Historic New England

Temporary

Series

Collection: Norton family photographic collection

GUSN: 191385

Ref. Code: PC035.TMP

Trade advertisement for the Colonial Furniture Co. featuring a rocking chair, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 1899

This advertisement was printed in the April, 1899 issue of The Ladies' Home Journal. The ad features a colonial style rocking chair as an example of the Colonial Furniture Company's wide ranging catalog. The chair cost $5.75 and was made from golden oak.

Date: 1899

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191392

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.001

Temporary

Series

Collection: Norman Morrison Isham photographic collection

GUSN: 191397

Ref. Code: PC032.TMP

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan, compiled by her into four albums, documenting, among many other subjects, the grounds at Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine which she purchased on the advice of Sarah Orne Jewett. Some photographs can be reproduced from her original negatives which were found ...

Date: 1904-1905

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191401

Ref. Code: PC009.135D

Hamilton and Jewett Houses, photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan, compiled by her into four albums, documenting, among many other subjects, the grounds at Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine which she purchased on the advice of Sarah Orne Jewett. Some photographs can be reproduced from her original negatives which were found ...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191404

Ref. Code: PC009.135C

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan, compiled by her into four albums, documenting, among many other subjects, the grounds at Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine which she purchased on the advice of Sarah Orne Jewett. Some photographs can be reproduced from her original negatives which were found ...

Date: 1902-1905

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191405

Ref. Code: PC009.135B

Hamilton and Jewett Houses, photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan

Photographs by Elise Tyson Vaughan, compiled by her into four albums, documenting, among many other subjects, the grounds at Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine which she purchased on the advice of Sarah Orne Jewett. Some photographs can be reproduced from her original negatives which were found ...

Date: 1890-1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 191406

Ref. Code: PC009.135A

Trade advertisement for the John Alden silver pattern, sold at Stowell's, Boston, Mass., 1923

Advertisement for the "John Alden" silver pattern sold exclusively at Stowell's in Boston. The ad features an example of the pattern on a fork and spoon over a depiction of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins sitting near a fireplace. Behind their rocking chairs is a spinning wheel. The advertisement ...

Date: 1923

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191415

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.002

Grand Harmonicon, musical glasses

Cover depicts a Grand Harmonicon, with lid open to reveal "musical glasses." Published in Baltimore, MD.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191411

Ref. Code: MS007.01.16.01

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! : the prisoner's hope

Cover depicts scenes from the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Date: 1864

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191418

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.01

Just before the battle, Mother

Cover depicts scenes from the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Date: 1864

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191423

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.03

Listen to the mocking bird

Cover depicts a mocking bird on a tree branch.

Date: 1856

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191430

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.04

Three fishers went sailing

Cover depicts a sailboat.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191433

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.05

Scenes of happiness

Cover depicts men and women cutting and pitching hay in a field. A windmill is in the background. A gentleman (presumably the landowner) assists a woman riding sidesaddle on a horse in the foreground.

Date: 1859

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191436

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.06

Home, sweet home

Cover depicts a woman seated under a tree. A thatched cottage is in the background.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191440

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.07

Would I were with thee

Cover depicts a man seated near a river, a mandolin at his side.

Date: 1850

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191445

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.08

Little Nell

Cover depicts Nell on on her deathbed on one side, and her grandfather kneeling over a grave on the other.

Date: 1863

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191450

Ref. Code: MS007.01.17.09

Trade card for The American Shoe Tip Company (A.S.T. Co.), shoe tips, Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads: "Moral - Children should never venture into a shoe unless protected by a Tip. Safe with the A.S.T. Co. beautiful black Tip."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191459

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.04.042

He left my snow clad hills

Cover depicts the head and shoulders of opera singer Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (1820-1887) in three-quarter profile. Music of Jenny Lind series.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191465

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.01

Trade advertisement for Simmons Beds, Mattresses and Springs, 1923

This trade advertisement features a view of a bedroom adorned with Winsor style furniture and beds. The copy alerts the reader to the simple and comfortable furniture produced by Simmons. The "period designs and modern interpretations of historic styles" are ready to fit your style, whatever it migh...

Date: 1923

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191467

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.003

The blind boy

Cover depicts a seated boy surrounded by other boys and a woman. One boy is playing a mandolin. Second edition.

Date: 1842

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191470

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.02

"The Sorrowing Jew", sheet music, undated.

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. The cover of this sheet music d...

Date: undated

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191474

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.03

Man the life boat

Cover depicts men rowing a life boat away from a sinking ship during a stom at sea. Lightning in the sky illuminates the scene.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191478

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.04

Temporary

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191476

Ref. Code: EP001.08.TMP

The Irish mother's lament

Cover depicts a woman in mourning dress seated at her kitchen table. A storm is raging outside. Second edition.

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191481

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.05

Round hill quick step

Cover depicts the encampment of the New England Guards, Round Hill, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1840.

Date: 1840

Collection: Barrett family papers

GUSN: 191484

Ref. Code: MS007.01.18.06

Temporary

Series

Collection: Mary H. Northend photographic collection, 1904-1926

GUSN: 191611

Ref. Code: PC034.TMP

Temporary

Series

Collection: Riegel-Emory family papers

GUSN: 191614

Ref. Code: MS024.TMP

Temporary

Series

Collection: Eleanor Raymond photographic collection

GUSN: 191624

Ref. Code: PC043.TMP

Advertisement for weather-proof coats, Plymouth Manufacturing Company, Boston, Mass., 1946

This advertisement was originally printed in The Boston Herald on August 25, 1946. It features a man wearing a Plymouth of Boston "Weather-Ready" trench coat outside the Massachusetts State House. The copy describes the coat as the "result of over 35 years of tailoring, the finest in rainwear."

Date: 1946-08-25

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191654

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.004

Cover of The Puritan magazine, New York, New York, July 1898

Cover of the July 1898 issue of The Puritan magazine. It is illustrated with an image of a young woman in "Puritan" dress sitting and spinning flax on a wheel. Nearby is an intricately carved chest with a large book on top. Subscriptions to the magazine were one dollar for a year or 10 cents an issu...

Date: 1898-07-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191656

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.005

Letterhead for F.A. Foster and Company, Puritan Drapery Fabrics, 322-330 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., 1928

It is illustrated with their trademark Puritan woman. The Company has offices in New York and Chicago.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191659

Ref. Code: EP001.01.066.01.01.009

Sample card for Bay State Liquid Paint, manufactured by Wadsworth Howland & Co, Boston, Mass., undated

The sample card is illustrated with a caricature of a pilgrim man standing on the state of Massachusetts with a paint brush and bucket at the ready. The item lists the Company's locations and includes a place for a color swatch.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191661

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.034

Advertisement for dresses, manufactured by Puritan Dress Company, New York, New York, 1949

Full-color advertisement for the Puritan Dress Company's line of Parisian inspired dresses. The advertisement was originally printed in the October, 1949 issue of "Good Housekeeping." The ad features two women in ready to wear dresses chatting. Puritan Dress Company listed the dresses around $18.00 ...

Date: 1949-10-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191663

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.006

Advertisement for sewing machines, manufactured by the Priscilla Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

The Priscilla Company originally placed this full-page, full-color advertisement in the Modern Priscilla issue from January 1928. The ad is specifically for the Electric Priscilla sewing machine which had a 10 day trial period and retailed for $54.00. The machine came with its own table, and a lifet...

Date: 1928-01-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191667

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.007

Advertisement for Jolly Time Popcorn, unknown manufacturer, 1943

A Thanksgiving Pilgrim themed advertisement for the Jolly Time brand of popcorn. It was originally printed in the November 1943 issue of "Good Housekeeping." It is advertised as "Not Rationed."

Date: 1943-11-01

Collection: Non-Historic New England periodicals

GUSN: 191669

Ref. Code: SC002.TMP.008

Trade card for Alden Fruit Vinegar, location unknown, undated

The image caption reads "Priscilla." She carries a book and wears a short cloak, long skirt and double cap.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191670

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.06.01.004

Advertisement for the Plymouth Rock Pant Company, 18 Summer Street near Washington, Boston, Mass., undated

The Plymouth Rock Pant Company advertised for their "famous custom-made" $3 pants with an illustration of a man examining a new pair of pants and a long piece of copy describing the company's reputation. The famous pants were custom made for customers after they sent in measurements according to a s...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 191687

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.01.051

Construction work in front of a building, Lindall Place, Boston, Mass., Nov. 11, 1911

Construction work is in progress in front of a Lindall Place building as part of the subway construction of the Beacon Hill Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1911-11-11

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190845

Ref. Code: PC017.02.021.004

Group of men in or next to wagons in front of the Charles Street Meeting House, Boston, Mass., 1890

Men stand next to, or sit in horse-drawn carriages in front of the Charles Street Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190847

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.004

Group portrait of a family and two women domestics in front of a dwelling, Chocorua, N.H., 1890

A family and two women pose for a portrait in front of a dwelling in Chocorua, New Hampshire.

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190849

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0240.0010.001

Exterior view of the Dewey Homestead, Kenilworth Street, Roxbury, Mass., undated

In this exterior view of the Dewey Homestead on Kenilworth Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts, a horse-drawn carriage stands in the driveway.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190857

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.005

Two men using wooden crates as rafts during a flood, Roxbury, Mass., 1886

Two men use wooden crates as rafts on Whittier Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts during the flood of 1886.

Date: 1886

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190884

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0150.001

Exterior view of a Tremont Street subway entrance, Boston, Mass., ca. 1954

Pedestrians walk on Tremont Street near a subway entrance in front of St. Paul's Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1954

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190888

Ref. Code: PC017.02.023.001

Arrival of the Band, Oak Bluffs, Mass., 1905-1910

A marching band parades down a street in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.

Date: 1905-1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190889

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2200.0040.004

Exterior view of a rural home, Shrewsbury, Mass., 1885-1895

A man and a boy stand in front of a rural house in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1885-1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190890

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2690.0060.001

Boston and Albany Railroad workers, Summer's Block, Newton, Mass., ca. 1904

A crew of Boston and Albany Railroad employees work near Summer's Block in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1904

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

GUSN: 190891

Ref. Code: PC015.01.510.02

Man standing on the tracks at Newton Station of the Boston and Albany Railroad, Newton, Mass., Sept. 9, 1896

A man stands next to the tracks at the Newton station of the Boston & Albany Railroad in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1896-09-09

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

GUSN: 190892

Ref. Code: PC015.01.520.01

Track removal work on Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., Oct. 13, 1939

This image shows the progress of track removal on Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. A truck and workers stand in the middle of the road. A woman stands in the street to the left of the detour sign. Part of the Strand Theatre can be seen on the left side of the image.

Date: 1939-10-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 190893

Ref. Code: PC017.02.020.001

Group of people in a cart, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., ca. 1895

A group of women, children, and men sit in, or stand near an a cart on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 190894

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1740.0070.002

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