Historic New England

Home of beauty, designs for a small brick house, 5th ed., The American Face Brick Association, 130 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois

The title page reads: "A collection of architectural designs for small houses submitted in competition by architects and architectural draftsmen and selected from four hundred for their merit." Descriptions, floor plans and illustrations are provided for each house.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283555

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.053

Your new home, by Kenneth W. Dalzell, Malba Books, 15 East 40th Street, New York, New York

The book has 55 plans for houses with multiple features and at all budget levels.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283557

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.054

New ideas for building your home from Better Homes & Gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa

The volume has 100 plans with descriptions, photographs and floor plans. There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building materials and home finance.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283560

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.055

Fashion Book Scrapbook

This three-inch thick scrapbook contains hundreds of clippings of images of ladies' fashions kept between 1831 and 1881 by Mrs. Lynde Walter (between 1830 and 1848) and her granddaughter Elise Richards (between 1848 and 1881). The album represents a contemporary record of high fashion over the cours...

Date: 1830-1881

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283575

Ref. Code: MS004.048

Architectural achievements, Chapman & Frazer, architects, published by Lewis J. Hewitt, 88 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

Houses designed by Chapman & Frazer are showcased in black-and-white photographs. The last 12 pages have ads for building contractors and suppliers.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283578

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.056

Severy trade card scrapbook

This album, entitled "Scrap Book," contanis hundreds of colorfully illustrated trade cards for New England businesses such as soap makers, stationers, fancy goods, and manufactureres of pianos, furniture and other domestic goods. Peabody's in Salem; G.P. Brown in Beverly; Providence Furniture Compan...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283579

Ref. Code: MS004.049

Smith etchings scrapbook

Inscribed on the first page "To Peter, With Love from Mother, February, 1953," this black, embossed scrapbook contains sixteen copies of etchings depicting notable Massachusetts landmarks accompanied by descriptive material on the opposite page. The etchings themselves are somewhat quaint in charact...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283580

Ref. Code: MS004.050

Anthony Steel Plate Furnace, sanitary heating and ventilation for public and private buildings, published by the manufacturers Smith & Anthony Stove Company, 52 & 54 Union Street, Boston, Mass.

Factors to consider in selecting furnaces for houses and other buildings are described in the text. The cover title reads "Our homes, how to heat and ventilate them." There is a testimonial from Henry C. Bowen, the owner of Roseland Cottage, dated October 28, 1884 on page 61. An illustration of Rose...

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283582

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.001

Aladdin Houses built in a day catalogs no. 26, North American Construction Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has photographs, illustrations and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses sold by the Golden Rule." The story of "Aladdin" is told inside the front cover. One copy has a separate letter to the customer, envelope, leaflet describ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283584

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.057

Little scrapbook

This volume consists of memorabilia, snapshots and clippings covering meetings, commencement and a class reunion at Bates College (Lewiston, Maine); outings in New Hampshire gardens and garden club activities. Included is a letter of acknowlegement for albums from W.S. Appleton, 1940, with a humorou...

Date: 1940-1942

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283588

Ref. Code: MS004.040b

Young's Garages and Bungalows, E.C. Young Co., Randolph, Mass.

The catalog provides a description, price information and floor plans for the garages and bungalows built by the Young Company. Inside the catalog are the following loose items: 1)Eight leaflets for various Young structures available to customers. 2)1 newspaper clipping describing a house done by th...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283590

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.058

Fall & winter catalogue, Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston, Mass.

The catalog has descriptions, prices and illustrations for merchandise carried by the Jordan Marsh department store. The back cover has an illustration of the Jordan Marsh building with pedestrians, horse-drawn streetcars and the harbor in the background.

Date: 1882-1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283592

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.022

Enjoy better living with your 1950 Space Maker Refrigerator, General Electric, Consumers Institute, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The features of the SpaceMaker Refrigerator are described along with recipes which utilize refrigeration and freezing.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283593

Ref. Code: EP001.14.06.001

Hampton Falls Unitarian Church scrapbook

Scrapbook contains clippings, photographs and ephemera relating to the the Hampton Falls Unitarian Church from 1935-1952.

Date: 1935-1952

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283629

Ref. Code: MS004.040c

Willcox & Gibbs Noiseless Family Sewing Machine, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, 508 Broadway, New York, Nw York

The item has an illustrated price list and customer testimonials. The machine is sold by A.B. Lincoln, agent at 282 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1864

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283631

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.003

Moulton House scrapbook

Scrapbook on the Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, NH, of Moulton and Hampton Little genealogical notes, architecture of the house, and letters from visitors and others interested in the house.

Date: 1922-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283634

Ref. Code: MS004.040d

There's nothing built but can be moved, The John Cavanagh & Son Building Moving Company, Boston, Mass.

Four generations (1815-1922) of the Company are highlighted in building structures moved over time.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283641

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.004

Moulton House Legendary and Historical Notes

Scrapbook containing "Legendary and Historical Notes" on the Moulton House, Hampton, NH. Includes transcriptions, letters, clippings and photographs. Contains a table of contents which refers to all scrapbooks on the Moulton House.

Date: 1889-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283636

Ref. Code: MS004.040e

Hampton, New Hampshire, Tercentenary Scrapbook

Scrapbook contains ephemera, clippings and photographs from the Tercentenary Celebration of Hampton, New Hampshire in 1938.

Date: 1937-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283638

Ref. Code: MS004.040f

Clippings from Leslie's and Harper's scrapbook.

This scrapbook contains wood-engravings clipped from Leslie's and Harper's weeklies (1860s - 1870's) covering miscellaneous subjects including sailing, genre, travel and portraiture. The front cover is lined with an East Indian watercolor, evidently 19th century.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283643

Ref. Code: MS004.027

Boston Edison scrapbook

A scrapbook and album compiled by Irvin Morton documenting his fifty years with the Boston Edison Copmpany. The period covered is from 1905-1955 and includes photographs, clippings and memorabilia. There are numerous portraits of co-workers, power stations and company events. The donor, Charles Mor...

Date: 1905-1955

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283644

Ref. Code: MS004.028

Watkins Boston scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of Boston subjects, including Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allen Poe, Chelsea and old and new Boston compiled in the years 1906-1926 by Walter Kendall Watkins who was an historian and geneaologist, andSecretary of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It ...

Date: 1906-1926

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283646

Ref. Code: MS004.029

Modern Transportation scrapbook

This scrapbook, entitled "Triumphs of Modern Transportation," contains clippings, postcards and ephemera showing illustrations of early automobiles, airplanes, railroads, ballons and dirigibles.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283649

Ref. Code: MS004.030

Interior decoration scrapbook

This is a notebook/scrapbook entitled "Interior Decoration" created by Roland Newhall, Public School Division. There is a sticker inside the cover illustrating a poster from 1916. It contains notes, illustrations, clippings and sketches on many aspects of design and interior decoration. These includ...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283650

Ref. Code: MS004.031

Commercial and domestic ephemera scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of assorted commercial and domestic ephemera, including fabric and wallpaper samples from the 19th century. Also included are commercial receipts, bank orders, promissory notes and product and shipping receipts, many for shoes and in the name of Ebenezer C. Bailey from 1850s-1870...

Date: 1855-1937

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283651

Ref. Code: MS004.051

Lyman family

Photographs of the Lyman family of Waltham, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283655

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01

Unidentified man with baby

A black and white image of a man holding a baby while it plays on top of a short stone column. They are probably members of the Lyman family of Waltham, Mass.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283656

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01.001

Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

The Sears family photographic collection consists of thirteen folders of personal photographs of the Sears family of Waltham, Mass., and one photograph album that belonged to Francis P. Sears.

Date: 1885-1901, undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283657

Ref. Code: PC060

Lydia Paine leading two horses

A black and white photograph of a woman, possibly Lydia "Lily" Paine, leading two horses down a road, presumably in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283658

Ref. Code: PC060.02.001

George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of (left to right) George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine, and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass. George Paine and Lydia Paine are seated on horseback at either side of the group.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283660

Ref. Code: PC060.02.002

Pony

A black and white photograph of a pony, presumably owned by the Sears family.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283663

Ref. Code: PC060.09.001

Unidentified girl with a pony

A black and white photograph of a young girl dressed in a riding outfit with a large white hat sntanding with a small pony wearing a saddle. The image shows the porch of a house in the background, which is presumably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283666

Ref. Code: PC060.09.002

Unidentified girl riding a pony

A black and white photograph of a girl riding a pony. The girl is dressed in a riding outfit and is wearing a large white hat. The image also shows the porch of a house in the background, which is probably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283667

Ref. Code: PC060.09.003

Unidentified woman riding a horse

A black and white photograph of a woman riding a horse in a grassy field. The horse and rider stand to the right of a large tree, and the rider appears to be holding a riding crop. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283668

Ref. Code: PC060.09.004

Portraits (1 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283696

Ref. Code: PC060.01

Portraits (2 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283697

Ref. Code: PC060.02

Landscape

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes landscape photography.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283698

Ref. Code: PC060.03

Kodak views: Harvard track races, etc.

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes Kodak prints of the Harvard track team's races and other subjects.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283699

Ref. Code: PC060.04

Carriages; Animals (horses and dogs)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes photographs of carriages and horses. It also includes some photographs of dogs. For other domestic animals, see Pets.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283704

Ref. Code: PC060.09

Photograph album: "Naples, F. P. S."

This photograph album contains 44 images taken by Francis P. Sears while abroad in Naples. It includes cityscapes, but the primary focus is on artwork and sculpture.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283711

Ref. Code: PC060.14

Historic and Old Houses, USA

This scrapbook contains the title "Historic & Old Houses, U.S.A.; Exteriors & Interiors; Arr. by States" written inside the front cover. It contains brochures and articles from newspapers and magazines such as House Beautiful, LIfe Magazine and the New York Times from 1925-1970, all stamped Donn Pur...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283734

Ref. Code: MS004.054

Retail and romance, by Julia Houston Railey, Diamond Jubilee ed., Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.

The Jordan Marsh Company history is described from the first store in 1841 to 1926. Portraits and illustrations of Company founders, buildings and events highlight the department store's progress. The years on the cover are "1851-1926."

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283740

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.028

Story of vanilla, Joseph Burnett Company, Livermore & Knight Co., Boston; Providence; New York

The history, cultivation and manufacture of vanilla extract is described. Joseph Burnett Company manufactures flavoring extracts in its facility at 437-447 D Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283743

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.015

Vanilla and other flavoring extracts, Joseph Burnett Company, Boston, Mass.

Information for the consumer on the cultivation and manufacture of flavoring extracts. There is a glossary on the last page.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283744

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.016

"The May Feast," Baird-North Co., gold and silversmiths, Providence, Rhode Island

The jewelry, tableware, handbags and Kewpie doll novelties carried by the Company are described in the catalog.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283745

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.011

Ayer's preserve book, prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

Instructions for canning and preserving and making jams and jellies is provided along with promotions of Ayer products for various ailments and conditions. Stamped on the back cover is the text "Jas. Bennett, druggist, St. Peter, Minn."

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283746

Ref. Code: EP001.14.03.008

Ayer's American almanac, patent medicines, published by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

The item is primarily ads for Ayer patent medicine products with "Events in colonial history" by month constituting the almanac information.

Date: 1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283748

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.007

Beauty that endures, an illustrated description of an upholstery and drapery fabric of enduring beauty, Chase Velmo, made by Sanford Mills, Sanford, Maine

Chase Velmo is a velvet mohair fabric used for interior decoration in upholstery and drapes. The item has a "Partial list of Chase Velmo Jobbers" included as a small leaflet. L.C. Chase & Company, Boston is the selling agent.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283769

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.012

Bungalow homes and cottages, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Illustrations, floor plans and text describe the small homes available to consumers. The front cover has an ad for Grossman's, lumber, plumbing and building materials with locations in Massachusetts. The second copy has a front cover ad for A.T. Eveleth Lumber Co., Inc., 4th and Alameda, Reno, Nevad...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283770

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.059

Hodgson Portable Houses, E.F. Hodgson Co., 71-73 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.

The structures shown in the catalog include houses, offices, livestock buildings, school houses and schools. Hodgson has a factory and outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The New York show room is in the Craftsman Bldg., 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York City.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283772

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.060

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