Historic New England

Calendar 1898, John P. Squire & Co., hams, bacon & sausage, 21 to 25 Faneuil Hall Market & 39 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

Squire has a pork packing house and also manufactures Leaf Lard.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323368

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.02.009

Trade card for Equitable Safe Deposit Company, Equitable Building, No. 67 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The business urges the public to safeguard their valuables in a safe deposit vault rather than be subjected to robbery as is shown in the card illustration.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323377

Ref. Code: EP001.01.120.01.01.002

Trade card for Winfield M. Brown & Co., insurance, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. and 80 Maiden Lane, New York, New York

One side of the card has a portrait of George Washington and the other side has a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323380

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.024

Greetings from Vermont, cereal, Maltex Company, Burlington, Vermont

The Company makes Maypo Oat Cereal and Maltex Cereal. A young boy is served a Maltex cereal in a kitchen with a dog and cat looking on.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323381

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.04.028

Quincy Market and Fanueil Hall, Boston, Mass.

Faneuil Hall can be seen in the image with Quincy Market to the right. A flag advertising Farquhar's Seed Store can be seen on the left side of the image. Faneuil Hall's role in the Revolution is described on the item verso. Numbers on the front of the item are "T56" and "6180."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323383

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0680.003

Historic center of stirring revolutionary scenes, Old State House from Court Street, Boston, Mass.

The item verso has historic information on the Old State House site and Boston. Numbers on the front of the item are "392" and "11687."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323384

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0684.001

Massachusetts - Charlestown - US Navy Yard - Constitution

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323385

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0140

Exterior view of the Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass., 1930s

Street view of the Swett-Ilsley House, summer, Blue Anchor Tavern sign visable.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 323389

Ref. Code: PC006.SWE.01.007

Constitution, most famous of American warships, Boston Navy Yard, Mass.

The Constitution's role in the War of 1812 is described on the item verso. Numbers on the item are "T60" and "6165."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323392

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0140.001

Picturesque New England, Otter Creek, near Rutland, Vermont

A general description of Vermont is provided on the item verso. Numbers on the front of the item are "T65" and "W32574."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323393

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0630.0010.001

Group portrait of unidentified men standing in front of the Globe Hotel, Lowell, Mass.

The item appears to be a centennial portrait taken outside the Globe Hotel in 1876. Signs read "S.W. Brown & Co. wholesale & retail oyster dealers," "Globe Hotel Lager Beer Vaults," and "Ladies and gents' oyster and dining saloon."

Date: 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323403

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1000.0030.002

Spooling room, Mechanics' Mill, Fall River, Mass.

The spooling room in the Mechanics' Mills, a cotton manufacturer, can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323420

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.4050.002

Making maple sugar, New Hampshire

Two men are seen working at a maple sugar site with smoke rising from the fire. A pair of snowshoes are leaning against the tree in the foreground. "No. 55" is on the front of the item.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323469

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.3850.001

Boiling sap, New Hampshire

Two men work at a maple sugar site in the image. "No. 53" is on the front of the item.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323470

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.3850.002

Handkerson's claim at the Gold Miner's Glen, Plymouth, Vermont

The claim is seen with a farm in the background. Online resources give the miner's name as "William Hankerson."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323477

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.3950.001

Box, joyous merry Christmas, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

A 19th century coach travels down a street in front of the Jordan Marsh store in Boston in the repeated box illustrations. The illustration colors are red, white and green. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323492

Ref. Code: EP002.02.062

Box, joyous merry Christmas, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

A 19th century coach travels down a street in front of the Jordan Marsh store in Boston in the repeated box illustrations. The illustration colors are red, white and green. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323493

Ref. Code: EP002.02.063

Box, Jordan Marsh the store with you in mind, Jordan Marsh, Boston, Mass.

The box cover is blue with white lettering. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323494

Ref. Code: EP002.02.064

Box, Jordan Marsh, Boston, Mass.

The box cover is dark grey with "Jordan Marsh" in black lettering inside a double square. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323495

Ref. Code: EP002.02.065

Box, Jordan Marsh, a unit of Allied Stores, Boston, Mass.

The box cover is a buff color with green lettering and a line above the Jordan Marsh name. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323496

Ref. Code: EP002.02.066

Box, Touraine, Cherry Webb & Touraine, location unknown

The box top is white with the name "Touraine" in pink lettering. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323497

Ref. Code: EP002.02.067

Box, Merry Christmas, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

In the repeated illustrations a couple stand by a road side and wave to a coach carrying packages and passengers. The illustrations colors are red, white, yellow and black. The box bottom is white.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323499

Ref. Code: EP002.02.068

Box, Schrafft's blue banner chocolates, W.F. Schrafft & Sons Corp., Boston, Mass.

The bottom of the box lists the pieces in this special one pound box. There is a small logo on the cover with text that urges people to purchase war bonds and stamps. The cover illustration has a portrait of an unidentified woman. "25 x 89" is stamped inside the box.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323502

Ref. Code: EP002.02.069

F. A. Thayer & Co. photograph, Center Street, Amherst, Mass.

Streetscape of Center Street, Amherst, Mass. featuring the F. A. Thayer & Co.. Photographer features people in front of store, most likely employees.

Date: ca. 1890, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323500

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0070.0030.001

Box, Kemp's signature chocolates, E.F. Kemp, Somerville, Mass.

The bottom of the box lists the box assortment. Text on the box reads "From the famous Golden Glow Shops."

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 323503

Ref. Code: EP002.02.070

J. I. Paderewskiego Kapella, Three Rivers, Mass., 1927

J. I. Paderewskiego Kapella band is seen in front of a storefront in Three Rivers, Massachusetts, a village in Palmer, Massachusetts.

Date: 1927

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323526

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2260.0010.001

Pawtucket, Rhode Island streetscape with Troy Laundry Company horse drawn carriage, circa 1910

1 mounted photographic print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323607

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0340.0020.001

Stereoscopic views, just published, a new series of stereoscopic views of Thomaston, Rockland, Owl's Head and vicinity by E.C. Fernald, Thomaston, Maine

Fernald has created images of residences, stores, streets, churches and other places of interest for customers. He made a summer tour of the White Mountains and these views are available as well.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323613

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.021

Dorothy Draper Hamlen family home, Brush Hill Road, Milton, MA

A large bound album displayng in detail the home of Dorothy Draper Hamlen and her family at 704 Brush Hill Road, Milton, Massachusetts. Album has over 700 black -and-white photographs and was assembled and photographed by Dorothy Draper Hamlen between 1939-1940. The photograph collection illustrat...

Date: 1939-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 323630

Ref. Code: PC009.289

Otis Air Force Base Commissioned Officers Open Mess matchbook cover

An organge, white, and blue matchnook cover with navy and white lettering from the Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Mass. The matchbook advertises a woman on the telephone, drink in hand, with the caption "Come Over - Party's On!"