Historic New England

Property of The U.S. Instantaneous Photographic Company, 113 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Four photographs display a Patent Brass Pedestal with the "Seven Mile Funeral Cortege of Genl. Grant" album resting on it.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265344

Ref. Code: EP001.01.090.01.01.008

Price list, developing, printing on Velox and enlarging, Eastman Kodak Stores, Inc., Robey-French Company, 38 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The store carries albums, frames and offers suggestions on taking photographs.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265345

Ref. Code: EP001.01.090.01.01.009

Cambridgeport Photograph and Tintype Gallery, Charles H. Danforth, corner of Main and Magazine Streets, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

Danforth will copy pictures into every style and finish them in ink or colors. The item was printed by the Propeller Press, 21 Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265444

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.001

Business cards for Paul E. LaValley, Clarke & Marks Co., photographs, 113A, Roxbury, Mass., undated

The Company does general business photography and photographic engraving.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265445

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.002

Trade card for Batchelder's Photo Shoppe, commercial photographers, 29 Spring Street, Lynn, Mass., undated

Batchelder does architective and progress work, interiors, machinery photos for catalogs, family groups and animals.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265446

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.003

Discount coupons for the Chickering Photo. Co., 43 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The discount coupons entitle the customer to one dozen $8.00 cabinet photographs and one $10.00 16 x 20 finished crayon for $5.00.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265447

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.004

Trade card for Joseph L. Bates, manufacturer of stereoscopes, 13 1-2 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Bates is a dealer in photographs, stereoscopic views, cards and cabinets of celebrities.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.005

Trade card for Wm.T. Clark, view photographer, 352 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Clark will photograph architectural and interior views, groups, paintings and old documents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.006

Ticket for L.W. Cook, photographic rooms, 535 Washington street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1885

The ticket and $.75 can be exchanged for 12 card photographs. The Cook Photographic Rooms are next door to the Boston Theatre and directly opposite R.H. White & Company.

Date: ca. 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265460

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.007

Leaflet for Bachrach, photographs of distinction, location unknown, undated

The handwritten text on the verso reads "My grandmother Edith Snelling wife of Bernard Whitman Lawrence (Storke)." Bachrach's ability to reproduce old prints, daguerreotypes and Kodak pictures is described on the leaflet. The item is folded inside a transparent envelope printed with the text "The Pu...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265463

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.008

List of stereoscopic views, photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, New Hampshire, undated

The images are for sale by Joseph L. Bates, 129 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The back cover has an image of The Holmes Stereoscope, with the inventions and improvements added by Mr. Bates.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265467

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.009

Advertisement for Davis & Co., photograph artists, corner Winter and Washington Streets, entrance No. 2 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., 1863

The building in the image shows Orlando Tompkins, apothecary on the ground floor, Henry Guild, manufacturing jeweller on the second floor and Davis on the third floor. The advertisement is from "Alm," 1863.

Date: 1863

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265468

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.010

Restoring the hidden treasure, Bachrach, photographs of distinction, 647 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Reproductive work Bachrach can perform on old photographs is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265473

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.011

Catalogue of stereoscopic views, published by S.F. Adams, New Bedford, Mass., 1867

Adams is the successor to the Bierstadt Brothers. The item was printed by E. Anthony & Sons, 67 Union Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Date: 1867

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265474

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.012

Photographic post cards of Old Deerfield, Mass., sold by Mary Wells Child, Deerfield, Mass., undated

The postcards are published by Charles H. Howard, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265475

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.013

Catalogue of photographs of old and historic houses, W.B. Clarke & Co., 340 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Houses in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and New York are listed by location with the construction date provided.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265481

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.015

Three-quarter portrait of an unidentified man, standing, facing front, Chickering Photographic Studio, Elmer Chickering, proprietor, 21 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The man rests his right arm on the back of a chair and holds a hat in his left hand. Handwritten text on the image verso reads "Directly across from panel format view of 93-95-97 in an album of cartes, cabinets and panels."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265483

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.016

Trade card for Joseph M. Foster, photographer, No. 343 Broadway, South Boston, Mass., undated

Handwritten text on the item verso reads "Found on attic floor, Gen. Sylvanus Thayer birthplace, Braintree, with many other photographers' paraphernalia, 1957."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265486

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.017

Portraits and views, catalogue, H.P. Cook, photographer, 913 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia, 1904

Two text lines at the top of the item have been covered.

Date: 1904

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265488

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.018

Stereoscopes and stereoscopic pictures, Joseph L. Bates, 129 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Bates sells his merchandise, wholesale and retail, at the lowest prices.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265489

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.019

Handbill for carte de visites, Davis & Co.'s, No. 2 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 1864

Davis has enlarged and renovated reception rooms. The item was printed by Propeller Printer, 15 Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1864-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265490

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.020

The Old Offices, 44 State Street, January, 1926 (H. L. Higginson's offices)

14 pages of 8" x 10" albumen prints of the outside and interior of the investment banking offices of H. L. Higginson. The firm Lee, Higginson & Co. was located at 44 State Street. Detail and quality of the photos are very high.

Date: 1926

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 265491

Ref. Code: PC009.267

Trade card for the Providence Steam Paint Works, Parker & Co., proprietors, manufacturers and dealers in white lead, zinc, verdigris, 55 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

The business carries all kinds of painters' supplies.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264975

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.013

Trade card for Stephen Whipple & Bro., cleansers and dealers in gum copal of all kinds, office, No. 3 Central Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated

The Gum Copal Works is located at 35 Turner Street in Salem, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264976

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.014

Trade card for E. & F. King & Co., importers and dealers in paints, chemicals, and dye-stuffs, Nos. 26 & 27 India, corner Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated

King manufactures copal varnishes and is the sole agent for The Union White Lead.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264977

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.015

Trade card for Rossie Iron Ore Paint, Rossie Iron Ore Paint Co., Ogdensburg, New York, undated

Customers are told to paint their roofs, barns and fences with the product. Rossie Paint is for sale by Willard E. Greene in Burlington, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264982

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.016

Trade card for Spring & Company, location unknown, undated

A landscape image overlays the colors on the palette shaped trade card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264983

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.017

Trade card for Dexter Brothers, paints, oils & varnishes, 55 & 57 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Dexter is an agent for Beymer, Bauman & Company, Chicago.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264984

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.018

Trade card for the Murphy Varnish Company, 140 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The chariot carries a container of Murphy's Varnish.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 264985

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.019

Trade card for Beymer, Bauman & Co. White Lead, location unknown, undated

Walker & Nelson, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, deal in paints and are agents for the Beymer White Lead. Four men ride in a horse-drawn vehicle in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265007

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.020

Trade card for Beymer, Bauman & Co. White Lead, location unknown, undated

Walker & Nelson, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, deal in paints and are agents for the Beymer White Lead. A woman paints at an easel at the seashore in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265008

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.021

Burgess, Fobes Co. Pure White Lead, Portland, Maine, 1911 January 1

The process for making white lead and linseed oil is described with a price list.

Date: 1911-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265009

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.022

Postcard for Dutch Boy White Lead, location unknown, undated

The caption text reads "Next to white a most desirable color scheme is a soft yellow, with white trim. For dignified, sanitary, economical decoration of walls paint them with Dutch Boy White Lead." The postcard verso has a Dutch Boy stamp.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265010

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.023

Trade card for The Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co., paint, white lead, stains, New Milford, Connecticut, undated

The Company carries Wheeler's Patent Wood Filler. The business has offices in New York and Chicago.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265011

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.024

Invitation for the Highland Paint and Wall Paper Co., opening, 140 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business invites customers to the opening of its new display rooms and store located at 140 State Street. The image caption reads "A bridge in old China."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265012

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.025

Envelope for Berry Brothers Inc., varnishes, enamels, lacquers, stains, 21 Power House Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The trade mark logo reads "Berry Brothers' celebrated varnishes, Detroit."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265013

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.026

Circular for Plastico, a permanent wall coating, Anti-Kalsomine Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1888 January 14

The use of Plastico will allow a painter to achieve effects superior to wallpaper. Plastico is for sale at Chas. Richardson & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1888-01-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265014

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.027

Billhead for Oliver Johnson & Co., importers, manufacturers and dealers in white lead, colors & painters supplies, office 19, warehouse, 13 & 15 Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 1877 June 23

The business manufactures Villa Paints for inside and outside use. Johnson also deals in grocer's drugs, patent medicines, perfumery and soaps. The Company paint works is at the corner of Eddy and Elm Streets in Providence, Rhode Island.

Date: 1877-06-23

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265015

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.028

Letterhead for Dexter Brothers, wholesale paint dealers and manufacturers, 55-57 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1891 April 21

The top of the letterhead has logos for Dexter Brothers English Shingle Stain and Beymer, Bauman & Co. Pure White Lead, Pittsburgh.

Date: 1891-04-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265016

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.029

Price list for H.N.F. Marshall & Co., importers and dealers in paints, oils, window glass, 78 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., 1863 July 6

Individual products and prices are listed on the item verso.

Date: 1863-07-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265017

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.030

Brochure for the Boston Enamel Paint Company, Boston, Mass., undated

The brochure provides color samples, application directions and prices. Geo. Blanchard & Brothers is the agent in Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265018

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.031

Brochure for Alabastine, stone base cement wall coating, Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan, undated

A color sample and directions for use are provided in the brochure. The product is available from Watson, Hallett & Company, 85 Oliver Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265019

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.032

Color sample for Averill Paint, manufactured by The Taylor Paint & Oil Co., New York and Boston, undated

Taylor is the successor to Seeley Brothers. The product features and testimonials are listed on the item verso. Maloney & Spaulding in Cavendish, Vermont sell Averill Paint.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 265020

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.033