Historic New England

View of Louisburg Square, Boston, Mass., June 13, 1937

The photograph was taken from the third floor of no. 16 Louisburg Square, looking toward Mt. Vernon Street. From left to right the building at no. 88 shows alterations, no. 90 is the Bradley-Emery residence and no. 92 is the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Williams.

Date: 1937-06-13

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253337

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.5380.002

Exterior view of the Parson Barnard House, North Andover, Mass., undated

Trees stand on both sides of the Parson Barnard House in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253339

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2090.0070.001

Exterior view of the Parson Barnard House, North Andover, Mass., undated

A fence is on the left and another building stands to the right of the Parson Barnard House in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253341

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2090.0070.002

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown District, undated

The Bunker Hill Monument sits in the middle of a landscaped square in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253342

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0020.001

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Mass., undated

The image verso has a description of the Monument, the building materials and the views from the summit.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253343

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0020.002

Panorama from Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Mass., undated

Boston Harbor is seen from the the top of the Bunker Hill Monument.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253344

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0030.002

Box for C/B À La Spirite corsets, Mayer, Strouse & Co., Paris, London, Vienna, New York, undated

The white box is for no. 294 long waist white corsets. The product received awards at the Exposition Universelle in 1889 and the International Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. The center of the label has a female figure standing next to a corset model. The label decoration is done in colors of gr...

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253349

Ref. Code: EP002.02.050

Box for The Madame Thompson Perfectly Fitting corsets, location unknown, undated

The short end of the box reads "Mdm. Thompson improved 23." The lid has two corset illustrations. The container has black and brown colored pattern decortions.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253350

Ref. Code: EP002.02.051

Box for Gentlemen's Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, Joel J. Baily & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The double sided box holds a dozen number 48 handkerchiefs. The container label has white and red flowers against a black background. The lid and box have a fleur-de-lis pattern for decoration.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253351

Ref. Code: EP002.02.052

Box for Album Collar, manufactured by the Reversible Collar Company, Boston, Mass., undated

The box holds size 14 1/2 collars.The merchandise is licensed by the Union Paper Collar Company of New York. The latest patent was applied for in 1870. The green container is in the shape of a book with marbeled paper and a gold collar on the cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253352

Ref. Code: EP002.02.053

Box for Best Fancy Thimbles, location unknown, undated

The black box holds a half gross of thimbles. The text below the image reads "Smith & Greaves, Birmingham." An eagle stands between two classical female figures on the green label.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253353

Ref. Code: EP002.02.054

Box for Superior B & A Cutlery, Empire Knife Co., West Winsted, Connecticut, undated

The green box will hold a half dozen of number 650 knives. The business was established in 1856. The label has black lettering and an image of the knife factory.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253354

Ref. Code: EP002.02.055

Box for Pearl Shirt Buttons, G.V. Blunt, Birmingham, United Kingdom, undated

The box is for one gross of number 78 buttons. The classical female figure in the image reclines next to a shield decorated with an eagle surrounded by devices.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253355

Ref. Code: EP002.02.056

Box for Silk & Twist for Sewing Machines, manufactured by M. Heminway & Sons, Watertown, Connecticut, undated

The blue box holds 100 yards of number 421 light medium blue thread. A woman sits at a sewing machine in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253356

Ref. Code: EP002.02.057

Box for Union Swan-Bill Silvered Hooks and Eyes, Turner, Seymour & Judds, Wolcottville, Connecticut, undated

The container holds one gross of number 2 Silvered Hooks and Eyes. A black swan is the central image on the black-and-white label. The container is decorated with a blue and white pattern.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253357

Ref. Code: EP002.02.058

Box for Hammer Brand Pocket Knives, manufactured by the New York Knife Co., Walden, New York, undated

The upper left corner of the label reads "Wallkill River Works incorporated 1852." The steel for the knives is made by S. & C. Wardlow. The item is a yellow box with green labels and black lettering. An arm holding a hammer illustrates the "Hammer Brand."

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253358

Ref. Code: EP002.02.059

FROM GUEST BOOK Interior view of Holbrook Hall, hall, Newton Center, Mass.

A carved staircase and a bench along the wall are seen in the hall area.

Date: undated

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253361

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.008

Full-length portrait of William Sumner Appleton, standing, facing front, holding a newspaper and a hat, Nantucket, Mass., 1937

William Sumner Appleton stands in the doorway of a house on Nantucket Island.

Date: 1937

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 253362

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1775.07.001

Full-length portrait of William Sumner Appleton, standing, facing three-quarters to the right, 18 Union Street, Nantucket, Mass., 1937

Mr. Appleton has his hand on the door knocker at number 18 Union Street in Nantucket.

Date: 1937

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 253364

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1775.09.001

[PP] Three-quarter portrait of William Sumner Appleton, Sr., standing, facing front, 462 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., December 1894

William Sumner Appleton, Sr., is shown at 54 years of age in 1894. The card verso states the image belongs to Marjorie Crane Appleton.

Date: 1894-12

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253365

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.011

[PP] Portrait of Thomas Gold Appleton, seated, facing left, location unknown, undated

Thomas Gold Appleton was the son of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) and his first wife Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833). He was the half-brother of William Sumner Appleton, Sr. (1840-1903), and uncle to Historic New England founder William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947). He ...

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253371

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.012

[PP] Full-length portrait of Thomas Gold Appleton, standing, facing left, Boston, Mass., undated

Thomas Gold Appleton was the son of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) and his first wife Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833). He was a half-brother of William Sumner Appleton, Sr. (1840-1903), and uncle to Historic New England founder William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947). He wa...

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253379

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.013

[PP] Head-and-shoulders portrait of Harriot Coffin Sumner Appleton, facing three-quarters to the right, location unknown, 15 March 1914

Harriot Coffin Sumner Appleton (1802-1867) was the second wife of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861). George Healy was the painter and the photograph of the portrait was taken by Baldwin Coolidge. The portrait was owned by her daughter Harriot Sumner Appleton (1841-1923), Mrs. Greel...

Date: 1914-03-15

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253380

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.014

[PP] Half-length portrait of Maria Theresa Gold Appleton, seated, facing front, location unknown, ca. 1806

Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833) was the first wife of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861). Two of her children were the artists Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884) and Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow (1817-1861). The handwritten text on the image verso reads "Head ...

Date: ca. 1806

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253385

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.015

Old mansion of Rev. William Emerson, 1775, Concord, Mass., undated

Men and boys stand along the drive in front of the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253386

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0400.0130.003

Old Manse, east front, 1765, Concord, Mass., undated

A driveway runs from the front of the property to the left side of the house in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253387

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0690.0360.004

Exterior view of the Old Manse, Concord, Mass., undated

Handwritten text on the verso reads "Nathaniel Hawthorne lived here."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253388

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0690.0350.004

Exterior view of the United Shoe Machinery Company building, 160 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., April 6, 1930

The decorated front entrance to the United Shoe Machinery Company building is seen in this image.

Date: 1930-04-06

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253389

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3840.001

Exterior view of the United Shoe Machinery Company building, 160 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The building's height can be seen in this photograph.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253391

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3840.002

Interior view of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, office, 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1919

Employees sit at desks in an office in the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Date: 1919

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253392

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.002

Interior view of the W.O. White Office, 112 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Compasses stand on the floor and in cases in the W.O. White Office on State Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253393

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.003

Interior view of Lever Brothers, general office, 164-190 Broadway, Cambridge, Mass., undated

Desks line an office in the Lever Brothers soap manufacturing business.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253394

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.004

Old bakery, Hooper Hathaway House, 21 Washington Street, Salem, Mass., undated

The Hooper Hathaway House is shown with a man standing outside the door. The sign reads "Hathaways Bread Cake Pastry Store." The handwritten text on the verso reads "Built by James Hooper, a boat builder, erected 1684."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253418

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.3300.001

Interior view of the Boston & Albany Railroad, freight office, Boston, Mass.

Men and women use dictaphones in a freight office of the Boston & Albany Railroad in Boston, Massachusetts. The image verso reads "148 State Street, 57 Kneeland Street, 1917 directory."

Date: 1918-01-24

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253419

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.005

Haverhill, Mass., Willow Dale, April 8, 1913

The handwritten text on the verso reads "Built July 27, 1738 by E. Bradley. The message on the verso is dated 8 April 1913.

Date: 1913-04-08

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253420

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.2200.0120.001

Stagecoach at Wachusett House, Princeton, Mass., undated

Passengers sit on top of the stagecoach standing in front of Wachusett House.

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 253422

Ref. Code: PC008.TMP.013

Balch family reunion, John Balch House, Beverly, Mass., August 23, 1923

Balch family members sit and stand outside the house.

Date: 1923-08-23

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253427

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0290.0080.001

Balch family reunion, John Balch House, Beverly, Mass., August 23, 1923

Balch family members are gathered outside the front of the house.

Date: 1923-08-23

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253428

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0290.0080.002

Interior view of the Salada Tea Company, 155 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., May 5, 1920

A Chinese lion statue is behind the desks in this image of a Salada Tea Company office. The Salada Tea Building is at the intersection of Berkeley and Stuart Streets in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1920-05-05

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253433

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.006

Interior view of the Salada Tea Company, 155 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., May 5, 1920

Statuary decorates this office in the Salada Tea Building in Boston, Massachusetts. The Building is at the intersection of Berkeley and Stuart Streets.

Date: 1920-05-05

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253434

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4150.0200.007

St. Joseph's Church, Auburn, Mass., 1949

7 drawings

Date: 1949

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 253448

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0150.001

St. Joseph's Church, Auburn, Mass., 1948-1950

5 drawings

Date: 1948-1950

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 253451

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0150.002

Worcester skating rink, Worcester, Mass., undated

The bottom of the image reads "225 x 100 feet, floor 175 x 73 feet."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253454

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.2180.0010.001

Group portrait of three unidentified children, location unknown, 1887

Two children sit below a tree while a third child holds a basket up to the branch. The image verso is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manchester, MA."

Date: 1887

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 253455

Ref. Code: PC023.002.023

Group portrait of unidentified woman and two children, location unknown, 1884

A woman is next to two young children in bonnets sitting in a hammock. The image verso is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manchester, MA."

Date: 1884

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 253456

Ref. Code: PC023.002.024

Portrait of an unidentified girl and boy playing in the ocean, location unknown, 1885

Two children play among rocks at the seashore in an unidentified location. A handwritten caption on the verso reads "In family album, 1884-1887." The image verso is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manchester, MA."

Date: 1885

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 253457

Ref. Code: PC023.002.025

Group portrait of five unidentified children, Manchester, Mass., 1889

Two girls and three boys pose outdoors with two sitting on a wagon, one sitting on a rocking chair and two standing in the middle of the group in Manchester, Massachusetts. The image verso is stamped with the following text "Photographed by Mrs. Greeley (Harriot) Curtis (1841-1923), Boston and Manch...

Date: 1889

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 253458

Ref. Code: PC023.002.026

Pioneer Market

Damaged image of two-story brick building with sign "pioneer market"; three men and a horse at lower level; two men stand on upper balcony.

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253772

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.069

Seated man with dark jacket and pants

man (30s) [possibly member of Codman/Bradlee family] seated with arm resting on side table, with dark jacket and pants with pattern fabric; image by John Plumbe Jr., a maverick daguerreotypist who operated an extensive chain during the 1840s

Date: 1840s

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253773

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.070

Harvard Men (John Quincy Adams and Theodore Chase)

Group portrait featuring four young men, probably from Harvard College, standing with top hats on the occasion of their graduation. Theodore Chase is second from right. Another man may be John Quincy Adams.

Date: 1853

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 253774

Ref. Code: PC005.D02.071

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