. The presentation of the Knox Trophy and Medals given by the Society is included in the program. The Society officers and guests are listed. The music selections are listed along...

Annual dinner, 34th, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, January 17, 1925

The guests dined on such dishes as grapefruit cocktail, filet of whitefish, spring lamb and assorted cakes. The presentation of the Knox Trophy and Medals given by the Society is included in the program. Tablets given by the Society to commemorate historic persons and sites are listed. Busts of John...

Annual dinner, 35th, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, January 18, 1926

The members dined on such dishes as mousseline of fresh mushrooms, filet of whitefish, spring lamb and assorted cakes. The presentation of the Knox Trophy and Medals given by the Society is included in the program. A list of tablets and busts given by the Society is printed on the last page. Text on...

Annual dinner, 36th, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, January 17, 1927

The guests dined on grapefruit cocktail, filet of whitefish, spring lamb and assorted cakes. The presentation of the Knox Trophy and Medals given by the Society is included in the program. Text on the title page reads "The 221st anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin." The Society seal is sho...

Menu, Maine Society Sons of the American Revolution, Riverton Park, Maine, February 22, 1899

The members dined on such dishes as fried smelts, roast turkey, lobster and lettuce mayonaise, frozen pudding and Roman Punch. The dinner took place at the casino in the Riverton amusement park in Portland. A photograph of the casino is on the back cover. An American flag decorates the cover.

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File Drawer -- Pencil Sketches

File drawer containing 281 items filed in 25 envelopes. File has brown cover and is designed to be used as a drawer in a filing cabinet; however, file covers have come loose. The majority of the items (approximately 240) are rough sketches in pencil by Irving and Casson or Irving and Casson - A. H. ...

Banquet of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution, triennial meeting, new Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1908

The menu has such dishes as cherrystone clams, planked Potomac shad, rack of spring lamb, snow balls and Punch en Turban. A list of toasts with individuals and music is included. A separate ticket admits the bearer to the banquet in the new Willard Hotel. The Society seal decorates the item.

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Trade Catalogs

Two boxes containing nine catalogues from six different furniture manufacturers. Both British and American companies are represented. Presumably catalogs were used as reference materials. Companies include: Erskine-Danforth Corp.; Fredrick Tibbenham Ltd.; G. T. Rackstraw; Old Colony Furniture; Shaw ...

Portfolio -- Advertisements and Related Ephemera

Portfolio containing containing approximately 200 pieces of ephemera, fifteen of which are loose and the remaining arranged by subject in 53 envelopes. Portfolio has maroon fabric cover with title "Publication de L'Institute de France / Monuments Antiques / II" stamped in gold on front. Contents do ...

Portfolio -- Ephemera and Photograhs

Portfolio containing containing approximately 101 pieces of ephemera, 57 of which are loose and the remaining arranged by subject in 15 envelopes. Portfolio has brown fabric cover with title "Charles Platt" stamped in gold on front. Contents do not relate to title subject in any way; presumably port...

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Trade Catalog -- Danersk Furniture, Erskine-Danforth Corporation

Trade catalog titled "Danersk" with dark leather binding. Title and logo are stamped in gold on front. Inside front cover has printed label with company name of Erskine-Danforth Corporation (New York, NY). Album contains 120 pages with 60 black-and-white photographic prints depicting furniture manuf...

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Trade Catalog -- Shaw Furniture Company

Trade catalog titled "Shaw Furniture Company" with dark leather binding. Title is stamped in gold on front. Inside front Album contains 32 pages with 16 black-and-white plates. Also included in the back of the catalog are 66 loose photographic prints. All images depict furniture manufactured by Sha...

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Trade Catalog -- Frederick Tibbenham. Ltd.

Portfolio with gray fabric cover and fabric ties. "J. E. Purdy & Co. / 146 Tremont St. / Boston" is stamped in gold on front cover. Portfolio contains 54 loose photographic prints depicting furniture manufactured by Frederick Tibbenham, Ltd. in England. Model numbers, dimensions and a brief desctipt...

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Trade Catalog -- The Manor House

Trade catalog consisting of a portfolio titled "Eighteenth Century English Furniture" with dark brown binding. Title is stamped in gold on front. Portfolio contains 52 loose black-and-white photographic prints. All images depict furniture manufactured by The Manor House, a line created by the Baker ...

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Trade Catalog -- Old Colony Furniture

Trade catalog titled "A Collection of Fine Period Furniture Made by Old Colony Furniture Company Boston New York." Hardbound catalog has176 pages and 166 photographic prints. Prints depict a variety of furnishings manufactured by Old Colony Furniture Company. Detailed descriptions including model ...

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Trade Catalog -- The Manor House

Trade catalog consisting of a portfolio titled "Eighteenth Century English Furniture" with dark brown binding. Title is stamped in gold on front. Portfolio contains 51 loose black-and-white photographic prints. The mojority of the images (47) depict furniture manufactured by The Manor House, a line ...

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Trade Catalog -- G. T. Rackstraw - "Reproductions from the Antique"

Trade catalog titled "Reproductions from the Antique" with beige paper cover and spiral binding. Title and a line drawing of a Jacobean-style room interior are printed on front cover. Catalog contains 38 pages of photographic prints which depict furniture manufactured by G. T. Rackstraw Ltd. of Worc...

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Trade Catalog -- G. T. Rackstraw - "Reproductions from the Antique XVII Century"

Trade catalog titled "Reproductions from the Antique XVII Century" with beige paper cover and secured with two metal brads. Title and a line drawing of a Neoclassical-style room interior are printed on front cover. Catalog contains 33 pages of photographic prints which depict furniture manufactured ...

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Trade Catalog -- G. T. Rackstraw - "English Furniture"

Trade catalog titled "English Furniture" with beige paper cover and ring binding. Title and a line drawing of a Chippendale-style chair and bookcase-on-chest are printed on front cover. Catalog contains 180 pages with 86 photographic prints which depict furniture manufactured by G. T. Rackstraw Ltd....

Banquet of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution, triennial meeting, Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1911

The menu has such dishes as cherrystone clams, planked Potomac shad, rack of spring lamb, strawberry mousse and Apollinaris water. A list of toasts with individuals and music is included. A portrait of Edmund Wetmore, the Society president, is on the front cover.

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"Kitty, 2 Seed Vessels"

Four portraits of a house cat sitting inside with vases and flowers.

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"Old Fields"

Three photographs of fields (perhaps in or near South Berwick, Maine) and the trees and plants in them.

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Portraits and Hopkinson Children

Portraits of a man and woman (identified on box as R.?.W.C and S.W.C), dated 1905. Portraits of children, identified on box as "Hopkinson children," the daughters of painter Charles Hopkinson (1869-1962) and Elinor Curtis Hopkinson (1869-1947), married 1903. Daughters are likely Harriot (b. 1904), M...

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Portraits of a veiled girl and three ladies

Five portraits of a girl in a white dress and veil posing with a small book, possibly a prayer book. Three group shots of three women sitting, reading, and chatting in an enclosed garden patio, with one photograph of just one of the women.

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"Fancy ball costumes"

Twelve stylized portraits of women dressed in elaborate gowns with headpieces and props, often posing behind an empty gilt frame with a tapestry draped in the background, resembling a tableau vivant. Possibly Elinor Curtis Hopkinson (1869-1947) and another woman.

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"Emily and haycocks. Haycocks in dist. Milkweed and crystal. Pasture road fr. House. Blossoms in Ida’s garden."

Two still life portraits of a crystal ball (appears in later still life portraits) and milkweed; several views of haystacks and crop fields. Young girl in photographs is identified on box as "Emily."

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"Flower portraits"

Still life portraits of a crystal ball, vases, plates, bowls, and other props arranged with an assortment of flowers on a table; additionally, some artistic shots of flowering grasses in a meadow.

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"Outdoor portraits and groups. Views in garden."

Photographs of a garden landscape, flower details, and an enclosed patio area with furniture, dated on box “Sept. 1907.” Portraits of groups (2) and individuals (3), dated on box "1906." Members of the group potentially include Elinor Curtis Hopkinson and Henry Goodwin Vaughan.

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"Cobwebs in corn. Toll bridge views. Still life."

Three still life portraits featuring the crystal ball, vase, and other props, dated on box "1907." Two landscape photographs of a river, presumably near Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine, and one artistic detail shot of a spider web, dated on box "1906."

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Portraits

Nine portraits of the same woman posing with various props in different poses in the same room. Date uncertain because box was incorrectly marked "Landon River. March 1907."

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"Morris and Francis" in costume

Eight portraits of two men, Morris and Francis, dressed in medieval warrior costumes: tunics with the lion rampant, chainmail headdresses, and flags.

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Portraits

Thirteen portraits of individual men and women. Box potentially identifies subjects as J.B. Thurber, S.B.T. (Sarah Bradley Tyson), R.T. (Russell Tyson), O.C.?, and Mrs. Fot?.

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"Painting on Parlor Wall and Portraits of Mr. Fernald"

Photographs of artist George Porter Fernald at work on the wall murals inside Hamilton House and posing for portraits.

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"Ferns and leaves, near studies"

Ferns and other plants, both from a distance and close up.

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Portraits

Portraits of a man and a woman, possibly identified by initials E.T.R and G.S.R. as box indicates.

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"Hat and Peg" portraits

Sisters Harriot "Hat" Sumner Curtis (1881-1974) and Margaret "Peg" Curtis (1883-1965) pose for portraits.

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"Portraits- 3 or 4 of L.R., H.G.V. costumes, SB 2 woods winter evening"

Portraits of Henry Goodwin Vaughan (Elise Tyson’s husband, m. 1915) and another man and woman. Two landscape photographs of the woods of South Berwick in the evening.

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Crops and fields in South Berwick

Landscape views taken in South Berwick, Maine, featuring crop fields, haycocks, harvested corn, and river marshlands.

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"Wedding"

Portraits of a woman, presumably before a wedding in 1908.

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Portraits of two girls

Photographs of a young girl, possibly Harriot Hopkinson, playing in the woods and in a garden. Portraits of an older girl dressed in a gown with a voluminous skirt, posing on a staircase. Box marked "E. Coolidge and L.C. Portsmouth. June 25, 1908."

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Portraits

Portraits of adult men and women, sitting or engaged in leisurely activity. Original box marked "Frances in Com. Dress. Mrs. D. Mrs. D and E.D.T. and Mr. Cla?? on terrace. June 1908."

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Woods

Ten photographs of the woods, possibly by Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine, especially a vehicle path that runs through them, with fence and gate. Box marked incorrectly "1 Fox glove in garden, 2 Meadow Rue by River. July 1908."

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Young girl

Two photographs of Harriot Hopkinson (1904-2005) approximately age 4, daughter of Charles Hopkinson and Elinor Curtis Hopkinson; similar to those from Box 20. Box marked "H. Hopkinson. August 1908."

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Portraits of women

Portraits of women. Box potentially identifies them as "K. Deyter and J.B.T. August 1908."

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Plants

Photographs of plants growing in nature. Box marked "View on Rue by River, Fox Glove. Aug. 1908. River Views and house fr. River. Oct 1908."

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"Views in own woods"

Photographs displaying plants, paths, and pets in the woods by Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine, taken in November 1908.

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"2 Group in Arbor, 1 Garden, 4 New Cottage"

Photographs of a group recreating in the garden at Hamilton House, taken July 14, 1909. Shots of the Hamilton House garden and cottage, South Berwick, ME, July 20, 1909.

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Portraits of Edith Wynne Matthison Kennedy and Charles Rann Kennedy

Twelve portraits of stage actress Edith Wynne Matthison Kennedy (1875-1955) posing dramatically, and one portrait of her husband, writer Charles Rann Kennedy (1871-1950), taken August 1, 1909.

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Hamilton House mural

Photographs of the wall murals painted by George Porter Fernald in Hamilton House, along with views of the interior details of the estate. One group photo in the arbor, one action photo of men working in a field, both likely taken at Hamilton House as well. Box was not marked with a date.

Letterhead for The Northfield, resort, East Northfield, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the hotel is shown at the top of the letterhead. The property is managed by Ambert G. Moody and open from June to October.