Historic New England

Bourne Bridge stamps

A sheet of 25 stamps with a photographic image of the Bourne Bridge with the railroad bridge visible behind it and a sailboat in front.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289497

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019.003

"The Pageant of Cape Cod" program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from "The Pageant of Cape Cod," a production put on from August 15-19, 1914, on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne. The cover features an illustration of a fisherman piloting a boat with a seagull overhead, a lighthouse in the background, and another ship in...

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289501

Ref. Code: MS028.01.021.001

"The Pageant of Cape Cod" script (2 copies)

Two copies of the script for "The Pageant of Cape Cod," a production put on from August 15-19, 1914, on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne. The cover features an illustration of a fisherman piloting a boat with a seagull overhead, a lighthouse in the background, and another ship in the distan...

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289502

Ref. Code: MS028.01.021.002

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges official program (2 copies)

Two copies of the official program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The program includes many advertisements for businesses in the Cape Cod Canal region as well as a few pages of information about the bridges, including construction costs and photographs. The cover of the prog...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289503

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.001

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges souvenir program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The program includes many advertisements for businesses in the Cape Cod Canal region as well as a few pages of information about the bridges, including construction costs and photographs. The contents of the p...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289504

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.002

Opening Cape Cod Canal Bridges souvenir program envelopes (2 copies)

Two copies of the envelope from the souvenir program from the opening of the Cape Cod Canal bridges in 1935. The envelope includes the words "souvenir program" in large letters as well as the Town of Bourne seal. Also affixed is a stamp commemorating the opening of the bridges. One copy of the envel...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289505

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.003

Cape Cod Guide and Program, Cape Cod Canal Bridge Openings (2 copies)

Two copies of a guide and program from the opening of the bridges across the Cape Cod Canal in 1935. This program features an image of the Bourne Town Hall and Soldiers' Monument on the cover. The program includes a history of the Canal and the bridges, a road map, a directory of hotels and restaura...

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289506

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022.004

"Canal Capers of 1947" ticket stub

A ticket stub from "Canal Capers of 1947," which was presented by St. Peter's Church and held at the Bourne Memorial Community Building on May 27th and 28th. The ticket is for an 8:00pm show, and it is ticket number 847.

Date: 1947-05

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289515

Ref. Code: MS028.01.023.002

Cape Cod Canal 50th Anniversary souvenir program (2 copies)

Two copies of the souvenir program from the 50th Anniversary Celebration for the Cape Cod Canal held in 1964. The program features a large color photograph of a ship and a small sailboat passing through the Canal just in front of the Bourne Bridge. The program includes a history of the Cape Cod Cana...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289519

Ref. Code: MS028.01.023.003

"Corrected Chart of Cape Cod Canal" toll schedule

A toll schedule for the Cape Cod Canal for yachts, motor boats, and other non-commercial vessels. The toll schedule is on the back of a large map which shows routes through the canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289521

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.001

Announcement about change in tolls

An announcement that during the Pageant of Cape Cod, August 15-19, 1914, there will be reduction in tolls for vessels weighing less than 15 gross tons.

Date: 1914-08

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289522

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.002

"Motor Boat" article

An article about the Cape Cod Canal in "Motor Boat" magazine that features information about the tolls charged for various types of vessels.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289523

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024.003

"The Pilgrim's Fulfillment" advertisement (36 copies)

Thirty-six copies of a pamphlet advertising "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment," a forthcoming book by Robert A. Thompson about the history of the Cape Cod Canal beginning with the pilgrims in 1623. Each copy of the pamphlet has hand-written notes regarding the price of the book and the author's mailing add...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289527

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.011

Certificate for investing in "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment"

A certificate which an investor could fill out and send to the author of the forthcoming book, "The Pilgrim's Fulfillment" by Robert A. Thompson about the history of the Cape Cod Canal beginning with the pilgrims in 1623. The form indicates that the investors must give a minimum of five dollars. The...

Date: 1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289529

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.012

Massachusetts Steamship Lines summer schedule

A pamphlet advertising the Massachusetts Steamship Lines summer schedule for 1946. The cover features an illustration of a map with landmarks indicated.

Date: 1946-07-01

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289531

Ref. Code: MS028.01.002.016

Chart of Cape Cod Canal, also approaches in Buzzards Bay and Barnstable Bay

A map showing water routes through the canal for boats. The map appears to have been cut from a periodical. On the back is an article about "Cinuscan II," a military cruiser.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289534

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.017

Cape Cod Standard-Times calendar

A calendar poster produced by the Cape Cod Standard Times for the year 1937. It includes all of the months of the year on one page with the words "The Old Passeth and a New Day of Navigation Dawns on Cape Cod" followed by a paragraph about the recent and planned improvements and bridges across the c...

Date: 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289614

Ref. Code: MS028.01.004.001

Cape Cod Standard-Times Morning Mercury calendar

A calendar poster produced by the Cape Cod Standard Times for the year 1937. It includes all of the months of the year on one page with the words "The Old Passeth and a New Day of Navigation Dawns on Cape Cod" followed by a paragraph about the recent and planned improvements and bridges across the c...

Date: 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289615

Ref. Code: MS028.01.004.002

A Cape Codder's Idea of the United States of America

A placemat from Doucette's Snack Bar that is titled "A Cape Codder's Idea of the United States of America" and featuers a mock map of the United States. The map shows Cape Cod almost as large as the rest of the country, with the New England States individually identified and also very large, and the...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289617

Ref. Code: MS028.01.011.001

"The World's Largest Matchbook"

A fifteen inch long orange matchbook that reads "The World's Largest Matchbook" on one side and features illustrations of scenes from Cape Cod on the other side.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289620

Ref. Code: MS028.01.013.001

Filene's Restaurant menu

A bi-fold menu featuring a map on the outside covers. The map features Massachusetts, including Cape Cod. The menu features appetizers, entrees, vegetables and potatoes, sandwiches, desserts, beverages, and meal specials.

Date: 1940-08-30

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289622

Ref. Code: MS028.01.015.001

Cape Cod placemat set (2 copies)

Two sets of of paper Cape Cod placemats featuring an illustration of a map of Cape Cod. The map is green on a white background. One set is incomplete, but the other is in its original packaging with the label, which reads "For the Perfect Hostess, Royal Hi-Ness, Place mats for every day use."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289624

Ref. Code: MS028.01.018.001

Cape Cod Canal toll schedule (2 copies)

A toll scheduel issued by the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Company for various types of vessels. The tolls range from three dollars to twenty-four dollars.

Date: 1915-04-20

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289625

Ref. Code: MS028.01.025.001

Calendars

The collection contains approximately 51 calendars and 2 envelopes. The majority of calendars were published between 1883-1910 by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. These two Boston- based companies incorporated themes into their calenda...

Date: 1883-1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 289639

Ref. Code: EP001.13

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1893.

Date: 1893

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289709

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.015

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1894.

Date: 1894

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289710

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.016

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1895.

Date: 1895

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289711

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.017

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1896.

Date: 1896

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289713

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.018

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1897.

Date: 1897

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289714

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.019

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1898.

Date: 1898

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289716

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.020

Correspondence sent

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes correspondence dated 1899.

Date: 1899

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289717

Ref. Code: MS033.004.001.021

Clayton, Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker, early journal (missing item)

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes an early journal, kept between1869-1870.

Date: 1869-1870

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289719

Ref. Code: MS033.004.002.001

P.A.T. [Pickwick Amateur Theatrical] Association

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes a folder of plays and newsletters from the Tucker children's club, the "Pickwick Amateur Theatrical Association."

Date: 1873-1879

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289722

Ref. Code: MS033.004.002.002

Composition book

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes a composition book with notes on cues, stage directions, and lines from productions in which Mame had roles.

Date: 1892-1893

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289723

Ref. Code: MS033.004.002.003

Amateur theatricals

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes a collection of amateur theatricals.

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289727

Ref. Code: MS033.004.003.001

How-to publications and catalogues

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes a collection of how-to books and catalogs.

Date: undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289728

Ref. Code: MS033.004.003.002

Early writings and printed material

This folder, within the papers of Mary Mellus (Mame) Tucker Clayton (1858-1899), includes miscellaneous printed ephemera.

Date: 1863-1870, undated

Collection: Tucker family papers

GUSN: 289735

Ref. Code: MS033.004.003.003

Road map of Cape Cod

A map of Cape Cod intended for use by automobile drivers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289274

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.001

Historical Cape Cod map

A map of Cape Cod including historical sites in the towns on the Cape: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth. The map includes information about each town and about the Cape in general.

Date: 1948

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289275

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.002

Outdoors America Recreational Opportunities on Public Lands map

A map of the United States showing outdoor recreation opportunities. The map was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in conjunction with each other, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Nati...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289276

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.003

Welcome to Cape Cod Road Map and Directory

A road map and directory of Cape Cod intended for use by automobile drivers. The cover features an oval image of a fisherman smoking a pipe.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289277

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.004

Bird's Eye View of Boston Harbor and South Shore to Provincetown

An aerial view of the Massachusetts coast from Boston Harbor to Provincetown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289278

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.005

Bird's Eye View of Cape Cod, Mass., and Vicinity featuring the Cape Cod Canal (2 copies)

An aerial view of Cape Cod and the surrounding area. One copy of this map is still in its paperboard cover and is in relatively good condition. The other is loose and has been folded and unfolded and taped together along split creases. It is in very delicate condition.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289279

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.006

Condition of Surveys along Main Steamer Routes

A map of steamship routes along the Atlantic coast from Boston harbor to Long Island.

Date: 1921-06-30

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289280

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.007

Goodrich Route Book, Cape Cod Tours

A book of driving tours of Cape Cod. The book includes sixteen suggested routes and describes each turn-by-turn. It also includes three small maps of Boston, Providence, and Plymouth.

Date: 1913

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289281

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.008

All Shore Route

A map of a driving route from New York to Newport and on to Cape Cod. It is advertised as "the most beautiful ride in New England."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289282

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.009

Street and road map of Cape Cod

A map of Cape Cod intended for use by automobile drivers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289283

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.010

New Sportsman's Maps of Cape Cod Lakes & Ponds and roads leading thereto

A map of Cape Cod lakes and ponds and roadways. The cover features a silhouette illustration of two men fishing from a canoe or other small boat with a scenic view of a shore behind them.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 289284

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.011