Historic New England

Jamaica Plain: Forest Hills Sta. Terminal

N.Y., N.H. R.R. Station, right. Engine + cars, stone bridge arches, apt. buildings.

Date: 1909-11-30

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318266

Ref. Code: PC066.279

Boston: Charles River Bridge + Dam

Birds eye view from Leverett Circle to Cambridge Park. Building, vehicles, people, viaduct.

Date: 1912-08-16

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318267

Ref. Code: PC066.280

Boston: Charles River Bridge

Birds Eye view from Leverett Circle towards Cambridge Viaduct Bridge Building park. The trrolley car number 12496 route reads "South Station via Park Square." Vehicles, dam.

Date: 1912-08-28

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318268

Ref. Code: PC066.281

Charles River Bridge

Birds eye view from Leverett Circle to Cambridge. Trolley cars, behicles, park, building, 'skyline,' viaduct, dam.

Date: 1912-08-29

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318269

Ref. Code: PC066.282

Street scene (winter), snow on the ground. Horse drawn wagon, trolley #91, sign: South Station, North Station, First National Bank Building, sign: left: New England Mutual Life Insurance Building, Angel Memorial Park, Far Right: Post Office + Subtreasury. Building, pedestrians.

Date: 1916-03-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318270

Ref. Code: PC066.283

Streetscape, Washington and Cornhill Streets, Adams Square, Boston, Mass., March 8, 1916

Cornhill at Washington Street. Winter street scene. Los Angeles Bottled Good Co. 19 Cornhill, Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., Holland System - Restaurant, Budweister on Draught 5 cents, street car #810, sign: Grove Hall/Dudley St. Station, snow on the ground, auto pedestrian, signs, buildings. The...

Date: 1916-03-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318271

Ref. Code: PC066.284

Boston: Pavement Plow # 1

B.E. RY. Co. Dept of Maintanance of Way. Workers, 'work trolley,' shops, signs: Morris Salis: tailor I.F. Thompson, House Painter, Louis Iannelle, Five Shoe Repairing #289

Date: 1915

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318272

Ref. Code: PC066.285

Boston: Brown Hoist Derrick

On Flat Car #3230, B.E. RY. Co. Dept of Maintanance of Way. Workmen, girders, building, chimnees.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318273

Ref. Code: PC066.286

Boston: Washington St. Near Milk St.

Snow removal, horses, pungs, wagons, street car, store fronts, signs.

Date: 1916-03-06

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318275

Ref. Code: PC066.287

South Station Safety Zone

Waiting area for riders. Dewey Square, buildings, signs, autos, people, 'El' structure.

Date: 1931-07-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318276

Ref. Code: PC066.288

Boston: Fields Corner Station

Opening of Dorchester Rapid Transit to Fields Corner in 1927. Train close up. Motorman.

Date: 1927

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318277

Ref. Code: PC066.289

Medford, Mass: Ford Bus

Boston Elevated Railway, 26 seats. Fellsway Garage, Medford, Mass, bus sign: Pleasant St.

Date: 1905-03-19

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318278

Ref. Code: PC066.290

Brookline: Coolidge Corner

Beacon St. Street scene, National Butchers Co., trolley stop 'shelter,' large apt. buildings: 1240 Beacon St., E.T. Slattery Co., Ladies Furnishings. The Burgin garage, autos, people, water fountain (by the man).

Date: 1930-10-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318279

Ref. Code: PC066.291

Bus Sign: 'Scollay' (Square)

Bus make: White, 1931. Close up of the front.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318280

Ref. Code: PC066.292

Park St. Station Subway Church

Copy of a drawing

Date: 1906-10-01

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318281

Ref. Code: PC066.157A

Boston: Dorchester, Upham's Corner

Pearce's Market 776 Dudley St., track work, shops, autos, signs.

Date: 1933

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318305

Ref. Code: PC066.293

Boston: Massachusetts Avenue

Opposite #191. The Melody Shop (music), Window Box Café #187, Fenway Barber Shop. Parked autos, signs, shops.

Date: 1933-11-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318306

Ref. Code: PC066.294

Washington and Dover Streets

Vertical steel girder of the 'El' close up. Rivets, street scene, signs, vehicles, pedestrians, 'El' structure, stairways to Dover Station, Hot Chocolat 5 cents.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318307

Ref. Code: PC066.295

Boston: Huntington Ave. & Mass. Ave.

Liggets Drug Store, Blue Moon Grill. Shops, signs, people, autos.

Date: 1935-09-11

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318308

Ref. Code: PC066.296

Allston: Commonwealth Avenue.

Opposite #971. Bee-Hive Diner, Peerless Motor. Auto Dealers Hudson Sixes + Eights, Auburn T.C. Harvery, Cord Terraplane. Parked autos.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318309

Ref. Code: PC066.297

South Boston: West Broadway South Boston

Opp. #449A. Delicatessen, Manhattan Market, 451 W. Broadway, Clark Beauty Shop, H. Davis, Dresses. Autos, signs.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318310

Ref. Code: PC066.298

Brookline: Beacon Street and Kent Street

Long Shot, street scene with tracks. Trees, autos.

Date: 1937-10-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318311

Ref. Code: PC066.299

Manchester 'By the Sea,' Mass.

View of town from opposite of R.R. Station.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318312

Ref. Code: PC066.300

Manchester 'By the Sea,' Mass.

View across the water to town, barn in the foreground, low tide.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318313

Ref. Code: PC066.301

Double duty filing equipment, counter height, illustrated & described, announcing the Low Vision office, the Shaw-Walker Company, Muskegon, Michigan

The catalog describes the "Low Vision" concept in office filing cabinets, counters and partitions. The line is carried by the Brown-Howland Company, 30 Federal Street in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322475

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.069

Trade card for J.B.C. Woodcock, mercantile printer, 28 School Street, Boston, Mass.

The business is a stationer, printer and manufacturer of printed wrapping paper, bags, glove envelopes and patent folding boxes.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322492

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.028

Brochure for Henry F. Michell Co., flowers, 518-516 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Flowers for landscaping are described with prices. An order form is included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322494

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.013

Trade card for Davis, Sacker & Perkins, coffees, spices, mustard, cream tartar, 5, 7, 9 & 11 Haverhill Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image shows a coffee plant with numbered and labeled parts. The business is an importer, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in pure spices.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322496

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.09.02.013

Trade card for Davis, Sacker & Perkins, coffees, spices, mustard, cream tartar, 5, 7, 9 & 11 Haverhill Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image shows a cinnamon plant with numbered and labeled parts. The business is an importer, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in pure spices.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322497

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.09.02.014

Trade card for Davis, Sacker & Perkins, coffees, spices, mustard, cream tartar, 5, 7, 9 & 11 Haverhill Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image shows a clove plant with numbered and labeled parts. The business is an importer, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in pure spices.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322498

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.09.02.015

Billhead for Alfred Mudge & Son, book and commercial printing, 24 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., dated December 31, 1892

The business premises are shown in the illustration. The Dennison Manufacturing Company is also located in the building.

Date: 1892-12-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322499

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.029

Billhead for Chase and Wright, Dr., fine job printers, Plymouth, New Hampshire, dated June 3, 1891

Text on the item reads "Commercial work a specialty."

Date: 1891-06-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322500

Ref. Code: EP001.01.094.01.01.030

Hardcastle's annual masonic register and pocket magazine for the year of masonry, 5822, J. Hardcastle, New York, New York

Officers of various lodges are listed. This work is cited in WorldCat as having 71 pages but this item has 3 pages.

Date: 1821-1822

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322503

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.01.009

Seeds 1935, The Chas. C. Hart Seed Co., Wethersfield, Connecticut

Seeds for vegetables, flowers and field grasses are described for customers. An order sheet and envelope are included.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322504

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.014

Dependable seeds, F.H. Woodruff & Sons, Milford, Connecticut

Vegetable seeds carried by the business are described in the catalog. Several order forms are included.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322601

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.015

Vick's floral guide 1894, James Vick's Sons, Rochester, New York

The catalog describes flowers, vegetables and field crops. The difficult economic times of the period are referred to in the Christmas letter to customers on page five.

Date: 1894

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322603

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.016

Highest quality seeds, 1934 offerings, Thomas W. Emerson Co., 215 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The catalog describes vegetables, flowers and field crops. The cover title reads "Emerson's seeds, 1934 edition."

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322605

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.017

Highest quality seeds, 1935 offerings, Thomas W. Emerson Co., 215 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The catalog describes vegetables, flowers and field crops. The cover title reads "Emerson's seeds."

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322606

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.018

Important announcement, circular for Henderson's manual of everything for the garden, 1900 edition, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

The circular is comprised of pages from the full catalog.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322607

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.019

Manual of everything for the garden, jubilee edition 1897, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt, New York, New York

Seeds and bulbs for vegetables and flowers are described. Order forms are included for customers. The business was established in 1847.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322608

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.020

Manual of everything for the garden, 1899, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt, New York, New York

Vegetables and flowers are described for customers with order forms included. The cover illustration is captioned "5th Ave. entrance to Central Park, N.Y."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322610

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.021

Pinecrest by Woodard, furniture, Lee L. Woodard Sons, Owosso, Michigan

Woodard makes wrought iron furniture for interior and outdoor spaces.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322612

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.108

Co-operative bank magazine, summer 1940, vol. II, no. 3, Danvers Co-operative Bank, 11 Maple Street, Danvers, Mass.

Text on the masthead reads "The American home-the safeguard of American liberties." The issue has floor plans for three houses, landscaping with trees and an article on how to build an outdoor grill and incinerator.

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322613

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.130