Historic New England

"Cape Cod Canal Navigation Regulations and General Information"

for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1975

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323897

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.045

"Cape Cod Canal Navigation Regulation and General Information Canal Control WUA-21"

Naval Regulations and general information for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, New England Division.

Date: 1980

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323898

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.046

Massachusetts - Boston - General Scenic Views

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323948

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0009

The Cape Codder brochure and letter

A pamphlet including photographs and illustrations advertising the Cape Codder in Falmouth, Mass. Also accompanying the pamphlet is a form letter containing information about the site.

Date: 1931

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323958

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.013

The Terrace Gables Hotel on Cape Cod

A pamphlet advertising The Terrace Gables Hotel on Cape Cod in Falmouth Heights, Mass. The pamphlet includes pictures of the hotel's rooms, lounges, and amenities.

Date: 1942

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323959

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.014

Boston to Plymouth: Massachusetts Bay Cruises pamphlet

A pamphlet with general information and sailing schedules for the Cape Cod Steamship Company's Boston to Plymouth route.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323961

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.015

Advertisement, Adams' Fire Fender Manufactory, Bedford Street, Boston, Mass.

Samuel Adams, wire worker, manufactures, repairs and paints fenders. Customers should provide measurements with their orders.

Date: ca. 1820

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323962

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.005

Advertisement, McDonald's celebrated wringer, T.E. McDonald, manager, No. 113 Chambers Street, New York, New York

Treadwell manufactures wringers and washers. The price of the washers has been reduced "during the present exhibition of the American Institute, 1880."

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323963

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.04.02.003

Trade card, F. Hayden, watch maker & gilder, No. 15 Fore Street, Boston, Mass.

Hayden repairs watches and clocks and works in silver, copper, brass and pinchbeck. Hayden is located near the drawbridge.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323965

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.01.041

Handbill, Franklin Music Warehouse, No. 6 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The Warehouse dealt in organs, pianofortes and other musical instruments. A separate hand written note describes the Warehouse's background and connection to the Handel and Haydn Society.

Date: 1818-11-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.065

Tile-Craft Beads, Walbead, Inc., 38 West 37th Street, New York, New York

The colors available are shown on a bead sample card. A price list has the bridge sets, mats, design paper, needles and instruction books. The third item is an order form for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323972

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.031

Gunnison Homes, Gunnison Homes, Inc., United States Steel Corporation subsidiary, New Albany, Indiana

The process for working with a Gunnison dealer is described in detail. Eight floor plans are shown for potential customers. A customer letter, dated June 20, 1947, is included in the envelope.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323976

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.149

Popponesset Beach pamphlet

One pamphlet advertising Popponesset Beach Tourist Camp and cottages. Includes illustrations and map.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323975

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.016

Park Beach Hotel pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising the Park Beach Hotel on the South Shore of Cape Cod in 1942. The pamphlet includes illustrations, pictures, and a map of the hotels amenities, things to do, and location.

Date: 1942

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323978

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.017

Letterhead, Liberty Ready Cut Homes, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Michigan

The letter informs the customer that a capable carpenter can erect a Liberty Home. A business envelope is enclosed.

Date: 1947-06-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323979

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.150

Ride the...Edaville Railroad pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising the Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts; includes a schedule for the 1953 season.

Date: 1953

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323980

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.018

Your house from American Houses, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York

The houses are built to Bureau of Standards specifications and are only sold through contractors. A small card states the customer will be contacted again when the business has a distributor in the area. The brochure and card were in an envelope.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323982

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.151

Ride the Edaville Railroad pamphlet

An undated pamphlet advertising the Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts. The Edaville Railroad described as, "...the only two-foot gauge railroad on the North American Continent..." where riders pass through five miles of cranberry bogs.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323985

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.019

General Houses, Inc., Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, Illinois

The items in the envelope are: 1)General customer letter. 2)Drawings of the exteriors of two samll houses. 3)Information sheet with title "This prefab is your baby." 4)Three large sheets with title "General Houses knows how" for the panels, the joints and the assembly.

Date: 1947-06-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323991

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.152

Edaville Railroad Christmas Festival pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising the Edaville Railroad's Christmas Festival during the 1956 holiday season. Advertised as a, " magnificently illuminated colorama."

Date: 1956

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323992

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.020

Edaville Railroad pamphlet

A pamphlet from the late 1970s advertising the Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts.

Date: 1979

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323993

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.021

Edaville Railroad 1969 Christmas Festival pamphlet

One pamphlet advertising the 1969 Christmas Festival at Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts.

Date: 1969

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323995

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.022

Indian Summer the Irresistible Season on Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising Cape Cod during the fall season of September and October. The pamphlet includes almanac informaiton and photographs of Cape Cod colors during fall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323996

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.023

Minton the world's most beautiful china, Minton Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England

China patterns and styles are displayed in table settings.

Date: 1977

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323999

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.004.010

Mashnee Village Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising Mashnee Village Cape Cod development, located in Buzzards Bay, across the Bourne Bridge. The pamphlet describes the development's housing options and includes illustratiions of maps and a typical floorplan.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324000

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.024

The Historic Cape Cod Canal pamphlet

A brief chronological history of the Cape Cod Canal with map and illustrations, made in 1980.

Date: 1980

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324001

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.025

Frigidaire Flair Electric Ranges, owner's manual all models, Frigidaire Corporation, Dayton, Ohio

The manual describes the range features and provides tips on baking, roasting and broiling. There is a separate leaflet for Eaton Surface Unit Control Switches.

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324005

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.076

Centralized Ship Traffic Control System pamphlet

A pamphlet on the centralized ship control system at the Cape Cod Canal, circa 1985. The pamphlet was made by the Cape Cod Field Office of the New England Division of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324003

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.026

Centralized Ship Traffic Control System pamphlet

A pamphlet on the centralized ship control system at the Cape Cod Canal in 1974. The pamphlet was made by the Cape Cod Field Office of the New England Division of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1974

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324004

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.027

A Celebration of the Cultural & Environmental History of Cape Cod pamphlet

A pamphlet listing events for the 1993 Cape Heritage week on Cape Cod.

Date: 1993

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324009

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.028

Getting to and Through Cape Cod pamphlet

A guide to public transportation and bike route operations on Cape Cod.

Date: 2013

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324011

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.029

Box, Uncle John's Maple Kisses, New England Maple Syrup Co., Winter Hill, Boston, Mass.

Text on the box reads "Manufactured by the packers of Uncle John's Syrup."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324017

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.02.012

Your home planned for today and tomorrow, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Floor plans and descriptions for a variety of home models are in the catalog. The work can be done by Naumkeag Lumber Co., Inc., building materials and millwork, 138 Canal Street, Salem, Mass. For the seccond catalog copy the work can be done by the Pineland Lumber Company, 10 Avon Street, Lewiston,...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324238

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.153

Vacation visit, being a little journey to the factories of the United Shoe Machinery Company, Boot and Shoe Recorder, Boston, Mass.

The article describes in text and photographs the United Shoe Machinery Company which manufactures machines used in shoe production.

Date: 1912-09-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324240

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.016

Morse's New Dining Rooms, 9 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso has the restaurant's $.10 cent offerings and other dishes from $.15 to $.30 cents.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324241

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.02.050

Fall styles, 1929, Collins & Fairbanks Co., 383 Washington Street, 16 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Men's hats and suits are the primary merchandise displayed. Hat syles and fur scarfs for women are shown on the back pages of the catalog.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.031

Fan: folding fan with Cape Cod image insets

A plastic folding fan with cut out designs imitating ivory and inset Cape Cod images.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324243

Ref. Code: MS028.03.161

Ruler advertising the Buzzards Bay National Bank

A wooden ruler advertising Buzzards Bay National Bank; measurement in inches.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324244

Ref. Code: MS028.03.375

Pin: Falmouth Cape Cod

Silver toned metal pin of with a blue sailboat in the center; nautical themed.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324245

Ref. Code: MS028.03.331

Coin: Town of Bourne Centennial Celebration

One commemorative coin celebrating the town of Bourne's centennial, 1884-1984.

Date: 1984

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324246

Ref. Code: MS028.03.105

Napkin set: Cape Cod map

A set of white paper napkins with green and red ink featuring a map of Cape Cod and Nantucket Sound.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324247

Ref. Code: MS028.03.245

Trade card, Simplex Typewriters, Simplex Typewriter Co., New York, New York

Simplex Typewriters are promoted as a toy for children and an aid to mothers in writing their social correspondence. The typewriters are available at the Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324248

Ref. Code: EP001.01.083.02.01.004

Trade card for Atmore's mince meat and genuine English plum pudding, 141 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

Santa Claus drops plum puddings down a chimney in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324250

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.03.039

Trade card for Wm. H. Zinn, first class goods from all parts of the world at retail, 501 Washington Street, 55 Temple Place and 5 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Zinn deals in glassware, china, stationery, baskets, toilet articles and "rich fancy goods" according to the card verso. A Santa Claus figure stands over a chimney in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.036

Coasters: Cape Cod

One set of white coasters with a blue map of Cape Cod Bay.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324256

Ref. Code: MS028.03.095

Key Fob: The Pageant of Cape Cod

One key fob with a sliver toned metal buckle, a black strap, and gold toned fob with a relief of a sea captain with the ocean, seagulls, and a lighthouse in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324257

Ref. Code: MS028.03.201

Ribbon: Cape Cod Pomona Grange No. 24

One green ribbon with gold tassle and Americab flag and wheat shaft ornamentation.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324258

Ref. Code: MS028.03.371

Trade card, boys' overcoats for Christmas and New Years, presents at the Old South Clothing House, 315 & 317 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

A Santa Claus figure carries a pack of toys on his back in the card image.

Date: ca. 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324259

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.02.01.015

Columbia valentine, compliments of Pope Mf'g Co., 79 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.

Pope has a cycling catalog available for free to customers. A couple cycles through a winter landscape in the image. Pope has branches in New York City and Chicago.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324260

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.02.01.007

Brochure, just outside, the luxury of perfect comfort and unfailing service awaits you, Milburn Light Electric, The Milburn Wagon Co., Toledo, Ohio

The automobile features are described for customers. It is available at E.Y. Stimpson, distributor, 530 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324263

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.010

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