Historic New England

James Means Collection, 1885-1964

The collection includes a lithograph of James Means's residence on Bay State Road in Boston, which was designed by architects Little and Browne, whose archives is in the Historic New England Collection. "James Means and the Problem of Manflight, during the period 1882-1920" (1964), by James Howard M...

Date: 1885-1964

Collection: James Means Collection, 1885-1964

GUSN: 354144

Ref. Code: MS062

Spirit of the garden, by Martha Brookes Hutcheson, with an introduction by Ernest Peixotto, illustrated with photographs, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Mass.

A pioneer in landscape architecture offers advice to new and experienced gardeners.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354145

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.213

Art & craft of garden making, 4th ed., Thomas H. Mawson, London, B.T. Batsford; New York, Chas. Scribner's Sons

The work covers all aspects of garden design including flower beds, kitchen gardens, trees, terraces, conservatories and fencing.

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354148

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.214

Art & craft of garden making, 5th ed., Thomas H. Mawson, London, B.T. Batsford; New York, Chas. Scribner's Sons

The work covers all aspects of garden design including flower beds, kitchen gardens, trees, terraces, conservatories and fencing.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354149

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.215

Five acres too much, a truthful elucidation of the attractions of the country, and a careful consideration of the question of profit and loss as involved in amateur farming, by Robert B. Roosevelt, Harper & Brothers publishers, New York, New York

A satire on trying to be a successful farmer and gardener. Text on the title page reads "With much valuable advice and instruction to those about purchasing large or small places in the rural districts."

Date: 1869

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354151

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.216

Art of home landscape, by M.E. Bottomley, sketches by George Roth, Jr., A.T. De La Mare Company, Inc., New York, New York

Starting with a survey of landscape architecture the author describes how homeowners can plan their own yards and gardens. The last chapter explores community parks and playgrounds.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354153

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.217

Planning and planting the home garden, a popular handbook containing concise and dependable information designed to help the makers of small gardens, by Pauline Murray, Orange Judd Publishing Co., New York, New York

Every aspect of planning, planting and maintaining a home garden is covered in this work.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354156

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.218

Yard and garden, a book of practical information for the amateur gardener in city, town or suburb, rev. ed., by Tarkington Baker, illustrated with photographs and diagrams, Bobbs-Merill Company publishers, Indianapolis, Indiana

The book covers lawns, flowers, bulbs, shrubs, trees, fertilizers, and pests.

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354158

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.219

Some landscape work of the Philadelphia branch of Lewis & Valentine Co. at Ardmore, Pa, Lewis & Valentine Co., Ardmore, Pennsylvania

The images are from the Charles M. Schwab Estate in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354159

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.220

William Brauwnlich house, Boxford, Mass.

Architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. William Brauwnlich in Boxford, Massachusetts.

Date: 1986

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354161

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2621

William W. Staudt house, Osterville, Mass.

Architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Straudt in Osterville, Massachusetts (commission 2623)

Date: 1986

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354163

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2623

Richard Butler house, Marion, Mass.

Architectural drawings for a house for Mr. Richard Butler in Marion, Mass. (commission #2627)

Date: 1986

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354167

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2627

Frederick Rittner house, Bristol, Maine

Architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rittner in Bristol, Maine (commission # 1721). includes four color photographs.

Date: 1986

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354171

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2628

William Borhek Associates house, Halifax, Mass.

Architectural drawings for house for William Borhek Associates in Halifax, Massachusettts (commission #2629)

Date: 1986

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354172

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2629

Gardens of Italy, vol. 1, by Charles Latham, with descriptions by E. March Phillipps, published at the offices of Country Life, Ltd., George Newnes, Ltd., London; Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Famous gardens in Rome, Tivoli and Frascati are surveyed. The caption for the frontispiece photograph reads "Villa D'Este, the fountain of the dragons."

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354178

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.221

Gardens of Italy, vol. 2, by Charles Latham, with descriptions by E. March Phillipps, published at the offices of Country Life, Ltd., George Newnes, Ltd., London; Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Famous gardens in Florence, Caprarola, Bagnaia, Collodi and Galuzzo are surveyed. The frontispiece caption reads "The Hermes and the seats, west side."

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354182

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.222

Residential sites and environments, their conveniences, gardens, parks, planting, etc., by Jos. Forsyth Johnson, A.T. Delamare Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd., New York

Laying out residential, park and public spaces is described with planting plans and descriptions.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354185

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.223

Architectural History of Boston by Alan Bernstein in 1930s on behalf of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)

One folder containing a typed manuscript for an Architectural History of Boston, The Boston that Was Boston Village, 1625-1725 by Alan Bernstein, written in the 1930s for the Workers Progress Administration (WPA). The typed manuscript contains an index of images, hand drawn and printed maps.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 354187

Ref. Code: MS029.002.004

House & gardens book of gardening, latest ed., written and edited by Richardson Wright, The Condé Nast Publications, Ltd., New York, New York

The House & Garden editor provides complete advice for the home gardener.

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354189

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.224

Trade card, spring flower show, March 18-23, 1946 inclusive, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Mechanics Bldg., Boston, Mass.

Text on the ticket reads "Certificate of life membership." The ticket has the seal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354192

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.03.018

Trade card, spring flower show, March 9 to 15, 1952 inclusive, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Mechanics Bldg., Boston, Mass.

Text on the ticket reads "Member's admission ticket." The ticket has the seal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354193

Ref. Code: EP001.01.024.01.03.019

Trade card, Bay State Lawn Mower, Blair Manufacturing Company, Springfield, Mass.

In a farm setting a girl mows the lawn while two men and a woman look on. The caption reads "The Old Homestead." An ox-drawn hay wagon is in the background with a lake beyond it. A pole water well is on the left side of the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354194

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.02.006

Fountain, Bayard Thayer Estate, Lancaster, Mass.

A fountain can be seen below a garden pavilion on the Bayard Thayer Estate.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354198

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3100.0400.003

"Garden sketch for Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin" by Loring Underwood, undated

This color sketch of an unidentified garden was done for heiress and sportswoman Edith Hope Goddard Iselin, also known as Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin. The sketch is likely an unbuilt proposal for the Iselin gardens in Providence, Rhode Island. The sketch is undated and was completed by American landscape ...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 354202

Ref. Code: GC001.US.057

Country plumber, rebutting some arguments set forth by other noted specialists in America's backyard architecture, Phil Potts, W.H. Fawcett, Country Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A humorous examination of American outhouses.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354204

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.030

John Childs' new, rare & beautiful flowers, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

1 cover : color illustration

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354214

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.225

Livingston seed annual 1903, back cover, Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, Ohio

Text on the back cover reads "Livingston's New Dwarf Stone Tomatoes" and "Livingston's True Blue Seeds."

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354216

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.226

Covers, Burpee's farm annual 1892, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The back cover caption reads "Partial view of Burpee's Fordhook Farm."

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354217

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.227

Covers, Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

The front and back covers illustrate the variety of flowers and fruit offered by the nursery.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354218

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.228

Page, Annual descriptive catalogue, Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation, 47 to 54 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

A devil figure holding a sword duels with an insect in the illustration for insecticides.

Date: 1897-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354219

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.229

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 149, 11,790 sq. ft. in area, 90 ft. frontage, designed for the New England states, Robert Washburn Beal, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There is a planting list, sketches, and suggestions for contruction and maintenance of the garden. The plan has a tea terrace, children's play area, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354220

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.028

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 150, lot 60' x 125', designed for the New England states, Charles Mowbray Davidson and Stuart Constable, Stamford, Connecticut, Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A planting list and suggestions for the construction and maintenance of the garden is included. The plan has a pool, sundial, and perennial flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354224

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.029

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 152, lot 80' x 120', designed for the New England states, Fletcher Steele, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. Detailed perspectives for the pool and garden wall are provided. The plan has a pool, sundial, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354225

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.030

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 154, lot 140' x 150' x 114', designed for the New England states, Harold Hill Blossom, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There are detailed drawings for the shelter and trellis. The plan has a garden shelter, rose arch, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.031

Studio portrait of Alice Tobey Ware, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354228

Ref. Code: PC008.10.055

Schwerd quality columns, A.F. Schwerd Manufacturing Co., factory and office, 3181-3225 McClure Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog, 47 pages : illustrations

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.009

On the grounds of Weld, the Larz Anderson Estate, Brookline, Mass., Johnston-Hewitt Studio, 536 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Gnome and rabbit figurines can be seen playing on the grounds of the Anderson Estate.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354256

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0470.0130.004

Tea towel: Cape Cod

A tea towel that features colorful illustrations, including a map of Cape Cod, a lighthouse, the Provinctown Monument, ships, and the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 353983

Ref. Code: MS028.03.452

Tray: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

A round, metal tray featuring a map of Cape Cod and illustrations of a ship, a pilgrim, and flowers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 353991

Ref. Code: MS028.03.491

tray

A round, white metal tray featuring a map of Cape Cod and illustrations of the bay, a blueberry bush, sailboat, and lighthouse.

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354003

Ref. Code: MS028.03.492

Plate

A white ceramic plate with black detailed commemorative scenes of Cape Cod.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354005

Ref. Code: MS028.03.345

Charter and By-Laws of the Cape Cod Canal Company Incorporated February 26, 1870.

Charter of the Cape Cod Ship Canal Company and by-laws and list of officers, as adopted on March 11, 1870. Handwritten name, Francis H. Lee inscribed on upper right hand corner.

Date: 1870

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354006

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.031

Bourne on Cape Cod Massachusetts

Pamphlet describing historical facts and tourism related information about Bourne, Massachusetts.

Date: circa 1950, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354008

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003.032

Cape Cod Massachusetts U. S. A. Gateways to Cape Cod

Gateways to Cape Cod map, prepared by The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce in 1965.

Date: 1965

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354009

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010.027

In Celebration of the 100th Birthday of Mrs. August Belmont

The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Opera Association, The Board of Directos of the Metropolitan Opera Guild, The Officers of the Metropolitan Opera National Council invite you to a Luncheon in honor of the 100th Birthdat of Mrs. August Belmont, Founder of the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Met...

Date: 1979

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354010

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.021

Envelope featuring the U. S. S. Moffett

An envelope with an illustration of the U.S.S. Moffett on the front. Text reads, "U. S. S. Moffett Joins the United States Fleet" and the postmark reads, "Transit of Cape Cod Canal, Septemeber 29, 1937."

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354011

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016.022

Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge reproduction postcard

Postcard from the Marion Art Center in Marion, Massachusetts featuring a reproduction image of the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge from the original drawing by E. Marie Francis made in 1974.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 354012

Ref. Code: MS028.02.004.004

Mayflower, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

The plates are from "The Mayflower" periodical. For volume IX, plate XXX the caption reads "Mayflower premium bulbs for fall 1893." For volume XI, plate LXV the caption reads "Mayflower premium no. 2.7 fine bulbs." For volume XI, plate LX the caption reads "Group of Japanese maples." For volume I...

Date: 1893-1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354019

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.198