Historic New England

Redlands, the radiant garden spot of California and a busy business centre, Redlands Chamber of Commerce, Redlands, California

The item has photographs of houses, schools, cultural sites, commercial buildings and agricultural and natural beauty areas.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329057

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.172

English garden homes, The Queensboro Corporation, Jackson Heights, New York

English garden style houses, designed by Robert Tappan to maximize green spaces, are described with floor plans for the Type C house.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329058

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.173

Suggestions for your home in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

The houses, each designed by a different architect, have a description, price and in some cases a floor plan. The folder was prepared for an interested buyer. The folder has an envelope with the text "A portfolio of photographs from Oak Hill Village, Newton Center, Massachusetts."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329062

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.174

Bronxville, quiet charm and elegance, Lawrence Management, Inc., 4 Valley Road, Bronxville, New York

The development and features of the village is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329070

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.175

Booklet descriptive of Wyomissing Hills, a residence suburb of Reading, Pennsylvania and illustrating the manner in which the suburb will be developed, and the possibilities for attractive suburban homes in various localities, also showing a number of homes already erected, Wyomissing Hills, Inc., Pennsylvania

Plans for the various sections of the development are described for potential buyers. A double page drawing shows the suburb when fully developed. The highway, train and streetcar lines are at the lower portion of the drawing.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329071

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.176

Home among pines, Wheatley Heights Estates, ideal home sites for home lovers and investors in the most desirable sections of Long Island, Wheatley Heights Estates, Inc., 5th Avenue and 35th Street, New York, New York

Background on suburban New York real estate development is provided for potential buyers. Wheatley Heights Estates features are described. There is a color map showing Manhattan, Brooklyn and part of Long Island.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329073

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.177

Clearview, Clerevue, No. 2010, East Market Street, The Perkinswood Companies, Hippodrome Building, Warren, Ohio

The item gives notice that there will be an open house at the Clerevue house in the Perkinswood development in Warren, Ohio. There is a description of the property and a list of vendors that provided the materials and furnishings. The verso has photographs of other houses in the development.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329076

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.178

How they live and build in Marysville, a new industrial city rises on the shores of the Saint Clair, Wills and Associates starting from the ground, reprinted from Automobile Topics, January 29, 1921, New York, New York

The article describes the community planning and housing created by C. Harold Wills around his plant for the Wills Sainte Claire automobile in Maryville, Michigan.

Date: 1921-01-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329078

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.179

Seeley Brothers, manufacturers of Averill Paint, New York, Boston, Chicago

The plate house illustrations have descriptions and numbers for the Averill Paint samples in the front of the catalog. There are two Alabastine advertisements at the end of the catalog, one of which has color samples. Alabastine is a finish for walls and ceilings manufactured by the Alabastine Compa...

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329081

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.142

Antique shop of Winifred E. Harding

A large photograph album with ivory cover and word Photographs on the cover. 39 pages of black and white photographs (total of 103 photographs) showing the antique shop collection of Winifred E. Harding of Woodstock, Vermont, the house, as well photographs of unidentified individuals, possibly fa...

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329087

Ref. Code: PC009.291

Picturesque Redlands, Redlands, California

The Redlands community is described in terms of its agriculture, natural beauty, residences and business opportunities. Two photographs feature President McKinley who visited Redlands in May 1901 as part of a Pacific coast tour. The front cover illustration is signed "Gleason." The back cover has an...

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329089

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.180

Suburban Long Island, the sunrise homeland, issued jointly by the Long Island Railroad Company and the Long Island Real Estate Board to promote the advantages of Long Island for suburban living, 47 West 34th Street, New York, New York

The directory has extensive descriptions of the villages and towns on Long Island. There are real estate ads and photographs. A map of the Long Island Railroad system is attached inside the back cover.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329093

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.181

Why we have chosen Forest Hills Gardens for our home, Will Phillip Hooper, Village Press, Forest Hills Gardens, New York

Resident testimonials are provided with photographs of the houses, streets and community areas.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329104

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.182

Sagamore and its surroundings, published by Sagamore Development Company, Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, New York

The features and houses of the Sagamore development are described in texts nd photographs. There is a map of the area.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329108

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.183

Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach, Dr. Edwin W. Dwight, Spartan Press, Inc., Boston, Mass.

The Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach developments in Marshfield are described in text, maps, photographs and floor plans. The architect on the floor plans is R. Clipston Sturgis. A real estate agent for the developments is available at 87 Milk Street in Boston.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329110

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.184

Views in Tuxedo Park, published by George Dart, Tuxedo, New York

1 booklet, 24 leaves : photographs ; 5 1/2 x 7 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329113

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.185

Cliff Estates, Wellesley Hills, 120 Cliff Road, Wellesley, Mass.

A map has the layout of the Cliff Estates subdivision. There is a floor plan for a model home. A small map has train lines and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Everett M. Brooks is the civil engineer, located in Newtonville, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329117

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.186

A. Turner Wells (developer) house, Southbridge, Mass.

Partial set of four architectural drawings of house for developer A. Turner Wells in Southbridge, Massachusetts (commission #910) including three elevations and one plan. Two drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329140

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.910

Mark V. Wadsworth (developer) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for developer Mark V. Wadsworth in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #911) including four elevations and one plan. Drawings are not dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior...

Date: 1942, undated

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

GUSN: 329141

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.911

Mark V. Wadsworth (developer) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for developer Mark V. Wadsworth in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #912) including four elevations and two plans. Drawings are not dated or signed. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with saltbox garage, an asphalt shingle roof, and...

Date: 1942, undated

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

GUSN: 329142

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.912

Verney Mills, Inc. office building, Peterborough, N.H.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of office building fro Verney Mills, Inc. in Peterborough, New Hampshire (commission #913) including one elevation, two plans, and eleven details. Most drawings are dated; some are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Colo...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329143

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.913

A. Turner Wells (developer) house, Southbridge, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for developer A. Turner Wells in Southbridge, Massachusetts (commission #914) including six elevations and four plans. Most drawings are dated; two drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox ga...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329149

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.914

Allen R. Gardner garage and apartment, Rye, N.Y.

Set of ten architectural drawings of garage and apartment for Allen R. Gardner in Rye, New York (commission #915) including four elevations, two plans, two framing plans, and two details. Several drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style building with...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329150

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.915

Richard S. Robie farmhouse, Alton, N.H.

Set of twelve architectural drawings for alterations to existing farmhouse for Richard S. Robie in Alton, New Hampshire (commission #916) including two elevations, four plans, one plot plan, one sketch, and four details. Several drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot.

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329151

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.916

Insects

\li-15This subseries contains glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of a variety of insects including ants, beetles, butterflies, crickets, caterpillar, grasshopper, mosquitos, and moths. Also included are images of inspects that were used in a special feature in Yankee Magazine.

Date: 1929-1936, undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331220

Ref. Code: PC053.01.72

Interiors

This subseries contains glass plate negatives of an old time barroom saloon, a living room, and a bed room.

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331221

Ref. Code: PC053.01.73

International Illumination Congress

This subseries contains glass plate negatives of the international illumination congress, which took place in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1928. The negatives show various groups of people at the event, including a soccer team.

Date: 1928

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331222

Ref. Code: PC053.01.74

Inventions

This subseries includes glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of various inventions, such as a rotating sail, a perspiring water pitcher, a clothes line tightener, and a remote control boat.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331224

Ref. Code: PC053.01.75

Alan Trustman Jr. house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Alan Trustman Jr. in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1670) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and fifteen details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, or Robert E. Mino...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331223

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1670

Lamplighters

This subseries includes an acetate or nitrate negative of a man lighting a gas street light.

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331226

Ref. Code: PC053.01.76

Lindbergh

This subseries contains glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of Charles Lindbergh on a trans-continental tour after his flight from New York to Paris, France in May of 1927. During the summer of 1927, Lindbergh visited Concord, New Hampshire, aviators in Boston, Massachusetts, and politicia...

Date: 1927, undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331228

Ref. Code: PC053.01.77

Logging and Lumbering

This subseries includes glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives that depict logging and lumbering around New England. The negatives show individuals and groups in the logging and lumbering business, but also the natural environment surrounding the business. The negatives come from a variety o...

Date: 1926-1927, undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331229

Ref. Code: PC053.01.78

Charles L. Stearns house, North Scituate Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Stearns in North Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #1671) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one interior elevation, and two details. Also included is one drawing, dated 1967, for a proposed second floor addi...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 331230

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1671

G. Carlton Snowe house, Auburn, Maine

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. G. Carlton Snowe in Auburn, Maine (commission #1673) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with an asphalt s...

Date: 1957, undated

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

GUSN: 331232

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1673

Large tree moving and other landscape work, Lewis & Valentine Co., Roslyn, Long Island, branch nursery, East Rockaway, Long Island

Large trees relocated abd planted on Long Island estates are shown in photographs. The inside of the back cover has lists of estates and landscape architects.

Date: 1915-09-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331234

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.114

Tree planting on streets and highways, by William F. Fox, State of New York, Forest, Fish and Game Commission, Albany, New York

The advantages of planting trees are described with suggestions for tree selection and maintenance. There are eight color plates of leaves from recommended specimens.

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331235

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.115

Mail

\li-15This subseries includes glass plate and acetate negatives that feature mailboxes in Maine and a mailman on Bonair Street in Somerville, Massachusetts

Date: 1927-1940

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331239

Ref. Code: PC053.01.79

Marbles

This subseries includes two glass plate negatives of several men watching and playing marbles

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331240

Ref. Code: PC053.01.80

Military

This subseries include several glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of various military machinery and personnel, including West Point cadets and the return of the 26th Division on the Mt. Vernon.

Date: 1928, undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331241

Ref. Code: PC053.01.81

General

4 glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331242

Ref. Code: PC053.01.81.001

West Point cadets

3 glass plate negatives

Date: 1928

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331243

Ref. Code: PC053.01.81.002

Milkcans

\li-15This subseries contains a glass plate negative and several acetate or nitrate negatives of milk cans in transport and on the platform of a railroad station in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331244

Ref. Code: PC053.01.82

Minerals

5 glass plate negatives

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331245

Ref. Code: PC053.01.83

Take part, a report on new ways in which people can participate in planning their own environments, by Lawrence Halprin & Associates, San Francisco/New York

The community participation workshops are described that involve individuals in environmental and urban space planning.

Date: 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331247

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.116

Nashua Country Club, Nashua, N.H.

Set of forty-four architectural drawings for alterations to existing building for Nashua Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire (commission #1675-A) including two elevations, five plans, two plot plans, four plumbing plans, four heating plans, three electrical plans, three structural plans, seventeen...

Date: 1960-1961

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

GUSN: 331248

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1675-A

Daniel J. Bell house, Belmont, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Bell (commission #1676) including four elevations, four plans, three details, three topographical plans, one rendering by Royal Barry Wills, and one initial sketch . Some drawings are signed by Merton Stuart Barrows; some draw...

Date: 1957-1958

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

GUSN: 331250

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1676

Miscellaneous

This subseries is a collection of 128 glass plate negatives that were arranged and numbered by Yankee Publishing. Each negative has a unique identifier. The numbered negatives are unique images that had trouble fitting into any of the subjects assigned by Yankee Publishing. Each negative is indivi...

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331251

Ref. Code: PC053.01.84

Monuements

This subseries contains glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of diverse monuments around New England. Featured monuments include the mystery stone in Hamilton-Wenham, the Forefathers monument in Plymouth, the Hannah Dustin monument in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the George Washington statue i...

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331252

Ref. Code: PC053.01.85

Novelties

\li-15This subseries displays odd events that occurred throughout New England. For example, the negatives show thousands of people marching on protest at the painting of a beer sign on the Bunker Hill monument, the George Washington Statue on the Boston Public Garden facing backwards, a pet hippo, l...

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331253

Ref. Code: PC053.01.86

Oysters and Pearls

This subseries include glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of oysters and pearls, which were a feature story in Yankee Magazine.

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 331254

Ref. Code: PC053.01.87

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