Historic New England

Mary Tucker and possibly Will, playing pool, unknown location, undated

The circular image features Mary (Mollie) Tucker and possibly Will Tucker playing pool on an ornate pool table. A spinning wheel sits in a corner of the photograph.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195663

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.009

Richard H. Tucker III seated indoors, on a rocking chair, location unknown, undated

The circular photograph depicts Richard H. Tucker, III as an older man with a long white beard. He is seated in a rocking chair in a neatly appointed sitting room with a fireplace and walls covered in ornate wallpaper.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195664

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.010

Informal group portrait of the Tucker family and their dog, unknown location, undated

Small cirucular photograph featurering the Tuckers and two fo their adult children. A fluffy white dog stands on Mr. Tucker's lap.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195665

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.011

Informal portrait of Jane Tucker, sitting on a sofa, Piazza, Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Mounted image of (probably) Jane Tucker sitting on a sofa. She is wearing a light colored dress with a dark scarf. The sofa is covered in a striped blanke, and a paper fan is mounted on the wall behind it.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195666

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.012

Castle Tucker, as seen from the street side of the house, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Photograph of the exterior of Castle Tucker taken from the road. The house is two and a half stories with a circular "garrret" on one side.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195667

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.013

Castle Tucker and carriage as seen from the street side of the house, Wiscasset, Maine

The mounted image of Castle Tucker features the main house, a carriage and horses, and a group of people standing near the road. The image seems to have been taken in fall or winter as the trees are with out leaves.

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195668

Ref. Code: MS033.013.001.003.003

Castle Tucker and Tucker family as seen from the street side of the house, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Image features the Tucker family and Castle Tucker in winter. The family stands outside the garden wall on the street with a sleigh and horse. Several of the children hold sleds.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195669

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.015

Exterior view of Castle Tucker with driveway, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Exterior view of Castle Tucker and its drive.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195670

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.016

Game of tennis on Castle Tucker lawn, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Game of lawn tennis between two women in white dresses, at Castle Tucker. The court is set out with chalk.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195671

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.017

Unidentified men and women seated on the front steps of Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Medium range image of Castle Tucker with a group of unidentified men and women sitting on the front steps (they are probably the Tucker family). The large floor to ceiling windows on the second floor can be seen clearly above the group.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195672

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.018

Exterior view of Castle Tucker with driveway, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Medium distance view of Castle Tucker from the long driveway.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195673

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.019

Unidentified men and women on the steps of Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Extieror view of Castle Tucker taken lengthwise. A group of unidentified men and women relax on the front steps (they are most-likely members of the Tucker family).

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195674

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.020

Exterior view of Castle Tucker with American flag in foreground, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Hung from a tree is a very large American flag. The lawn is set up for a game of croquet and a hammock is hung between two trees. Men and women are seated on the front steps, probably the Tucker family.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195675

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.021

Mrs. Richard Tucker and an unidentified woman seated on the front lawn of Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine

A mounted photograph of Castle Tucker with two women sitting on the front lawn. They are probably Mollie Tucker and her daughter Jane.

Date: 1898

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195676

Ref. Code: MS033.013.001.010.001

Richard Tucker seated under a tree, with Tucker family in background, Castle Tucker, Wiscasset. Maine, undated

In this circular image, Tucker is sitting on a bench under a large tree. Behind him the rest of his family and Castle tucker can be seen.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195677

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.024

Exterior view of Castle Tucker from a three-quarter angle, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Exterior view of Castle tucker featuring the front steps, and the large floor to ceiling windows on the facing side of the house. The rest of the house can be seen due to the angle of the photograph.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195678

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.023

Exterior view of the north side of Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Image features the north side of Castle Tucker, including the large picture windows on the east side of the home. A large tree shades that side of the ouse.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195679

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.025

Side exterior view of Castle Tucker with shrubs, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Image depicts the northeast corner of Castle Tucker, including the large picture windows and some of the landscaping.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195680

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.026

Exterior view of Castle Tucker with new facade, addition, and front yard, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Exterior view of the east side of Castle Tucker, including the new wood facade over the picture windows and the front yard.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195681

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.027

Exterior view of Castle Tucker with new facade and front yard, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Exterior view of Castle Tucker taken from the north side of the house. In front of the house is the lawn and the driveway.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195682

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.028

Exterior view of Castle Tucker and front yard, as seen from across the street on the north side, Wiscasset, Maine, undated

Medium-distance exterior view of Castle Tucker taken from the road on the north side of the house. There are two large trees shading the lawns and front steps.

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 195683

Ref. Code: MS033.TMP.029

Advertisement for parlor and bedroom furniture, manufactured by Henry L. Albee & Company, Boston, Mass., undated

Originally printed in the "Strangers Guide to Boston" this advertisement features an illustration of a parlor bed and a sofa bed. Both are ornate and decorated with carved wood. The company also sells mattresses and other bedding pieces.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195557

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.001

Billhead for J.S. Paine, importer and manufacturer of fashionable furniture, 44 Canal St., Boston, Mass., May 1, 1872

Bill head from a May 1, 1872 sale of furniture to Mr. S. Merchant Jr. The Paine Company made furnishings and bedding supplies (such as the listed hair mattress). The bill head is illustrated with an ornate bed frame.

Date: 1872-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195558

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.01.002

Trade card for the Murdock Parlor Grate Co., grates, 21 Washington and 87 Friend Streets, Boston, Mass., undated

The botton of the lower image reads "Printed by Wright & Potter Printing Company on a Universal Press."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195564

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.004

Trade card for Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, crockery, china, lamps, 51 to 59 Federal Street, 120 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., 1882

The business has six floors of wholesale and retail items.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195565

Ref. Code: EP001.01.055.01.01.011

Brochure for the Electric Argand Burner, 65 candle power, location unknown, undated

The Argand Burner is the principal focus of the front and verso cover images but the two cherubs in the background appear to be using an early telephone.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195566

Ref. Code: EP001.01.071.01.04.022

Trade card for Thackara, Buck and Co., fine gas fixtures and bronzes, 718 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876

The business furnished the gas fixtures in the Horticultural Building at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195567

Ref. Code: EP001.01.071.01.03.024

Trade card for Ellis' Patent Gas Burner, Regulator, and Shade Combined, Ellis, Dinsmore & York, proprietors and manufacturers, 349 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The product is sold by J.M. Shepardson, 67 Franklin Square, Norwich, Connecticut.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195568

Ref. Code: EP001.01.071.01.03.025

Marriage certificate for Mr. George A. Mann and Miss Helen Ewen, Providence, R.I., Nov. 1, 1877

Ornate marriage certificate for George A. Mann and Helen Ewen, dated November 1, 1877. They were married by the Reverend H. Bixby; the witnesses to the ceremony were Asenath R. Gage and Laura A. Bixby. Surrounding the text of the certificate is a frame of flowers, vines and a Gothic style design. Th...

Date: November 1, 1877

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

GUSN: 195569

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6250.001

Dinner menu, George Washington's birthday, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., February 22, 1900

A cherry fruit design decorates the menu. The menu offers turtle soup, prime rib, broiled quail, Washington Pie and Maraschino Punch.

Date: 1900-02-22

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195571

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.026

Trade card for the architect Luther Briggs, Jr., Dorchester, Mass., 1867

Trade card for Dorchester architect Luther Briggs, Jr. It is illustrated with a design for a city hall or other municipal building.

Date: 1867

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195574

Ref. Code: EP001.01.007.01.03.003

Trade card for the New Easy Lawn Mower, Blair Manufacturing Company, Springfield, Mass., undated

The lawn mower is shown in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195575

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.01.017

Trade card for The Ladies' Friend Carpet Sweeper, Goshen Sweeper Company, Goshen, Indiana, undated

A woman uses the sweeper in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195576

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.01.02.005

Fenway Court, Boston, Mass., undated

Fenway Court, the home of Isabella Stewart Gardner, is seen in this image. There are no leaves on the trees that line the Muddy River.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195577

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3890.001

Exterior view of Fenway Court from dirt road, Boston, Mass., undated

The dirt road that will become The Fenway runs in front of Fenway Court, Isabella Stewart Gardner's home.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195578

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3890.002

Printing example of illuminated capital letters, no. 2, as produced by Louis Prang, Boston, Mass., undated

Example of illuminated capital letters (A-H), engraved and published by L. Prang and Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195580

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.02.01.002

Trade card for Cottolene Shortening, produced by N.K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, Illinois, undated

A woman rolls out dough with a container of Cottolene Shortening on the table.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195581

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.001

Trade card for Walter Baker & Co's Breakfast Cocoa, maufactured by Walter Baker & Company, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Trade card has a facsimile of the 1/2 pound container of Baker's Breakfast Cocoa. The illustration text reads "La Belle Chocolatiere."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195582

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.002

Trade card for flour, produced by Washburn, Crosby Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Two young women move a barrel of Washburn's Superlative Flour. A cat is also rubbing one of the girl's legs. The image caption reads "we know a good thing when we see it."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195583

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.003

Trade card for Hatchet Teas, location unknown, undated

Trade card for Hatchet brand of tea. The card features a woman pouring tea from a teapot while sitting at a table. The copy is "All the girls say! Hatchet Teas are always of fine quality. Have YOU tried them?"

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195584

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.01.001

Stoodlefunks Parade, Worcester, Mass., undated

Stereograph of the Stoodlefunks Parade in Worcester, Massachusetts. The image is a collection of men in funny costume standing on a wagon.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195585

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.020

Stoodlefunks Parade with man dressed as a pirate, Worcester, Mass., undated

Stereograph of the Stoodlefunks Parade with men dressed as pirates, a Catholic bishop, and a king riding in wagons through Worcester, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195586

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.021

Trade card for the Keystone Wringer, manufactured by F.F. Adams & Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, undated

This trade card promotes the F.F. Adams & Company's Keystone clothes wringer. The card is illustrated with a woman dressed like a Roman matron standing next to the wringer on a pedestal.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195587

Ref. Code: EP001.01.069.01.01.021

Studio portrait of Govenor John A. Andrew, Boston, Mass., undated

Govenor Andrew is photographed at a 3/4 angle from the waist up. His hair is curly and he wears a conservative suit. Andrew was Massachusetts governor during the Civil War.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195588

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1250.01

Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner folks, Boston Theatre, Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Text on the item reads "the best New England play ever written." The poster features a young girl sitting in a tree along with information on showtimes.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195590

Ref. Code: EP001.TMP.062

Exterior view of the Paul Revere House before restoration, North Square, Boston, Mass., undated

On the ground level of the house are store fronts with the house standing between two taller buildings.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195597

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6010.001

Exterior view of Governor Benning Wentworth House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior view of the home owned by Governor Benning Wentworth in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house is wood sided with many trees planted around the perimeter.

Date: ca. 1916

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195602

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1380.0485.001