Historic New England

Unidentified family album, Worcester, Mass., approximately 1890-1920

Bound black photograph album containing 200 albumen prints. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose between pages. While the album is undated, it is believed to span from approximately 1890-1920. Album c...

Date: undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356891

Ref. Code: PC009.299

Massachusetts - Lexington

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356892

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0510

Photograph of a fire drill, New Haven, Conn., undated

One mounted albumen print depicting a street view of a fire drill taking place at Stoddard, Kimberly & Co. Wholesale Grocers. The grocery, established in 1838, was located in New Haven, Connecticut. In the foreground, a horse drawn fire engine is pictured with two unidentified men, one on the engin...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356896

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.1180.0010.001

Wyndhurst album, Springfield, Mass., 1899-1911

Bound brown Ward's Album for Unmounted Photographs, Book No. 722 containing 99 black-and-white photographs and 2 pieces of printed ephemera. Cover of album is embossed with the words "Photographs" and "Wyndhurst." Contains 104 pages, 49 of which are blank. Pages of the album were previously removed....

Date: 1899-1911

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356904

Ref. Code: PC009.300

Wyndhurst daybook, 1899-1917

Bound brown book with the words "WYNDHURST NOTES 1893 TO" embossed on the cover. The daybook contains 363 pages, 94 of which are blank. The book contains handwritten entries in chronological entries spanning from October 20, 1893 to February 5, 1917. It also contains various photographs and pieces o...

Date: 1899-1917

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356916

Ref. Code: MS029.002.010

The country home model farm house, A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1934, Crowell Publishing Company, New York, N.Y., 1943

Exhibition catalog of the country home model farm house at A Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. Various businesses contributed to the farm house's interior decoration.

Date: 1934

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356926

Ref. Code: EP005.296

Monsanto house of tomorrow, Monsanto Chemical Company, Plastics Division, Springfield, Mass., 1956

Trade catalog detailing efforts to design and build a house constructed of plastic by the Monsanto Chemical Company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The article is reprinted from "Popular Science," April 1956.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356928

Ref. Code: EP005.297

House & Garden's ideal house in Berkley, at Scarsdale, New York, designed by Verna Cook Salomonsky, Condé Nast Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1956

The house has been decorated with products from numerous companies listed in the back of the publication. Catalog contains photographic prints and descriptions of the house and its rooms.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356930

Ref. Code: EP005.298

For that ideal home of yours, McBride, Nast & Co., 31 Union Square North, New York, N.Y., undated

Brochure advertising books covering such topics as building materials, furnishings, house plans, and interior decoration.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356931

Ref. Code: EP005.299

Account book of unidentified New England woman, 1851-1866

Account book belonging to an unidentified New England woman. Book is comprised of 100 pages, 40 of which are blank. Contains details about her various receipts and expenditures on items such as clothing, food, books, and transportation. There are also a number of recipes for items such as cakes, gin...

Date: 1855-1866

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 356938

Ref. Code: MS002.142

The best 24 house-of-the-month plans by leading architects, edited by Kenneth Duncan, Monthly Small House Club, Inc., 140 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y., 1951

Plan book containing floor plans and dimensions of houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Ranch houses, traditionals, 1 and 2 story, 4 to 7 rooms, published quarterly." Edited by Kenneth Duncan, Director, American Society for Better Housing, Inc. The back cover has a decision making chart.

Date: 1951

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356939

Ref. Code: EP005.300

Set of six blueprints for house of Charles S. Purinton, Lexington, Mass., circa 1950

Set of six blueprints of a house for Charles S. Purinton in Lexington, Massachusetts. These blueprints contain plot plans as well as plans for the basement, first floor, second floor, and the north, south, east, and west exterior elevations. Each blueprint is numbered 1 through six in the bottom rig...

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356942

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0510.001

Small homes year book: the standard guide for home builders, fall-winter ed., 5th ed., National Home Builders Bureau, Inc., 572 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1940

Periodical providing guidance for new and existing homeowners when designing, building, and furnishing a house. Ilustrations, and in some places floor plans, accompany the articles on various topics. Text on the front cover reads, "L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass." The back ...

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356946

Ref. Code: EP005.301

Today's homes: plans and ideas, summer 1976 ed., quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Davis Publications, Inc. 229 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y., 1976

The bicentennial edition of Today's Homes magazine focuses on Americana home improvement projects, colonial houses, functional landscaping, and design plans to fit every budget. Includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design.

Date: 1976

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356950

Ref. Code: EP005.302

Engineered low-cost farm and village homes, National Homes Foundation, 515 Union Trust Building, Washington, D.C., 1941

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans for each building design. The last page lists trade associations for building materials, equipment, and plans.

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356952

Ref. Code: EP005.303

History of the Paper House, Pigeon Cove, Mass., undated

Brochure discussing the history of the Paper House, a Rockport, Massachusetts, house constructed and furnished using 100,000 newspapers. Elis F. Stenman began the project in 1922. The map on the verso of the brochure has text stamped on it which reads, "Light refreshments served at the Paper House c...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356955

Ref. Code: EP005.304

Doggett family records book, 1727-1937

Book made up of 90 pages. The book was owned by Nathaniel Bradlee Doggett. It is unknown whether he was the sole contributor to this book. Contains records of deaths, births, and marriages of Doggett family members and others known by Doggett. The records listed within the book start in 1734 and e...

Date: 1727-1937

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356956

Ref. Code: MS029.002.011

Kelvinator cuts the cost of better living in the house of tomorrow, Nash-Kelvinator Corp., Kelvinator Division, Detroit, Mich., 1939-1940

Brochure advertising a Kelvin home featured in the World's Fair "Town of Tomorrow." There is a list of Fair exhibitors and concessions that used Kelvin appliances.

Date: 1939-1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356961

Ref. Code: EP005.305

For that ideal home of yours, McBride, Nast & Co., 31 Union Square North, New York, N.Y., undated

Brochure advertising books covering such topics as building materials, furnishings, house plans, and interior decoration. The brochure has numbered sections 1-7.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356962

Ref. Code: EP005.306

Homes of masonry, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1952

The plan book has designs for houses constructed of brick. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for the designs. Text on the front cover reads, "Illinois Lumber Co., Edwardsville, Benld, Staunton." Text stamped on the upper part of the front cover reads, "Erwin E. Schmitt, general con...

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356963

Ref. Code: EP005.307

The Chapman Company collection

This collection contains photographic materials, watercolor designs, and ephemera related to the products manufactured by The Chapman Company, a decorative lighting manufacturer. Materials are dated circa 1907-1910. Materials relate primarily to the Boston area, although some items relate to Baltimo...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356964

Ref. Code: CC020

Photographic materials, circa 1907-1910

Series includes three small albumen prints on mount, nineteen small albumen prints, and thirty-one standard-sized albumen and color prints. These images depict lamps made by The Chapman Company. While the photographs are undated, it is assumed they were taken circa 1907-1910 as that is when The Chap...

Date: 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356965

Ref. Code: CC020.001

Original art, circa 1907-1910

Series contains three mounted and five unmounted watercolor designs. The majority are on paper although a few are on linen. The designs were painted by Waldo E. Chapman. The designs can be dated circa 1907-1910.

Date: 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356966

Ref. Code: CC020.002

Ephemera, circa 1907-1910

Series contains four pieces of ephemera related to The Chapman Company's operations. Includes one sales catalog for The Chapman Comapny, one proof for a House & Garden advertisement for The Chapman Company, a price list for a Baltimore-based manufacturer of mirrors, and an envelope with attached wax...

Date: 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356967

Ref. Code: CC020.003

Small photographs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

Three mounted albumen prints of lamps and a hanging lighting fixture made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. All three prints are 7 x 6 inches. All three prints have information regarding pricing and measurements handwritten on the verso.

Date: undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356971

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001

Small photographs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Nineteen unmounted prints of lamps and lighting fixtures made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. The majority of the prints have information regarding price and measurements handwritten on the verso.

Date: undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356972

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002

Standard-size photographs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Thirty-one unmounted prints of lamps and lighting fixtures made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. The majority of the prints have information regarding price and measurements handwritten on the recto. Some have the information handwritten o...

Date: undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356973

Ref. Code: CC020.001.003

Watercolor designs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

Thee mounted watercolor designs painted by Waldo E. Chapman. They can be dated circa 1907-1910. All three have handwritten information about the lamps in the paintings on the recto and verso.

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356974

Ref. Code: CC020.002.001

Photograph of Fixture #92, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#92" is written on the bottom right corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount, altho...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356975

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.001

Photograph of Wild Rose Lamp, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "23-109" is written on the bottom right corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount, al...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356976

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.002

Photograph of Lamp #94, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#94" is written on the bottom left corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount. The sa...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356977

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.003

Photograph of a hanging lamp, circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 3 x 1 3/4 inches. The photographer is unknown.

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356978

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.001

Photograph of Fixture #111, circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 3 x 1 3/4 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#111" is written on the bottom right corner of the recto. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The same stamp can...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356979

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.002

Photograph of Clematis Lamp (#121-101), circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 5 x 4 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#121-101" is written on the bottom right corner of the recto. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The same stamp can be seen...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356980

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.003

Photograph of Lamp #608, circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 5 x 4 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#608" is written on the bottom right corner of the recto. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The same stamp can be ...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356981

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.004

Photograph of Clematis Lamp (#121), circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 3 x 1 3/4 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#121" is written on the bottom right corner of the recto. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto, although it is severely fa...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356982

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.005

Photograph of Fixture #111, circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 4 1/4 x 3 inches. The photographer is unknown. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto, although it is difficult to see. The same stamp can be seen on the verso of t...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356984

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.007

Photograph of Ox-eyed Daisy Lamp (#114), circa 1907-1910

One albumen print of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 4 x 3 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#114" is written on the bottom right corner of the recto. "The Chapman Co." is stamped along the bottom of the recto, although it is severely faded....

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356985

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002.008

New model homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The front cover has a Florida themed illustration and help with your new home is available from Pinellas Lumber Company, 602 East Jeffords, Clearwater, Florida. There is information on financing a home.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357065

Ref. Code: EP005.312

Popular homes...practical in design...planned for today's homemaker, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1960

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans for house designs. The catalog highlights indoor-outdoor features such as fireplaces, easy care floors, sliding glass doors, and patios to add to the house layout through photographs.

Date: 1960

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357066

Ref. Code: EP005.313

Watercolor designs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Five unmounted watercolor designs painted by Waldo E. Chapman. Three of the designs are on paper and two are on linen. They can be dated circa 1907-1910. All five have handwritten information about the lamps in the paintings on the recto and verso.

Date: 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357072

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002

Watercolor of Lamp #66, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. "W.C." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The number 66 is written along the top of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "14 - W.A - 2 ...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357073

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.001

Watercolor of Lamp #2, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on linen of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. "C.C. #2 [underlined] / 14"-16"-18" [underlined]" is written in the top right corner of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "15 - 9 / 16 - 1...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357074

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.002

Watercolor of Lamp #87, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 8 3/4 inches. "W.C." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The number "87" is written along the top of the recto. In the top right corner of the recto the following is w...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357075

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.003

Watercolor of Lamp #1, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor painting on linen of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The painting can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 9 inches. "C.C. #1. [underlined] / 14"-16"-18" [underlined]" is written in the top right corner of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "14 - 8.55 / 16 - 1...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357076

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.004

Watercolor of Lamp #7, undated

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 8 x 10 1/2 inches. "#7 [underlined] / Rose [underlined] / 18" diameter [underlined] / 8 1/2 deep [underlined] / 4" opening at top [underlined] / tripod [?] for oil [word illegi...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357077

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.005

Small homes keyed to the times, new ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1950

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The designs are for "homes that can grow" in the future. Help with the plans is available from Venstra Lumber & Supply Co., 21st Street and Phillips Avenue, Racine and 51st Street and Sheridan Road, Kenosha, Wisco...

Date: 1950

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357082

Ref. Code: EP005.314

Color perfect wallpaper: a distinctive portfolio of distinctive wallpapers, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill., 1940

The samples are divided into an economy group, budget group, and decorator group. Two samples are featured in the front of the item designed for Joan Bennett and Hedda Hopper.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357084

Ref. Code: EP005.315

The Chapman Company ephemera, circa 1907-1910

Four pieces of ephemera related to The Chapman Company's operations. Includes one sales catalog for The Chapman Comapny, one proof for a House & Garden advertisement for The Chapman Company, a price list for a Baltimore-based manufacturer of mirrors, and an envelope with attached wax seal and tie fo...

Date: 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357087

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001

The Chapman Company Decorative Lighting sales catalogue, circa 1907-1910

One seven page sales catalogue for The Chapman Company Decorative Lighting. The brochure can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 3 1/4 inches. The brochure advertises nine total lamps from The Chapman Company. The publisher of the brochure is not listed. The lamps advertised are Candle No. 11,...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357092

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001.001

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