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Head-and-shoulders portrait of Henry Davis Sleeper

Head and shoulders portrait of Henry Davis Sleeper.

Exterior view of Merwin House, Stockbridge, Mass.

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Trade card for Novelty Plaster Works, Lowell, Mass., depicting boys sledding

This trade card for the Novelty Plaster Works in Lowell, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of patent medicines, depicts a boy dressed in hat, gloves, fur-cuffed jacket, short pants, and striped socks, sledding down a hill.

Three boys on a toboggan

Three boys in hats, gloves, and jackets, stand on a toboggan as they prepare to descend a hill.

People playing croquet in front of the Mountain House, Mt. Wachusett, Mass.

People play croquet on the lawn in front of the Mountain House on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Guests are seated and stand on the verandah and look out from upper story windows. Several buggies are parked in the driveway in front of the hotel.

Full-length group portrait of tennis players, standing, facing front, in the front yard of William Bickerton, florist, 27 Gardner Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Six men holding tennis racquets stand and sit on the lawn behind a metal fence next to a bay window of a house on Gardner Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Down a path next to the house there is a building that could be the florist shop of William Bickerton. From "Horticulture", vol. XXIII, no. 1, sup...

Boy campers on water slide

Boys and girls descend a water slide, swim, splash, and generally enjoy themselves. The girls wear bathing caps and bathing suits with knee-length skirts, and the boys wear tank suits.

Archery practice, Denmark, Maine, ca. 1920

A group of girl campers practice their archery skills.

Women playing golf

A group of four women golfers holding putters stand on the green of the fifth hole of a golf course. One woman putts while the others watch. The boy caddy holds a golf bag and the golf hole pin.

Valentine's Day card, depicting a scene of a front hall and open door of a house, ca. 1923

This Valentine's Day card, published by Rust Craft Publishers of Boston, has the inscription "a valentine for mother" on its cover.

Interior view of the corn crib with garlic, Casey Farm, Saunderstown, R.I.

An interior view of a corn crib filled with baskets of garlic on Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island.

Haying on Lyman Estate grounds, Waltham, Mass.

Workers pile hay into a cart in a field on the Lyman Estate grounds, Waltham, Massachusetts.

Interior view of Sarah Orne Jewett's bedroom, Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.

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Interior view of Jewett House guest bedroom, South Berwick, Me.

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Exterior view of Jewett House from dirt path, South Berwick, Me.

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Cattle on street in front of Jewett House, South Berwick, Me.

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"Katy at Berwick" with cat Togo, South Berwick, Me.

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Mary Jewett (front left), Sarah Orne Jewett (rear left), and Mrs. George Tyson seated in a horse-drawn carriage, South Berwick, Me.

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Full-length portrait of Edna Dean Proctor, governess, standing, facing front, location unknown

Edna Dean Proctor, a governess, stands with her hands clasped in this image.

Exterior view of the Otis House with ladders under windows, Boston, Mass.

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Exterior view of the Otis House during removal, as seen looking up Cambridge St., Boston, Mass., June, 1925

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Exterior view of the Otis House during removal, as seen from the other side of Cambridge St., near Joy St., Boston, Mass.

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Interior view of the Otis House, dining room, Boston, Mass., 1960

The dining room furnishings are seen in this image taken in 1960.

First floor kitchen, Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, Conn.

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Exterior view of the Crocker Tavern, Barnstable, Mass.

This view from across Olde Kings Highway shows the Crocker Tavern in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The front façade is seen as is the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities sign in front of the building, which indicates that the Tavern is closed.

View of the Old South Meeting House from Province Court, Boston, Mass., 1922

A pile of bricks and sections of framing remain of the demolished Province House. The spire of the Old South Meeting House on Washington Street in Boston rises above the buildings in the background. On a building next to the demolition site, there are signs for: "Robert R. McNutt Co., building, wrec...

Exterior view of the House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Mass.

This view from across Turner Street shows the front façade of the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. Two of the seven gables are pictured as are the picket fence and the sign above the shop door.

Reward of merit

This reward of merit presents the second stanza of the unattributed poem, "What the Clock Says": "If your lesson you would get, do it now, and do not fret: that alone is hearty fun which comes after duty done." The poem is printed in a central panel, surrounded by a floral border.

School room with teacher and pupils

Schoolroom at Canterbury Shaker Village. On the right side of the picture is the teacher, who is seated behind a cloth covered desk. She is looking at a book, from the stack of books on the left of the desk. Left of her desk and in the forefront of the picture is a table on which stands a globe. To ...

Remains of the Beebe House (center, next to the State House)

A portion of the Beebe-Brewer houses remains standing in front of the Massachusetts State House. The mansions, built by two Boston merchants, James Madison Beebe and Gardner Brewer, on the grounds of the John Hancock House after that landmark was destroyed, were demolished to make room for the lawn ...

Remains of the Beebe House, center, next to the State House, Boston, Mass., March 1917

A view up Beacon Street past the Beebe-Brewer houses to the State House. The mansions, built by two Boston merchants, James Madison Beebe and Gardner Brewer, on the grounds of the John Hancock House after that landmark was destroyed, were demolished to make room for the lawn of the new West Wing of ...

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Exterior view of the Old West Church, Boston

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Doorway, 13 West Street, Boston, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the doorway to the C.W. Thompson & Co. music publishing business at 13 West Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Charles W. Thompson and Jonas Michael Miles formed and operated the Miles & Thompson firm to publish, import and deal in American and international sheet music at 13 West ...

Old West St. looking towards Bedford St.

A view of West Street in Boston, Massachusetts towards the intersection with Bedford Street. Town houses line both sides of the cobblestone street. A brick wall crowned with an iron fence encloses what appears to be a garden. The first house past the brick wall presents an oriel window and iron balc...

Lamb Tavern

A photomechanical print of an engraving of Lamb Tavern, also known as the White Lamb, which was located on the west side of Washington Street, between West Street and Boylston Street, in Boston, Massachusetts. Two men converse in the doorway underneath the tavern sign while pedestrians pass by and a...

Britton House, Dorchester, Mass., undated

The right side of a stereograph of an exterior view of the Britton House in Dorchester, Massachusetts from the end of the driveway that leads to the front porch. A woman and man stand on the front porch, three boys sit on the railing of the balcony above it, and a girl sits in a carriage in the driv...

Annie Fields and Sarah Orne Jewett, 148 Charles St., Boston

In the library at 148 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts, the author Sarah Orne Jewett sits near the windows and the writer Annie Fields reads next to the fireplace. Fields, wife of publisher James T. Fields, led a literary salon in this house. They shared this home starting in the early 1880s. M...

Whitfield House, from the northwest

A side exterior view from the northwest of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. Two gable dormers wit...

Whitfield House

A side exterior view of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, before the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. The house and chimneys are plasterd ove...

Whitfield House, from the north

A side exterior view from the north of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, before the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. The house and chimneys a...

Main room of the Whitfield House, first floor, restored, looking north

An interior view looking north of the main room on the first floor of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in ...

Main room of the Whitfield House, first floor, looking south

An interior view looking south of the main room on the first floor of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in ...

North front chamber, second floor, Whitfield House, looking south

An interior view looking south of the north front chamber on the second floor of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the ston...

North front chamber, second floor, Whitfield House, looking north

An interior view looking north of the north front chamber on the second floor of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the ston...

North wall, second floor, Whitfield House

An view of the north wall on the second floor of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, possibly during the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. The w...

Whitfield House, restored, from the south

A rear exterior view from the northwest of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. Gable dormers with di...

Whitfield House, restored, from the northwest

A side exterior view from the northwest of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. A chimney extends al...

West front of the Whitfield House, restored

A front exterior view from the west of the Henry Whitfield House, now the Henry Whitfield State Museum, in Guilford, Connecticut, after the restoration directed by architect John Frederick Kelly in the 1930s. The Puritan leader Henry Whitfield built the stone house in 1639. Two gable dormers with di...

Exterior view of the Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

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Detail of Gropius House window, Lincoln, Mass.

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