Historic New England

Saturday afternoon, Stowe, Vermont, 1952

Two young girls peer around the corner of a store. A bicycle leans against the storefront window.

Date: 1952

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194249

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.045

Account book, Boston, Mass., 1733-1749

A comprehensive record concerning all aspects of shipping. Expenses related to equipping of ships (for a figure of 7316.19.5 pounds) are specified in yards of duck, barrels of tar, and skilled workmanship. Routine settlements with debtors range from 10 pounds to 1799 pounds paid for a wide variety o...

Date: 1733-1749

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194251

Ref. Code: MS002.106

Restoration of Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, NH

Portsmouth, NH. Restoration of the kitchen and basement kitchen of the Moffatt-Ladd House, Market St., August 1962-September 1963.This album consists of snapshots documenting restoration: profiles of architectural features, floor plans. This last category includes drawings of fireplaces, mantels a...

Date: 1962-1963

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194252

Ref. Code: PC009.059

Fourth of July, North Danville, Vermont, 1952

A young boy stands outdoors holding an American flag that looks as though it might be too heavy for him. Behind him stand two younger boys dressed in military costumes. A large group of children and adults stand farther in the background. Many are holding flags or wearing patriotic hats.

Date: 1952

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194253

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.046

Account book, Boston, Mass., Jan. 1802-Apr. 1804

Concerns ships and their cargo, labor in fitting out ships, and cost of repairs. Specifies aspects of ship construction including "carving a dragon's knee." Other business is related to debentures, banking transactions, and insurance - fire and marine. Among the hundreds of clipped articles, poems, ...

Date: 1802-1804

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194254

Ref. Code: MS002.107

Boy with potato sack, East Whately, Mass., 1954

A young man carries two half-filled potato sacks down a country road. Two cars approach from behind him.

Date: 1954

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194306

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.047

Account book, Boston, Mass., Apr. 1809-June 1812

Continues shipping accounts of account books 106 and 107, but is almost completely usurped by pasted "Evening Transcript" clippings covering news of the Civil War. There are also printed poems, a recipe for graham bread and some knitting instructions in longhand.

Date: 1809-1812

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194255

Ref. Code: MS002.108

Account books of Herbert Browne, Boston, Mass.

Account book of Herbert Browne, architect and designer, partner in the firm of Little and Browne, Boston, Massachusetts. Four typescript notebooks, all alphabetically arranged by client names, itemizing cumulative expenditures for residential and institutional construction and renovation; furnishin...

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194257

Ref. Code: MS002.109

Tavern of the Old Stage Coach Road, Middleton, NH

Middleton, New Hampshire. "Tavern of the Old Stage Coach Road" Manuscript history compiled by Albert C. MacLellan, Boston, Mass. Illustrated with first- and second-story floor plans, hand-drawn maps, snapshots of the interior and exterior, pen and ink drawings.

Date: ca. 1929

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194256

Ref. Code: PC009.062

Account book of Chickering Piano Company, 1847-1860s

Several detached leaves from an account book belonging to the Chickering Piano Company, listing the purchases of Chickering pianos between 1847-1860s. Includes serial number of piano and its selling price. Keeper of record not specified.

Date: 1847-1860

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194259

Ref. Code: MS002.110

Dover, NH 1893

Dover, New Hampshire. Album of 24 mounted albumen prints, the majority 5 x 7", prepared as "a part of the contribution by Dover Schools to the New Hampshire educational exhibit at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893." Students from the class of 1893 (?) were responsible for the preparation of photogra...

Date: 1893

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194263

Ref. Code: PC009.064

Account book of Samuel Armstrong, Boston, Mass., 1805-1814

Chiefly itemized accounts of the estates of seven family members. Contains funeral expenses, house furnishings and utensils, real estate, and personal debts. Also contains the signed receipts of the recipients (children and grandchildren) of estate monies. Later memoranda made in 1858 by the record ...

Date: 1805-1814

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194262

Ref. Code: MS002.111

Memoranda and account book of James Robinson, laborer, Boston, Mass., 1846-1849

Personal account of an Irishman living in Boston. Includes letters home to Ireland expressing "the conditions of a working man in America." Memoranda mentions work on farms, Boston wharfs, and at a water-works. Accounts note hours and wages for unspecified type of labor. Monthly accounts for living ...

Date: 1846-1849

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194265

Ref. Code: MS002.112

A comparison between Lancaster Massachusetts and Peterborough New Hampshire churches of Charles Bulfinch

"A Comparison between the Lancaster, Mass. and Peterborough, NH churches (of) Charles Bulfinch Architect" Compiled by Dexter Dawes, undated. 37 4" x 5" prints of architectural features relating to these Bulfinch churches.

Date: 1956

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194264

Ref. Code: PC009.065

Memos of old Buildings circa 1929

One photograph album. Part of a larger group of 8 albums of illustrated clippings and memorabilia associated with early homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Accompanied by 4 notebooks of manuscript entries providing names and dates of several hundred houses. Not all entries relate to correspo...

Date: ca. 1929

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194267

Ref. Code: PC009.066

Daybook of Daniel Clarke Sanders, Medfield, Mass., 1812-1850

Records purchases of all types, including food, furnishings, construction, and services. Includes information about deaths, sewing bees, etc.

Date: 1812-1850

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194268

Ref. Code: MS002.113

Account book of Jeremiah Beal, Bridgewater, Mass., 1790-1822

Types of activities recorded: carpentry; coffin making; building; furniture making; cartage; loans of animals for agricultural services; cartages; butchering; and other provisioning Note: This is a very detailed, long account book, listing debtors and creditors.

Date: 1790-1822

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194272

Ref. Code: MS002.114

Artwork of Boston, part 1

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston. Index to 12 parts in box. Fort Independence, Trinity Church, Somerset Club/Algonquin Club, Museum of Fine Arts, view from bridge (Public Garden), Charles ...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194277

Ref. Code: PC009.094-1

Account book, Grafton, Mass., 1843-1844

Blacksmith's accounts, itemizing services, prices, and clients' names. Includes index to names. Besides horse-shoeing, there is mention of wagon irons, hinges, and repairs.

Date: 1843-1844

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194278

Ref. Code: MS002.115

Artwork of Boston, part 2

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on the history of Boston General view of Public Garden from Boylston St., City Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, view of Newbury St. from Dartmouth St., Mt. Auburn Cemetary...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194280

Ref. Code: PC009.094-2

Account book of John Hall, Quincy, Mass., 1842-1855

"John Hall's Book." Book I is from 1842-1847. Book II is from 1848-[1855]. Keeper of accounts was a wagon and sleigh painter. There is some mention of colors; repairs to wagons and carts. Includes index to clients.

Date: 1842-1855

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194279

Ref. Code: MS002.116

Artwork of Boston, part 3

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston Public Garden (bridge and pond), Scollay Square, Chapel in Mt. Auburn, Vendome Hotel, Bunker Hill Monument, Harvard Medical College/Boston Art Club.

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194282

Ref. Code: PC009.094-3

Artwork of Boston, part 4

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston City Hospital; Harvard Law School and Harvard Gym; Natural History Museum and MIT; Old State House; Parade Ground, Boston Common.

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194283

Ref. Code: PC009.094-4

Album of invoices submitted to Mr. and Mrs. Roswell B. Burchard, 1899

Album of invoices submitted to Mr. and Mrs. Roswell B. Burchard in 1899, with addresses at Little Compton, RI and 45 Bay State Road, Boston. Of particular interest are bills rendered for landscaping their Little Compton residence and varied accounts for decorative items used at 45 Bay State Road. So...

Date: 1899

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194286

Ref. Code: MS002.117

Artwork of Boston, part 5

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston. Harvard Bridge, YMCA building, Army and Navy Monument/Charlestown Ether Monument (Public Garden), Quincy Market, Providence division of Old Colony Station (...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194285

Ref. Code: PC009.094-5

Artwork of Boston, part 6

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston Custom House, Perkins Institute for the Blind (South Boston), view from the Gate House (Chestnut Hill), Army and Navy Monument (Boston Common), residence of C...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194287

Ref. Code: PC009.094-6

Account book, Bridgewater, Mass., 1792-1797, 1801

Keeper not identified. Accounts appear to be those of a proprietor of a general store which seems to have specialized in the sale of spirits, besides thread, flax, vegetables and other staples. It also seems to have provided many services, such as hauling, butchering, etc. The majority of debtors ar...

Date: 1792-1801

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194289

Ref. Code: MS002.118

Artwork of Boston, part 7

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston. Beacon St. Mall, Commonwealth Avenue, Marine Hospital (Chelsea), scenes in Forest Hills Cemetary, view of pier (Marine Park). Cover missing.

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194288

Ref. Code: PC009.094-7

Artwork of Boston, part 8

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston. View of East Boston from Harbor, pumping station (Chestnut Hill), Beacon St. from Exeter St., Gore Hall (Harvard College), Arlington Street Church/First Con...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194290

Ref. Code: PC009.094-8

Account book of John Hamilton, possibly Waterborough, Maine, 1803-1858

Accounts owed to John Hamilton [and other Hamiltons] for providing services [farming], and "riving staves," spinning, animal care, and particularly, shoe making. Dates from 1803-1858. Waterborough, ME. Some birth and death dates in the Hamilton family are noted. Not all pages are used.

Date: 1803-1858

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194293

Ref. Code: MS002.119

Artwork of Boston, part 9

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". {Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston) Post office, Adams Square and Washington St., Memorial Hall (Harvard), Cathedral of the Holy Cross, The Drive - showing large reservoir (Chestnut Hill), Was...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194292

Ref. Code: PC009.094-9

Artwork of Boston, part 10

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston View of Boston Harbor, Boston Athletic Association, scene in Public Garden, Washington Elm (Cambridge), Crispus Attucks and Erickson statues.

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194294

Ref. Code: PC009.094-10

Waste book, Holliston, Mass., 1805-1807, 1836-1840, 1868, 1873-1874

1805-1807, charges for general merchandise, including "money lent" in addition to charges for staples, rum, and tobacco. Resumes again in 1836-1840, with charges for general merchandise, paint, and "hoods." And again, resumes in January 1868, with what seems to be a record of expenses, followed by b...

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194297

Ref. Code: MS002.120

Artwork of Boston, part 11

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston, Franklin Park, State House, Navy Yard, First Spiritual Temple (Exeter St.), Dartmouth St., New South Church, Latin and English High School.

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194295

Ref. Code: PC009.094-11

Artwork of Boston, part 12

"Art Work: Boston, published in twelve parts. The W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1891". Photomechanicals with text on history of Boston. Forest Hills Cemetary, City Point, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston College, Washington St., Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association build...

Date: 1891

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194298

Ref. Code: PC009.094-12

Three daybooks, Braggville General Store near Holliston, Mass., 1866-1872

Vol. I: Feb 21, 1866 - June 1867 Vol. II: Dec. 8, 1870 - April 29, 1871 Vol. III: Jan 1, 1872 - Mar. 30, 1872 Three daybooks, according to information received form their donor Lena Bragg, were kept by Dennis Hartshorn, clerk of the Braggville General Store near Holliston, MA. (Braggville is th...

Date: 1866-1872

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194303

Ref. Code: MS002.121

Alexander W. Longfellow's Record of Architectural Commissions

Alexander W. Longfellow, (presumed) record of architectural commissions. Over thirty professionally made photographs document interiors and exteriors of buildings in Little Harbor, New Hampshire; Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Lancaster, Charlestown and Brookline, Massachusetts.; Allegheny and Pittsbu...

Date: 1890s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194301

Ref. Code: PC009.097

Album 38: Massachusetts Volunteer Militia

This album consists of eighteen 5 x 7 inch prints, each annotated, which depict military reviews and maneuvers in Framingham and Boston, Massachusetts, in 1899.

Date: ca. 1899

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194152

Ref. Code: PC009.038

Account book of Farrandville Foundry, 1836-1840

Combines the records of a machine shop, foundry, forge, mine, canal hauling operation, and tenements for employees' homes. Lists include tenants by name and inventory of property - i.e. buildings, workshops, equipment, boarding houses, furnishings, and the chemicals, tools, and hardware contained in...

Date: 1836-1840

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194154

Ref. Code: MS002.082

Album 40: "Selections from an Architect's Portfolio" by John Spofford

This album includes photomechanical prints of elevations, perspective drawings, and photographs of civic and residential buildings by the architectural firm of John Spofford and Charles Brigham. It was produced in 1894. The album documents the Methodist Church in Everett, Mass.; the State House in A...

Date: 1894

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194156

Ref. Code: PC009.040

Daybooks of David Robbins, Milton, Mass., 1833-1836

2 daybooks

Date: 1833-1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194155

Ref. Code: MS002.083

Daybook, Milton, Mass., 1833-1836

Small purchases of groceries are entered with occasional gloves, shingles etc. An average of 10 customers per day.

Date: 1833-1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194157

Ref. Code: MS002.083.01

Daybook of David Robbins, Milton, Mass., 1836

Records sales of groceries to an average of 10 customers per day, buying 1 to 3 items each. Also includes 1 payment of rent.

Date: 1836

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194158

Ref. Code: MS002.083.02

Ledger of Daniel Vose, Boston, Mass., 1785-1797

Itemizes customers' total debts, many under £10 per season. Settlement is often made in kind - "Settled in leather and taxes." Some shipping with Capt. Oakes (for Baltimore, Maryland). Additional pages 118-128, cover 1791-1797. Includes note of "J B" page 96 and see #81.

Date: 1785-1797

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194161

Ref. Code: MS002.084

Album 41A: Cambridge Photographic Club -1885

This album includes thirty-one views of 22 Garden Street in Cambridge, Mass.; Watertown, Mass. above the fish dam; Craigie Street in Cambridge, Mass.; "Winchester's" in Cambridge, Mass.; Cambridge as seen from Brighton, Mass.; Stonybrook; West Concord, Mass.; interior of the study at 140 Brattle St...

Date: 1885

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194160

Ref. Code: PC009.041A

Album 41B: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1886-1887

This album includes twenty-three portraits and landscapes, including Riedesel Avenue and Brewster Street in Cambridge, Mass.; Newton Lower Falls; and the dam at Watertown, Mass.

Date: 1886-87

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194162

Ref. Code: PC009.041B

Account book of Charles Weston, Salem, Mass., 1881-1889

Starts with lists constituting "inventory given probate court", of debts owed, schedule of assets, and unidentified accounts. There is a reproduced letter regarding a legal dispute over a right of way. 2 pages (loose) list machinists' tools. The loose notes include inventories, expenses, and tax ass...

Date: 1881-1889

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194163

Ref. Code: MS002.085

Album 41C: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1889

This album includes twenty-two portraits and landscapes, including the Methodist Church in Weston, Mass., Garfield's Carriage Shop on Waltham Road, Weston, Mass. and Memorial Hall at Harvard University taken from Cooldige Farm.

Date: 1889

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194164

Ref. Code: PC009.041C

Daybook of John Tomblin, West Brookfield, Mass., 1848-1858

Itemizes pieces of furniture, coffins, and amounts of lumber sold to individual customers. Some similar items listed by creditors' names. Also includes some tools, occasional repair jobs on buildings, and groceries.

Date: 1848-1858

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194166

Ref. Code: MS002.086

Album 41D: Cambridge Photographic Club - 1893

This album consists of eighteen scenic views of Sudbury, Mass, Lake Waban, Wellesley, Mass. and Cambridge, Mass.

Date: 1893

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194165

Ref. Code: PC009.041D

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