Historic New England

Exterior view of unidentified house, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-4057

The image shows an exterior view of a large, multi-story house with a prominent turret and steeply pitched roofs, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The structure features half-timbering details and multiple windows, including a bay window. A covered porch and landscaped surroundings are visible...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378070

Ref. Code: PC038.01.026.GN-4057

Unidentified house, possibly Middle Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-4058

The image shows a large, two-story wooden house with a symmetrical faÃ§ade, featuring a central door framed by windows with shutters. The house has a gambrel roof with three dormer windows. To the left, an advertisement for Wonder Bread is visible on an adjacent building.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378071

Ref. Code: PC038.01.026.GN-4058

Unidentified house, possibly Middle Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-4059

The image shows a two-story wooden house, possibly located on Middle Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The house features several windows with shutters, a central door with an arched top, and three visible chimneys. A small fenced area is visible on the right side and there are two people near a...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378072

Ref. Code: PC038.01.026.GN-4059

Entrance hall of unidentified house, GN-4060

The image shows the entrance hall of an unidentified house. There is a staircase on the right with a runner carpet and ornate banisters. A hallway leads to a closed door at the end, with a window above it letting in light. The walls are decorated with a pattern and there is a framed picture hanging ...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378073

Ref. Code: PC038.01.026.GN-4060

Entrance hall of unidentified house, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2539a

The image shows the entrance hall of an unidentified house in Newburyport, Massachusetts. There is a staircase on the left with a patterned carpet runner. A wooden chair is positioned at the end of the hallway. On the right side, there is a sideboard with a cabinet above it. The walls feature patter...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378074

Ref. Code: PC038.01.020.GN-2539a

Entrance hall of unidentified house, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-2539b

The image shows the entrance hall of an unidentified house in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It features a staircase with a carpet runner on the left, ascending to an upper level. There is patterned wallpaper and a geometric patterned floor. A chair is placed near a doorway, and a cabinet with drawers ...

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378075

Ref. Code: PC038.01.020.GN-2539b

Door of the Macy-Colby House, Amesbury, GN-2540

The image shows the door of the Macy-Colby House in Amesbury. The house features wooden siding, a central front door with a transom above it, and windows on either side and above. There are shrubs and a grassy lawn in the foreground, with another building partially visible to the left.

Date: 1860-1949

Collection: George E. Noyes photographic collection

GUSN: 378076

Ref. Code: PC038.01.020.GN-2540

Two photographs of women students in an unidentified dorm room, undated

Two photographs of two unidentified women in an unidentified college dorm room. College pennants decorate the walls. In addition to the two students, the photograph shows two beds and other furniture including dressers, chairs, mirrors and two desks. A stamp on the verso of one photograph reads ...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 378092

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.7550.0400.001

University of Rhode Island students doing laundy and studying, 1954

Typed page on the verso: "BHP 1048252 New York Bureau Learn while churning Kingston, Rhode Island: These University of Rhode Island students manage to accomplish two chores simultaneously, as they get in some studying while their clothes churn around in the automatic washer in their dorm laundry. ...

Date: 1954

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 378094

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.7550.0400.015

Cast of Hair sings from the balcony of Wilbur Theater, Boston Massachusetts, 1970

Typed on the front of the photograph: "BHP041002-4/10/70- BOSTON: The "tribal love-rock musical" Hair closed its doors (4/10) night in the face of a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling against nudity in the show. The cast members of the show stage a concert of their own, from the wrought-iron balc...

Date: 1970

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 378096

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.8450.0100.0200

Memorandum Book entitled "Sketch of My Life OGL"

This diary consisting of 112 pages written in ink in which Captain Oliver Lane describes his life (1798-1867), his career as a sea captain, entrepreneur and family man during the first half of the 19th century. The diary has been transcribed by Melinda Talbot, and a photocopy is available for refere...

Date: circa 1857

Collection: Oliver Lane papers

GUSN: 378136

Ref. Code: MS019.01

Family photograph album

Secured with brass clasps, the album contains cartes-de-visite portraits of Oliver G. Lane, his wife Charlotte, and numerous relatives of the Lane family identified in Oliver Lanes (?) handwriting. A separate listing of names with some additional descriptions of these images is available for refere...

Date: undated

Collection: Oliver Lane papers

GUSN: 378137

Ref. Code: MS019.02

Family Bible with travel notes, American Bible Society edition

Published in 1820, this American Bible Society Edition contains notes on inside pages in OGLs handwriting in which he lists important family dates regarding his marriage and the birth of his seven children. Following pages contain notes written mostly in pencil describing voyages made between the y...

Date: circa 1828-1860

Collection: Oliver Lane papers

GUSN: 378139

Ref. Code: MS019.03

Family Bible, Holbrooks Stereotype edition

This large leather-bound Bible, with heavily foxed pages, (Holbrooks Stereotype Edition, circa 1820) contains a family register between the Old and New Testaments which is marked by a cross-stitched bookmark embroidered "From AEL." (Ann Eliza Lane?) The register lists the date Oliver G. Lanes marr...

Date: circa 1820-1921

Collection: Oliver Lane papers

GUSN: 378162

Ref. Code: MS019.04

First Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., undated

Stereo view of First Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., undated. Photograph by Ranald Douglas, out door photographer, 260 Gorham Street, Lowell, Mass. The structure is the second church to occupy the current location. It was designed by the architectural firm Merrill and Cutler and built in 1884-...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 378211

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1000.0040.001

Houses, unidentified locations

Sub-series

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378205

Ref. Code: PC027.001.010

Green School House and First Congregational Church, Lowell, Massachusetts, undated

Stereoview of First Congregational Church and Green School House. Photograph by Jon S. Moulton, Salem,Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 378214

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1000.0040.002

William Gerth design collection, 1908-1973, undated

This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, photographs, original art designs, financial records, and other materials related to the designer William Gerth. The artwork in the collection are original designs by William Gerth which consists of 197 original design drawings, sketches, and prints...

Date: 1908-1973, undated

Collection: William Gerth design collection, 1908-1973, undated

GUSN: 378281

Ref. Code: GC014

Poster for Icy Pi, something new to eat, Automatic Cone Co., Cambridge, Mass., circa 1925

Poster advertising the "Icy Pi", a rectangular container made of cake meant to hold ice cream. Icy Pi was patented by James Denaro of the Automatic Cone Co. in 1925, but fell out of production by the mid-20th century.

Date: circa 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 378299

Ref. Code: EP001.15.048

Kage Co. Glitter Plaque, undated

A small melted plastic wall or window decoration probably manufactured by the Kage Co. in Manchester, Connecticut. Kage company decorations were popular between the 1960s and 1970s. Now considered nostalgic collectibles, they can often be found online or through vintage resellers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 378312

Ref. Code: EP001.15.049

Cut-A-Cord, Office of James J. Storrow, Federal Fuel Administrator for Massachusetts, State House, Boston, Mass., circa 1917-1918

World War I-era poster from the Massachusetts arm of the Federal Fuel Administration asking citizens to burn more wood for heat/fuel in order to preserve coal for war-related uses. Illustrated with the American flag and lists the current prices for different kinds of wood. Poster was issued by James...

Date: circa 1917-1918

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

GUSN: 378313

Ref. Code: GC002.02.353

Autograph album of Fannie Fellows, Sandwich, New Hampshire, circa 1878-1881

Autograph album of Fannie Fellows, with signatures dated between 1878 and 1881, when she was about 10-12 years old. It contains signatures from a number of individuals, such as her father Enoch Q. Fellows, her brother Willie B. Fellows, her sister Lizzie M. Fellows, her aunt Dorothy S. Flanders (Bar...

Date: circa 1878-1881

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 378331

Ref. Code: MS029.002.053

2 Hammond Real Estate publications, 2020

File part

Date: 2020

Collection: Peabody-Williams House collection

GUSN: 378333

Ref. Code: MS066.05.07

Photographic prints, 1927-1954, undated

1 legal sized folder

Date: 1927-1954, undated

Collection: Peabody-Williams House collection

GUSN: 378334

Ref. Code: MS066.04.09

Donor's notes, 2003-2009

Series contains handwritten research notes regarding the history of 7 Norman Road, notes regarding the HNE easement program, research into National Register of Historic places designation, correspondence and a copy of an American Antiquarian Society publication, a list of household contents during t...

Date: 2003-2009, undated

Collection: Peabody-Williams House collection

GUSN: 378335

Ref. Code: MS066.06

Exterior view of the Davis-Freeman House, West Gloucester, Gloucester, Massachusetts, H-455.5

The image shows the exterior view of the Davis-Freeman House located in West Gloucester, Gloucester, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story wooden structure with multiple windows and a central chimney. In the foreground, there is a stone wall and several large pipes lying on the ground. Trees and d...

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378355

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.030.H-455.5

Portrait of Dr. Mark Hopkins (one time President of Williams College), H-889

The image is a portrait of an elderly man identified as Dr. Mark Hopkins, who was once the President of Williams College. He is wearing a suit with a bow tie, and his hair is short and receding. The photograph is a formal head-and-shoulders portrait, showing him facing slightly to the side.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378356

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-889

Portrait of Rawson, H-890a

The image is a portrait of an individual identified as Rawson. The person is depicted wearing a traditional dark outfit with a white collar and a black cap. They are holding a book with one hand while gesturing with the other.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378357

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-890a

Portrait of Rawson, H-890b

The portrait depicts an individual wearing a dark outfit with a white collar. The subject is holding a book in their left hand and has a ring on their right hand. The background is plain and the subject is wearing a cap. Their expression is neutral and the subject is facing slightly to the left.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378358

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-890b

Portrait of William Ellery Channing, H-895

The image is a portrait of William Ellery Channing. It shows a man with short hair, looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a high-collared garment. The portrait is oval-shaped and signed at the bottom.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378359

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-895

Portrait of William Morris, H-918

The image is a portrait of a bearded man identified as William Morris. He is resting his head on his hand and gazing directly at the viewer.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378360

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-918

Portrait of William Morris, H-918a

The image is a portrait of a man identified as William Morris. He has a full beard and is resting his head on one hand.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378361

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-918a

Portrait of John Ruskin, H-919

The image is a portrait of a man identified as John Ruskin. He has a long beard and mustache, and his hair is parted to the side. He is wearing a jacket over a patterned vest with a high-collared shirt visible underneath.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378362

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-919

Portrait of Rudyard Kipling, H-926a

The image is a portrait of a man with glasses, a mustache, and short hair named Rudyard Kipling. He is wearing a high-collared garment and is positioned facing slightly to the left.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378363

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-926a

Portrait of Cotton Mather, H-931a

This image is a portrait of Cotton Mather, depicted in an oval frame. He is wearing a dark coat with a white clerical collar and has distinctively curled hair.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378364

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-931a

Portrait of Dorothy Quincy Hancock, H-942

The image is a portrait of Dorothy Quincy Hancock. It depicts Dorothy seated with her head resting on her hand, wearing an elaborate gown with lace detailing. Her hair is styled with a decorative headpiece.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378365

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-942

Portrait of John Hancock, H-943

The image is a portrait of John Hancock, who is seated beside a table. He is wearing a formal coat with visible ruffles at the cuffs. Hancock is holding a quill pen in his right hand, poised over an open ledger or book. A curtain is draped in the background.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378366

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-943

Portrait of John Hancock, H-943b

The image is a portrait of John Hancock, who is seated beside a table. He is wearing a formal coat with visible ruffles at the cuffs. Hancock is holding a quill pen in his right hand, poised over an open ledger or book. A curtain is draped in the background.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378367

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-943b

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, H-995c

The image is a portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He has a full, white beard and white hair. He is dressed in formal attire with a bow tie. The portrait is framed by white borders.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378418

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-995c

Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson, H-996b

The image is a portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is depicted in a formal setting, wearing a suit with a bow tie. The pose is a head-and-shoulders view and he is gazing to the side.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378419

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-996b

Portrait of Rufus Choate, H-997c

The image is a portrait of Rufus Choate. It shows a man with curly hair, wearing a bow tie and a suit.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378420

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-997c

Portrait of Daniel Webster, H-999c

The image is a portrait of Daniel Webster. He is depicted from the chest up, wearing a suit with a dark jacket and a white shirt. His expression is serious and the portrait is framed in a rectangular format.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378421

Ref. Code: PC027.001.009.H-999c

Exterior view of the Macy-Colby House, Amesbury, Massachusetts, H-1000b

The image depicts the exterior of the Macy-Colby House located in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is a two-story structure with a central chimney and a gabled roof. The house is surrounded by a few trees and a dirt pathway leading up to it.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378422

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.001.H-1000b

Chain Bridge over the Merrimack River, Amesbury, Massachusetts, H-1001a

The image depicts the Chain Bridge spanning across the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The bridge is a suspension type with stone towers supporting the cables. Large rocks and sparse vegetation are visible along the riverbank in the foreground. Trees line the opposite shore.

Date: ca. 1896

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378423

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.001.H-1001a

Chain Bridge over the Merrimack River, Amesbury, Massachusetts, H-1001b

The image depicts the Chain Bridge spanning the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The bridge features a suspension design with cables and towers located at each end. The river is surrounded by trees and foliage.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378424

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.001.H-1001b

Chain Bridge over the Merrimack River, Amesbury, Massachusetts, H-1001c

The image depicts the Chain Bridge spanning the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The bridge features large stone towers and is surrounded by trees on both sides of the river.

Date: 1891-10-01

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378425

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.001.H-1001c

Exterior view of the John Greenleaf Whittier House, Amesbury, Massachusetts, H-1002

The image depicts the exterior of the John Greenleaf Whittier House located in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with a gabled roof, surrounded by a white picket fence. It features multiple windows with shutters and a central entrance with a small porch. Several trees are v...

Date: 1905-04-06

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378426

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.001.H-1002

Exterior view of the Phillips Brooks House, North Andover, Massachusetts, H-1008a

The image shows an exterior view of the Phillips Brooks House in North Andover, Massachusetts. It is a large, two-story building with a gabled roof and a prominent porch extending along the front. The house is surrounded by large trees with bare branches and a dirt path runs in front of the building...

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378427

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.061.H-1008a

Exterior view of the Phillips Brooks House, North Andover, Massachusetts, H-1008b

The image shows the exterior of the Phillips Brooks House in North Andover, Massachusetts. It is a two-story building featuring a gambrel roof and a large porch supported by columns. The house is surrounded by trees and a grassy lawn.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378428

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.061.H-1008b

Exterior view of the Phillips Brooks House, North Andover, Massachusetts, H-1008c

The image shows the exterior view of the Phillips Brooks House in North Andover, Massachusetts. It is a two-story structure with a prominent gabled roof and several windows. The building features a covered porch supported by columns, surrounded by a lawn and trees.

Date: 1890-1939

Collection: Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

GUSN: 378429

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.061.H-1008c

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