Historic New England

Trade card for G.F. Andrews, foreign & American marble, Enfield Center, New Hampshire, undated

This dealer solicits orders for monuments and headstones.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242891

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.002

Trade card for Brandon Italian Marble Co., Brandon, Vermont, undated

The company deals in Brandon Italian and Florentine Blue Marble at its quarry and mill in Brandon, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242892

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.003

Trade card for A.P. Fuller & Co., marble and granite monuments, No.8 Meadow Street, Rutland, Vermont, undated

Fuller specializes in statuary and fine art monumental work.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242893

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.004

Trade card for H. O. Allen & Co., slate for decorating, Fair Haven, Vermont, undated

The card describes the uses of slate and will provide a price list and directions for enameling.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242894

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.005

Some causes for fire brick failures, Elk Fire Brick Company, St. Marys, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1919

The company has a branch office at No. 220 Devonshire Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1919-12-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242895

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.006

Billhead for Manchester and Hudson, brick, lime & cement drain pipe, 55 Point Street, Providence, Rhode Island, dated November, 1903

The dealer handles brick, lime, cement and stone calcined plaster.

Date: 1903-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242896

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.007

Letterhead for Price & Co., marble and granite, Franklin Street, Circleville, dated August 13, 1888

The image shows monuments of various sizes.

Date: 1888-08-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242897

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.008

Advertisement for National Building Granite Quarries Assn., 31 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image shows the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company which is made of granite.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242898

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.009

Letterhead for L.C. Brakeman, foreign and domestic marble, Corinth, Mississippi, dated August 5, 1889

Brakeman provides estimates for all types of building work.

Date: 1889-08-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242899

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.010

Letterhead for J.S. Benton, marble and granite, Cherry Creek, New York, dated December 20, 1889

The business creates monuments and tablets and handles general cemetary work.

Date: 1889-12-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242900

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.011

Letterhead for S.P. Atkinson & Co., marble and granite monuments, Champaign, Illinois, dated July 25, 1889

Atkinson also deals in rustic work, stone coping, iron fences and vases.

Date: 1889-07-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242901

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.012

Letterhead for John Merkle & Sons, marble and granite monuments, No.214 Bridge Street, Peoria, Illinois, dated September 13, 1888

The letterhead shows a monument as the image for the Merkle business.

Date: 1888-09-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242902

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.02.013

Check, location unknown, undated

The fine print, below the word "Due" in the image, reads "Fred W. Barry, Washington, corner Elm Street, Boston."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242903

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.001

Check for J.M. Fitz, Dr., location unknown, November 1 to April 4, 1869-1870

A check made out to Dr. J.M. Fitz for professional services rendered in the period November 1, 1869-April 4, 1870.

Date: 1869-1870

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242904

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.002

Check for The Globe National Bank of Boston, Boston, Mass., dated November 29, 1873

The check has an image on the left side and a stamp in the upper right hand corner.

Date: 1873-11-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242905

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.003

Letterhead for The Mercantile Agency, Edward Russel & Co., No. 81 Milk Street, corner Congress Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1800

The letterhead is for the Collection Department of The Mercantile Agency in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1800

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242906

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.004

Letterhead for Union Market National Bank, Watertown, Mass., ca. 1800

The top of the letterhead lists the names of the president, vice-president and cashier.

Date: ca. 1800

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242907

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.005

Checks for the Baxter National Bank, Rutland, Vermont, 1871-1872

The bank name has been changed on some of the checks to "Rutland County National Bank." The checks have stamps and images.

Date: 1871-1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242909

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.006

Billhead for Atlas National Bank, Boston, Mass., 1879

The bank officers are listed at the top of the billhead.

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242910

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.007

Billhead for Peoples National Bank, Boston, Mass., ca. 1800

The capital and surplus amounts are listed at the top of the billhead.

Date: ca. 1800

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242911

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.01.008

Mailing tags, The American Express Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The mailing tag verso has an advertisement for travelers cheques issued by The American Express Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242912

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.001

Compliments of The East Hartford Trust Company, East Hartford, Connecticut, 1931

This address book contains interest rate tables, city population listings, radio call signals, postage rates and blank pages to record names, addresses, telephone numbers, insurance and financial information.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242913

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.002

Bankbook for The Marble Savings Bank, Rutland, Vermont, July 5, 1897

The bankbook contains a form for withdrawing funds, conditions of deposit and pages for recording transactions. The verso contains thrift sayings.

Date: 1897-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242914

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.003

Northern Investment Co. 6 1/2% dividends payable quarterly at Traders National Bank, 246 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., 1890

The booklet describes the property holdings of the Northern Investment Company in Sioux City, Iowa and elsewhere and urges investments.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242915

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.004

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston service certificate, October 1918

A service certificate for a bank employee placing the Fourth Liberty Loan of October 1918.

Date: 1918-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242916

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.005

Insignia of the Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Cambridge Savings Bank, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., 1943

A brochure advertising American Express Travellers Cheques.

Date: 1943

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242917

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.006

City Bank of New Haven promissory notes, New Haven, Connecticut, July 1865

Four promissory notes on one sheet printed by the American Bank Note Company in New York.

Date: 1865-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242918

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.02.007

Business card for John A. Beck, Devonshire Financial Service Corporation, 875 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated

John A. Beck is the Assistant Branch Manager at Devonshire Financial Service Corporation.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242919

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.001

Business card for Donald J. Warnock, Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp., 814 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated

Mr. Warnock is the District Manager for the Universal C.I.T. Credit Corporation.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242920

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.002

Trade card for The Safety Fund National Bank, Fitchburg, Mass., 1874

The Safety Fund National Bank was organized April 17, 1874.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242921

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.003

Trade card for Mc. Guire's 5 10 & 25 Cent Store, 1945 Washington Street, corner Derby Place, Salem, Mass., undated

The variety store is on the corner of Derby Place.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242922

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.004

Trade card for Maverick National Bank, corner of Water and Congress Streets, Boston, Mass., undated

"American Bank Note Co., Boston" is printed below the image. Asa P. Potter is the Bank President.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242935

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.005

Invitation from the State Street Trust Co., State and Congress Streets, Boston, Mass., undated

The bank has a new office with several print and ship model exhibitions. The invitation is made out of cloth and bound with twine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242937

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.006

Trade card for Remington & Sherman Co., safes and vaults, 57-59 Sudbury Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso describes the fire-proof and burglar-proof items and states that the company provides estimates on its work.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242938

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.007

Trade card for The Second National Bank, Malden, Mass., undated

The trade card is in the shape of a bankbook with several checks visible on both ends. The bank advertises that it has safe deposit boxes for rent.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.008

Trade card for Remington and Sherman Co., safes and vaults, 57 & 59 Sudbury Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business deals in house and office safes and also provides combination locks. The company has offices in New York and Philadelphia as well as Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242940

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.009

Trade card for Windsor Savings Bank and Windsor County Trust Co., Windsor, Vermont, May 1918

The card urges individuals to protect their financial futures by opening a savings account. The image is captioned "The Homestead, The Osborne Co." A May 1918 calendar is printed to the right of the image.

Date: 1918-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.010

Trade card for Windsor Savings Bank and Windsor County Trust Co., Windsor, Vermont, December 1918

People are urged to open a savings account to provide a cushion for unplanned expenses. The image is captioned "The Evergreens, The Osborne Co." To the right of the image is a December 1918 calendar.

Date: 1918-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 242942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.016.01.03.011

Trade cards for Baker's Cocoa, Walter Baker & Co., Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., undated

The product is made from selected cocoa beans and manufactured through a chemical process.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247048

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.021

Trade card for Oriental Chocolate and Ybarra Coffee, Fullié & Co., Caraccas, Venezuela, undated

The Oriental Tea Company in Boston, Massachusetts is the sole agent for Fullié in the United States and Canada. The verso has a color illustration of flowers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247049

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.022

Label for Jack Frost, sugar, location unknown, undated

The image shows a woman frosting a cake with a man sitting across from her. There is a container on the table and a box on the floor labeled "Jack Frost."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247052

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.023

Family vacation album of unknown New England family

A family album of 109 black and white photographs from 1904-1914. Most of the photographs are of the White Mountain region of New Hampshire, including shots of Mt. Chocurua, Newfound Lake, Mount Kearsarge, "Belle Isle" and Bridgewater Hills, a cottage called "The Birches," and Lake Keyser. Other l...

Date: 1904-1914

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 247051

Ref. Code: PC009.257

Price list for flavoring extracts, Samuel D. Rumery, No. 196 Fore Street, Portland, Maine, undated

Rumery is the proprietor of Trefethen & Company's Flavoring Extracts and Strayton's Jamaica Ginger. The price list is on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247054

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.024

Trade card for Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Steph. L. Barlett, importer, Boston, Mass., undated

The image is captioned "The drawboat from Amsterdam to Bussum." The card verso has a recipe for cocoa pudding.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247055

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.025

Trade card for Washburn, Crosby Co's. Flour, Minneapolis, Minnesota, undated

The card verso has a St. Louis Fair Association Diploma awarded to the Company in October 1895. The image caption reads "we know a good thing when we see it."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247056

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.026

Old Grist Mill Dog Bread, manufactured by Potter-Wrightington Inc., Boston, Mass., undated

The Old Grist Mill is the business trade mark.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247057

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.027

Trade card for Gran' Ma's Yeast, Bigelow & Rogers, 19 Doane Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The merits of the yeast product are described on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 247061

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.04.028

Dodge and Thayer families vacation album

A photograph album including fifteen prints. The album is not dated, but the photographs appear to be from the early 1900s. Most of the photographs were taken in the White Mountains, including photos of Mt. Willard, Mt. Lafayette, Ammonoosuc Lake, the Flume gorge, the Profile House hotel, and the Cr...

Date: circa 1900-1919, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 247060

Ref. Code: PC009.258