Historic New England

Photograph and roster of Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13, Camp Devens, Mass., 1917 October 2

Panoramic albumen print of the Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1917. Ambulances and buildings at the camp are visible in the background. Photograph was produced by the General Electric Company. The photographer is F. D. Burt. On the ve...

Date: October 2, 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363188

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.015.002

Caroline Louisa Williams French, invoice from Mlle. Camille Lipman, 1883

Invoice dated Sept. 12, 1883 from dressmaker Camille Lipman to Miss Caroline L. W. French (of Boston, Mass.), listing items made, their respective prices, and a total owed. Included on this invoice is a luxorious sapphire blue velvet ensemble trimmed with chinchilla fur also in Historic New England'...

Date: September 12, 1883

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 363195

Ref. Code: MS029.002.038

The "Domestic" sewing machine without a teacher, "Domestic" Sewing Machine Company, New York, New York

1 booklet, 36 pages : illustrations ; 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363198

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.079

The Giust Gallery Collection: Wall Plaques, 1997

One 6-page folding product catalog highlighting the various plaster cast wall plaques available from The Giust Gallery in 1997.

Date: 1997

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.045

The Burgess-Wright Aeroplane (Burgess Biplane Model F), Burgess Company and Curtis, Marblehead, Mass., c. 1911

12-page product catalog detailing dimensions, components, operation system, price, and design of the Burgess Biplane Model F, first crafted in 1911 by early airplane manufacturer Burgess Company and Curtis. Based in Marblehead, Mass., the company was licensed to use designs under patent from the Wri...

Date: 1911, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363223

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.080

Advertisement for Weaver & Brothers' Furniture Ware-Rooms, Wyman's Exchange, corner of Merrimack and Central Streets, Lowell, Mass.

Advertisement for the goods and services available at Weaver & Brothers in Lowell, Mass., selling "furniture, carpets and feathers, and other furnishing goods". The broadside has an illustration of the company's warehouse in the center.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363224

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.019

Tissue wrapping paper for Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey, Milliner, Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut, c. 1870s

Sheet of tissue wrapping paper advertising the millinery work of Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey of Falls Village, Canaan, Conn., printed c. 1870s. The illustrations on the advertisement include a hand holding up a bouquet of flowers (among which are bust portraits of women wearing fashionable hats) and two hat ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363233

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.03.025

Lighting and Light Fixtures

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Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 363234

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150

Chandelier design, C.4.1547, Metallic Arts of New England, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., undated

Design is labelled as "scale 1/4 full size".

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 363236

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150.001

Advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures, manufactured by Thomas Stevens, Coventry, England, undated

One undated advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures consisting of a 5 7/8 x 2 1/8 inch color woven silk image mounted on a larger piece of cardboard. The image, titled "The Good Old Days", depicts the London & York Royal Mail Coach. The verso of the card displays a drawing of the Stev...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363243

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.01.02.016

Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

This collection consists of ten design renderings created by lighting company Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Made in colored pencil on tissue paper and mounted on cardboard, the drawings display perspectives of bracketed and hanging lanterns. Each drawing is labelled "scale ¼ of full size" and includes a ...

Date: circa 1930, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363267

Ref. Code: GC009

Design A74657, drawing of bracketed lantern, E. F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A74657, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Mounted fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture has a pointed top with scalloped edging. It is attached to the wall ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363270

Ref. Code: GC009.01

Design A78120, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A78120, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Wall fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. Gothic appearance with pointed top. The upper portion of the figure also has a spok...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363271

Ref. Code: GC009.02

Design A93178, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A93178, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace. The fixture has a gothic appearance and a club link connecting the chain to the fi...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363272

Ref. Code: GC009.03

Design A99326, drawing of hanging lantern, E. F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99326, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture has a gothic appearance and has a club link connecting the chain and t...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363273

Ref. Code: GC009.04

Design A99327, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99327, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. It is mostly gray pencil with some blue. It has a Gothic appearance and has ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363274

Ref. Code: GC009.05

Design A99328, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99328, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture appears to be Gothically inspired. There is a clover link connec...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363275

Ref. Code: GC009.06

Design A99329, drawing of hanging lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99329, drawing of hanging lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Hanging light fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The light has a club link that connects the chain to the fixture. Gothically...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363276

Ref. Code: GC009.07

Design A99331, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99331, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The fixture appears to be Gothically inspired. The fixture is hanging from a wall mount ...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363277

Ref. Code: GC009.08

Design A99333, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99333, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. The gothic inspired fixture is mounted to the wall and has a pointed top with a spike pr...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363278

Ref. Code: GC009.09

Design A99334, drawing of bracketed lantern, E.F. Caldwell & Co., circa 1930s

Design A99334, drawing of bracketed lantern. Labelled "scale 1/4 of full size." Board embossed with statement stating E.F. Caldwell & Co. design rights. Fixture in pencil with some colored pencil on trace paper. It has a Gothic appearance with decorative parts that protrude from both the top and bot...

Date: c. 1930s, undated

Collection: Edward F. Caldwell & Co. graphic collection, circa 1930s

GUSN: 363279

Ref. Code: GC009.10

Instruction book, Snow's Skirt System and the fundamental principles of skirt designing, 9th edition, Lester J. Snow, Rockford, Ill., c. 1918

1 instructional booklet, 24 pages : illustrations ; 10 13/16 x 7 3/4 inches

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363310

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.036

Product descriptions brochure, Old Village Paint Colours, Post Office Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Includes two single-page inserts: one with paint swatches and one advertising Old Village Paste Wood Stain.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363315

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.147

Brochure, Old Village Buttermilk Paint Reproduction Colours, Stulb's Old Village Paint, P.O. Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

1 brochure : illustrated ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363316

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.148

Proposed greenhouse for Chas. B. Manning Esq., Manchester, New Hampshire, Lord & Burnham, March 11, 1916

Architectural blueprint of proposed greenhouse by Lord & Burnham Co. for Charles B. Manning of Manchester, New Hampshire. There are comments and suggestions in black ink written on portions of the proposal. The blueprint is dated March 11, 1916, and was found folded inside of a c. 1910s copy of Lord...

Date: 1916

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 363317

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.1300.003

Brochure, Old Village Paint Colors, Stulb's Color Craftsmen, P.O. Box 1030, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, c. 1983

Includes paint swatches, separate order form (1 page), and separate paint color advertisement (1 sheet)

Date: c. 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363324

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.149

Brochure, Williamsburg Buttermilk Paint Colors, Old Village Paints, The Stulb Company, P.O. Box 597, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Includes paint swatches and single-sheet advertising insert; "Crafted for Reproduction of Original Colors from painted Objects in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, In Simulated Buttermilk Paints".

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.150

Specifier's manual, 12th ed., Fine Paints of Europe, P.O. Box 419, Woodstock, Vermont

1 trade catalog, 68 pages : illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363326

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.151

Brochure, colours in oil, Historic Paints Ltd., Burr Tavern, Route 1, Box 474, East Meredith, New York

Includes paint chips and two inserts: one paintbrush catalogue and one color description sheet.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363328

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.152

Lumber! Prices Reduced!, advertisement, E. & H. Sewall, Chesterville, Maine, March 1, 1878

1 broadside; 13 x 9 3/4 inches

Date: March 1, 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363332

Ref. Code: EP001.15.026

Exterior views of Eustis Estate, watercolors by Julia Blackbourn, Milton, Mass., undated

3 watercolors; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 363336

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Milton.812

Lovell Diamond bicycles, Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., 155 Washington St. Corner Cornhill (Adams Square), Boston, Mass., c. 1920

Trade catalog sent out by Iver Johnson Sporting Goods for bicycle parts. Products include hangers, chains, bicycle lamps, and tires. Most listings come with dimensions, an illustration with both the item by iteslef and how it can be used on the bicycle, and price variations for different stylings an...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361095

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.005

Schedule trade card for Ryther House Barn Theatre, Route 5, Bernardston, Mass., undated

Schedule acting as a trade card for the Ryther House Barn Theatre. The productions being advertised are "The Odd Couple," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Fanny," and "She Stoops to Conquer;" the productions are scheduled through July and August.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361097

Ref. Code: EP001.01.038.01.01.029

Billhead and advertisements from the Henry N. Clark Co., manufacturers and jobbers of stoves, ranges, furnaces, and repairs, 56-62 Union St., Boston, Mass., 1932

Advertising and billheads put out by Henry N. Clark Co. There is a letter with a billhead stapled to the back, indicating to the addressee that they are currently out of stock for their requested product. The brochure and advertisement give consumers a look at their products, with each containing a ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361099

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.02.014

Coldspot: an important guide to care, operation, maintenance / attractive party dishes, Sears, Roebuck and Co., United States of America, undated

The catalog advertises the services of the coldspot refrigerator, instructing consumers on how to take of and fully utilize their new kitchen appliance. Within the catalog are also testimonials, color images of the appliance in the home, operating instructions, and recipes that include putting the d...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361100

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.081

Advertisement for Foster's hook gloves, Houston & Henderson, Washington St., Boston, Mass., 1899

Advertisement for Foster's Hook Gloves. The front of the advertisement showcases a color lithograph of a woman wearing the gloves while seated at a table adorned with roses. The back of the advertisement showcases the gloves in their box along with a vase of roses. The inside of the advertisement li...

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361102

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.01.028

Advertisement for Miss Wilson hats and dresses, 657 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

An advertisement for hats and dresses from a shop in Boston.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361103

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.01.029

Cellars underground: the cellar reborn, American Radiator Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

The trade catalog provides consumers with numerous examples of renovated basements and cellars and potential design choices. Each renovated space is accompanied by before-and-after photographic print of the space, floor plans, and the costs of the renovations. Published by the American Radiator Comp...

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361171

Ref. Code: EP005.626

How to build a recreation room in your basement or attic, by Bob Baer, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1952

The trade catalog contains articles describing numerous aspects of renovating basements and attics into finished recreation rooms. Written by Bob Baer. Published by the Armstrong Cork Company.

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361173

Ref. Code: EP005.627

The how-to book of attic & basement remodeling, by Andy Lang, Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn., 1964

The catalog contains articles describing numerous aspects of renovating basements and attics into finished recreation rooms. Throughout are photographic prints, diagrams, and other supporting content showcasing the proper procedures. Written by Andy Lang. Published by Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Date: 1964

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361174

Ref. Code: EP005.628

Remodeling magic, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, N.Y., 1954

The trade catalog showcases how different rooms of a house can benefit from using the company's product to renovate and remodel. Each room is represented using a color illustration, as well as a description of the room and how the product was used in the room.

Date: 1954

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361175

Ref. Code: EP005.629

Book of remodeled houses, The American Home, American Home Publishing Company, Forest Hills, N.Y., 1943

This issue contains articles with photographic prints and illustrations showcasing all the improvements each owner made to their respective houses, explaining the reasoning behind the design choices.

Date: 1943

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361176

Ref. Code: EP005.630

Making old houses into charming homes, Weatherbest Stained Shingle Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1930

Trade catalog showcasing houses before and after renovation. Each house usually has one problem listed, and remodeling serves as the solution.. Each example includes photographic prints depicting the stated changes.

Date: 1930

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361178

Ref. Code: EP005.631

Making old houses into charming homes, Weatherbest Stained Shingle Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1925

Trade catalog showcasing houses before and after renovation. Each house usually has one problem listed, and remodeling serves as the solution. Each example includes photographic prints depicting the stated changes.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361179

Ref. Code: EP005.632

The cellar reborn, American Radiator Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

The trade catalog provides consumers with numerous examples of renovated basements and cellars and potential design choices. Each renovated space is accompanied by before-and-after photographic prints of the space, floor plans, and the costs of the renovations.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361180

Ref. Code: EP005.633

Home building & remodeling, Hudson Home Publishing, Los Altos, Calif., 1973

Catalog contains numerous articles explaining how to best remodel and renovate one's home to reflect new interior and exterior design trends. Each articles is accompanied by numerous photographic prints and illustrations showcasing potential changes.

Date: 1973

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361181

Ref. Code: EP005.634

Modernizing farmhouses, Farmers' Bulletin no. 1749, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1944

Bulletin containing floor plans and illustrations instructing homeowners and farmowners how to best renovate and remodel their house to improve efficiency.

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361182

Ref. Code: EP005.635

Gordon-Van Tine Co. building materials, spring catalogue 1915, Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1915

The catalog advertises building materials for various home uses, including windows, colonnades, flooring samples, paint samples, and stain varnish samples, as well as house designs. Each product comes with extensive price lists and accomapnying illustrations.

Date: 1915

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361183

Ref. Code: EP005.636

Set of architectural drawings of house for Celia A. Spicer, Providence, R.I., 1907 April

Two ink on starch-coated linen architectural drawings for the home of Celia A. Spicer in Providence, Rhode Island. The drawings include a north, rear, south, and front elevation and are dated April 1907. The elevations were drawn by architect F. J. Sawtelle.

Date: 1907

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 361186

Ref. Code: AR001.USRI.0700.006

Willard Everett and Co., 130, 131 & 134, North St., Boston, Mass., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers of Furniture

This chromolithographic print depicts two views of the manufacturing site and wholesale rooms for Willard Everett & Co. The first view shows the manufacturing building outside of the city with a small railyard and some buildings with a smokestack. The second view depicts the building on North Street...

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 361188

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2650.006

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