Historic New England

Illustrated catalogue of plaster ornaments, catalog no. 130, The Decorators Supply Corp., manufacturers, 3610-12 So. Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois

Patterns of cast ornamental plaster such as capitals, carvings, cornices and grilles are shown for residences and public buildings.

Date: 1976

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323225

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.017

Benches, park, garden & waiting benches, prior art & available art, book #9074, 1st edition, by Kenneth Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc., Wilton, Connecticut, published by Canterbury Publishing Co., Canterbury, Connecticut

Benches made of particulr materials such as wood, stone, marble and wrought iron are described. A loose addendum with new illustrations and errata corrections is included in the catalog. "Addendum for book title no. 9074 benches, 1974" The addendum has a price list.

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.012

Sundials & spheres, prior art & available art, book #7374, 1st edition, by Kenneth Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc., Wilton, Connecticut, published by Canterbury Publishing Co., Canterbury, Connecticut

Various styles of sundials and spheres for the garden are described in the catalog. A loose addendum with new illustrations and errata corrections is included in the catalog. "Addendum for book title no. 7374 sundials & spheres." The addendum has a price list.

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323230

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.013

Saturn Press, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office Box 368, Swan's Island, Maine

Greeting cards on various topics and for different occasions are described in the catalog. Background on letterpress printing and Saturn Press is provided. There is an order form and loose business envelope.

Date: 2001

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323253

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.040

Saturn Press, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office Box 368, Swan's Island, Maine

Greeting cards on various topics and for different occasions are described in the catalog. Background on letterpress printing and Saturn Press is provided. There is an order form and loose business envelope.

Date: 2002

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323254

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.041

Saturn Press, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office Box 368, Swan's Island, Maine

Greeting cards on various topics and for different occasions are described in the catalog. Background on letterpress printing and Saturn Press is provided. There is an order form and loose business envelope.

Date: 2003

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323256

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.042

Saturn Press, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office Box 368, Swan's Island, Maine

Greeting cards on various topics and for different occasions are described in the catalog. Background on letterpress printing and Saturn Press is provided. There is an order form and loose business envelope.

Date: 2004

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323258

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.043

Saturn Press, fine letterpress greeting cards & papers, 463 Atlantic Road, Post Office Box 368, Swan's Island, Maine

Greeting cards on various topics and for different occasions are described in the catalog. Background on letterpress printing and Saturn Press is provided. There is an order form and loose business envelope.

Date: 2005

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323260

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.044

Impressions, Deck House, Deck House, Inc., 930 Main Street, Acton, Mass.

A brochure describes the Deck House concept, design and specifications for customers. A separate price list is included. A business card is pasted to the inside of the folder.

Date: 1985

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323264

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.138

Small homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Model houses with floor plans are described in the catalog. Home financing information is provided in the front matter. The N.T. Fox C., Inc., 24 Morrill Street and 234 Middle Street in Portland, Maine can provide assistance to potential homeowners.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323281

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.139

Ethan Allen treasury of American traditional interiors, 68th edition, Baumritter Corp., New York, New York

Pieces for different rooms of the house are shown with decorating tips. American Traditional menus and recipes are included. There are templates and graph paper for home planning. A glossary of terms is included. The furniture is available from Plotkin Furniture in Athol and Leominster, Massachusett...

Date: 1967-1968

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323289

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.112

Ethan Allen treasury of American traditional interiors, 70th edition, Baumritter Corp., New York, New York

Pieces for different rooms of the house are shown with decorating tips. Menus and recipes for special occasions are included. There are templates and graph paper for home planning. A glossary of terms is included. The furniture is available from Plotkin Furniture in Athol and Leominster, Massachuset...

Date: 1970

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323292

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.113

Bronson apartments, Wm. R. Walker & Son, architects, Providence, Rhode Island

Floor plans and features of the building are described for potential renters. The building's automatic electric elevator is described inside the back cover. Handwritten text on the front cover reads, "Corner stone laid July 15, 1904."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323301

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.140

Martex spring 88, linens, West Point Pepperell, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

Bed linens, pillows and draperies are shown in color photographs. A business card is attached inside the front cover.

Date: 1987

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323303

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.018

Southeastern Massachusetts, its shores and islands, woodlands and lakes and how to reach them with information for the sportsman and tourist and for all in search of rest and recreation, Old Colony Railroad, Boston, Mass.

Hotels, resorts, towns and scenic sights are described in the guide. A map has the Old Colony Railroad lines in southeastern Massachusetts. A list of public accomodations is provided with addresses, distance from stations and prices. The back cover is missing from the item.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323309

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.028

How to use color in portraits, by Merlin Enabnit, Foster Art Service, Inc. 430 West Sixth Street, Tustin, California

Step-by-step instructions for creating portraits with color. Walter Foster "How to draw" books ; 65.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323339

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.026

Portraits in oils, by Stella Mackie, Foster Art Service, Inc., Box 456, Laguna Beach, California

Step-by-step instructions for creating oil portraits. There is a color chart and a guide to mixing color. Walter Foster "How to draw" books ; 15.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323341

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.027

Heads from life, charcoal, crayon, pencil, by Walter T. Foster, Foster Art Service, Inc., 430 West Sixth Street, Tustin, California

Step-by-step instructions for creating portraits using different utensils. Walter Foster "How to draw" books ; 18.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323342

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.028

Portrait drawing, step-by-step instruction course, Conni Gordon, published by Conni Gordon, Inc., 530 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida

Step-by-step lessons and study guide charts guide the novice student in creating portraits. Conni Gordon method book ; no. B-8.

Date: 1968

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323346

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.029

Calendar, Lewando's French Dye House, 65 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., undated

The illustration caption is "Spring." The calendar is for 1881.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323347

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.02.030

Calendar 1893, Albert F. Davis, books and stationery, 167 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island

The store carries Bibles, photograph albums, writing desks and has a circulating library. Text on the verso reads "Compliments of the season."

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323348

Ref. Code: EP001.01.111.01.03.027

Birthstone calendar 1910, Ackers pure chocolates and bon bons, Finley Acker Co., Atlantic City, New Jersey

A description of Ackers marshmallows is inside the item.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.02.011

Calendar 1901, Stationery Department, Callender, McAuslan & Troup Company, Providence, Rhode Island

Royal Irish Linen writing paper, manufactured by Marcus Ward & Co., London is carried by the Providence department store.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323352

Ref. Code: EP001.01.111.01.03.028

Calendar 1893, United States Dental Association, Music Hall, Providence, Rhode Island

Text below the calendar reads "U.S. Dental Association the largest dental organization of America, with branches in the principal cities." Prices for extracting, cleaning and filling teeth are listed.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323366

Ref. Code: EP001.01.075.01.01.021

Calendar 1898, John P. Squire & Co., hams, bacon & sausage, 21 to 25 Faneuil Hall Market & 39 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

Squire has a pork packing house and also manufactures Leaf Lard.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323368

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.02.009

Trade card for Equitable Safe Deposit Company, Equitable Building, No. 67 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The business urges the public to safeguard their valuables in a safe deposit vault rather than be subjected to robbery as is shown in the card illustration.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323377

Ref. Code: EP001.01.120.01.01.002

Trade card for Winfield M. Brown & Co., insurance, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. and 80 Maiden Lane, New York, New York

One side of the card has a portrait of George Washington and the other side has a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323380

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.024

Greetings from Vermont, cereal, Maltex Company, Burlington, Vermont

The Company makes Maypo Oat Cereal and Maltex Cereal. A young boy is served a Maltex cereal in a kitchen with a dog and cat looking on.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323381

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.04.028

Quincy Market and Fanueil Hall, Boston, Mass.

Faneuil Hall can be seen in the image with Quincy Market to the right. A flag advertising Farquhar's Seed Store can be seen on the left side of the image. Faneuil Hall's role in the Revolution is described on the item verso. Numbers on the front of the item are "T56" and "6180."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323383

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0680.003

Historic center of stirring revolutionary scenes, Old State House from Court Street, Boston, Mass.

The item verso has historic information on the Old State House site and Boston. Numbers on the front of the item are "392" and "11687."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323384

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0684.001

Massachusetts - Charlestown - US Navy Yard - Constitution

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323385

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0140

Exterior view of the Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass., 1930s

Street view of the Swett-Ilsley House, summer, Blue Anchor Tavern sign visable.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 323389

Ref. Code: PC006.SWE.01.007

Constitution, most famous of American warships, Boston Navy Yard, Mass.

The Constitution's role in the War of 1812 is described on the item verso. Numbers on the item are "T60" and "6165."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323392

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0310.0140.001

Picturesque New England, Otter Creek, near Rutland, Vermont

A general description of Vermont is provided on the item verso. Numbers on the front of the item are "T65" and "W32574."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323393

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0630.0010.001

Group portrait of unidentified men standing in front of the Globe Hotel, Lowell, Mass.

The item appears to be a centennial portrait taken outside the Globe Hotel in 1876. Signs read "S.W. Brown & Co. wholesale & retail oyster dealers," "Globe Hotel Lager Beer Vaults," and "Ladies and gents' oyster and dining saloon."

Date: 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323403

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1000.0030.002

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, Perry Pictures Company, Malden, Mass.

"The Perry Pictures are halftone reproductions from photographs or steel engravings." Customers can select from portraits, historical and religious subjects and animals.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321826

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.017

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, Perry Pictures Company, Malden, Mass.

"The Perry Pictures are halftone reproductions from photographs or steel engravings." Customers can select from portraits, historical and religious subjects and animals. Loose items in this catalog are: 1)Miniature colored pictures catalogues B, C and D. 2)A one cent size sample "Feeding the hens." ...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321827

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.018

Let fluorescent light the way to new smartness, beauty and comfort in your home, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., New York, New York

The brochure describes fluorescent lighting features and fixtures for the home.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321881

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.051

In memory of a house, save your house, instead of just its memory! Manufactured by West Dodd Corporation, Goshen, Indiana

The brochure promotes the West Dodd Certified System for home protection from lightning.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321882

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.004.010

Account of the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilvert Du Motier Marquis de La Fayette, with illustrations of the La Fayette pattern of sterling silver tableware, Towle Mfg. Company, silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass.

Lafayette's life is recounted with illustrations. Text on the front cover reads, "6th series colonial." The majority of tableware pages, 49-66, are missing from the item.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.026

Biographical sketch of Madame Adelina Patti, by Michel Mortier, Steinway & Sons Celebrated Pianos, New York, New York

The life and career of the opera singer is told in the pamphlet. She uses Steinway pianos in all her concerts.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321901

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.065

Greet card, child of the graphic arts, vol. 2, no. 2, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

This work is a bibliography of sources for young artists interested in greeting card design. The cited works cover air brushing, embossing, etching and engraving, offset lithographing, paper, printing and silk screening.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321902

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.066

Greeting card art, how you can sell it! Vol. 1, no. 2, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

Advice is provided for artists considering working in the greeting card field. Such topics as submitting pieces, approaching publishers and protecting one's work are covered.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321903

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.067

New field beckons the American artist, vol. 1, no. 3, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

Greeting cards as social communication and a field of support for artists is examined.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321998

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.068

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated February 23, 1853

Daniel McKane has paid his account to Thomas Sanborn.

Date: 1853-02-23

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322066

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.010

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated November 28, 1854

The receipt names the persons involved in the transaction, the whole wieght, tare, net weight and price.

Date: 1854-11-28

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322067

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.011

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated December 14, 1854

The receipt names the persons involved in the transaction, the whole wieght, tare, net weight and price.

Date: 1854-12-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322068

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.012

Envelope fragment for I. Sack Cabinet Hardware Co., wholesale and retail, 85 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries furniture and door hardware. A New York City address is given at 625 Lexington Avenue.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322083

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.01.018

View of the city of Boston

This is a view of Boston and Back Bay when the railroad causeways had been established. The State House can be seen in the center of the image. The steeple to the right of the State House may be Park Street Church. Two laborers and a woman walk along the causeway bed. The Worcester Railroad train tr...

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

GUSN: 322196

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.0650.009

Ticket for Boston Art Club exhibition of paintings by Frederick J. Waugh, 150 Newbury, corner of Dartmouth, Boston, Mass.

The exhibition will be held from November 7-28, 1914. Text on the ticket reads "Present this card at Dartmouth Street entrance.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322198

Ref. Code: EP001.01.051.01.01.006

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