Historic New England

Man with bald head

Photographic copy of a painting of a middle-aged man with a bald head.

Date: ca. 1850

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254482

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.005

Unidentified woman

Barely discernable portrait of a woman (?). Extremely poor condition.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254483

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.006

Margaret Allen

Margaret Allen as a young woman, wearing a dress with a lace collar.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254484

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.007

Woman with lace bonnet

Damaged portrait of a young woman with lace bonnet.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254485

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.008

Unidentified woman

Adolescent or young woman.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254486

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.009

L. Daniels as adolescent

l. daniels as an adolescent girl with dark dress with white lace collar and with ringletted hair

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254487

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.010

Young woman

young girl or woman

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254488

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.011

Young boy

badly deteriorated portrait of young boy

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254489

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.012

Man with overcoat

mature man with overcoat

Date: ca. 1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254490

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.013

Young woman with brooch

young woman with brooch

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254491

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.014

Young woman with elaborate hairstyle

young woman with very elaborate hairstyle

Date: 1854

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254492

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.015

Unidentified girl

girl (11-12)

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254493

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.016

Unidentified young woman

Unidientified young woman

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254494

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.017

Unidentified young man

Possibly husband of D.16.17.

Collection: Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

GUSN: 254495

Ref. Code: PC005.D16.018

View of John Hancock Exhibit, Hancock Building, Boston, Mass., 1961-1962

A furniture display is seen in the John Hancock Exhibit.

Date: 1961-1962

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 254498

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0860.003

Josiah Quincy property, Wollaston, Mass., undated

Open fields and Quincy Bay surround the Josiah Quincy House. The item verso reads "Watercolor by Eliza Susan Quincy."

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 254501

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Quincy.001

Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Stoner, Madison, Connecticut, undated

The Stoner Home is on the water in Madison, Connecticut.

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 254502

Ref. Code: GC001.USCT.Madison.001

Barn on Choate Island, Essex River, Essex, Mass., undated

The image verso reads "Choate Island barn on upper Marshall Farm struck by cannon ball in War of 1812. No longer standing."

Collection: Mary H. Northend photographic collection, 1904-1926

GUSN: 254504

Ref. Code: PC034.TMP.218

Exterior view of Richardson's Mill, Aberjona River, Woburn, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "Richardson's Mill. Built in 1843 by Stephen Richardson and his two sons, Stephen Kendall and Marshall. The Mill was destroyed by fire Dec. 18, 1895. See reverse side for facts regarding Richardson's Mill."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 254525

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5200.0100.002

Exterior view of Pumpkin Light, Eggemoggin Road, Little Deer Island, Maine, undated

The Pumpkin Island Lighthouse is seen from Eggemoggin Road on Little Deer Island in Maine.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 254625

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0550.0020.001

Trade card for The United States Mutual Accident Association, 320 & 322 Broadway, New York, New York, undated

Potential customers are invited to write for a circular and application blank on the card verso. Models of sailing vessels are illustrated on the front of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255405

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.012

Trade card for The New York Fire Insurance Company, 72 Wall Street, New York, New York, undated

The image caption is "Wall Street, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835." The card verso lists the directors of the Company, organized in 1832.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255406

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.013

Trade card The Granite State Fire Insurance Company of Portsmouth, N.H., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, undated

F.M. Hersom is the agent located in South Berwick, Maine. The image shows the Mt. Washington Summit House and train.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255407

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.014

Trade card for the Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Cambridge, Mass., 1886

The card verso lists the Company directors. There is a line below the list for the insurance agent's name to be recorded.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255411

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.015

Advertisement for the Continental Insurance Co., corner Cout & Montague Streets, Brooklyn, New York, June 1882

The firm insures dwellings, furniture, warehouses, merchandise, leases and rents. The item is from the "Brooklyn advance," June 1882.

Date: 1882-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255412

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.016

New England Mutual Life, insurance, Boston, Mass., 1885

The caption below the image reads "The New England of today." The building on the left side of the image is the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255413

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.017

New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., Post Office Square, Boston, Mass., 1882

The Boston skyline can be seen from the harbor in the image. The Company was incorporated in 1835. The item verso has a broadside for Andrew J. Allen, stationer and manufacturer, No. 72 State Street, opposite Kilby Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255414

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.018

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255417

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.001

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Galveston, Texas, 1800s

R.J. Hughes is the general agent in Galveston, Texas for the Shawmut Insurance Company.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255418

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.002

Letterhead for the Shawmut Insurance Company of Boston, Chicago, Illinois, 1800s

R.J. Smith is a general agent in the Western Department of the Chicago office.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255420

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.003

Letterhead for The Capital Fire Insurance Company of Concord, N.H., No. 39 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, dated November 16, 1888

The Company is located in the State Capital Bank Building in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1888-11-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255422

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.004

Letterhead for The Hartford Fire Insurance Co., Southern Department, Atlanta, Georgia, dated July 5, 1912

The Silas B. Wright Insurance Agency in DeLand, Florida is an agent for Hartford Fire Insurance. The Company was organized in 1794 and chartered in 1810.

Date: 1912-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255425

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.005

Renewal premium for National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, Vermont, dated April 18, 1868

The Vermont coat-of-arms is shown on the left side of the premium.

Date: 1868-04-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255428

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.02.006

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, insurance & real estate, 17 Central Street, Boston, Mass. and 419 Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., undated

An eagle figure holds the banner for the Prescott Chamberlain business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255430

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.001

Trade card for Prescott Chamberlain, general insurance agent, 42 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Chamberlain handles fire, life, accident, marine, plate glass and employers' liability.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255431

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.002

Trade card for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The bottom of the card reads "First Mutual Life Insurance Company chartered in America 1835." The building is seen on Boylston Street in the image. The card verso has a 1949 calendar. Sidney E. Allen is the insurance agent in Roanoke, Virginia.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255436

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.003

Notebook for the Security Insurance Company of New Haven, Connecticut, 1891

The inside of the front cover has the 99th Semi-Annual Statement, January 1, 1891. The inside of the back cover has a calendar for 1891. The back cover lists the directors and officers. The Company was incorporated in 1841.

Date: 1891

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255439

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.004

Trade card for Bartlett & Shepard Insurance, 6 West Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire, undated

The item is a card holder with the name Alan B. Shepard, agent, on the front. The verso reads "Insurance to the rescue, Insure with us, We write all kinds."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255444

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.005

Trade card for the Middlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Concord, Mass., 1890

The inside of the card has the 64th Annual Statement, January 1, 1890 and a list of officers and directors. The Company was incorporated on March 3, 1826. A calendar for 1890 is printed inside. H.C. Church & Son is the agent stamped inside the card, located at 74 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachuse...

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255448

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.006

Notebook for Julius C. Timson, general insurance, real estate and auctioneer, Claremont, New Hampshire, 1897

The front cover has an 1897 calendar. The item verso states that Timson only represents "strong and reliable fire insurance companies." He is a county agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.007

Handbill for the Union Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Liverpool, England, undated

Baggage insurance from the Union Marine Insurance Company can be arranged at the ticket offices for the Fitchburg Railroad Company. The agent John C. Paige is located at 20 Kilby Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255450

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.008

Trade card for La Confiance Fire Insurance Company, No. 2 Rue Favart, Paris, France, 1881

A statement of assets and liabilities is listed on the verso for January 1, 1881. Monrose & Mulville are the general agents in New York. W.D. Hall is the agent in Richmond, Vermont. The Company was organized in 1844.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255451

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.009

Brochure for The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, 214 & 216 Broadway, New York, New York, 1889

The brochure has a table of yearly rates and anecdotes describing accidents. The back cover has J.N. Patterson as the agent in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255452

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.010

Trade card for the Farmington Fire Insurance Agency, News Office, Farmington, New Hampshire, undated

The card lists the fire box locations in Farmington, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255453

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.011

Brochure for The Ohio Valley Life Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, Eastern Department, 54 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1885

Business details of the Company, which began on July 4, 1878, are outlined in the brochure. The Eastern Department is located in the Phoenix Building on Devonshire Street.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.012

Trade cards for The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1890

A licensed copy from the drawing of the Grant Memorial in Riverside Park, New York is shown on the card verso. John H. Duncan is the architect.

Date: 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255482

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.013

Trade card for the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, 1883

The inside of the card has a statement of assets for January 1, 1883. The inside illustration depicts the phoenix rising from the ashes. The card verso shows the insurance building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Date: 1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.014

Trade card for the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass., undated

A Massachusetts map serves as the card illustration. The Company was incorporated in 1849. Alfred E. Watson is the agent located in White River Junction, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255485

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.03.015