Historic New England

Twentieth century Redlands, the city of homes, fruits and flowers, printed by The Citrograph, Redlands, California

Demographics and photographs described Redlands cultural sites, residences, agriculture and landscapes.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329042

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.165

Photo-letter, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, Sage Foundation Homes Company, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York

Features of the Forest Hills Gardens development are described for potential customers. Property photographs are identified with street names and owners.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329046

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.166

7 miles from downtown Boston in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 55 Rosalie Road and 8 Meadowbrook Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329047

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.167

Quaintness and charm in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 163 Country Club Road and 30 Rosalie Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329049

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.168

Price list, Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, property office, 130 Country Club Road, Newton Centre, Mass.

Lots and prices for the Oak Hill Village development are provided for potential buyers. The sales agent for the Oak Hill Company is located at 118 South Street, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1928-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329050

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.169

Play and home planning, extracts from the tentative reports of the president's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, New York

Recommendations for play and recreation areas for children and adults in real estate developments are described in the item.

Date: 1931-1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329053

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.170

Recreation areas in real estate subdivisions, Playground and Recreation Association of America, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, New York

A summary and chart provide a state-by-state listing of recreation areas in different subdivions.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329055

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.171

Redlands, the radiant garden spot of California and a busy business centre, Redlands Chamber of Commerce, Redlands, California

The item has photographs of houses, schools, cultural sites, commercial buildings and agricultural and natural beauty areas.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329057

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.172

English garden homes, The Queensboro Corporation, Jackson Heights, New York

English garden style houses, designed by Robert Tappan to maximize green spaces, are described with floor plans for the Type C house.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329058

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.173

Suggestions for your home in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

The houses, each designed by a different architect, have a description, price and in some cases a floor plan. The folder was prepared for an interested buyer. The folder has an envelope with the text "A portfolio of photographs from Oak Hill Village, Newton Center, Massachusetts."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329062

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.174

Bronxville, quiet charm and elegance, Lawrence Management, Inc., 4 Valley Road, Bronxville, New York

The development and features of the village is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329070

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.175

Booklet descriptive of Wyomissing Hills, a residence suburb of Reading, Pennsylvania and illustrating the manner in which the suburb will be developed, and the possibilities for attractive suburban homes in various localities, also showing a number of homes already erected, Wyomissing Hills, Inc., Pennsylvania

Plans for the various sections of the development are described for potential buyers. A double page drawing shows the suburb when fully developed. The highway, train and streetcar lines are at the lower portion of the drawing.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329071

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.176

Home among pines, Wheatley Heights Estates, ideal home sites for home lovers and investors in the most desirable sections of Long Island, Wheatley Heights Estates, Inc., 5th Avenue and 35th Street, New York, New York

Background on suburban New York real estate development is provided for potential buyers. Wheatley Heights Estates features are described. There is a color map showing Manhattan, Brooklyn and part of Long Island.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329073

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.177

Clearview, Clerevue, No. 2010, East Market Street, The Perkinswood Companies, Hippodrome Building, Warren, Ohio

The item gives notice that there will be an open house at the Clerevue house in the Perkinswood development in Warren, Ohio. There is a description of the property and a list of vendors that provided the materials and furnishings. The verso has photographs of other houses in the development.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329076

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.178

How they live and build in Marysville, a new industrial city rises on the shores of the Saint Clair, Wills and Associates starting from the ground, reprinted from Automobile Topics, January 29, 1921, New York, New York

The article describes the community planning and housing created by C. Harold Wills around his plant for the Wills Sainte Claire automobile in Maryville, Michigan.

Date: 1921-01-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329078

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.179

Seeley Brothers, manufacturers of Averill Paint, New York, Boston, Chicago

The plate house illustrations have descriptions and numbers for the Averill Paint samples in the front of the catalog. There are two Alabastine advertisements at the end of the catalog, one of which has color samples. Alabastine is a finish for walls and ceilings manufactured by the Alabastine Compa...

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329081

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.142

Antique shop of Winifred E. Harding

A large photograph album with ivory cover and word Photographs on the cover. 39 pages of black and white photographs (total of 103 photographs) showing the antique shop collection of Winifred E. Harding of Woodstock, Vermont, the house, as well photographs of unidentified individuals, possibly fa...

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329087

Ref. Code: PC009.291

Picturesque Redlands, Redlands, California

The Redlands community is described in terms of its agriculture, natural beauty, residences and business opportunities. Two photographs feature President McKinley who visited Redlands in May 1901 as part of a Pacific coast tour. The front cover illustration is signed "Gleason." The back cover has an...

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329089

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.180

Suburban Long Island, the sunrise homeland, issued jointly by the Long Island Railroad Company and the Long Island Real Estate Board to promote the advantages of Long Island for suburban living, 47 West 34th Street, New York, New York

The directory has extensive descriptions of the villages and towns on Long Island. There are real estate ads and photographs. A map of the Long Island Railroad system is attached inside the back cover.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329093

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.181

Why we have chosen Forest Hills Gardens for our home, Will Phillip Hooper, Village Press, Forest Hills Gardens, New York

Resident testimonials are provided with photographs of the houses, streets and community areas.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329104

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.182

Sagamore and its surroundings, published by Sagamore Development Company, Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, New York

The features and houses of the Sagamore development are described in texts nd photographs. There is a map of the area.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329108

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.183

Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach, Dr. Edwin W. Dwight, Spartan Press, Inc., Boston, Mass.

The Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach developments in Marshfield are described in text, maps, photographs and floor plans. The architect on the floor plans is R. Clipston Sturgis. A real estate agent for the developments is available at 87 Milk Street in Boston.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329110

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.184

Views in Tuxedo Park, published by George Dart, Tuxedo, New York

1 booklet, 24 leaves : photographs ; 5 1/2 x 7 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329113

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.185

Cliff Estates, Wellesley Hills, 120 Cliff Road, Wellesley, Mass.

A map has the layout of the Cliff Estates subdivision. There is a floor plan for a model home. A small map has train lines and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Everett M. Brooks is the civil engineer, located in Newtonville, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329117

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.186

Haynes, G. Arnold (1 of 3), 1955

Architectural drawings for a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328335

Ref. Code: AR032.02.08

Haynes, G. Arnold (2 of 3), 1955

Architectural drawings for a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328336

Ref. Code: AR032.02.09

Haynes, G. Arnold (3 of 3), 1955

Architectural drawings for a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328337

Ref. Code: AR032.02.10

Hill, Helen, 1948

Architectural drawings for a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1948

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328338

Ref. Code: AR032.02.11

Kirby, John, 1955

Architectural drawings for a house in Dover, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328339

Ref. Code: AR032.02.12

Larrabee - MacGillavary, 1951-1956

Architectural drawings for houses in Sherborn, Dover, and Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1951-1956

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328340

Ref. Code: AR032.02.13

Marrow and McKeil - Popular, 1954-1955

Architectural drawings for homes in Wellesley Hills, a neighborhood in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1954-1955

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328341

Ref. Code: AR032.02.14

Traylor, Mrs. Mohlone, 1951

Architectural drawings for a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1951

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328342

Ref. Code: AR032.02.17

Wellesley College - Wellesley Trust Co., 1953

Architectural drawings for a commerical property in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Three drawings of buildings for Wellesley College were removed due to preservation concerns. They have been preserved digitall and are available online.

Date: 1953

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328343

Ref. Code: AR032.02.20

Cocktail menu, Aku-Aku, Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Mass.

The menu has descriptions of thirty cocktails from the Aku-Aku Restaurant. The restaurants were located in Boston, Cambridge, and Worcester.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328344

Ref. Code: EP001.15.016

Menu, Jack and Marion's, glamorous moments in glorious eating, 4 Coolidge Corner, Brookline, Mass.

There is an extensive listing of cocktails, sandwiches, salads, dinners and desserts on the menu. The menu has cartoons. The restaurant uses Schrafft's Ice Cream. "This menu planned, designed, photographed and executed from natural color by Ad-Art Co., Boston, Mass."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328345

Ref. Code: EP001.15.017

Menu, The Maridor, Route 9, Framingham, Mass.

The menu has appetizers, beef, lobster, seafood and other specialties. The supper club has dancing in various rooms throughout the week. The inside of the back cover describes the interior decoration, signed by the Sculos Family, who have served food since 1901.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328348

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.023

Menu, The 57, Carver Street, Boston, Mass.

Steak, chicken, seafood and lobster dinners are described. There is a drawing of the restaurant entrance on the front cover. The back cover has a wine list. Text at the bottom of the menu reads, "Massachusetts Old Age Tax 5%."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328349

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.012

John Martin's dinner menu, John Martin Enterprises, Portland, Maine

The restaurant facilities are described on the first page. The dinner menu has various seafood, beef and chicken specialties.

Date: 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328351

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.024

Menu, Benihana of Tokyo, 201 Stuart Street, Boston, Mass.

The menu lists cocktails, dinners, specials and a children's menu.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328354

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.013

Ephemera, 1951-1952

This series includes correspondence and ephemera relating to Edward T. Sanderson and his architectural projects. Also includes is a product catalog for The Heatilator Fireplace. Also includes a letter, envelope, and a copy of an article written by Sanderson about a house he built in Wellesley, Massa...

Date: 1951-1952

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328368

Ref. Code: AR032.03

Portraits

Includes one oversized portrait of an unidentified man, a portrait album with several photographs of Stephen Desroches when he was a senior in high school, and two portraits embedded on wood. The portraits embedded on wood depict Stephen Desroches at his first communion, and a Desroches family port...

Date: 1950

Collection: Desroches family photographic and ephemera collection, 1900-2014

GUSN: 328371

Ref. Code: PC071.01.06

Religious Celebrations

Includes two oversize photographs, two of a wedding and one of a First Communion. One of the wedding portraits was taken by Lewis Studio of Fall River, Massachusetts between 1940-1945; the people are not identified in this photograph.

Date: 1940-1960

Collection: Desroches family photographic and ephemera collection, 1900-2014

GUSN: 328372

Ref. Code: PC071.01.09

Ephemera, 1951-1952, 2017

1 photo folder

Date: 1951-2017

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 328373

Ref. Code: AR032.03.01

Menu, Chanticleer, Rowley Club, Inc., Route 133, Rowley, Mass.

The menu lists appetizers, beef, fish, chicken and desserts.

Date: 1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328390

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.025

Menu, your invitation to dining pleasure, Gary's at Coral Gables, Florida, North Weymouth, Mass.

The restaurant has Italian specialties as well as steak and seafood dinners.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328391

Ref. Code: EP001.15.018

Ephemera Collection - Oversize

Series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328403

Ref. Code: EP001.15

Breakfast/Lunch menu, Hearth 'n Kettle Family Restaurants, Cape Cod, Mass.

The menu has breakfast items, sandwiches, soups and salads. Background on the ingredients is provided in the menu. Text on the front cover reads, "The heart and soul of Cape Cod cooking." Twenty years of excellence were celebrated 1973-1993.

Date: 1993

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328404

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.026

Menu, Kon Tiki Ports, Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Boston, Mass.

The food pages of the menu are missing. Kon Tiki Ports is created and supervised for the Sheraton-Boston Hotel by Stephen Crane Associates. Other restaurants owned or managed by Crane are listed in the menu.

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328405

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.007

Joseph Fieldston house, Newton, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Joseph Fieldston in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #721) including four elevations, three plans, one framing plan, one topographical map, and one detail. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Nathaniel Perry Tufts; all drawing...

Date: 1939

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 328418

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.721

Katharine W. Wallis house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of thirty-one architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Morgan in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #722) including twelve elevations, ten plans, three plot plans, three framing plans, and three details. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Drawing...

Date: 1939-1940

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 328419

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.722

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