Historic New England

Nichewaug, Petersham, Mass.

The property is open during the summer months and convenient from railroad stations and the state highway.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317391

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.041

New Bedford Hotel, the gateway to the Cape, New Bedford, Mass.

The hotel amenities are described with photographs of the function rooms, city bank buildings and the harbor. There is a map on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317392

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.042

Discover Manomet Point this summer, Graphic History Association, New York, New York

The illustrated map has town names, date of settlement and sailing ships associated with Cape Cod Bay. The map verso has two views of Manomet Point with the Mayflower Hotel.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317393

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.043

Green Acre Lodge, Scituate, Rhode Island

The lodge amenities include a baseball field and a running course. Text on the cover reads "New England's finest wayside resort on the Danielson Road, Hartford Turnpike, 1 1/2 miles beyond Scituate, R.I."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317394

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.08.01.002

At the sign of the Green Heron, Kennebunkport, Maine

The Kennebunkport and Cape Arundel area is described with activities for potential visitors. There is a photograph of the entrance to Booth Tarkington's summer home.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.03.01.035

Class A hotels, points about Boston and New York, Hotel Booklet Company, 1270 Broadway, New York, New York

Hotels are listed with brief descriptions of points of interest in each city. Photographs of the Hotel Puritan are inside the front and back covers. There is a foldout hotel map of the United States with small photographs of hotels in major cities. There is a map of central Boston with historic land...

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317396

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.038

Lynn beach

A beach in Lynn, Massachusetts with groups of people using the area for swimming and recreation.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317407

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1640.0040.004:Copy 1

Trade card for C.H. Tilley, dealer in choice groceries, meats and vegetables, corner Knight and Ring Streets, Providence, Rhode Island

Text on the front reads "Fine teas a specialty." Sailboats illustrate the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317409

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.049

Trade card for Edward R. Young, wholesale and retail dealer in teas, choice groceries, cigars, No. 28 Market Square and 3 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Fruits carried in the store are listed on the left side of the card. The illustration shows goods being unloaded, pedestrians and customers looking in the store windows. A portion of the card is missing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317410

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.050

Trade card for John Mullins, furniture, carpets, matting, 218 & 220 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, undated

The business calls itself the "largest credit house in America." All types of goods for housekeeping are available. The card illustration is the U.S. steel cruiser "Boston."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317412

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.06.018

Ticket folder for Cook's American Tours, 245 Broadway, Thomas Cook & Son, New York, New York

The ticket stubs in the item are for the Keeseville, Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad. The tickets are round trip between Fort Kent and Ausable Chasm. The folder describes the terms of use for the tickets. Cook has an office at 336 Washington Street in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317415

Ref. Code: EP001.01.118.01.01.003

Billhead for E. Swasey & Company, pottery, crockery & glassware, 273 & 275 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, August 4, 1909

The business imports and manufactures pottery, crockery and glassware. The customer purchased meat tubs, jars and covers.

Date: 1909-08-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317416

Ref. Code: EP001.01.093.01.02.011

Billhead for Dame, Stoddard & Kendall, cutlery, fishing tackle, & skates, 374 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 23, 1889

An illustration of the business premises is on the left side of the billhead. The business is the successor to Bradford & Anthony and was established in 1800.

Date: 1889-09-23

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317418

Ref. Code: EP001.01.029.01.01.010

Billhead for Jones, McDuffee & Stratton, crockery, china, lamps, corner Federal and Franklin Streets, Boston, Mass., dated December 8, 1882

The customer purchased a Royal Grey Delhi Dinnet set from the firm.

Date: 1882-12-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317419

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.01.053

Take one, weep no more, my lady! Onion salt is the onion crystalized and civilized, National Natural Flavors Co., Inc., 6 Barton Place, Worcester, Mass., undated

The benefits of onion salt as a seasoning and for medicinal purposes is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317420

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.09.01.002

Trade card for Alden Fruit Vinegar, location unknown, undated

The image caption reads "Priscilla." She carries a book and wears a short cloak, long skirt and double cap. The product is for sale at Jas. A. Dunham, dealer in Staple Fancy groceries, Delaware, Iowa.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317432

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.06.01.006

Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

This collection consists of thirty architectural drawings of Metropolitan Railroad Company stations by various Boston architects, three of whom are identified. David Simpson designed fourteen of the plans, which are of the Norfolk House at Roxbury and include elevations, sections, floor plans, an...

Date: 1860-1865

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317435

Ref. Code: AR028

Jackson family papers

This collection includes account books, agreements, calling cards, correspondence, legal degrees and other legal documents, lists of personal property, purchases and open accounts, photographs, and receipts. The majority of the documents date between 1870 and 1877, the exception being the account bo...

Date: 1870-1919, undated, predominant 1876-1877

Collection: Jackson family papers

GUSN: 317451

Ref. Code: MS054

David Simpson

This series contains David Simpsons designs for the Norfolk House at Roxbury. One drawing depicts the facade of the car house and is framed. Two drawings are of elevations of the car house and engine house. Five are floor plans and framing plans for the car and engine houses and two are vertical...

Date: 1862

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317493

Ref. Code: AR028.01

John D. Wester

Within this series are John D. Westers designs for two Metropolitan Railroad Company car houses.

Date: 1860-1865

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317494

Ref. Code: AR028.02

Joseph R. Richards

This series contains the front elevation and the floor plan of an unidentified stable by Joseph R. Richards. On the floor plan, Richards wrote a message to a man named Joseph F. Paul.

Date: 1863

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317496

Ref. Code: AR028.03

Unidentified Architects

This series contains the drawings for three unidentified Metropolitan stations by unidentified architects.

Date: 1860-1865

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317499

Ref. Code: AR028.04

Proposal for Norfolk House at Roxbury

This is John D. Westers design for the Norfolk House at Roxbury. It is a front elevation of the car house.

Date: 1861

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317501

Ref. Code: AR028.02.01

Unidentified proposal

This is a colored design for an unidentified Metropolitan car house. It is a front elevation of the car house.

Date: 1860-1865

Collection: Metropolitan Railroad Company architectural drawings collection

GUSN: 317502

Ref. Code: AR028.02.02

Nine women drinking tea, possibly Fairhaven, Mass.

Nine women seated and standing around a square table hold cups and saucers. A tea service is on the table. One woman holds a fan. The women are elegantly dressed, and the room is decorated with a patterned carpet and patterned wallpaper. The walls are adorned with framed photographs.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318591

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Falmouth.110.07

Youth wearing baseball uniform

The back is addressed to Miss Vera Allen and postmarked 1914. The message reads: "This is how I looked at Boy Scout Camp. We had a bully time. I just got home this morn." The signature is illegible.

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318593

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.016

Two boys in studio portrait with chickens

Two boys pose seated for a studio portrait with a hen and a rooster, each held by one of the boys.

Date: 1870s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318595

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1900.0500.001

Jamaica Pond Ice Co. wagon with two workmen

Two workmen pose with the Jamaica Pond Ice Co. delivery wagon in front of a residential structure.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318597

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.5750.001

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

A pamphlet by Hon. John P. Bowman about the family tomb of Laurel Glen Mausoleum in Cuttingsville, Vermont. The mausoleum was designed by G. B. Croff.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318599

Ref. Code: EP001.07.01.TMP.006

Vermont - Cuttingsville

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318600

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318601

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.001

Illusion Gallery of Statuary. Interior of Laurel Glen Mausoleum. A magnificent private family Tomb, built at Cuttingsville, Vermont, by John P. Bowman, ESQ. "Memoria in Aeterna" Of a sainted wife and daughters. G. B. Croff, Architect

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318602

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.002

Southern Perspective of Laurel Hall, Picturesque Summer Villa of Hon. John P. Bowman, at Cuttingsville, VT. G. B. Croft, Architect

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318603

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.003

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318604

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.004

New Year's greeting, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1899

Guests dined on canapes a la Russe, lamb chops, lobster, prime rib, venison, frozen Tom and Jerry and White Mountain Cream Cake.

Date: 1899-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318607

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.031

1894, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1894

Guests dined on such dishes as brochettes of sweetbreads, turtles' fins, mashed turnips, prime rib, English pheasant and Neaplitan ice cream. The menu has gold bows and a plastic overlay.

Date: 1894-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318611

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.032

Menu, New Year's dinner, The Brunswick, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1879

Guests dined on such dishes as oysters on shell, red snapper, roast turkey, saddle of mutton, potted quails and English plum pudding. A wine list is opposite the menu. The front cover has a photograph of the Hotel Brunswick. J.W. Wolcott is the proprietor.

Date: 1879-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318613

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.024

Annual state dinner to the Independent Company of Cadets, Parker House, Boston, Mass., January 7, 1853

The militia dined on soup, fish, entrees, cold ornamented dishes, game, pastry and desserts. The Massachusetts state seal decorates the menu cover with the militia seal opposite the menu listing.

Date: 1853-01-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318614

Ref. Code: EP001.06.07.027

Menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1891

The guests dined on such dishes as blue points, Southdown mutton, sirloin of beef, Hungarian punch and a variety of desserts. A female figure dressed in costume decorates the menu cover. The menu has turquoise and yellow ribbons and a tissue overlay.

Date: 1891-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318615

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.033

Merry Christmas, Christmas dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1896

The guests dined on such dishes as timbales of lobster a la Neptune, turkey breast, sweetbreads pique, mousse de foie gras, Medicis, Mongrel Goose, Lalla Rookh Punch and marshmallow ice cream. The Vendome Column is embossed in silver inside the menu. The hotel owner is C.H. Greenleaf & Co. The cover...

Date: 1896-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318616

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.034

1897 New Year's greet, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1897

The menu featured such dishes as fresh mushroom patties, lake trout, frogs' legs, venison, frozen Tom and Jerry and baked Indian Pudding. A wreath with holly and berries decorates the menu cover.

Date: 1897-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318617

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.035

Bright and happy Christmas to you 1898, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1898

The menu has such dishes as turtle soup, halibut, turkey, boudin of quail, Lalla Rookh Punch and Christmas Pudding. The menu is inside a frame decorated with pink fowers and the Vendome Column embossed in silver. The hotel owner is C.H. Greenleaf & Co. The frame has a piece so it can stand on a flat...

Date: 1898-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318618

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.036

Scrapbook 12: Beacon Hill newspaper clippings

This scrapbook consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Beacon Hill dating from the late 1920s to the 1930s. There are numerous clippings about Beacon Hill gardens and several magazine articles about Beacon Hill interiors. It also contains a few postcards of Beacon Hill. The scrapbook belo...

Date: 1920-1930

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 318621

Ref. Code: MS004.012

Christmas, Crosby's Restaurant, 19 School Street, Boston, Mass.

There is an extensive dinner menu and a "cooked to order" menu which includes temperance drinks. An essay in the opening pages gives a history of the site by Alexander Corbett, Jr., a Boston journalist and Bostonian Society member. The Cromwell's Head Tavern was located on School Street and there i...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318623

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.011

Christmas 1884 menu, Revere House, Boston, Mass.

Guests dined on such dishes as Providence River Oysters, trout, beef, turkey, quail, venison and Christmas pudding. The menu has been mounted on a brown velvet frame with a painted illustration of flowers on the cover.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318624

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.025

Christmas 1884 menu, Revere House, Boston, Mass.

Guests dined on such dishes as Providence River Oysters, trout, beef, turkey, quail, venison and Christmas pudding. The menu has been mounted on a velvet frame with a portrait of a young girl painted on the cover. A tassel is affixed to the cover to open the menu.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318626

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.026

Album: Stoves, ranges

The brands represented include Adams & Westlake, Gold Coin, Florence, Magee, Westminster, Acorn and Hub. The businesses are in New England, New York state and from across the United States.

Date: 1840-1895

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318627

Ref. Code: EP003.003

Class of the craft, cast bronze signs and tablets, from the studios of Metalcrafts, 715-720 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio

Work samples are shown and can be cast in bronze, aluminum or nickel silver. A stamp with the text "NRA member, we do our part" is on the front of the itme. Text on the front edge of the item reads "Metalcrafts, Cincinnati, Ohio, Folder D."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318629

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.013

Chandler & Barber, door hardware, 122-126 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

Door hardware samples are shown with an invitation to visit the showroom.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318630

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.009

Furniture kits for home assembly, exact copies of museum pieces, fun to make, distinctive to own, by Hagerty of Cohasset, Mass.

Furniture pieces are described with directions for assembling them. A table from the Gore Mansion in Waltham, Massachusetts is on page 10. There is a loose sheet titled "Recent Cohasset Colonial Additions." The fall 1958 issue of the "Cohasset Colonial Courier" is inside the catalog.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318631

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.100

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