Historic New England

"1963 Tide Tables"

A 1963 tide table for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1963

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323889

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.040

"1976 Tide Tables"

A 1976 tide table for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1976

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323892

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.041

"1977 Tide Table"

A 1977 tide table for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1977

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323893

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.042

"Cape Cod Canal 1989 Tide Tables"

A 1989 tide table for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1989

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323894

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.043

"1996 Nantucket Mariner's Handbook"

A handbook containing boat basin information, Nantucket maps, and Harbor Tide Charts.

Date: 1996

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323896

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.044

"Cape Cod Canal Navigation Regulations and General Information"

for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

Date: 1975

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323897

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.045

"Cape Cod Canal Navigation Regulation and General Information Canal Control WUA-21"

Naval Regulations and general information for the Cape Cod Canal produced by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, New England Division.

Date: 1980

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323898

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001.046

Massachusetts - Boston - General Scenic Views

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 323948

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0009

The Cape Codder brochure and letter

A pamphlet including photographs and illustrations advertising the Cape Codder in Falmouth, Mass. Also accompanying the pamphlet is a form letter containing information about the site.

Date: 1931

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323958

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.013

The Terrace Gables Hotel on Cape Cod

A pamphlet advertising The Terrace Gables Hotel on Cape Cod in Falmouth Heights, Mass. The pamphlet includes pictures of the hotel's rooms, lounges, and amenities.

Date: 1942

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323959

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.014

Boston to Plymouth: Massachusetts Bay Cruises pamphlet

A pamphlet with general information and sailing schedules for the Cape Cod Steamship Company's Boston to Plymouth route.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323961

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.015

Advertisement, Adams' Fire Fender Manufactory, Bedford Street, Boston, Mass.

Samuel Adams, wire worker, manufactures, repairs and paints fenders. Customers should provide measurements with their orders.

Date: ca. 1820

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323962

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.03.01.005

Advertisement, McDonald's celebrated wringer, T.E. McDonald, manager, No. 113 Chambers Street, New York, New York

Treadwell manufactures wringers and washers. The price of the washers has been reduced "during the present exhibition of the American Institute, 1880."

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323963

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.04.02.003

Trade card, F. Hayden, watch maker & gilder, No. 15 Fore Street, Boston, Mass.

Hayden repairs watches and clocks and works in silver, copper, brass and pinchbeck. Hayden is located near the drawbridge.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323965

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.01.041

Handbill, Franklin Music Warehouse, No. 6 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The Warehouse dealt in organs, pianofortes and other musical instruments. A separate hand written note describes the Warehouse's background and connection to the Handel and Haydn Society.

Date: 1818-11-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.065

Tile-Craft Beads, Walbead, Inc., 38 West 37th Street, New York, New York

The colors available are shown on a bead sample card. A price list has the bridge sets, mats, design paper, needles and instruction books. The third item is an order form for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323972

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.031

Gunnison Homes, Gunnison Homes, Inc., United States Steel Corporation subsidiary, New Albany, Indiana

The process for working with a Gunnison dealer is described in detail. Eight floor plans are shown for potential customers. A customer letter, dated June 20, 1947, is included in the envelope.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323976

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.149

Popponesset Beach pamphlet

One pamphlet advertising Popponesset Beach Tourist Camp and cottages. Includes illustrations and map.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323975

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.016

Park Beach Hotel pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising the Park Beach Hotel on the South Shore of Cape Cod in 1942. The pamphlet includes illustrations, pictures, and a map of the hotels amenities, things to do, and location.

Date: 1942

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323978

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.017

Letterhead, Liberty Ready Cut Homes, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Michigan

The letter informs the customer that a capable carpenter can erect a Liberty Home. A business envelope is enclosed.

Date: 1947-06-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323979

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.150

Ride the...Edaville Railroad pamphlet

A pamphlet advertising the Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts; includes a schedule for the 1953 season.

Date: 1953

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323980

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.018

Your house from American Houses, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York

The houses are built to Bureau of Standards specifications and are only sold through contractors. A small card states the customer will be contacted again when the business has a distributor in the area. The brochure and card were in an envelope.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323982

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.151

Ride the Edaville Railroad pamphlet

An undated pamphlet advertising the Edaville Railroad in South Carver, Massachusetts. The Edaville Railroad described as, "...the only two-foot gauge railroad on the North American Continent..." where riders pass through five miles of cranberry bogs.

Date: circa 1940, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 323985

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.019

General Houses, Inc., Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, Illinois

The items in the envelope are: 1)General customer letter. 2)Drawings of the exteriors of two samll houses. 3)Information sheet with title "This prefab is your baby." 4)Three large sheets with title "General Houses knows how" for the panels, the joints and the assembly.

Date: 1947-06-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323991

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.152

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Mrs. August Belmont attend a luncheon

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Mrs. August Belmont attend a luncheon and meeting of the Women's Division of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee at the Waldof-Astoria Hotel in New York, October 29, 1931.

Date: 1931

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324358

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.044

Aerial of Cape Cod Canal

A aerial view of the Cape Cod Canal. Caption on the back of it reads: Selected by the American Institute of Steel Construction as the "most beautiful" bridge.

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324359

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.045

The SS New York in the Cape Cod Canal

The SS New York, of the Eastern Steamships Corporation, in the Cape Cod Canal in 1928.

Date: 1928

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324360

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.046

U.S. Coast Guard light ship Relief approaches the Cape Cod Canal

The U.S. Coast Guard light ship Relief approaches the Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Date: 1961

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324361

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.047

Cape Cod Canal, looking east to the Sagamore Bridge

An undated photograph of the Cape Cod Canal, looking east to the Sagamore Bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324362

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.048

Yawl Myth II enters Cape Cod Canal with Governor Roosevelt onboard

The Yawl Myth II enters the Cape Cod Canal heading toward the Sagamore Bridge with Governor Roosevelt onboard.

Date: 1932

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 324363

Ref. Code: MS028.04.014.049

Burrowes weatherstrips, E.T Burrowes Co., Portland, Maine

The features and advantages of the metal weatherstrips are described for customers. Text on the item reads "This 1926 circular gives you the how." The year 1926 is handwritten on the item.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324366

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.015.004

Trade card, Alex. R. Esty, architect, 2 Change Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The card is affixed inside a book cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324367

Ref. Code: EP001.01.007.01.02.006

Business card, lose wait with Uno's advanced seating, Pizzeria Uno, Chicago bar & grill, 280 Huntington Ave., Boston, Mass.

Customers are urged to call when leaving home to place their name on the waiting list thus insuring less of a wait when they arrive.

Date: 1997

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324368

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.01.021

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, 1923 edition, 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. There is a loose leaflet "Feeding her birds," copyrighted 1925, with information on Perry Pictures on the item verso. The front co...

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324370

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.019

Brochure for Bay State Liquid Paint, made by Wadsworth, Howland & Co, Inc., Boston, Mass., undated

The brochure has color samples and directions for applying the paint to exterior and interior house surfaces. The item is illustrated with a caricature of a pilgrim man standing on the state of Massachusetts with a paint brush and bucket at the ready.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324371

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.100

Suggestions for practical and artistic home decoration, Rogers Paints & Varnishes, Detroit White Lead Works, Detroit, Michigan

Suggestions for using Rogers products in exterior and interior work are provided for customers with color samples. Three loose leaflets for other products are included in the item. The paint can be purchased at Dorman Oil & Supply Company in Keene, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324372

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.104

Doctor's Office, undated

An unidentified photograph of a doctor's office from circa 1890.

Date: circa 1890, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 324374

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3600.0300.002

Unidentified drawing room, circa 1900

A mounted photograph of an unidentified drawing room from approximately 1900.

Date: circa 1900

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 324375

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.223.005

Historic colors, Pittsburgh Paints, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Color chips are provided for exterior and interior paint products.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324389

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.102

Historic colors, Pittsburgh Paints, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Color chips are provided for exterior and interior paint products. Customers can purchase the paint at Melrose Paint & Decorating Center, Inc., 360-368 Main Street, Melrose, Massachusetts.

Date: 1979

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324390

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.103

How to work wonders with color in your home, by Elizabeth Parker, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

There are suggestions and examples for using color schemes in various rooms of the house. A color harmony chart is inside the back cover. The cover illustration is signed "Wayne Colvin."

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324391

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.070

Winning formula, two heads are better than one, presented by the makers of Dutch Boy products, National Lead Company, New York, New York

This is a publication created after a commercial painters meeting held in the Boston area by the National Lead Company, the manufacturer of Dutch Boy products. It summarizes suggestions, ideas and materials presented at the meeting. In addition business support products in the areas of advertising, ...

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324395

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.071

Devoe lead and zinc paint, manufactured by F.W. Devoe & C.T. Raynolds Co., New York, New York

The brochure has color samples and instructions for applying the paint.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324396

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.072

Bownes Red Oval Modene the modern finish, Frank Bownes Company, Chelsea and Boston, Mass.

The business manufactures paint for furniture and interior and exterior applications.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324399

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.073

Numbers 74 through 84 Kneeland Street, Boston, Mass., January 3, 1927

View of derelict buildings along Kneeland Street and the corner of Hudson Street taken by the Boston Building Department to document conditions. The ground level floors of the buildings are boarded up and covered with poster advertisements, and the upper floors have many missing windows. The roof st...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 324397

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.5130.001

Sample card, prepared paints for household use, manufactured by John Lucas & Co., office, 141 & 143 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia and Wm. E. Lucas, 89 Maiden Lane, New York, New York

Twelve colors are shown with prices by the pound for paint in cans and packed in cases. Directions are "Use same as any other paint after stirring." The top of the card has the years "1848, 1876, 1883." Geo. H. Kraft, hardware is stamped on the card verso.

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324400

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.04.023

Acme quality perennial greens for sash, trim and trellis, Acme White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, Michigan

The advantages and features of the paint for shutters, store fronts, fences and other exposed surfaces are described with directions for application.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324402

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.101

Brochure, Acme Quality Balanced Formula New Era House Paint, Acme White Lead and Color Works, Detroit, Michigan

The brochure provides color samples and suggestions for customers in selecting house paint.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324403

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.040

New home decorator, Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Ideas for using Sherwin-Williams paint are provided with illustrations and photographs. Decorating suggestions are available from Abraham & Straus, Inc., 420 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324404

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.074

Decorating ideas and color trends, fall 1968, Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Decorating and painting ideas are provided for revitalizing rooms and furniture. The item was mailed from The Sherwin-Williams Co., 448 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine. "Color photography and graphic design by Alderman Studios, High Point, North Carolina."

Date: 1969

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 324405

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.075

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