Historic New England

"Italian Fishermen at T-Wharf" Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Photographic print of Italian fishermen, likely Sicilian, selling their catch fresh off the boats, at T-Wharf in Boston. The man holding a fish in the foreground makes a Southern Italian hand gesture to someone outside of the frame. Taken in the early twentieth century.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362854

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.002

"Fisherman making a sale" T-Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Photographic print of Italian fishermen, likely Sicilian, selling their catch fresh off their boats, at T-Wharf in Boston. The sale is made to a woman in finer dress than the surrounding men, suggesting a class difference between the fishmonger and woman. Various men surround the sale and face towar...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362855

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.003

"Italian Fisherman" T-Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Framed photographic print of an Italian, probably Sicilian, fisherman in a dory at T-Wharf in Boston taken in the early twentieth century. The man is seen working on his fishing line and netting, likely for long-line tub-trawling.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362858

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.004

Printed Matter, 1938-1946

A collection of product catalogues and serials containing articles written by or about Royal Barry Wills designed homes during the 1930s - 1940s. The following is a list of current holdings: Better Homes & Gardens New Ideas for Building Your Home Better Homes & Gardens book of five star home pla...

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 362866

Ref. Code: AR029.02.06

Whitehead Metal Products Co., Inc : Quality Metals of Industry, Catalog No. 17A

This three ring, bound product catalogue contains nine tabbed sections of metal products sold by Whitehead Metal Products Company, Inc. in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States Tabbed sections include Sheets Rods Shapes Pipe tube valves fittings Fasteners Welding and Brazing Foun...

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362922

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.032

The Home Builder [clippings], 1909

One envelope containing seven clippings from the illustrative sales brochure "The Home Builder." Each clipping depicts a photograph or illustration of a different bungalow or cottage from southern California. Materials are dated 1909. Publisher is unknown.

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362952

Ref. Code: EP005.741

The home garage of concrete masonry, Portland Cement Association, undated

Plan book promoting the benefits of concrete masonry home garages. Includes photographs, floor plans, elevations, and perspectives of different concrete masonry garages. Published by the Portland Cement Association.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362954

Ref. Code: EP005.742

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 155-175, c. 1864-1868

Series

Date: 1864-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362965

Ref. Code: GC007.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 155-160, c. 1864-1865

5 plates

Date: 1864-1865

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362966

Ref. Code: GC007.01.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 161-163, . 1865-1866

14 plates

Date: 1865-1866

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362967

Ref. Code: GC007.01.02

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 164-166, c. 1866

13 plates

Date: 1866

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362968

Ref. Code: GC007.01.03

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 167-169, c. 1866-1867

15 plates

Date: 1866-1867

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362969

Ref. Code: GC007.01.04

Le Garde=meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 170-172, c. 1867

11 plates

Date: 1867

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362970

Ref. Code: GC007.01.05

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 173-175, c. 1867-1868

14 plates

Date: 1867-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362971

Ref. Code: GC007.01.06

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 39-176, c. 1845-1868

Series

Date: 1845-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362972

Ref. Code: GC007.02

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 76-153, c. 1851-1864

21 plates

Date: 1851-1864

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362973

Ref. Code: GC007.02.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 39-176, c. 1845-1868

100 plates

Date: 1845-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362974

Ref. Code: GC007.02.02

Handyman Plan, no. 393, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Ill., 1959

Publication number 393 of Popular Home's Handyman Plan. Discusses garage framing, including wall and roof framing, and custom garage ideas. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and specifications throughout. Published by the United States Gypsum Company.

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363003

Ref. Code: EP005.745

Handyman Plan, no. 364, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Ill., 1959

Publication number 364 of Popular Home's Handyman Plan. Discusses carport construction, garage storage, and outdoor storage. Includes illustrations, floor plans, photographic prints, and specifications. Published by the United States Gypsum Company.

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363004

Ref. Code: EP005.744

Vermont - Bennington - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363026

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USVT.0580.0070

Studio portrait of George M. Hawks and a dog, Bennington, Vt., undated

Cabinet card of George M. Hawks holding a pencil with a dog on a bench. Taken by Gokays photographic studio in Bennington, Vermont. The following is printed underneath the print on the recto of the mount: "Gokays / Bennington, Vt."

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363028

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USVT.0580.0070.001

Studio portrait of an unidentified man on roller skates, Lawrence, Mass., 1884

Cabinet card of an unidentified man on roller skates taken in a photographic studio. Taken by photographer George H. Leck of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Photograph dated 1884. Backmark on verso reads: "Geo. H. Leck, / Photographer, / 283 Essex Street, / Lawrence, Mass. 1884."

Date: 1884

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363029

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1520.0030.03

Occupations - Wallpaper Hangers

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363055

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5550.1100

Two unidentified men hanging wallpaper, undated

Cabinet card of two unidentified men preparing to hang wallpaper. Photographer is unknown. Photograph is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363056

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5550.1100.001

Horton Brasses Inc., manufacturers of authentic reproduction furniture hardware, catalog no. 193, Horton Brasses Inc., Nooks Hill Road, P. O. Box 95, Cromwell, Conn., 1993

Trade catalog containing various examples of cabinet and other hardware produced and offered by Horton Brasses Inc. A price list is located in the back of the catalog. The catalog was published by Horton Brasses Inc. in 1993. Color and black-and-white photographs of pieces of hardware and employees...

Date: 1993

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363057

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.001.022

Distinctive homes: three, four, and five bedroom plans from 1600 to 5000 square feet, D-48, Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc., undated

Trade catalog containing floor plans for three, four, and five bedroom houses designed by Standard Homes Plan Service, Inc. Color illustrations, floor plans, and measurements are available for each design. On the front cover is a distributor's stamp reading advertising Old Country Store Land Offi...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363059

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.270

Lewis homes: homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Michigan, 1922

The plan book has descriptions, floor plans, and photographs for each design.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363062

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.271

A few of the many suburban and city dwellings that have been erected by H. Galloway Ten Eyck, architect, H. Galloway Ten Eyck, corner of Market and Broad Streets, Firemen's Insurance Building, Newark, N.J., circa 1895

Plan book containing designs of both suburban and city dwellings designed by architect H. Galloway Ten Eyck. Illustrations, photographs, design numbers, floor plans, and a brief description are included for each design. Testimonials from previous clients are included. Advertisements from various com...

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363075

Ref. Code: EP005.746

A few of the many suburban and city dwellings that have been erected by H. Galloway Ten Eyck, architect, 2nd ed., H. Galloway Ten Eyck, corner of Market and Broad Streets, Firemen's Insurance Building, Newark, N.J., undated

Plan book containing designs of both suburban and city dwellings designed by architect H. Galloway Ten Eyck. Illustrations, photographs, design numbers, floor plans, and a brief description are included for each design. Advertisements from various companies, such as The Wm. H. Page Boiler Co., Fores...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363094

Ref. Code: EP005.747

Ford-V-Neer siding [portfolio], Ford Roofing Product Co., 111 West Washington Street, Chicago, Ill., 1939

Portfolio containing information on Ford-V-Neer siding. Includes specifications, information, and photographic prints of houses with Ford-V-Neer siding. Published by Ford Roofing Product Co.

Date: 1939

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363102

Ref. Code: EP005.762

Life as you would have it, Surface Combustion Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1937

The trade catalog is laid out as a narrative, describing the daily routine of a family in a gas-equipped home. Throughout the narrative, the benefits of a gas-equipped home are highlighted. Photographic prints accompany the written narrative. Published by Surface Combustion Corporation.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363106

Ref. Code: EP005.763

Artistic home ideas, vol. II, no. 5, Home Ideas Publishing Co., Carthage, Ill., 1902 November

Issue of Artistic Home Ideas magazine published in November 1902. Addresses a number of topics related to building and designing comfortable homes, such as flooring, exterior painting. A large portion of the issue is focused on house design styles. Each design featured is accompanied by an illustrat...

Date: 1902

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363110

Ref. Code: EP005.783

Home Building in Canada, no. 3, June-July 1954, Walker's Publishing Co. Limited, 2842 Bloor Street West, Toronto 18, Ontario, Canada, 1954 June

June-July issue of Home Building in Canada magazine. Addresses a number of topics, including house design styles with accompanying floor plans, wallpapering, and nailing, among others. Published by Walkers Publishing Co. Limited.

Date: 1954

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363112

Ref. Code: EP005.764

Home Building in Canada, no. 1, February-March 1956, Walker's Publishing Co. Limited, 2842 Bloor Street West, Toronto 18, Ontario, Canada, 1956 February

February-March issue of Home Building in Canada magazine. Addresses a number of topics, including house design styles with accompanying floor plans, wallpapering, and home decoration, among others. Published by Walkers Publishing Co. Limited.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363114

Ref. Code: EP005.748

The Circle [clipping], 1907 September

Clipping from the publication The Circle dated September 1907. Includes the description, pricing information, floor plans, and an illustration for "A Suburban House in Concrete for $5,200." House was designed by architect A. G. Richardson.

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363128

Ref. Code: EP005.760

Clarendon Square, Boston, Mass., 1988

Portfolio containing three booklets, one business card, and one printed article about new development, including housing, a firehouse, and office space, occuring at Clarendon Square in Boston, Massachusetts. The features and advantages of the new development are described with text, photographic pri...

Date: 1988

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363130

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.272

Something new again: an artistic sectional garage, Louis Bosseri & Sons, Inc., 1335 Grand Street, Brooklyn, New York, undated

Trade card avertising 10 x 15 prefabricated sectional garage for $180. Published by Louis Bosseri & Sons, Inc.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363133

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.02.027

Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association award for "Tissue and Transfer Paper", 1878

The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association awarded "this Diploma with a Silver Medal to Allen & Rowell for Tissue and Transfer Paper contributed to the Thirteenth Exhibition, Sept. 1878."

Date: 1878

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

GUSN: 363175

Ref. Code: GC002.02.342

Wrapping paper for Paine's Furniture Co., Boston, Mass. undated

The item is a 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch square of decorative tissue wrapping paper advertising the products available at Paine's Furniture Company (Boston, Mass.).The tissue paper has black lettering with a gold, blue, and pink floral border pattern. The central image is a black and white engraving depic...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 363178

Ref. Code: EP002.02.072

Photograph and roster of Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13, Camp Devens, Mass., 1917 October 2

Panoramic albumen print of the Berkshire County Red Cross Ambulance Company No. 13 at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1917. Ambulances and buildings at the camp are visible in the background. Photograph was produced by the General Electric Company. The photographer is F. D. Burt. On the ve...

Date: 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363188

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.015.002

Caroline Louisa Williams French, invoice from Mlle. Camille Lipman, 1883

Invoice dated Sept. 12, 1883 from dressmaker Camille Lipman to Miss Caroline L. W. French (of Boston, Mass.), listing items made, their respective prices, and a total owed. Included on this invoice is a luxorious sapphire blue velvet ensemble trimmed with chinchilla fur also in Historic New England'...

Date: 1883

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 363195

Ref. Code: MS029.002.038

The "Domestic" sewing machine without a teacher, "Domestic" Sewing Machine Company, New York, New York

1 booklet, 36 pages : illustrations ; 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363198

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.079

The Giust Gallery Collection: Wall Plaques, 1997

One 6-page folding product catalog highlighting the various plaster cast wall plaques available from The Giust Gallery in 1997.

Date: 1997

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.045

The Burgess-Wright Aeroplane (Burgess Biplane Model F), Burgess Company and Curtis, Marblehead, Mass., c. 1911

12-page product catalog detailing dimensions, components, operation system, price, and design of the Burgess Biplane Model F, first crafted in 1911 by early airplane manufacturer Burgess Company and Curtis. Based in Marblehead, Mass., the company was licensed to use designs under patent from the Wri...

Date: 1911, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363223

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.080

Advertisement for Weaver & Brothers' Furniture Ware-Rooms, Wyman's Exchange, corner of Merrimack and Central Streets, Lowell, Mass.

Advertisement for the goods and services available at Weaver & Brothers in Lowell, Mass., selling "furniture, carpets and feathers, and other furnishing goods". The broadside has an illustration of the company's warehouse in the center.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363224

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.019

Tissue wrapping paper for Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey, Milliner, Main Street, Falls Village, Connecticut, c. 1870s

Sheet of tissue wrapping paper advertising the millinery work of Mrs. E. C. Cowdrey of Falls Village, Canaan, Conn., printed c. 1870s. The illustrations on the advertisement include a hand holding up a bouquet of flowers (among which are bust portraits of women wearing fashionable hats) and two hat ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363233

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.03.025

Lighting and Light Fixtures

File

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

GUSN: 363234

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150

Chandelier design, C.4.1547, Metallic Arts of New England, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., undated

Design is labelled as "scale 1/4 full size".

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 363236

Ref. Code: GC002.03.6150.001

Advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures, manufactured by Thomas Stevens, Coventry, England, undated

One undated advertisement for Stevengraph Pure Silk Woven Pictures consisting of a 5 7/8 x 2 1/8 inch color woven silk image mounted on a larger piece of cardboard. The image, titled "The Good Old Days", depicts the London & York Royal Mail Coach. The verso of the card displays a drawing of the Stev...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 363243

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.01.02.016

Grafton

File

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361384

Ref. Code: GC001.USVT.Grafton

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