Historic New England

Ernstein's Specialty Shop, 568 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass.

This image by an unidentified photographer depicts a street scene on Columbia Road in Dorchester, Mass., including Ernstein's (women's clothing store) and a U.S. Marine recruiting center. Today, the building at 568 Columbia Rd. is partially extant but significantly altered. The recruiting statio...

Date: circa 1960-1969, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362373

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0100.004

Ace DeLuxe Cleaners and Pessin's Food Mart, 151-151B Harold Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1961 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a winter street scene in front of Ace DeLuxe Cleansers and Pessin's Food Mart (Pessin's Foodland) on Harold Street in Roxbury. Two young girls in winter clothing and one older man smoking a cigarette are standing in Ace's doorway. The girls are looking at ...

Date: March 11, 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362374

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.017

645-663 Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Warren St. in Roxbury, Mass. Visible are a pharmacy, a liquor store, a driving school, a restaurant, a dry cleaners, and bowling alley. Several large billboards sit atop the stores. The building is still existing, but has significant...

Date: Dec. 10, 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362375

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.018

Vacant building at 44 Gibson Street, Dorchester, Mass.

This image depicts a building that has been "vacant for years" according to notes written on the photograph's back. The street-side of the building is covered with political campaign posters ranging from fresh to faded and fraying. Based on the political posters, a rough estimate of 1958-1960 can be...

Date: circa 1958-1960, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362377

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1280.0020.001

Massachusetts - East Boston - Boston Marine Works - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362389

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1340.0050

Tremont & Calumet Streets, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 photograph by the Boston Photo Service depicts the corners of Tremont and Calumets Streets in Mission Hill, Boston, Mass. Visible is the back view of a row of houses on Calumet Street set behind a rocky outcropping and a parking lot. This site is now a part of the One Brigham Circle co...

Date: April 14, 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362391

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.019

Massachusetts - Boston - Avery St. - Unmounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362392

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0605

Massachusetts - Brighton - Allston - Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. - Unmounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362393

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0085

Massachusetts - Brighton - Allston - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362394

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0710.0050

Sunoco, corner of Mountfort and St. Mary's

Image depicts a Sunoco gas station located at the corner of Mountfort Street and St. Mary's Street, Brookline, Mass.

Date: circa 1940-1969, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362396

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3150.0100.004

Massachusetts - Boston - Unidentified - Photos

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362415

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0090

Trade card for Francis M. Donahue with Kennedy's, 60 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, Mass., undated

Trade card advertising fall fashions for men sold by Francis M. Donahue at Kennedy's clothing store in Haverhill, Massachusetts. A print of a man presumed to be Francis M. Donahue is on the left of the recto.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362416

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.05.04.027

"Boots & Shoes" Weekly, vol. 38, no. 19, New York, N.Y., 1900 December 19

Periodical titled "Boots& Shoes" Weekly published on December 19, 1900. Contains advertisements for shoe manufacturers located throughout the United States and articles discussing shoes, shoe manufacturing, and related topics.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362418

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.018

Lindley I. Dean House, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Mass.

14 slides for a house for Mrs. Lindley I. Dean in Rockport, Massachusetts (commission #1910). Images were taken by Ken Duprey

Date: 1962-1963

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

GUSN: 362419

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DeanL

Typical details of Natco XXX hollow tile for residence construction, National Fire Proofing Company, undated

Poster advertising the typical details of Natco XXX hollow tile for residence construction. Includes blueprints demonstrating the various uses and details of the Natco XXX hollow tile. The poster was published by the National Fire Proofing Company. The poster is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362421

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.02.026

Photograph of baseball team, New Canaan, Conn., undated

Mounted albumen print of a baseball team from New Canaan, Connecticut. Thirteen unidentified men and one unidentified young boy are pictured. The photograph was taken by photographer William Francis Weed of New Canaan, Connecticut. The photograph is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362422

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.1160.0010.001

Packing shoes for Edward Sullivan, Kimball Building, Walnut St., Haverhill, Mass., 1914

Mounted photograph depicting individuals packing shoes in the building of W. & V. O. Kimball Company on Walnut Street in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The print is dated 1914. The photographer is unknown. On a verso, the names of identifiable individuals pictured are handwritten.

Date: 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362424

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1290.0040.008

Massachusetts - Bradford - Modern - Mounted

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362426

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030

Making of shoe boxes, Bradford, Mass., 1917

Photograph of four women making shoe boxes in front of Anson Ayer, an owner of Ayer & Webster, in Bradford, Massachusetts. Ayer & Webster were manufacturers of box board. The photograph was taken in 1917. The photographer is unknown. On a verso, the names of the individuals pictured are handwritten.

Date: 1917

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362427

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0390.0030.001

Four watercolors of historic buildings, undated

Four watercolors of historic buildings located in Massachusetts, including The Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, the Longfellow House (also known as the Craigie House) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a churchyard in Cambridge, and one unidentified house. The watercolors are undated are signed wit...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 362429

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.811

W. Fitzpatrick house, Egypt, Mass., undated

6 black and white, interior and exterior prints of a house for W. Fitzpatrick in Egypt, Mass. The prints are undated and there is no corresponding architectural drawings for the structure

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 362430

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.FitzpatrickW

Larkin house, Lexington, Mass., undated

10 interior and exterior photographic prints of a house for Mr. Larkin in Lexington, Mass., Photographer is Arthur C. Haskell. Images are undated.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 362433

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Larkin

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Joy to Charles - Parker-Inches House No. 40 - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362504

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1005

Massachusetts - Boston - Back Bay - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362532

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0635

Massachusetts - Boston - South End - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362539

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7355

Massachusetts - Dorchester - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362543

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0195

Massachusetts - Brighton - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362550

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0095

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Assessing Dept. City of Boston

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362551

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0765

Massachusetts - Roxbury - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362552

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0265

Massachusetts - Boston - Fenway/Kenmore - Assessing Dept. City of Boston - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362553

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3915

Massachusetts - Boston - Downtown - Assessing Dept. City of Boston 1938-1940 - Keep together

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362554

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3535

"Presto-Up" patented bolt-together cottages, catalog no. 38-LH, Harris Brothers Company, Chicago, Ill., 1923

Plan book advertising "Presto-Up" cottages, a type of prefabricated buildings manufactured and sold by the Harris Brothers Company. Plan book includes description of the company, construction details, and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each d...

Date: 1923

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362564

Ref. Code: EP005.718

Ford factory-built homes, Ivon R. Ford, Inc., McDonough, N.Y., undated

Plan book advertising Ford factory-built homes manufactured and sold by Ivon R. Ford, Inc. Includes description of the company and product specifications before showcasing individual designs for prefabricated buildings. Each design comes with a design number and an illustration or photographic print...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362571

Ref. Code: EP005.719

Home ownership...planning and building from Lu-Re-Co research, Lumber Dealers Research Council, undated

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362580

Ref. Code: EP005.720

Successful Lu-Re-Co homes, Lumber Dealers Research Council, 1957

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique ...

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362584

Ref. Code: EP005.721

1955 "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" houses by National Homes, National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Ind., 1955

Plan book advertising "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and description...

Date: 1955

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362585

Ref. Code: EP005.722

National homes, 1959, National Homes Corporation, 1959

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs, floor plans, illustrations, and some descriptions of the features of prefabricated houses. Published by the National Homes Corporation. On the front cover is a distri...

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362586

Ref. Code: EP005.723

The modern way to build: presenting...new savings in home construction, Northern Homes, undated

Plan book advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Northern Homes. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features. Photographs of s...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362588

Ref. Code: EP005.724

P&H pre-assembled homes, Harnischfeger Corporation, Houses Division, Port Washington, Wisc., 1947

Portfolio advertising prefabricated homes manufactured by Hanischfeger Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photographic print of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features...

Date: 1947

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362591

Ref. Code: EP005.725

[Letter and pamphlet,] The John D. Emack Co., 112 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., undated

One pamphlet and letter explaining the concept of a Thatchslate roof, a thatched roof made of slate instead of straw, and its benefits. Pamphlet includes photographs of the slate extracted and processed, as well as examples of Thatchslate roofs. Letter provides further information regarding specific...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361907

Ref. Code: EP005.671

New walls: restore old rooms, Plastergon Wall-Board Company, Buffalo, N.Y., undated

Small brochure advertising the uses of Plastergon Wood Fibre Wall Board in different locations, accompanied by illustrations of how the product can be utilized. On the inside is a distributor's stamp reading: "Rice & Miller Co. / 28-32 Broad St. / Bangor, ME."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361908

Ref. Code: EP005.664

William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

Collection contains 1 program with information for the 1907 Chase Class in Italy; 1 photographic print of Elizabeth (Scott) Garfield (1886-1965); 1 albumen print of Elizabeth (Scott) Garfield in 1944; 1 mounted photographic print of a summer painting class in a museum in Holland in 1903; and 1 mount...

Date: 1903-1944, undated

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361922

Ref. Code: PC085

Program for Chase Class in Italy, 1907

Program for "Chase Class in Italy" in 1907 instructed by William Merritt Chase and Louis G. Monte and Walter Pach serving as the managers and lecturers. The class left Boston on June 7, 1907, and visited Azores, Portugal, Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, and Naples, Capri, Sorrento, Pompei, ...

Date: 1907

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361923

Ref. Code: PC085.001

Photograph of Elizabeth Scott Garfield, undated

One sepia-toned portrait of Elizabeth Scott Garfield wearing a coat with fur trim and a hat decorated with flowers and ribbons. She is sitting and a cocker spaniel is seated in the foreground. The photographer is unknown. Photograph is undated.

Date: undated

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361924

Ref. Code: PC085.002

Photograph of an unidentified woman, 1944

Albumen print of an unidentified woman in a floral dress wearing a brooch and a double strand pearl necklace. In the bottom right corner of the recto of the print, the following is handwritten in white ink: "E. Ros[illegible] / 1994." The photographer is unknown. The portrait is dated 1944.

Date: 1944

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361925

Ref. Code: PC085.003

William Merritt Chase class in a museum in the Netherlands, 1903

Mounted photographic print of a group portrait of William Merritt Chase's class in the Netherlands. The class appears to be in a museum, as they are surrounded by works of art. The photograph was taken by photographer Berend Zweers of Groote Houtstraat 174 in Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands. T...

Date: 1903

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361930

Ref. Code: PC085.004

William Merritt Chase class in a museum in Madrid, circa 1905

Mounted photographic print of a group portrait of William Merritt Chase's class in Madrid, Spain. The class appears to be in a museum, as there is a large framed painting behind the group. The following is debossed along the right side of the mount's recto: "Conoser / AMBULANCIA / CARRERA DE Sn JERO...

Date: circa 1905

Collection: William Merritt Chase painting class photographic collection, 1903-1907, 1944, undated

GUSN: 361931

Ref. Code: PC085.005

Exterior view of the Rhode Island Homeopathic Hospital, Providence, R.I., undated

Photomechanical print of the exterior of the Rhode Island Homeopathic Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The print shows the building's castellated granite exterior and Gothic Revival style. The photographer and printer are unknown. The print is undated. The following is typed underneath the prin...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361950

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0010.001

Man with a penny-farthing, undated

Cabinet card depicting an unidentified man dressed in a suit and wearing a derby hat standing next to a penny-farthing bicycle. The photograph was taken in a studio with forest-themed background. The photograph is undated and was taken by photographer J. P. Haseltine of Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361961

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.8850.0300.004

Four unidentified individuals in a living room, undated

Black-and-white photograph of four Black individuals in a living room. Two children are seated in chairs, a third child is seated at a piano, and a woman is standing behind the piano. The photograph is undated. The photograph was taken by Duette Photographers of Arlington, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361963

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3450.0100.002

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