Historic New England

View of Hamilton House gardens, South Berwick, Maine, undated

The gardens of Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine are seen through an archway entwined with vines. A path of flagstones leads to a sundial in the center of the garden.

Date: September 1905

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195447

Ref. Code: PC006.HAM.01.012

Isabella Curtis "Gathering flowers," Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine

Isabella Curtis gathers wild flowers in a field near Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. She has filled a flower basket with what appears to be daisies. The house can be seen in the distance. The initials "I.C." are handwritten on the lower border of the page of the photograph album.

Date: 1903

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195449

Ref. Code: PC009.135C.04

"A.H.B., C.H., and Irene Curtis" with car, Manchester, Mass.

Irene Curtis speaks with two well-dressed young men sitting in an early model car in Manchester, Massachusetts. The initials are handwritten on the lower border of the page of the photograph album: "I.C., C.H., A.H.B."

Date: 05 June 1904

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195450

Ref. Code: PC009.135D.02

Hamilton House garden, South Berwick, Maine

A view from the interior of the garden of haystacks in the fields of Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. The perspective is through the doorway in the lattice wall of the garden, which is surmounted by a pediment and ornamented with two urns, and the gate of the outer wall, which is also crowned...

Date: 19 June 1901

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195451

Ref. Code: PC009.135A.01

Postcard of the White Chamber in the Brewster House, Kingston, Mass., undated

This postcard shows a bedroom in the Brewster House, also known as Woodside, in Kingston, Massachusetts. A bedspread covers the bed and pillows of the four-poster canopy bed. A water pitcher in a washbowl sits on a side table.

Date: ca. 1907

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195452

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.098

"Mowing Rye," South Berwick, Maine

Two men mow rye in a field at Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. One man mows the rye with what appears to be a scythe, and the other man gathers the rye.

Date: 12 June 1901

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195453

Ref. Code: PC009.135A.02

East end of the Eleazer Arnold House showing corner post and framing, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: August 1924

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195455

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.001

Exterior view of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195456

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.002

Southeast corner of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: August 1984

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195457

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.003

Fireplace, Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: 1920

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195458

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.004

Exterior view of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: circa 1934

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195459

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.005

Exterior view of the stone end of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: circa 1934

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195460

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.006

Exterior view of the front of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: circa 1934

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195461

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.007

Exterior view of the back of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: circa 1934

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195462

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.008

Exterior view of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Date: circa 1924

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195463

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.009

Fireplace, northwest room of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195464

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.010

Exterior view of the Eleazer Arnold House, Lincoln, R.I.

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Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195465

Ref. Code: PC006.ARN.01.011

Hamilton House gardens, South Berwick, Maine

A lattice wall partially surrounds the garden and with a slatted roof forms a pergola. The other side is divided from fields and the woods beyond by hedges. A set of stairs leads down into the garden. The doorway in the lattice wall of the garden, which is ornamented with urns, can be seen in the fa...

Date: September 1901

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195467

Ref. Code: PC009.135A.03

"Table Setting," Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine

A dining room table is elaborately set with tableware and arrangements of daisies, including a centerpiece ringed with the flowers.

Date: 06 June 1903

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195468

Ref. Code: PC009.135C.05

Exterior view of Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine, covered in snow

An exterior view of the front and side façades of the Hamilton House in South Berwick, Maine. A heavy layer of snow covers the Georgian-style house. Two gate posts topped with urns stand in front of the house.

Date: 16 April 1904

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 195469

Ref. Code: PC009.135C.06

Airplane view of army base, South Boston, Mass.

This picture postcard features an aerial view of the South Boston Army Base, dry docks, and loading docks in South Boston, Massachusetts. The view also encompasses the residential areas near these facilities and Boston Harbor. The base opened in 1919 and closed in the early 1980s, replaced by the Ma...

Date: ca. 1935

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195470

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.099

Woman golfer standing in sand trap, in process of swinging club

A woman golfer swings at her ball in a sand trap on a golf course. A young man watches her.

Date: 1890-1910

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 195472

Ref. Code: MS005.03.056.001

Sheep, Essex County Club, Manchester, Mass.

A herd of sheep graze on the lawn in front of the clubhouse of the Essex Country Club in Manchester, Massachusetts to keep the grass trimmed. Croquet wickets are implanted in the lawn. The clubhouse was dedicated on July 29, 1893. Architect Herbert Jacques was involved in the design. The original bu...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195473

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1680.0040.001

Exterior view of the Hazen-Spiller House, Haverhill, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the brick Colonial-style Hazen-Spiller House in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The house sits atop a low hill, at the base of which stands a stone wall. The house has paired end chimneys. The windows have lozenge-shaped panes. Telephone wires can be seen hanging above the st...

Date: 1920-1949

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195474

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0070.001

Exterior view of the Richard Derby House, Salem, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the brick Georgian-style Richard Derby House in Salem, Massachusetts. Icicles hang from the eaves of the gambrel roof, and snow covers the ground in front of the house. The door surround is in the Doric order and crowned with a pediment. Two stringcourses demarcate the ...

Date: 1920-1949

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195475

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.0810.001

Cornelius Vanderbilt house, Newport, R.I.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II commissioned architect Richard Morris Hunt to create a villa for him. Hunt designed the mansion in the Renaissance Revival style.

Date: ca. 1907

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195479

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.100

Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth, N.H.

An exterior view from across Mechanic Street of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House in Posrtsmouth, New Hampshire before the restoration of Wallace Nutting. Two young children sit on the low stonewall surrounding the property. The Second Empire-style entry porch is supported by Corinthian col...

Date: 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195484

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.101

Balusters, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth, N.H.

An interior view of the balusters of the railing of the main staircase between the first and second floors of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Rindge Wentworth built the house in 1760 as a wedding gift for her son Thomas, who died in 1768. In 17...

Date: 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195485

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.102

Detail of parlor fireplace carving, Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth, N.H.

An interior view of the fireplace mantel in one of the parlors of the Georgian-style Wentworth-Gardner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The frieze of the mantel is adorned with a carved flower and fruit design. It appears that decorative tiles are inset into the fireplace face. The wallpaper bear...

Date: 1915

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195486

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.103

Wreckage of the schooner "Cox and Green," Hull, Mass.

"On the morning of November 25th 1888, Joshua James (Boat-Keeper of Hulls busy Humane Society lifeboat crews) spotted six schooners anchored in Nantasket Roads, a half mile southwest of Boston Light. The first to run aground in the mounting storm was the Cox and Green, which struck rocks in mid-aft...

Date: 1888

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195487

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1430.0040.001

Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine

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Date: circa 1910

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 195488

Ref. Code: PC006.CTU.01.001

Stereograph of the New Shoreham Life-Saving Station, Block Island, R.I., undated

A stereograph of eight men standing near the boathouse of the New Shoreham Life-Saving Station at Old Harbor on Block Island, Rhode Island. A flag flies from the lookout cupola. The Stick Style building was constructed in 1874 as a station of the United States Life-Saving Service, which later became...

Date: 1874-1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195489

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USRI.0020.0010.001

Stereograph of the New Shoreham Life-Saving Station, Block Island, R.I., undated

A stereograph of the front of the boathouse of the New Shoreham Life-Saving Station at Old Harbor on Block Island, Rhode Island. The door stands open, affording a view of the surfboat inside. A flag flies from the lookout cupola. The Stick Style building was constructed in 1874 as a station of the U...

Date: 1874-1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195490

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USRI.0020.0010.002

Frontispiece from the book, Memorial History of Boston, "View from Cotton or Pemberton Hill, 1816"

This frontispiece to "The Memorial History of Boston", edited by Justin Winsor and published by Ticknor and Company in 1880, is a print of the 1829 painting by Robert Salmon entitled, "Boston Harbor from Mr. Greene's House, Pemberton Hill". Salmon completed the massive painting (95 x 180 inches). Th...

Date: 1880

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

GUSN: 195491

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1000.003

Trade card for Melville Garden clambake, Crow Point, Mass., 1880

Melville Garden was a summer resort in Crow Point (also known as Downer Landing), Massachusetts on the headland at the mouth of the Hingham River. This piece of ephemera contains stereotypical imagery of an African American waiter serving a plate of clams to a white couple seated at a table, inside ...

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195492

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.01.001

Trade card for E.G. Higgins & Co., art wall papers, 284 Main Street, Worcester, Mass., undated

The trade card for the art wallpapers of E. G. Higgins & Co. at 284 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts features elaborate floral and geometric patterns. A woman in Greek-style attire reclines on an armchair near a column and a large flower pot. A bird that appears to be a heron stands among ree...

Date: 1880-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195495

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.01.005

Trade card for Fiske & Spaulding, artistic paper hangings, 117 Central and 14 Jackson Streets, Lowell, Mass., undated

The business carries window shades, art materials and painters' supplies. The card has a scene of a bird and a frog on the edge of a pond with intricate floral patterns and insect motifs. The bird, which appears to be a kingfisher, holds a sketchbook under one wing and a palette with brushes under t...

Date: 1870-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.02.004

Trade card for Charles A. Burnham, artistic wall papers, 174 Main Street, Norwich, Conn., undated

The image features three bands of intricate floral patterns. The card advertises that the company can furnish "brown, buff, and white blanks, satins, grounds, and gold papers, borders, and mouldings, window shades, fixtures, and trimmings. Any colorings to order." The company operated both wholesale...

Date: 1870-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195497

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.02.005

Fenway Court, Boston, Mass., undated

Fenway Court, the home of Isabella Stewart Gardner, is seen in this image. There are no leaves on the trees that line the Muddy River.

Date: 17 September 1918

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195577

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3890.001

Exterior view of Fenway Court from dirt road, Boston, Mass., undated

The dirt road that will become The Fenway runs in front of Fenway Court, Isabella Stewart Gardner's home.

Date: ca. 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195578

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3890.002

Trade card for Cottolene Shortening, produced by N.K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, Illinois, undated

A woman rolls out dough with a container of Cottolene Shortening on the table.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195581

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.001

Trade card for Walter Baker & Co's Breakfast Cocoa, maufactured by Walter Baker & Company, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Trade card has a facsimile of the 1/2 pound container of Baker's Breakfast Cocoa. The illustration text reads "La Belle Chocolatiere."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195582

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.002

Trade card for flour, produced by Washburn, Crosby Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Two young women move a barrel of Washburn's Superlative Flour. A cat is also rubbing one of the girl's legs. The image caption reads "we know a good thing when we see it."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195583

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.003

Trade card for Hatchet Teas, location unknown, undated

Trade card for Hatchet brand of tea. The card features a woman pouring tea from a teapot while sitting at a table. The copy is "All the girls say! Hatchet Teas are always of fine quality. Have YOU tried them?"

Date: circa 1904

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195584

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.01.001

Stoodlefunks Parade, Worcester, Mass., undated

Stereograph of the Stoodlefunks Parade in Worcester, Massachusetts. The image is a collection of men in funny costume standing on a wagon.

Date: 04 July 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195585

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.020

Stoodlefunks Parade with man dressed as a pirate, Worcester, Mass., undated

Stereograph of the Stoodlefunks Parade with men dressed as pirates, a Catholic bishop, and a king riding in wagons through Worcester, Massachusetts.

Date: 04 July 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195586

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.TMP.021

Trade card for the Keystone Wringer, manufactured by F.F. Adams & Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, undated

This trade card promotes the F.F. Adams & Company's Keystone clothes wringer. The card is illustrated with a woman dressed like a Roman matron standing next to the wringer on a pedestal.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195587

Ref. Code: EP001.01.069.01.01.021

Studio portrait of Govenor John A. Andrew, Boston, Mass., undated

Govenor Andrew is photographed at a 3/4 angle from the waist up. His hair is curly and he wears a conservative suit. Andrew was Massachusetts governor during the Civil War.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 195588

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1250.01

Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner folks, Boston Theatre, Washington Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Text on the item reads "the best New England play ever written." The poster features a young girl sitting in a tree along with information on showtimes.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 195590

Ref. Code: EP001.TMP.062

Exterior view of the Paul Revere House before restoration, North Square, Boston, Mass., undated

On the ground level of the house are store fronts with the house standing between two taller buildings.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195597

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6010.001

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