Historic New England

Harvard University diploma, 1896

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University. It was granted to Henry Appleton Curtis on June 24, 1896.

Date: 1896-06-24

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

GUSN: 250191

Ref. Code: GC002.02.242

Harvard University diploma, 1860

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Master of Arts from Harvard University. It was granted to Ezra Dyer on July 18, 1860.

Date: 1860-07-18

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

GUSN: 250196

Ref. Code: GC002.02.243

Harvard University diploma, 1909

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. It was granted to Sidney Fiske Kimball on June 30, 1909.

Date: 1909-06-30

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

GUSN: 250203

Ref. Code: GC002.02.244

Roxbury High School diploma, 1880

Diploma for graduation from Roxbury High School granted to Harriet A. Fowle on July 3, 1880.

Date: 1880-07-03

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

GUSN: 250205

Ref. Code: GC002.02.245

Harvard University diploma, 1826

Diploma, written in Latin, certifying that J. Greele Stevenson [sic] has graduated as a medical doctor. It was granted in February 1826.

Date: 1826-02

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

GUSN: 250207

Ref. Code: GC002.02.246

Harvard University diploma, 1859

Diploma, written in Latin, certifying that Ezra Dyer has graduated as a medical doctor. It was granted on March 3, 1859.

Date: 1859-03-03

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

GUSN: 250208

Ref. Code: GC002.02.247

Girl's High School diploma, 1882

Diploma for graduation from Girl's High School granted to Harriet A. Fowle on July 1, 1882.

Date: 1882-07-01

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

GUSN: 250211

Ref. Code: GC002.02.248

Rhode Island Medical Society certificate

Certificate granted to Ezra Dyer by the Rhode Island Medical Society on September 20, 1883.

Date: 1883-09-20

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

GUSN: 250215

Ref. Code: GC002.02.249

University of Pennsylvania diploma, 1945

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Doctor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. It was granted to Fiske Kimball on June 28, 1945.

Date: 1945-06-28

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

GUSN: 250224

Ref. Code: GC002.02.250

Harvard University diploma, 1847

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University. It was granted to Philip Howes Sears on August 25, 1847.

Date: 1847-08-25

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

GUSN: 250226

Ref. Code: GC002.02.251

Harvard University diploma, 1849

Diploma, written in Latin, granted to Philp Howes Sears by Harvard College on July 23, 1849.

Date: 1849-07-23

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

GUSN: 250227

Ref. Code: GC002.02.252

Harvard University certificate in Greek

"This certifies that Philip Howes Sears has attended satisfactorily the recitations and lectures and performed all the exercises and passed the examination required by the laws of the University in the department of Greek. In witness whereof the President of the University and the Professor of said...

Date: 1844-08-28

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

GUSN: 250234

Ref. Code: GC002.02.253a

Harvard University certificate in Latin

"This certifies that Philip Howes Sears has attended satisfactorily the recitations and lectures and performed all the exercises and passed the examination required by the laws of the University in the department of Latin. In witness whereof the President of the University and the Professor of said...

Date: 1844-08-28

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

GUSN: 250235

Ref. Code: GC002.02.253b

Harvard University certificate in Mathematics & Astronomy

"This certifies that Philip Howes Sears has attended satisfactorily the recitations and lectures and performed all the exercises and passed the examination required by the laws of the University in the department of Mathematics & Astronomy. In witness whereof the President of the University and the...

Date: 1844-08-28

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

GUSN: 250238

Ref. Code: GC002.02.253c

National Exhibition of Imported Blood and American Breed of Horses

Diploma from the National Exhibition of Imported Blood and American Breed of Horses awarded to Stephen Hayes of Natick, Massachusetts, for his stallion "Navigator."

Date: 1858

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

GUSN: 250245

Ref. Code: GC002.02.254

Exterior view of Ames-Webster House, 306 Dartmouth St., corner of Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.

Exterior view of Ames-Webster House, 306 Dartmouth St., corner of Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.The house was built in 1872 by Peabody and Stearns and remodeled in 1882 by Sturgis and Brigham.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 250256

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3240.001

Marblehead High School diploma, 1867

Diploma for graduation from Marblehead High School granted to Henrietta Robinson Hidden on November 22, 1867.

Date: 1867-11-22

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

GUSN: 250257

Ref. Code: GC002.02.255

Membership application to the Society of Colonial Wars

Application for membership for Edgar Jasper Rollins into the Society of Colonial Wars. The Society is for those who can prove lineal ancestry to a man or woman who served in any wars in which the Colonies (which afterward formed the United States) were engaged.

Date: 1911-10-24

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

GUSN: 250265

Ref. Code: GC002.02.256

Bar Harbor from Malden Hill, Mt. Desert, Maine, 1882.

A bird's-eye view of Bar Harbor from Malden Hill, Mt. Desert, Maine, 1882.

Date: 1882

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 250267

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0150.0030.001

Appointment to Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861

Decree to Gardner Banks of Boston appointing him to Captain of Company H in the 16th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers.

Date: 1861-08-01

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

GUSN: 250285

Ref. Code: GC002.02.257a

Appointment to Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862

Decree to Gardner Banks of Boston appointing him to Major in the 16th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers.

Date: 1862-07-23

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

GUSN: 250289

Ref. Code: GC002.02.257b

Trade card for The Elastic Tip Company, patentees and manufacturers of chair tips for dining chairs and the sharp ends of rocking chairs, fenders for the backs of lounges, base knobs, 157 Washington Street, corner of Cornhill, Boston, Mass., undated

Product items and a descriptive scene frame the card for The Elastic Tip Company in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250728

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.007

Train station, Arlington, Mass.

Exterior view of the train depot in Arlington, Massachusetts, viewed from across the railroad tracks. Verso - Mr. E.A. Huebeuer, 2 June 1921 (DONOR?)

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 250729

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0090.0010.001

Trade card for Hartshorn's Self Acting Shade Rollers, Hartshorn's Baby Primer, 486 Broadway, New York, New York and 512 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Compliments of Hartshorn's Baby Primer, 486 Broadway, N.Y." The bottom of the card verso has "512 Washington Street."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.008

County Prison, Russell Street, Plymouth, Mass.

Exterior view of the County Prison on Russell Street. The House of Correction was built, in the year 1853, from the plan furnished by, and under the supervision of, Jonathan Preston, Esq., of Boston, architect. (http://www.plymouthredevelopment.org/1820/history/history3.html)

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 250734

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2360.0090.001

Plot plans

Series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250732

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT

Trade card for Chas W. Spurr, Spurr's Patent Combined Wood and Paper Veneers, Hangings, and Marqueteries, 522 Harrison Avenue & 3 Randolph Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso is a sample of plain walnut with two tied ribbons for decoration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250737

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.009

Map of the city of Roxbury, 1843-1849

Maps of the city Roxbury and the areas surrounding it: Boston, Charles River, Dorchester, etc. Includes drawings of the churches of the city.

Date: 1843-1849

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250735

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.001a

Trade card for Paine's Furniture Manufacturing Co., 48 Canal Street, opposite Boston & Maine Depot, Boston, Mass., undated

The image is a specimen of wood carving presented by Paine's Furniture Manufacturing Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250739

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.010

Map of the town of Roxbury, 1843

Maps of the town Roxbury and the areas surrounding it: Boston, Charles River, Dorchester, etc. Includes drawings of the churches, shcools, and various buildings of the town.

Date: 1843

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250738

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.001b

Trade card for the House & Garden Shop, interiors, Bedford, New Hampshire, undated

The Shop carries decorative fabrics, Franciscan dinner ware, furniture, lamps and gifts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250741

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.011

Map of the town of Roxbury, 1843

Maps of the city Roxbury and the areas surrounding it: Boston, Charles River, Dorchester, etc.

Date: 1843

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250740

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.001c

Trade card for F.E. Peirce, The Liberal House Furnisher, 360 & 362 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Mass., undated

The card verso advertises parlor stoves carried by Peirce.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250742

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.012

Postcard for the Erickson Towel Holder, Erickson Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, undated

The illustration shows a woman placing a towel in the Erickson Towel Holder.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250744

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.013

Map of downtown Boston, 1834

Map of Boston's central area: Beacon Hill, the Common, North End, the Charles River and Boston Harbor.

Date: 1834-03-20

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250743

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.002

Trade card for Marks Adjustable Folding Chair, Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., Ltd, 930 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

Agencies for this business are located in Chicago, San Francisco, London and Toronto.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250745

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.014

The central part of Boston, Massachusetts, showing transportation lines of the Boston Elevated Railway, undated

Map of Boston showing the elevated railway: Back Bay, Charles River Basin, the Common, and Beacon Hill. There is an index to the map on the back.

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250746

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.003

Trade card for Paine's Furniture Manufactory, 48 Canal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has an image of the business front on Canal, Market and Friend Streets opposite the Boston & Maine Depot. It is on 22,000 square feet of land.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250750

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.015

Bunker Hill Monument Association membership certificate, 1897

Certificate to George Edward Brown for Associate Membership to the Bunker Hill Monument Association, June 17, 1897.

Date: 1897-06-17

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

GUSN: 250747

Ref. Code: GC002.02.311

Map of the town of Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., 1851

Two maps of Haverhill with the Merrimack River. Both of these maps have drawings of the town and its churches.

Date: 1851

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250749

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.004

Instruction sheet for decorating labels, Mr. Boston Distiller Inc., 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

The instruction sheet is for a sample label assortment from Mr. Boston Distiller. The verso provides application instructions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250752

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.016

Utility window shelf, Irving B. Van Wert, Amherst, Mass., undated

The Utility Window Shelf is described with mounting instructions. The brochure is reproduced by Chester L. Thompson in Westboro, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250754

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.017

Trade card for J.P. Soule & Co., manufacturers of spring beds and mattresses and general upholsterers, No. 236 Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, undated

Soule is the successor to W.W. Bartlett & Company. The business is next to the Clift House.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250755

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.002

Furnishings - Furniture - Beds and bedding - Folder 2

File part

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250757

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.02

Trade card for The Farrington Sanitary Folding Mattress Co., Lakeport, New Hampshire, undated

George Farrington renovates old feather beds, mattresses, pillows and cushions using the live steam and acid method.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250758

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.003

Trade card for Henry L. Albee & Co., parlor beds and bedding, 36 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Albee manufactures bed lounges, mattresses, pillows and cots. The card verso has an image of an upright parlor bed.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250759

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.004

Trade card for the Tucker Manufacturing Company, brass and iron bedsteads, wire mattresses, spring beds, Nos. 117 and 119 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Illustrations of the spring bed, wire mattress and folding cot are shown on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250761

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.005

Postcard for the F.M. Holmes Furniture Company, 116 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass, dated January 14, 1885

The correspondence concerns the requested price for a bundle of slats.

Date: 1885-01-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250763

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.006

Trade card for the East India Bedding Co., manufacturers and dealers in bedding stock and upholsterers' supplies, No. 8 Canal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The Company has manufactories at No. 9 Merrimac Street, Boston and in North Hatfield, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 250765

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.02.01.007

Map for a proposed thirty-nine mile canal between Model City harbor and Narragansett Bay, undated

A map that highlights the coast between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (Model City Harbor seems to be the area that is now Hingham Bay.)

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 250777

Ref. Code: AR001.PLOT.005

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