Historic New England

Blodgett, Brothers & Co., No. 52 [and 63] Kilby Street, Boston, undated

This card shows the business includes automatic fire alarm apparatus, electric gass lighting, automatic burners, general electric and telephone supplies and annunciators, batteries, and bells. The front of the card shows a detailed line drawing of the interior of a home with large staircase. The ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393125

Ref. Code: EP001.01.035.01.01.007

Two trade cards; Stearns' Rolled Braid, Wright Manufacturing, Atlantic Mills, Lawrence, Mass., 1881

The two trade cards are printed in three colors and include fine line drawings and gold ink. The cards show A.W. Stearns as the treasurer. One card depicts a calendar for 1881 and gives a brief history while the other provides a summary of the materials and the quality of the manufactured woolen and...

Date: 1865-1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393133

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.01.01.015

Trade card ; A.V. Brown photographer, 50 Brown St., Hartford, Conn, undated

"Home scenes and home pets a specialty"

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393137

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.04.019

Cabinet card/tradecard with advertisement, Weston photographers, 2 Smith Block, Bangor Maine, undated

This cabinet card has a unique advertisement on the verso showing a detailed line drawing of the photographers studio in Bangor, Maine. The sitters on the front of the card are a young woman in a dark blouse and dark hair holding a young child. They are unidentified and the card is undated. Emb...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393144

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.04.020

Festive Accents for the year 'round Party Table, A Dennison Book, 1950s

This illustrated instruction book shows various crafting project ideas to celebrate holidays across the year. The instructions for each item calls for materials made by the Dennison Company to create each decoration. The verso of the catalogue shows other books and materials available for purchase.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393386

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.041

this is the way we wrap our gifts, Dennison, 1956

This full-color instruction book with photographs and diagrams shows various creative ideas for wrapping gifts. The instructions shows how paper, ribbons, seals, tags, wires, tape and other crafting materials made by the Dennison Company can be used to create unique wrappings for gifts.

Date: 1956

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393387

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.042

Halloween Party Book, Whitman Publishing Co., 1954

This is a full color booklet with cartoon-like illustrations. The booklet supplies the paper items for a juvenile Halloween party. Items are meant to be cut out of the book, assembled, and used for invitations, games, masks, decorations, and game pieces. Copyright, 1954, by Whitman Publishing Co., ...

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393388

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.054

Let's have a Party, Another Gayron Product, 1961

This booklet contains harmful imagery including harmful depictions of Indigenous, Black, and Asian people. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Hi...

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393389

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.043

Lobster Fisherman, Ipswich Bay

A lobster fisherman uses an oar to help manuver the dory at the shoreline. A large lobster trap is in the Dory and seaweed in scattered along the beach.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393390

Ref. Code: PC053.08.132

Lobster Fisherman

A lobster fisherman in a dory tends to his fishing gear.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393391

Ref. Code: PC053.08.133

"Pinkie," Gloucester Harbor

Several sailing vessels and boats are in the Gloucester Harbor. In the background are houses and buildings.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393392

Ref. Code: PC053.08.134

The Great Clipper Ship in Gloucester Harbor

Ships, boats, barrels, and other buildings in Gloucester Harbor are covered in snow.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393393

Ref. Code: PC053.08.135

Ship "Sooloo" of Salem

The image captures a print of the ship "Sooloo" of Salem, W. G. Nutting Master, entering Marseille in 1844.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393394

Ref. Code: PC053.08.136

Fundraisers/Charity events

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393396

Ref. Code: EP001.09.006

Charity Horse Show, Brookline Riding School, 1918

This booklet outlines the different types of horses and the schedule of riding events, as well as the names of various board members and patrons of the Brookline [Massachusetts] Riding school. The event raised money for Hillside School in Greenwich Village, Massachusetts. The program includes a tw...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393397

Ref. Code: EP001.09.006.001

"Elmhurst", 35 Webster Street, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

This small reproduced photograph of the exterior of the house and the barn appears to be taken from the street.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 393435

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2050.0010.002

The Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead, Music Room, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

Image shows a well furnished room with two pianos, many bookcases, chairs, lamps, and rugs. Photographic paper is thin, handle with care.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 393440

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Newton.144.11

The Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

Image shows a well furnished room with many bookcases, chairs, lighting, and rugs. A stairway is visible in the background. Photographic paper is thin, handle with care.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 393441

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Newton.144.12

2023 Accrual. Photographic materials, 1907-1910

This small accrual contains 4 black and white photographs mounted on separate heavy boards. On the verso of the boards are the stamped words "Property of the Chapman Co. / Boston, Mass." or "The Chapman Co.", or "Waldo E. Chapman" The black-and-white photographs depict images of both hanging light...

Date: 1907-1910, undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 393442

Ref. Code: CC020.004

Small photographs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

4 mounted photographs, black-and-white, 4 x 5 inches

Date: undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 393443

Ref. Code: CC020.004.001

View of store on Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9600-B

The image shows a multi-story building housing stores on Walnut Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The storefronts display signage with one reading "J.W. Redmond," and another advertising plumbing and heating services. A horse-drawn carriage is partially visible and a "Railroad Cross...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393472

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9600-B

General view looking east showing station from Institution Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9601-B

The image provides a general view looking east towards a station from Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible in the scene are railway tracks running through an area with construction activity. There is a station building with a distinctive roof to the left, and several b...

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393473

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9601-B

Institution Avenue from corner of Braeland Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9602-B

The image depicts Institution Avenue from the corner of Braeland Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A paved street is visible with wooden fences lining the sides, and there is a sidewalk with bare trees. In the background, a large brick building with a sloped roof and dormer windows can...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393474

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9602-B

Freight yard from Cypress Street Bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9603-B

The image depicts a freight yard as seen from the Cypress Street Bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. In the foreground, several railway tracks run parallel, and freight cars are visible on the tracks. There are buildings and trees on either side of the tracks, and a small wooden structur...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393475

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9603-B

Langley Road crossing and railroad roadway from Langley Road to Institution Avenue (bridge), looking west, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9604-B

The image depicts a railroad crossing at Langley Road, looking west towards the bridge connecting Langley Road to Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway tracks running into the distance, flanked by trees and utility poles. There are houses visible alon...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393476

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9604-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9605-B

The image shows a construction scene looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks on the Highland Branch with workers building a retaining wall beside them. The area is surrounded by buildings, including a large structure, and a steam locomotive ...

Date: 1906-11-09

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393477

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9605-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Institution Avenue, showing Newton Center Railroad Station, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9606-B

The image captures the Highland Branch tracks looking east from Institution Avenue, focusing on Newton Center Railroad Station in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway lines and a station platform with construction materials and activity visible. A wooden fence and trees frame the...

Date: 1906-10-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393478

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9606-B

Corner of Trowbridge and Centre Streets, near Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9607-B

The image shows a residential street corner at Trowbridge and Centre Streets in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Trees line the sidewalk, providing shade over a dirt road. A house with a porch is partly visible on the right, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and garden. A fence runs along th...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393479

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9607-B

Depressing tracks of Highland Branch, view of steam shovel blocked up at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9608-B

The image shows a steam shovel at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, as it is blocked up on a wooden structure. A person is visible working near the base of the machine. Railroad tracks and a building are also partially visible in the background.

Date: 1906-10-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393480

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9608-B

Freight yard on Highland Branch from tracks opposite Freight House, east end (shown on right), Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9609-B

The image shows a freight yard on the Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, viewed from tracks opposite the Freight House. On the right side, a series of freight cars, including one labeled "Big Four," are visible alongside the tracks. The surroundings include bare trees and utili...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393481

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9609-B

Dartmouth Street bridge in foreground, Trinity Place Station on left, Back Bay Station and end of old Commonwealth Armory on right, Boston, Massachusetts, 10843-B

The image shows the Dartmouth Street bridge in the foreground, with railway tracks running underneath in Boston, Massachusetts. On the left, part of the Trinity Place Station is visible, featuring stairs leading down to the platform. To the right, the Back Bay Station and the end of the old Commonwe...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393482

Ref. Code: PC015.002.090.10843-B

Collection of items related to 24 Pinckney Street, Beacon Hill, 1955-2004

The collection contains two photo processing envelopes of 4 x 6 color photographs and their accompanying negatives. One envelope holds about 30 interior photographs showing furnished rooms. Some photographs have handwritten notations on the verso regarding room locations. Handwritten notes on the...

Date: 1955-2004

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 393603

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.023

Dance recital materials of Joanne Hoepfner Tuttle, New Haven, Connecticut, 1957-1962

6 recital programs, with photographs, 6 x 9 inches and 2 45 speed phonograph records

Date: 1957-1962

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 393604

Ref. Code: MS029.002.059

6 programs from dance recitals in New Haven Connecticut, 1957-1962

Programs include photographs of individual and groups of students in costumes as well as dance teachers and assistants. The programs also include some advertisements for area businesses. Some dance shows were held in the Shubert Theater in New Haven Connecticut.

Date: 1957-1962

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 393606

Ref. Code: MS029.002.059.01

2 45 speed phonograph records, undated

One record has a sticker from "Ray Kenney Recording Studio" 67 High Street / Wallingford, Connecticut. There are no titles or dates written on the center labels. The records were manufactured at Presto Recording Corporation in Paramus, New Jersey.

Date: undated

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 393607

Ref. Code: MS029.002.059.02

General Ulysses S. Grant, 1630-B

The image is a framed portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant. He is depicted wearing a military uniform with visible insignia on his shoulders and buttons on his coat. The portrait is encircled by an oval border within the frame.

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392757

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1630-B

Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1631-B

The image is a portrait of an older man with a mustache and glasses, wearing a suit and tie. The background is plain, and the man is facing slightly to the left. The title of the image identifies him as Benjamin Ives Gilman.

Date: ca. 1909

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392758

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1631-B

Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1632-B

The image shows an older man with a white beard and mustache, wearing glasses and a suit with a tie. The title identifies him as Benjamin Ives Gilman. He is posed against a plain background, looking slightly to the side.

Date: ca. 1909

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392759

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1632-B

Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1633-B

The image is a black-and-white portrait of Benjamin Ives Gilman. He is depicted with a mustache and beard, wearing glasses and a suit with a tie. His arms are folded across his chest, and he is looking towards the camera.

Date: ca. 1909

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392760

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1633-B

Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1634-B

The image of Benjamin Ives Gilman features him with a beard and mustache, wearing glasses. He is dressed in a formal suit and tie, looking directly at the camera against a plain backdrop.

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392761

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1634-B

Mr. Harris, Clerk of Probate Court, Cambridge, 1635-B

The image shows a man seated and holding an open book. He is wearing a suit and has a mustache. The setting appears to be indoors, with a blurred background. The title identifies the man as Mr. Harris, Clerk of the Probate Court, Cambridge.

Date: 1909-10-18

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392762

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1635-B

Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1636-B

The image is a portrait photograph of Josiah Johnson Hawes. It features an elderly man with a long white beard and glasses, dressed in a suit. The portrait is oval-shaped and surrounded by an intricately patterned frame. The caption below the portrait includes the name Josiah J. Hawes and copyright ...

Date: 1907-04-04

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392763

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1636-B

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 1637-B

The image is a portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. at 40 years old. He is seated in a three-quarter pose, dressed in a suit with a vest, bow tie, and white shirt. The background appears neutral, and there is a chair partially visible behind him. The copy of daguerreotype was ordered by Dr. E. H. ...

Date: 1913-09-08

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392764

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1637-B

William Morris Hunt, 1638-B

The image is a black-and-white photograph of a man standing indoors near a window. He has a long beard and is wearing a suit. The caption on the photograph reads "William Morris Hunt," and it is credited to Baldwin Coolidge in Boston, Massachusetts, with a copyright date of 1906.

Date: 1906-04-07

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392765

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1638-B

William Morris Hunt, 1639-B

The image is a portrait of a man identified as William Morris Hunt. He has a full beard and is dressed in a suit. The photograph is credited to B. Baldwin Coolidge, with a copyright date of 1906, taken in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1906-04-07

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392766

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1639-B

William Morris Hunt, 1640-B

The image is a portrait photograph of a man with a long white beard, wearing a dark cap. His attire appears to be dark in color. The bottom of the photograph includes text that reads "William Morris Hunt, Hills & Co. Photographers, Copyright 1905 by Chickering & Co., Boston."

Date: 1905-10-28

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392767

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1640-B

William Morris Hunt, 1641-B

The image is a photograph of a bearded man wearing a cap, facing slightly towards the right. The accompanying text identifies this photograph as the last image of "William Morris Hunt," taken by Baldwin Coolidge in Boston.

Date: 1905-11-25

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392768

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1641-B

Charles T. Jackson, MD, 1642-B

The image is a portrait of Charles T. Jackson, MD, shown on a page of a book. He is wearing glasses and dressed in formal attire with a dark jacket, waistcoat, and bow tie. The name "Charles T. Jackson" is written below the portrait.

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392769

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.004.1642-B

Dr. James Jackson, 1643-B

The image is a portrait of an older man identified as Dr. James Jackson. He is wearing a dark jacket and a white cravat. The background appears plain, focusing attention on the subject's face. A copy of the photograph was made for Dr. E. H. Bradford for the Medical Library.

Date: 1913-10-13

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392770

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.001.1643-B

Crawford W. Long, MD, 1644-B

The image is an engraving of Crawford W. Long, M.D. It includes his name prominently below his portrait, alongside a reference noting him as the "Discoverer of Anaesthesia." The text mentions his demonstration using sulphuric ether on James M. Venables in Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, on March...

Date: 1907-01-02

Collection: Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

GUSN: 392771

Ref. Code: PC022.001.001.004.1644-B

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