Historic New England

L. G. Balfour Company

22 unbound black & white photographs of the L. G. Balfour Company in Attleboro, Mass., around 1927. Photographs include exterior of the building and the different interior offices and factory rooms. Also includes photograph of founder and president Lloyd G. Balfour. The plant was located at 25 Coun...

Date: 1927

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284667

Ref. Code: PC009.269

Wallace Nutting collection of American antiques, John Wanamaker, New York, New York

Nutting sold the furniture from the Wentworth-Gardner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Cutler-Bartlet House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Hospitality Hall in Wethersfield, Connecticut, through the John Wanamaker department store. Text on the front cover reads, "Exhibition and sale, au qu...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284671

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.081

Wallace Nutting catalog, seventh edition, Wallace Nutting, 46 Park Street, Framingham, Mass.

The catalog has between three and four hundred furniture reproductions for sale.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284678

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.082

Wallace Nutting Windsors, correct Windsor furniture, Wallace Nutting, Inc., Saugus, Mass.

The history, construction and description of various styles of Windsor chairs is provided with a price list for the reproductions.

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284681

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.083

Maps

This series includes maps of cities, towns, historic sites, walking routes, streets, and demographics in various parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The maps date from 1821 to 2002, with many from the same series published in 1956 and many that are undated.

Date: 1821-2002, undated

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284695

Ref. Code: MS042.04

Weather

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284701

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550

Hurricane of 1938

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284702

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030

Reinforcing levee against flood waters, Springfield, Mass.

A small black and white photograph showing men placing sand bags to protect from flooding after the hurricane in September, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284703

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.001

Shattered boats and wreckage, New London, Conn.

A small black and white photograph showing an areal view of the ruins of docks and vessels in New London, Connecticut, after the hurricane in September, 1938.

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284704

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.002

Exterior view of Arnold House, Lincoln, Rhode Island

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House in the winter of 1936. The ground is covered in snow.

Date: 1936

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284705

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.018

Exterior view of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938. The images shows trees down along the front of the house and three men working to cut down a large tree that is still standing. Written on the back of the photo is the caption, "This shows the men at work remov...

Date: 1938-10

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284706

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.019

Exterior view of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938. The images shows trees down along the front of the house, and a missing window is visible on the top floor. Written on the back of the photo is the caption, "This was taken after the storm. It shows the attic w...

Date: 1938-09

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284710

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.020

Exterior view of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938

A black and white photograph of the exterior of Arnold House after the hurricane of 1938. The images shows trees down along the front of the house, missing window panes in the windows on the sides of the house, and visible at the edge of the photograph is the nose of a car. Written on the back of th...

Date: 1938-09

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 284712

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.021

Captain Stephen Howland(?) house in Westport, Mass.

A black and white image of a house at 45 Drift Road in Westport, Mass. It was the home of Capt. Stephen Howland(?).

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284716

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3310.0010.001

What everyone should know about genuine mahogany, Mahogany Assocation, Inc., 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Facts about mahogany and its use in furniture construction and design are provided in the item. A separate card can be sent in to receive additional copies of the pamphlet.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284720

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.003

Maine - Bar Harbor - Individual sites (inc. private residences) - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 284719

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.0130.0060

Mahogany book, by George N. Lamb, 5th ed., Mahogany Association, Inc., 75 East Wacker Drive, 2010 Lincoln Tower, Chicago, Illinois

The history, uses and manufacture of mahogany in industry is described in detail. there is a separate leaflet for sending comments to the publisher and joining the mailing list.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284721

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.004

White pine in home-building, White Pine Bureau, Merchants National Bank Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The use of white pine in New England houses from the colonial period is described in text and photographs. A number of the images were done by Mary Northend and the Halliday Historic Photograph Company. Floor plans for homes designed by contemporary architects are included.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284723

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.005

New England (general)

This file includes one folder which houses one pamphlet advertising "New England's Heritage Trail."

Date: undated

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284735

Ref. Code: MS042.05.010

Maine - Portland

This file includes one folder which contains one pamphlet: "Municipal Organ Memorial to Hermann Kotzschmar, City of Portland, Maine, City Hall Auditorium."

Date: ca. 1927

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284738

Ref. Code: MS042.05.020

Papers of Edward Eaton Bowen (1815-1887)

Subseries C, Papers of Edward Eaton Bowen (1815-1887), 1845-1878 (#1.19), contains receipts for the transportation and purchase of goods.

Date: 1845-1878

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284736

Ref. Code: MS006.01.03

Massachusetts (general)

This file includes one folder, which contains 3 pamphlets. The pamphlets cover topics such as congregational church statistics, a list of freemen of Massachusetts, and a brochure for the Eastern Steamship lines.

Date: 1874-1978

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284739

Ref. Code: MS042.05.030

Massachusetts - Beverly

This file includes one folder, which contains one pamphlet related to the St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church.

Date: 2002

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284740

Ref. Code: MS042.05.040

Massachusetts - Boston (general)

This file includes eleven folders, which contain 39 pamphlets. The pamphlets include an issue of Marquee from July 2, 1888; a publication titled "Boston, its finance, commerce & literature"; two copies of a publication titled "Germans in Boston"; "The Places of Worship of the Sandemanians in Boston"...

Date: 1888-2002

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284741

Ref. Code: MS042.05.050

Massachusetts - Boston - Back Bay

This file includes three folders, which contain 19 pamphlets. The pamphlets include "The Fiftieth Year: Sermon" of the Clarendon Street Baptist Church; a drawing of the Congregational House; a history of Back Bay; and pamphlets about the Arlington Street Church, Old South Church, Mount Vernon Congre...

Date: 1830-1995

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284742

Ref. Code: MS042.05.060

Massachusetts - Boston - Bay Village

This file includes 1 folder, which contains two copies of a pamphlet about the Bay Village neighborhood of Boston.

Date: 1970

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284743

Ref. Code: MS042.05.070

Papers of Henry Elliot Bowen (1845-1919)

i720Subseries H, Papers of Henry Elliot Bowen (1845-1919), undated (#4.1), contains an undated address book.

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284782

Ref. Code: MS006.01.08

Mine Own House by Theodore N. Vail

Moved to books. Housed with oversize books, Rare Book Room.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284784

Ref. Code: PC009.117

Our New England

Removed to Rare Books, 1989.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284785

Ref. Code: PC009.095

Examples of Domestic Colonial Architecture by James M. Corner and E. E. Soderholtz

Album has been removed to oversize Rare Books.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284786

Ref. Code: PC009.101

Colonial Architecture and Furniture, photographs by E. E. Soderholtz

Album has been removed to oversize Rare Books.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284787

Ref. Code: PC009.102

The Triumphs of Modern Transportation

Removed to scrapbooks.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284788

Ref. Code: PC009.104

Little and Browne Architectural Projects

Renumbered to album 122E.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284789

Ref. Code: PC009.106

Colonial Furniture and Interiors by Newton W. Elwell, 1896

Removed to oversize Rare books. 56 photomechanical plates of interiors and architectural components of interior design. Examples of chairs, tables, chests and sofas from named collections, in addition to pieces not specifically identified with respect to ownership. Emphasis primarily on New England...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284790

Ref. Code: PC009.114

"The Dial of the Old South Clock"

Removed to periodicals. Bound volume containing 1877 issues of this paper. Gift of the Misses Curtis, 1940.

Date: 1877

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284791

Ref. Code: PC009.120

5 great Malarkey Plywoods, M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon

There are five wood samples of Malarkey Plywood in a folder labeled "A.I.A. No. 23-L." A 56 page catalog titled "Malarkey plywoods and doors" describes the use of plywood in construction and interiors. The front cover of the catalog has "A.I.A. No. 23-L and No. 19-E-1." A letter from the Company de...

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284815

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.006

Annual plywood and veneer review, Timberman, Portland, Oregon

The issue consists of the "Year's achievements of the Pacific coast plywood industry," reprinted from The Timberman, Portland, Oregon, December 1938, vol. XL, no. 2."

Date: 1938-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284816

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.007

Kodak views: Harvard track races, etc.

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes Kodak prints of the Harvard track team's races and other subjects.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283699

Ref. Code: PC060.04

Carriages; Animals (horses and dogs)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes photographs of carriages and horses. It also includes some photographs of dogs. For other domestic animals, see Pets.

Date: ca. 1880-1899

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283704

Ref. Code: PC060.09

Photograph album: "Naples, F. P. S."

This photograph album contains 44 images taken by Francis P. Sears while abroad in Naples. It includes cityscapes, but the primary focus is on artwork and sculpture.

Date: circa 1890-1899

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283711

Ref. Code: PC060.14

Historic and Old Houses, USA

This scrapbook contains the title "Historic & Old Houses, U.S.A.; Exteriors & Interiors; Arr. by States" written inside the front cover. It contains brochures and articles from newspapers and magazines such as House Beautiful, LIfe Magazine and the New York Times from 1925-1970, all stamped Donn Pur...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283734

Ref. Code: MS004.054

Retail and romance, by Julia Houston Railey, Diamond Jubilee ed., Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.

The Jordan Marsh Company history is described from the first store in 1841 to 1926. Portraits and illustrations of Company founders, buildings and events highlight the department store's progress. The years on the cover are "1851-1926."

Date: January 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283740

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.028

Story of vanilla, Joseph Burnett Company, Livermore & Knight Co., Boston; Providence; New York

The history, cultivation and manufacture of vanilla extract is described. Joseph Burnett Company manufactures flavoring extracts in its facility at 437-447 D Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283743

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.015

Vanilla and other flavoring extracts, Joseph Burnett Company, Boston, Mass.

Information for the consumer on the cultivation and manufacture of flavoring extracts. There is a glossary on the last page.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283744

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.016

"The May Feast," Baird-North Co., gold and silversmiths, Providence, Rhode Island

The jewelry, tableware, handbags and Kewpie doll novelties carried by the Company are described in the catalog.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283745

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.011

Ayer's preserve book, prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

Instructions for canning and preserving and making jams and jellies is provided along with promotions of Ayer products for various ailments and conditions. Stamped on the back cover is the text "Jas. Bennett, druggist, St. Peter, Minn."

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283746

Ref. Code: EP001.14.03.008

Ayer's American almanac, patent medicines, published by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

The item is primarily ads for Ayer patent medicine products with "Events in colonial history" by month constituting the almanac information.

Date: 1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283748

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.007

Beauty that endures, an illustrated description of an upholstery and drapery fabric of enduring beauty, Chase Velmo, made by Sanford Mills, Sanford, Maine

Chase Velmo is a velvet mohair fabric used for interior decoration in upholstery and drapes. The item has a "Partial list of Chase Velmo Jobbers" included as a small leaflet. L.C. Chase & Company, Boston is the selling agent.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283769

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.012

Bungalow homes and cottages, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Illustrations, floor plans and text describe the small homes available to consumers. The front cover has an ad for Grossman's, lumber, plumbing and building materials with locations in Massachusetts. The second copy has a front cover ad for A.T. Eveleth Lumber Co., Inc., 4th and Alameda, Reno, Nevad...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283770

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.059

Hodgson Portable Houses, E.F. Hodgson Co., 71-73 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.

The structures shown in the catalog include houses, offices, livestock buildings, school houses and schools. Hodgson has a factory and outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The New York show room is in the Craftsman Bldg., 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York City.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283772

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.060

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