Historic New England

View of Hull Street and the Old North Church, Boston, Mass., undated

This view from Hull Street to the intersection with Salem Street shows the entrance to Old North Church, also known as Christ Church, in the North End of Boston. There are vines on the lower portions of the front façade.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195056

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7010.001

Boston Elevated Railway construction, Dudley and Washington Sts., Roxbury, Mass.

A street-level view of the Boston Elevated Railway construction at the intersection of Dudley and Washington Sts., Roxbury, Massachusetts. A few pedestrians can be seen beneath the elevated structure.

Date: 1900-03-08

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195057

Ref. Code: PC017.02.081-1.001

For Forrest Hills foundation #774, concrete piers, Stony Brook #6218

Photo is a below-ground view of the foundation of the Forest Hills station in Jamaica Plains, Boston, Massachusetts. The Stony Brook runs through a tunnel that is illuminated by natural light from above.

Date: 1908-05-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195058

Ref. Code: PC017.02.082-6.001

Bathing place, Manchester, Mass., 1886

Two unidentified boys face the incoming surf at Manchester, Massachusetts. The image verso for print 82767 is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manchester, MA."

Date: 1886

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 195059

Ref. Code: PC023.TMP.021

Front parlor facing west, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, Conn.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195071

Ref. Code: PC006.ROS.01.002

Interior view of the front parlor facing north, Bowen House, Woodstock, Conn.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195072

Ref. Code: PC006.ROS.01.003

Front parlor mantel (facing west), Bowen House, Woodstock, Conn.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195073

Ref. Code: PC006.ROS.01.004

Nurses Dorothy Ruggles (left) and Gertrude Harmon (right) standing in front of the Josiah Quincy House, Quincy, Mass.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195075

Ref. Code: PC006.QUI.01.007

Nurses Dorothy Ruggles (left) and Gertrude Harmon (right) standing in front of the Josiah Quincy House, Quincy, Mass.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195076

Ref. Code: PC006.QUI.01.008

Brochure cover for White Mountain Refrigerators

A trade card for White Mountain Refrigerators, made by the Maine Manufacturing Co., and sold by Austin S. Cook & Co. at 67-69 Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The name, Ketterlinus, a printing company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, appears in the lower left corner. The card is comprised of s...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195077

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.01.02.001

Trade card for the Fort Wayne improved Western Washer

This trade card promotes the improved Fort Wayne Western Washer, made by the Horton Manufacturing Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The name, Calvert Lith. Co., a printing company in Detroit, Michigan, appears in the lower left corner. A woman in an apron demonstrates the washing machine for another woman...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195078

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.04.001

Trade card for the White Mountain Triple Motion Ice Cream Freezer, Nashua, New Hampshire, undated

The freezer is printed on one side with a cutaway section to reveal the inner parts of the machine. On the other side is a scene of a woman serving ice cream on a porch or balcony overlooking the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. On the right half of the latter side of the card, the name, A...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195079

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.02.01.014

Woman sweeping a porch properly

A woman sweeps a porch with a broom. She wears a short-sleeved dress. Vines overflow from the side of the house over the porch railing.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195081

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3850.0100.001

Woman cleaning a floor

A woman in an apron and cap appears to be cleaning the hardwood floor of a room with a broom or brush. A rug has been moved out of the way for the purpose. The room is decorated with very elaborate patterns on the molding beneath the ceiling and wainscoting.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195082

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3850.0100.002

Reward of merit "for regular and punctual attendance, correct deportment and diligent attention to studies"

A reward of merit to demonstrate a teacher's approval of a student's "regular and punctual attendance, correct deportment and diligent attention to studies." In the center of the card is an image of boy and his dog. He appears to have been playing soldier as he is holding a rifle, and there is a hel...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195087

Ref. Code: EP001.04.TMP.001

Reward of merit

This reward of merit presents the second stanza of the unattributed poem, "What the Clock Says": "If your lesson you would get, do it now, and do not fret: that alone is hearty fun which comes after duty done." The poem is printed in a central panel, surrounded by a floral border.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195088

Ref. Code: EP001.04.TMP.002

School room with teacher and pupils

Schoolroom at Canterbury Shaker Village. On the right side of the picture is the teacher, who is seated behind a cloth covered desk. She is looking at a book, from the stack of books on the left of the desk. Left of her desk and in the forefront of the picture is a table on which stands a globe. To ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195089

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.019

Remains of the Beebe House (center, next to the State House)

A portion of the Beebe-Brewer houses remains standing in front of the Massachusetts State House. The mansions, built by two Boston merchants, James Madison Beebe and Gardner Brewer, on the grounds of the John Hancock House after that landmark was destroyed, were demolished to make room for the lawn ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195090

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.052

Remains of the Beebe House, center, next to the State House, Boston, Mass., March 1917

A view up Beacon Street past the Beebe-Brewer houses to the State House. The mansions, built by two Boston merchants, James Madison Beebe and Gardner Brewer, on the grounds of the John Hancock House after that landmark was destroyed, were demolished to make room for the lawn of the new West Wing of ...

Date: 1917-03

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195091

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.053

Exterior view of the Old West Church, Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195092

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1950.001

Doorway, 13 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the doorway to the C.W. Thompson & Co. music publishing business at 13 West Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Charles W. Thompson and Jonas Michael Miles formed and operated the Miles & Thompson firm to publish, import and deal in American and international sheet music at 13 West ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195093

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.9140.001

Sherborn Athletic Association Baseball Team

Ten members of the Sherborn Athletic Association baseball team in uniform pose for a group portrait with a backdrop of a curtained window. They are arranged in three rows of players, one each sitting on the floor, sitting in chairs, and standing. Two of the seated players hold footballs. Several pla...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194812

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2670.0020.002

Playing ball in front of Bradford Academy, Bradford, Mass.

A group of students play baseball on the lawns in front of Academy Hall on the campus of Bradford Academy, a women's college in the part of Haverhill, Massachusetts that was formerly the town of Bradford.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194813

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.043

Baseball players on Congress St. Grounds, Boston, Mass.

Baseball players practice on the Congress Street Grounds in the Fort Point Channel district of Boston. The view of the field is from the first base side of home plate across to left field, including the center field bleachers. A large sign on the left field wall advertises the "Boston Herald" as hav...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194814

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3000.0100.008

Postcard of the 1912 Boston Red Sox and a crowd celebrating their World Series victory, Boston, Mass., 1912

This postcard is a composite of two images. The scene occupying the left and top center portions of the postcard shows a large crowd celebrating the Red Sox 1912 World Series victory over the New York Giants. A car with a group of men, including Mayor John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, leads the ...

Date: 1912

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194815

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.044

A.L. Red Sox ball club, season 1912, Fenway Park

The Boston Red Sox team of 1912 poses for a group portrait. The Red Sox defeated the New York Giants to win the World Series that year. The team is arranged in front of their dugout along the first base line, with a view of the grandstands in the background. There are three insets: a ballboy, manage...

Date: 1912

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194816

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.045

The Red Sox Ball Club warming up, Fenway Park, Boston, Mass.

Members of the Boston Red Sox team warm up for a game at Fenway Park. Players stand around home plate watching a teammate taking batting practice. The view is from the third base side of home plate toward the first base side grandstands. A large advertisement on the first base line wall promotes the...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194817

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.TMP.046

Harvard College Baseball Team

Ten members of the Harvard College baseball team in uniform pose for a group portrait with a undecorated backdrop. They are arranged in three rows of players, one each sitting on the floor, sitting in chairs, and standing. One of the seated players holds a catcher's mask.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194818

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0670.003

Boys celebrating the Fourth of July

A crowd of boys celebrate the Fourth of July holiday by waving flags, igniting sparklers and firecrackers, and blowing on horns as fireworks light up the sky.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194820

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.006

Daniel Webster House, Somerset St., Boston, Mass.

From the Bostonian Society catalog record: Street-level view northeast of (left to right) 37-39 Somerset Street, located between Allston Street to the south-southeast and Howard Street to the north-northwest. The front façades of the dwellings face west-southwest. 35 Somerset Street lines the right ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194822

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7320.002

First Baptist Church, Somerset St., Boston, Mass., 1854-1877

A view up Somerset Street on Beacon Hill in Boston shows the front façades of town houses, a street light, and two wagons. At the top of the street, the steeple and part of the front façade of the First Baptist Church at 12 Somerset Street can be seen.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194823

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.047

Looking up Somerset St. towards Hampton Place Church

A view up Somerset Street on Beacon Hill in Boston shows the front façades of town houses and the steeple and part of the façade of the First Baptist Church at 12 Somerset Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194824

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.048

Automobile parked in front of Codman House carriage house, Lincoln, Mass.

The chauffeur sits in this automobile parked in front of the Codman carriage house in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194825

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.006

Codman House carriage house partial interior view, Lincoln, Mass.

This interior view of a part of the first floor of the Codman House carriage house in Lincoln, Massachusetts shows stored farm and household equipment including a refrigerator and a lawn mower.

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194826

Ref. Code: PC006.COD.01.005

Informal portrait of Fritchaff Nelson, Lyman gardener, Waltham, Mass.

An informal portrait of Fritchaff Nelson, Lyman gardener, in front of the Lyman Estate Greenhouses. He holds bunches of grapes in his hands.

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194827

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.011

Stereo view, "Across the Vale from front of Lyman House toward Lyman St. Bridge," Waltham, Mass.

A stereo view, "Across the Vale from front of Lyman House toward Lyman St. Bridge," in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194828

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.012

Repairs to shed which houses carriage given by Mr. Storer, Lyman Estate, Waltham, Mass.

This photograph documents repairs to the carriage barn which houses a horse-drawn carriage given by Mr. Storer, Lyman Estate, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1969

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194829

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.013

Repairs to shed which houses carriage given by Mr. Storer, Lyman Estate, Waltham, Mass.

This photograph documents repairs to the carriage barn which houses a horse-drawn carriage given by Mr. Storer, Lyman Estate, Waltham, Massachusetts. Two men attempt to move a carriage during repair work.

Date: ca. 1969

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194830

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.014

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Henry Davis Sleeper

Head and shoulders portrait of Henry Davis Sleeper.

Date: ca. 1918

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194831

Ref. Code: PC006.BEA.01.001

Exterior view of Merwin House, Stockbridge, Mass.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 194832

Ref. Code: PC006.MER.01.001

Trade card for Novelty Plaster Works, Lowell, Mass., depicting boys sledding

This trade card for the Novelty Plaster Works in Lowell, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of patent medicines, depicts a boy dressed in hat, gloves, fur-cuffed jacket, short pants, and striped socks, sledding down a hill.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 194835

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.01.002

Three boys on a toboggan

Three boys in hats, gloves, and jackets, stand on a toboggan as they prepare to descend a hill.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194836

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3000.0100.009

People playing croquet in front of the Mountain House, Mt. Wachusett, Mass.

People play croquet on the lawn in front of the Mountain House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Guests are seated and stand on the verandah and look out from upper story windows. Several buggies are parked in the driveway in front of the hotel.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194837

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1470.0010.001

Full-length group portrait of tennis players, standing, facing front, in the front yard of William Bickerton, florist, 27 Gardner Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Six men holding tennis racquets stand and sit on the lawn behind a metal fence next to a bay window of a house on Gardner Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Down a path next to the house there is a building that could be the florist shop of William Bickerton. From "Horticulture", vol. XXIII, no. 1, sup...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194838

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.2200.001

Boy campers on water slide

Boys and girls descend a water slide, swim, splash, and generally enjoy themselves. The girls wear bathing caps and bathing suits with knee-length skirts, and the boys wear tank suits.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194840

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1300.0200.001

Archery practice, Denmark, Maine, ca. 1920

A group of girl campers practice their archery skills.

Date: ca. 1920

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194841

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1300.0300.003

Women playing golf

A group of four women golfers holding putters stand on the green of the fifth hole of a golf course. One woman putts while the others watch. The boy caddy holds a golf bag and the golf hole pin.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 194842

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3000.0100.010