Historic New England

Steam shovel at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8864-B

The image shows a steam shovel in operation at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The steam shovel is equipped with a large boom and bucket for excavation work. Several men are standing nearby, observing or working around the machinery. A building with a distinctive turret can be se...

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384598

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8864-B

View looking west under temporary Cypress Street bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8865-B

The image shows a view looking west under a temporary bridge on Cypress Street in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes a railway track running under the bridge, with construction materials and debris scattered alongside the tracks. The bridge is supported by wooden beams and feat...

Date: 1906-11-09

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384599

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8865-B

View of Paul Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8866-B

The image shows Paul Street in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A dirt road with trolley tracks curves through the scene, lined by grassy areas and fenced by trees. A large house is partially visible behind the trees on the right side of the image. A streetlight stands near the house and teleph...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384600

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8866-B

Newton Centre railroad station, view showing foundation wall, Newton, Massachusetts, 8867-B

The image shows a detailed view of the foundation wall of the Newton Centre railroad station in Newton, Massachusetts. The wall appears to be made of a textured stone material. Elements of the building's side are visible, including a door, windows, and a section of the roof with a drainpipe.

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384601

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8867-B

Newton Centre railroad station, view showing foundation wall, Newton, Massachusetts, 8868-B

The image depicts a view of the foundation wall of the Newton Centre railroad station in Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes a rough, stone foundation wall of the station. In the background, there is a partial view of another building, as well as a horse-drawn carriage on the right side.

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384602

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8868-B

Culvert end, south side of tracks, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8869-B

The image shows a rocky culvert end on the south side of train tracks in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Vegetation, including trees and bushes, surrounds the area, and a wooden fence is visible near the culvert. A small trickle of water is present among the rocks.

Date: 1902-05-02

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384603

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8869-B

Looking east along tracks, east of Newton Centre Station from north shoulder of roadbed, Newton, Massachusetts, 8870-B

The image shows a railway track curving to the right, surrounded by trees and vegetation, looking east from the north shoulder of the roadbed. A wooden fence runs alongside the tracks on the left side of the image. The scene is east of Newton Centre Station in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1905-05-02

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384604

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8870-B

East Newton Street bridge, view before rebuilding, Newton, Massachusetts, 8871-B

The image shows the East Newton Street bridge in Newton, Massachusetts, before its reconstruction. The bridge is supported by stone abutments and features a wooden structure above, with visible machinery or equipment on top. The ground below the bridge is bare and there is a road extending into the ...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384605

Ref. Code: PC015.002.390.8871-B

Trench and shoring at Institutional Avenue bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8872-B

The image shows trenching and shoring work at the Institutional Avenue bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible elements include a wooden structure supporting the trench, a bridge in the background, and construction materials scattered around the site. Train tracks run parallel to the...

Date: 1906-06-27

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384606

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.8872-B

Trestle bridge of Boston and Worcester railway at Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 9024-B

The image shows a trestle bridge of the Boston and Worcester Railway crossing over railroad tracks at Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The bridge features a truss design supported by wooden beams. A signpost nearby indicates a railroad crossing with a warning to "LOOK OUT FO...

Date: 1905-03-10

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384757

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9024-B

General view showing station, looking west, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 9025-B

The image depicts a general view of a railway station in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, looking westward. Visible are the train tracks in the foreground, with a wooden platform on the left where two people are standing. Buildings with distinct architectural features can be seen in the backgro...

Date: 1907-01-05

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 384758

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9025-B

Julia Blackbourn graphic collection

Collection

Collection: Julia Blackbourn graphic collection

GUSN: 384782

Ref. Code: GC015

Seventeenth Century

File part

Collection: Frank William Bayley Photographic Collection, circa 1895-1929

GUSN: 384784

Ref. Code: PC012.001.001

Eighteenth Century

File part

Collection: Frank William Bayley Photographic Collection, circa 1895-1929

GUSN: 384785

Ref. Code: PC012.001.002

Nineteenth Century

File part

Collection: Frank William Bayley Photographic Collection, circa 1895-1929

GUSN: 384786

Ref. Code: PC012.001.003

Rhode Island - Saunderstown

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 384818

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USRI.050

Casey Farm in Winter. Photographed by Bob Thayer (1952-2015)

Award winning Providence Journal photographer, Bob Thayer passed away Thursday November 5, 2015 at his home in E. Providence after a brief illness. He was 63. He is predeceased by his father Ralph Bruce Thayer Jr. MD and is survived by his loving mother Lois. In addition he is survived by his brothe...

Date: ca. 1995, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 384819

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USRI.050.001

Sign, W.K. Lewis & Brothers, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1870

Sign is a fragile paper board advertisement. Copy reads: Borden's Condensed Milk. Anchor Brand. W.K. Lewis & Brothers, Manufacturers of and Wholesale Dealers in Pickles, Preserves, Ketchups, Hermetically Sealed Meats, Fish, Etc. Boston. The central 14 x 9 black-and-white photograph depicts a t...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 384820

Ref. Code: EP001.15.050

T-Wharf, Boston Waterfront, Boston, Mass., 1907

1 black and white photographic print

Date: 1907

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 384823

Ref. Code: PC047.02.4390.17929

Diary of Mary E. Otis of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1873

There is little digital record of Mary E. Otis' life. From the entries in the diary, it appears that she may have been part of a religious organization. Handwritten entries show that she preached and prayed with people she met. Many of her entries are devotions and prayerful. She often uses the abb...

Date: 1873

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 384895

Ref. Code: MS029.002.056

The Old Jackson House, 1664 Portsmouth New Hampshire

The Old Jackson House, 1664 Portsmouth New Hampshire, photographed in 1935.

Date: 1935

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384898

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.001

Jackson House, Portsmouth built 1640 [?]

1 black and white photograph

Date: 1922-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384899

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.002

Jackson House Portsmouth built - 1640 [?]

Exterior view of Jackson House with additions and fence.

Date: 1922-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384900

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.003

Jackson House Portsmouth built 1640 [?]

Back exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with fence, dirt road, and greenery.

Date: 1922-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384901

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.004

The Old Jackson House, 1664, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Side view exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with SPNEA sign and fence.

Date: 1935

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384902

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.005

The Old Jackson House, 1664, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Back exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with yard.

Date: 1935

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384903

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.006

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with yard.

Date: 1913-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384904

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.007

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Side exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with tree stump and other foliage.

Date: 1913-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384905

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.008

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Side exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with yard.

Date: 1913-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384906

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.009

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Close-up of exterior wall of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with damaged wood siding and window frame with no glass.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384907

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.010

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with damaged wood siding, two empty window frames, one empty door frame, and two windows with glass intact.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384908

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.011

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Back exterior and roof of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with yard and telephone pole.

Date: 1913-1923

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384909

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.012

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior of the Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with flag pole, damaged wood siding, windows, and empty door frame.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384910

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.013

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with damaged wood siding and empty window frame.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 384911

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.014

Outside New England

Sub-series

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

GUSN: 384957

Ref. Code: GC002.01.ZZ

Printing

File

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

GUSN: 384958

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6660

Specifications and drawings for a residence build for John Bates, Boston, Mass., July 21, 1809

Articles of agreement entended between housewright, Samuel Waldron, and client, John Bates in Boston, Mass., July 21, 1809. The agreement is for Samuel Waldron to provide John Bates "carpenters work (according to the draught on scheme)", detailed in a plan at the bottom of the agreement. The cont...

Date: 7/21/1809

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 384970

Ref. Code: AR001.001.008

Advertisement for Jamaica Ginger Extract, E. Hartshorn, M.D., 132 Water St., Boston, Mass., undated

Advertisement, titled "Recipe Worth Saving", for Jamaica Ginger Extract, sold by Dr. E. Hartshorn, 132 Water Street, Boston, Mass. Lists numerous ailments, including colds, nausea, nervousness, exhaustion, indigestion, earache, and more, that can be alleviated by the use of the extract.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 385017

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.047

Portraits

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385073

Ref. Code: PC023.001.001

Sharksmouth Estate

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385074

Ref. Code: PC023.001.002

Animals

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385075

Ref. Code: PC023.001.003

Curtis family Boston residences

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385076

Ref. Code: PC023.001.004

Miscellaneous buildings

Sub-series

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385079

Ref. Code: PC023.001.005

Boston

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385080

Ref. Code: PC023.001.005.001

Cambridge

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385081

Ref. Code: PC023.001.005.002

Unidentified scenery

File part

Collection: Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

GUSN: 385082

Ref. Code: PC023.001.006

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Close-up of exterior wall of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with empty doorframe and staircase visible inside.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 385083

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.015

Seen from the north west, Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Exterior of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with fence, sign post, and gas tanks in the background.

Date: 1930

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 385084

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.016

West end, Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

View of the west end exterior of the Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with fence and sign post.

Date: 1930

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 385085

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.017

Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Close-up of exterior wall of Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with windows.

Date: 1929

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 385086

Ref. Code: PC006.JAC.01.018

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