Historic New England

Saddled horse

A black and white photograph of a horse standing in front of a set of stairs leading to the porch of a dwelling. The horse is saddled and wearing a bridle. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293128

Ref. Code: PC060.09.006

Horse pulling carriage

A black and white photograph of a horse hitched to a carriage. Only the front wheels of the carriage are visible. The horse stands in front of a dwelling with a porch. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293129

Ref. Code: PC060.09.007

Horse pulling carriage with unidentified rider

A black and white photograph of a horse hitched to a carriage occupied by an unidentified woman. The horse and carriage stand in front of a dwelling. An unidentified man and small black dog stand on the steps leading to the porch. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family est...

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293130

Ref. Code: PC060.09.008

Paine Estate, Waltham, Mass.

A black and white, mounted photograph of the Paine Estate in Waltham, Mass. The house is seen from across a sweeping lawn that includes a large stone wall, small hills, and trees.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293132

Ref. Code: PC060.07.001

Fountain, Second Harrison Gray Otis House, 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Mass.

A black and white, mounted photograph of a fountain at the rear of the Second Harrison Gray Otis House at 85 Mount Vernon Street in Boston, Mass. The fountain features the head of a lion.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 293133

Ref. Code: PC060.07.002

Vertical lift railroad bridge, general plan and elevation drawing

An elevation drawing for the vertical lift railroad bridge across the Cape Cod Canal designed by the Army Corps of Engineers and drawn by Norman L. Gamache.

Date: 1985-04-09

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293238

Ref. Code: MS028.02.001.001

"Onisett Village"

A handwritten manuscript titled "Onisett Village," creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293239

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.001

List of captions

A handwritten list of what appear to be captions to photographs. The creator is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293240

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.002

"New Bedford"

A handwritten manuscript titled "New Bedford," creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293241

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.003

"Use Prisoners, Let them Labor on Cape Cod Canal"

A handwritten manuscript titled "Use Prisoners, Let Them Labor on Cape Cod Canal," creator unknown. The manuscript includes a note that reads: "Printed Mar. 1, 1898." The manuscript is much more modern.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293242

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.004

"Town of Bourne"

A handwritten manuscript titled "Town of Bourne," creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293243

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.005

"A Suggestion for the Use of Convict Labor on the Cape Cod Canal"

A handwritten manuscript titled "A Suggestion for the Use of Convict Labor on the Cape Cod Canal," creator unknown. A note on the manuscript indicates that it is a handwritten copy of something published in the Boston Journal on January 12, 1898.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293244

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.006

"Wareham"

A handwritten manuscript titled "Wareham," creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293245

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.007

"Preface"

A handwritten manuscript titled "Preface," creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293246

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.008

"50th Anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal Certificate Guarantee"

A handwritten manuscript titled "50th Anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal Certificate Guarantee," creator unknown. It appears to be a handwritten version of a printed item also in the Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection in the Ephemera series.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293247

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.009

Untitled manuscript

An untitled typescript manuscript, creator unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293248

Ref. Code: MS028.02.002.010

List of captions

A handwritten list of what appear to be captions to photographs. The creator is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293252

Ref. Code: MS028.02.003.001

List of captions

A handwritten list of what appear to be captions to photographs. The creator is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293253

Ref. Code: MS028.02.003.002

List of captions

A handwritten list of what appear to be captions to photographs. The creator is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293254

Ref. Code: MS028.02.003.003

Letter to James M. Lincoln from Charles M. Thompson

A handwritten note addressed to J. M. Lincoln of Wareham, Mass., from Chas. M. Thompson of Sandwich, Mass. The letter reads: "Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter of the 29th and beg to state in reply that we have no extra plans of the Canal. The one mention in the advertisement being the origin...

Date: 1907-08-31

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293256

Ref. Code: MS028.02.004.002

Letter to Charles M. Thompson from James M. Lincoln

A handwritten note addressed to Chas. M. Thompson of Sandwich, Mass., from J. M. Lincoln of Wareham, Mass. The letter is largely illegible.

Date: 1907-08-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293257

Ref. Code: MS028.02.004.001

Letter to Charles M. Thompson from James M. Lincoln

A handwritten note addressed to Chas. M. Thompson of Sandwich, Mass., from J. M. Lincoln of Wareham, Mass. in response to Thompson's letter of August 31st.

Date: 1907-09-04

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293261

Ref. Code: MS028.02.004.003

Draft, "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment"

A typescript draft of "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment." The pages are hand numbered, and the document is missing some pages and sections.

Date: ca. 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293274

Ref. Code: MS028.02.005.001

Draft, "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment"

A typescript draft of what is probably the "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment."

Date: ca. 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293275

Ref. Code: MS028.02.005.002

Scrapbook

A scrapbook of newspaper clippings. The last few pages include handwritten notes about day's activities.

Date: 1897-1909

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293278

Ref. Code: MS028.02.006.001

Bourne photograph album

A photograph album including black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and cyanotypes of Bourne, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1910

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293279

Ref. Code: MS028.04.004.001

Family photograph album

A photograph album including family snapshots.

Date: 1912-1921

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293280

Ref. Code: MS028.04.005.001

Aerial view of Cape Cod Canal

A color slide of an aerial view of the Cape Cod Canal, showing the canal, a roadway and railroad tracks on the near side of the canal, and the banks of the far side of the canal. Between the road and the railroad tracks is a house, and other houses can be seen further down the road.

Date: ca. 1950

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293287

Ref. Code: MS028.04.033.001

Aerial view of Cape Cod Canal

A color slide of an aerial view of the Cape Cod Canal, showing the canal, a roadway and railroad tracks on the near side of the canal, and the banks of the far side of the canal. Train cars on the railroad tracks can be seen in the bottom left corner of the image.

Date: ca. 1950

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 293288

Ref. Code: MS028.04.033.002

Success, wherever, whenever you build, catalog c, Wm. C. McConnell Co., Erie and Albany Streets, Cambridge, Mass.

McConnell specializes in flooring and woodwork including doors, windows and mantels.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293316

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.008

Price list, Chas. Ripley & Sons, manufacturers and dealers in lumber, doors, sash, blinds, Poultney, Vermont

The business makes mouldings, cornices and scroll work in addition to doors and window components.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293322

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.001

Catalogue, glass knobs, 1883-1928, John Tein Company, 11 South Street, Boston, Mass.

Glass door knobs for colonial architecture homes.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.005

Rezo doors, Paine Lumber Co., Ltd., Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Features of the Rezo flush door, modeled after doors in the John Hancock House, are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293327

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.002

Kinnear steel rolling doors, shutters and partitions, The Kinnear Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio

Kinnear products are featured on one side of the card. The card versos have images of state capitol buildings with series numbers 1-5. The cards were sent to P.H. Dolan, Supt., Pittsfield Electricity Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293332

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.003

Holcomb & Hoke Foldoor, Holcomb & Hoke Mfg. Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

The features and advantages of the Foldoor are described in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "AIA File 16M."

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293335

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.004

Here is the Overhead Door for your greasing station with salt spray steel tracks and hardware, Overhead Door Corporation, Hartford City, Indiana

The advantages of using the Overhead Door in gas station garages are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293338

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.005

You can expect permanent, dependable, more efficient service with the Overhead Door equipment with salt spray steel tracks and hardware, Overhead Door Corporation, Hartford City, Indiana

Overhead Doors can be used in different types of industrial buildings. The doors are available at Overhead Door Sales Co., Inc., 68 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293339

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.006

Modern Tuf-Flex Doors of tempered plate glass, Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company, Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio

The features and advantages of Tuf-Flex Doors is shown in existing department stores.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293340

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.007

No fame, no acclaim, only blame, National Metalclad Door Association, 550 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, New York

Definitions and practices for applying labels to fire doors are addressed to building officials, architects and engineers. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File Number 16-B."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293355

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.008

Modern patterns cottage front doors, designed, manufactured and sold by The Foster-Munger Co., Chicago, Illinois

The business is self-described as "America's greatest sash and door house." Door styles are described in the catalog.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.009

Radford, no. 1850, world's largest front door manufacturers, Chicago, Illinois; Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Duluth, Minnesota

Front door styles are described in the catalog. A separate flyer describes the one dollar book given free with every front door. The book title is "100 prize winner house plans."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293359

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.010

J.P. Tolman & Co., Samson Cordage, solid braided window sash cord., 164 High Sgtreet, Fort Hill Square, Boston, Mass.

Window sash cords are described in the item. The business is also an agent for the New England Patent Fire Escape Co.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293424

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.006

Cards, correspondence, and related

Series II, Cards, correspondence and related, ca. 1913-1971, undated (#C.1.28-C.3.25, C.13.20-C.13.24) contains announcements, cards, correspondence, drafts of letters, invitations, letter of introduction, postcards, stationary, and sympathy letters received and sent by Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (19...

Date: 1913-1971, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 293421

Ref. Code: MS044.02

Clubs and organizations

Series III, Clubs and organizations, 1928-1971, undated (#C.3.26-C.4.65, OB.2.11) contains material relating to the social, professional and philanthropic organizations in which Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) participated and includes annual reports, awards, bulletins, calendars, corresponden...

Date: 1928-1971, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 293422

Ref. Code: MS044.03