Historic New England

Business card for Frank Chouteau Brown illustrating his design for a home at Newton, Mass.

A business card for architect Frank Chouteau Brown, 9 Mount Vernon Square in Boston. The card displays a presentation drawing of a southeast view of a Tudor Revival house in Newton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195367

Ref. Code: EP001.01.007.01.03.001

Portrait of William Sumner Appleton

A three-quarter portrait of William Sumner Appleton taken at the studio of Colonel Theodore C. Marceau at 160 Tremont Street in Boston. Marceau owned a string of photographic studios in New York, Boston, San Francisco, and several other cities.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195368

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1775.01.001

Exterior rear view of Bellmont, the Cushing-Col. Benton Estate, Belmont, Mass.

An exterior view of the rear elevation of the John Perkins Cushing-Colonel Everett Chamberlin Benton House at 75 Oakley Road in Belmont, Massachusetts. J. P. Cushing named his estate "Bellmont" after a "gentle eminence at its center that provided views toward Fresh Pond and the Mystic River valley."...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195369

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0250.0050.001

Chinatown, Harrison Ave., Boston, Mass.

A picture postcard view of Chinatown in Boston from Harrison Avenue. Horse-drawn carts line each side of the street. The sign for Jacob Wirth's Restaurant on Eliot Street, renamed Stuart Street, Cosmopolitan Drug Co. 42 Kneeland St.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195371

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.077

New Year's card, depicting a young girl holding an umbrella in a snowstorm, 1888

This New Year greeting card depicts a young girl trudging through a snowstorm underneath a large umbrella on its cover. The inscription reads: "Happy New Year! It's I, of course! I knew you'd guess. You couldn't help but know. Who else would come to wish you joy in such a driving snow?"

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195373

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.006

New Year's card, depicting white Christmas roses and holly, 1876

This New Year greeting card features a spray of white Christmas roses and holly on its cover. The inscription reads: "Happy New Year!"

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195374

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.007

New Year's card, depicting pink roses and a white daisy, 1876

This New Year greeting card features a spray of pink roses and a white daisy on its cover. The inscription reads: "Happy New Year!"

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195375

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.008

New Year's card, depicting a calla lily, 1876

This New Year greeting card features a calla lily on the cover. The inscription reads: "Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, allelulia." The verse matches the text of Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:4.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195376

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.009

Wentworth-Gardner House exterior

A black-and-white print of this Wallace Nutting photograph of a front exterior view of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire after the restoration by Nutting. The front door is surmounted by a broken scroll pediment with a pineapple finial, a symb...

Collection: Norman Morrison Isham photographic collection

GUSN: 195377

Ref. Code: PC032.TMP.001

A Colonial three decker

This view shows the front façade of the Federal-style triple-decker John Peirce House on Court Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1799, the house is painted yellow and has a rectangular door surround and entry porch. Pilasters extend from the first to the upper floors. Swags in panels are...

Date: 1910-1919

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195378

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.04.008

Dresser, Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the kitchen of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire before the Wallace Nutting restoration. A dresser displays dishes and platters. A candlestick telephone sits on the cupboard top. Two birdcages hang from the ceiling. Mr...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195379

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.047

Upper hall, Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the second floor landing and hall of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A Palladian window, flanked by Ionic pilasters, fills the front wall. Wallpaper covers the panels between Ionic pilasters along the stairwell. Woo...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195380

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.010

Detail of stair in paneled hall, Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the upper hall from the landing of the main staircase between the first and second floors of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wainscoting and wallpaper with scenes of a forest, river, and waterfall adorn the wall. Th...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195381

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.011

Detail of front door, Gardner House, Portsmouth

This exterior view shows the front door and entry porch of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire before the Wallace Nutting restoration. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195382

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.008

A 48-inch panel, Gardner House

This interior view shows the north parlor in the Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire before the Wallace Nutting restoration. A marine painting of a ship hangs above the mantelpiece of the fireplace, which has been filled in. Corinthian pilasters flank the fireplac...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195383

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.009

Exterior view of the Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth, N.H.

An exterior view from across Mechanic Street of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Second Empire-style entry porch is supported by Corinthian columns and is surmounted by a balustrade. The front louver doors are closed. A two-seat swing set stands next to th...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195384

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1380.0520.001

Hall, Wentworth-Gardner-Nutting, House, Mechanic & Gardner Sts., Portsmouth

This interior view shows the main staircase and entrance hall of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire before the Wallace Nutting restoration. A light fixture hangs from below the keystone of the arched wall. Wainscotting and wallpaper adorn the w...

Date: 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195385

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.016

South parlor chamber

Wallace Nutting took this photograph of the south parlor chamber of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Chairs and rugs are arranged around the room. Several hats and a hatbox lay on the furniture. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the hous...

Date: 1916

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195386

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.012

Wentworth-Gardner, restored door head

This exterior view shows the front door of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire after the Wallace Nutting restoration. The paneled door is surmounted by a broken scrolled pediment. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wed...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195387

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.046

In the brave days of old

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the entrance hall of the Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume walks down the main staircase beneath a molded elliptical arch into the entrance hall, resting her right hand on the railing and holdi...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195388

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.027

Descending the Gardner stair

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the entrance hall of the Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume and hat walks down the main staircase beneath a molded elliptical arch into the entrance hall, holding a garment that may be a scarf o...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195389

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.030

Detail of upper landing, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the upper landing of the staircase of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner bo...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195391

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.024

A surprise visitation

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in a parlor of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume stands in the doorway, apparently surprising another model in period costume sitting in a chair near a window. Mrs. Elizabeth Ri...

Date: ca. 1916

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195392

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.028

Hanging summer herbs

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph of a model in period costume hanging herbs in the attic of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195393

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.037

Chamber, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the south parlor chamber in the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner bought the h...

Date: 1912-1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195394

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.015

Photograph titled, "Feminine finery"

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph of a model in period costume holding and looking at a hat in the south parlor in the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Th...

Date: 1916

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195395

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.001

A Portsmouth parlor corner

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph of a model in period costume of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She sits by a fireplace holding a cup. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195396

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.035

A Portsmouth front door

Wallace Nutting staged his photograph in the front hall of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume stands at the door. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195397

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.029

A Gardner parlor

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in a parlor of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Two models in period costume sit next to the fireplace and hold cups of tea or coffee. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a weddin...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195398

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.036

Wentworth-Gardner, lower hall

This interior view shows the main staircase and entrance hall of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195399

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.005

Polishing the pewter

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the kitchen of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume clean a pewter plate. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195400

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.031

Investigating an heirloom

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the kitchen of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume examines a basket, seated at the hearth. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her so...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195401

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.032

The empty mug

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the attic of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume sits at a table, on which is set a pitcher, mug, and a book. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a weddi...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195402

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.041

Burgess & Lang Bldgs., Haverhill, Mass., largest shoe factories in the world

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect in Haverhill, built the two eight-story buildings, which were...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195404

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.078

Burgess and Lang Buildings, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across Essex Street of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect in Haverhill, built the two eight-story buildings, which were the largest concrete s...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195405

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.079

The Burgess Building, largest concrete factory in the world, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across Essex Street of the front façade of the Burgess Building in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect in Haverhill, built the two eight-story buildings, which were the largest concrete shoe factories in the world at that time, for bankers Will...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195406

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.080

Burgess, Lang & Co., mfg. buildings, Haverhill, Mass., largest concrete shoe factories in the world

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect in Haverhill, built the two eight-story buildings, which were...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195407

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.081

Burgess & Lang Bldgs., largest concrete shoe factories in the world, Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view from across the railroad tracks of the front and side façades of the Burgess Building (on the right) and Lang Building (on the left) on Essex Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Charles Willis Damon, a prominent architect in Haverhill, built the two eight-story buildings, which were...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195408

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.082

Wentworth chamber, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the south parlor chamber of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner bought the h...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195413

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.022

Nichols bedchamber, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the Nichols bedchamber, or dining room chamber, of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major Willi...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195414

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.020

Peirce bedchamber, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the Pierce bedchamber of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner bought the hous...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195415

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.021

Splayed fireplace, Peirce bedchamber, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the splayed fireplace in the Pierce bedchamber of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major Willia...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195416

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.018

Gardner chamber

This interior view shows the Gardner bedchamber, or north parlor chamber, of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major Will...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195417

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.017

South parlor chamber

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the south parlor chamber of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume sits next to a tester bed. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son...

Date: 1916

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195418

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.002

A bacchanal procession

This photograph presents a close-up view of the wallpaper in the dining room of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The design includes a bacchanal procession. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her so...

Date: 1916

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195419

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.004

Upper hall, extreme position, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the upper hall of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major William Gardner bought the house and l...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195420

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.014

Stair, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

Wallace Nutting staged this photograph in the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A model in period costume sits on the landing at the turning of a staircase. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Tho...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195421

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.040

Great panel, north parlor, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth

This interior view shows the panel above the fireplace in the north parlor of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House on Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 1793, Major Wil...

Date: 1915

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195422

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.03.019

Jaffrey House parlor

This interior view shows the parlor fireplace in the Georgian-style Jaffrey House on Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wood paneling covers the walls except one area with wallpaper. Corinthian pilasters flank the fireplace, which has been blocked up. George Jaffrey, a New Hampshire Supreme...

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195423

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.02.002

Jaffrey House cupboard

A view of the corner cupboard, with its doors and drawers closed, in the Georgian-style Jaffrey House on Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A carved cornice and Corinthian pilasters adorn the cupbord. A bow-back Windsor chair stands next to the cupboard. George Jaffrey, a New Hampshire Supr...

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: Wallace Nutting photographic collection, 1910s-1930s

GUSN: 195424

Ref. Code: PC039.USNH.02.003

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