Historic New England

Arlington Street Church, Boston, Mass., undated

Matted pencil sketch of exterior of Arlington Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is undated. The following signature is written on the left side of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw." The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Arlington St. Church."

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361425

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.807

Old South Meeting House, Boston, Mass., 1921

Matted pencil sketch of a view of a street in Boston, Massachusetts, depicting the Old South Meeting House by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is 1921. The following signature is written on the lower right corner of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw '21."

Date: 1921

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361426

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.808

Park Street Church, Boston, Mass., undated

Matted pencil sketch of a view of a street in Boston, Massachusetts, depicting the Park Street Church by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is undated. The following signature is written on the left side of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw."

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361427

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.809

Faneuil Hall--Boston by Samuel Chamberlain, undated

Etching of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, by Samuel Chamberlain. Etching is undated. Handwritten on bottom right of recto: "7/100 Faeuil / Hall - Boston." Signed in pencil by Samuel Chamberlain on left of recto.

Date: undated

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 361625

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1950.021

Account book for collection of taxes, Newbury, Mass., 1755

Account book for collection of taxes for town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Letter from the Assessors of Newbury on first page, dated November 21, 1755, instructs Ambroy Berry, Constable of Newbury, to collection taxes from the list of taxpayers in the book. Letter instructs how much is to be paid ...

Date: 1755

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 361668

Ref. Code: MS002.147

Letter to postermaster general John McLean from Cornelius Turner, Wiscasset, Maine, 1828 October

Letter to postermaster general John McLean from Cornelius Turner of Wiscasset, Maine. Dated October 4, 1828. The letter discusses local mail delivery, with Turner proposing to "convey the mail on Post Route No. 550, from Brunswick; by Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset, Newcastle, Sheepscotbridge, Damariscot...

Date: 1828

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 361671

Ref. Code: MS029.002.035

Design drawing for altar and reredos memorial for St. Pauls School by R. Clipston Sturgis, undated

Framed design drawing for alter and reredos memorial for St. Pauls School by architect Richard Clipston Sturgis. The design was not executed, and the location of the church is unknown. The design drawing is undated. A gold sticker attached to the top of the frame's verso reads: "FOSTER BROS. / 4 PAR...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 361676

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.036

Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross, 1885-1898

Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross containing twenty-three original pencil drawings dated 1885-1898. The majority of drawings are identified with a location, name, or date. Locations are focused in western Massachusetts and include Springfield, Massachusetts, Otis, Massachusetts, Blandford, Massachusetts, a...

Date: 1885-1898

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361678

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.810

Letter to William Nutting, Esq. from Samuel Tracy, Hartford, Vermont, 1849 February 22

Letter from Samuel Tracy, an agent of the American Colonialization Society, in Hartford, Vermont, to William Nutting, Esq. of Randolph Vermont. Dated February 22, 1849. The letter discusses the remittance of funds in the account as well as any additional donations to Samuel Tracy as an "Agent of the...

Date: 1849

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 361693

Ref. Code: MS029.002.036

Photograph of Charles Allerton Coolidge and three women sitting on a terrace, undated

Photograph of architect Charles Allerton Coolidge and three unidentified women sitting on a terrace outside of an unidentified Shingle Style house. The location and date of the photograph are unknown. The photograph was taken by the firm Peter A. Juley & Son.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 361699

Ref. Code: PC004.01.C.2900.001

William T. Aldrich architectural album collection

Collections contains photographic materials and printed matter related to the work of architect William T. Aldrich (1880-1966). Arranged into two series by material type. Photographic materials include thirteen unbound photograph albums depicting residential and commercial properties designed or ren...

Date: 1884-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361785

Ref. Code: PC009.228

Miscellaneous printed matter, 1884-1886, 1914-1940

Series contains miscellaneous printed matter, including excerpts from House & Garden magazine in 1925, Zion's Herald magazine in 1914, and the American Architect periodical written by or about Aldrich; illustrated excerpts from Volume II of "The Great Modern Painters: English, French, Germain, etc...

Date: 1884-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361786

Ref. Code: PC009.228.002

Image 4, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st floor South, Corner, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note reads: "Original Frame in Fine Condition"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360049

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.026

Image 5, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, House Foundation, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Two sections are notated A and B along the foundation of the house

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360050

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.027

Image 6, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Labeled Exterior Foundation, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Foundation is notated as "B and C, Original Stud"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360051

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.028

Image 7, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Through-Door Shot (no notes), Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360052

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.029

Image 7, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Through-Door-Shot (with notes), Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note reads: "Section 10, D"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360053

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.030

Image 8, Restoration Photos, Interior, 1st Floor South, Flooring, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note points to frame reading "Not Original"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360054

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.031

Image 9, Restoration Photos, Interior, 1st Floor south, Sill Damage, Boardman House, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read "Portion of Original Sill" and "Note cuts in Original Sill"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360055

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.032

Change Ave, Boston, Mass., 1888-1895

"Change Avenue off of State Street, Boston, Mass., 1888-1895. Now the site of 60 State Street"

Date: 1888-1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 360058

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2120.001

Unidentified: Five interior views of an unidentified house, as photographed by H.W. Taylor

Five interior views of an unidentified house. The photographs depict two parlors, an entrance hall, a dining room, and a library. The photographs were taken by H.W. Taylor, a photographer located at 349 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The exact location of the house is unknown. The photo...

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 360062

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.243

Unidentified: Five interior views of an unidentified house, as photographed by William T. Clark

Five interior views of an unidentified house. The photographs depict two parlors, an entrance hall, a dining room, and a fireplace. The photographs were taken by William T. Clark, a view photographer located at 338 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The exact location of the house is unknow...

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 360064

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.244

Photograph album, Provincetown, Mass., 1883

One photograph album containing six albumen photographs of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Photographs depict Railroad Square, now Lopes Square, a fleet off Railroad Wharf, the Longfellow ferry traveling from Boston to Provincetown, a view of Provincetown from Railroad Wharf, Railroad Wharf at moonligh...

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 360073

Ref. Code: PC009.308

Vermont photograph album, circa 1905

One photograph album containing approximately 175 black-and-white photographs of a young woman named Miss Smith and her unidentified family and friends at various locations in Vermont and throughout the Northeast. A manuscript calling card for "Miss Smith" is found on the first page of the album. Ph...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 360075

Ref. Code: PC009.309

Arthur Krim photographic collection

Collection contains thirteen photographic booklets of Arthur Krim's photography and four drawings completed by Krim. Twelve of the thirteen booklets were published by Krim's publication Xmas Press from 2001-2019. The thirteenth booklet was published by Latscap Press in 2019. The photographs in the b...

Date: 2001-2019

Collection: Arthur Krim photographic collection

GUSN: 360077

Ref. Code: PC082

Image 10, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Sill and Foundation, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on photograph read: "Note Splice, Sill done previous restoration" and denote sections D and E

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360101

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.033

Image 11, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Stud Locations, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes describe: "See 12 A for repairs" and "Studs marked X are not original" along with notes labeling sections E and F

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360102

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.034

Image 11A, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Right Front Entry Showing New Work, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360103

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.035

Image 12, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor Southeast Corner (no notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360105

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.036

Image 12, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor Southeast Corner (with notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read: "See 12A for Splice of Rotted Post" and denotes section F

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360106

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.037

Image 12A, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Cornerpost (with notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note reads: "Note New Work"

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360107

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.038

Image 12A, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Cornerpost, cornerpost (no notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360108

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.039

Image 13, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Southeast Corner Post (with notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note reads: "Note Girt has been broken off"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360109

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.040

Image 13, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor South, Southeast Corner Post (no notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360110

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.041

Billhead for J.M. Hall & Co., house, sign, and fresco painting, glazing, graining, &c., No. 1 North Russell Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

Billhead for paint company J. M. Hall & Company filled out for Mr. J. S. Damrell. The billhead is a summary of bills listing the prices for the service "Setting Glass in Block Anderson St." The billhead states the recipient was charged on February 1st, and was reviewed and signed by J. M. Hall.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360113

Ref. Code: EP001.01.085.01.01.027

Billhead for Elbridge G. Morse, dealer in dry goods, small wares, hoisery, gloves, &c., No. 53 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass., 1876

Billhead for Elbridge G. Morse. Billhead is addressed to Mr .Damrell and bills him for 1 pair of scissors. the back of the billhead has a stamp stating that the bill was paid October 11 by J. S. Damrell.

Date: 1876

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360115

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.041

Billhead for R. Hollings & Co., manufacturers of every variety of gas fixtures, at lowest possible rates, 369 Washington St., Boston, Mass., 1875

Billhead from R. Hollings & Company addressed to John S. Damrell. Damrell is billed for a gas stove, fittings, and pipes, of which Damrell paid November 13 as indicated by a stamp on the back of the billhead.

Date: 1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360117

Ref. Code: EP001.01.071.01.02.011

Billhead for D. White & Sons, manufacturers of and wholesale dealers in brushes, 27 Exchange Street, Boston, Mass. 1874

Billhead from D. White & sons addressed to Mr .Damrell. Damrell is billed for 1 "W W" Brush for 3.50, and was paid December 23.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360119

Ref. Code: EP001.01.014.01.01.006

Billhead for Geo. H. Dean, dealer in flour, grain, hay, straw, &c., 185 and 187 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass. 1878

Billhead from Geo. H. Dean addressed to Mr. J. Damrell. Damrell is billed for quantities of flour and hay, totaling 944 dollars.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360121

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.03.01.009

Billhead for Dr. E. Ricker, dealer in rough and hammered granite, North Charles Street, Boston, Mass., 1873

Billhead from Dr. E. Ricker addressed to Mr. John S. Damrell. Damrell is billed for 2 days of labor totaling $10, paid January 9.

Date: 1873

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360123

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.03.01.009

Billhead to Hicks & Badger, coppersmiths, Nos. 63 & 65 Pitts Street, Boston, Mass., 1878

Billhead from Hicks & Badger addressed to Mr. John S. Damrell. Damrell is billed for use of equipment and 6 pounds of lead pipe.

Date: 1878

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360124

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.01.035

Billhead for Chas. Copeland, confectioner, No. 4 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass. 1875

Billhead from Chas. Copeland addressed to Mr. Damrell. Damrell is billed for chocolate and other unspecificed candies.

Date: 1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360125

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.03.01.030

Billhead for Elbridge G. Morse, dealer in dry goods, small wares, hoisery, gloves, &c., No. 53 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass., 1875

Billhead from Elbridge G. Morse addressed to J. S. Damerall. Damerall is billed for 1 1/2 yards of green curtain Holland, paid as of 1875.

Date: 1875

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360126

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.042

Billhead for E. A. Albee, manufacturer of sashes, doors, sky-lights & shutters, No. 101 Merrimac Street, Ham's building, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead from E. A. Albee addressed to Messrs Damerell [sic] & Long. Damerell & Long are billed for doors, swing shutters for side windows, and some sashes, paid for as of December 23, 1874.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360127

Ref. Code: EP001.01.125.01.01.029

Billhead for Geo. H. Dean, dealer in grain, hay, straw, &c., 185 and 187 Cambridge, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead from Geo. H. Dean addressed to Messrs Damrell & Long. Damrell & Long are billed for hay, paid as of January 5, 1875.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360128

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.03.01.010

Tattoo collection

This collection contains ephemera, photographic materials, and original art related to the history of tattooing in Boston, Massachusetts, specifically related to Frank and Annie Howard and the Liberty family. Majority of materials focus on Boston, specifically the area formerly known as Scollay Squa...

Date: 1890-2022, predominant 1900-1962

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360134

Ref. Code: MS068

Billhead for Geo. H. Dean, dealer in grain, hay, straw, &c.. 185 and 187 Camridge Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billlhead from Geo. H. Dean addressed to Messrs Damrell and Long. Damrell and Long are billed for oat, corn, all measured in bays.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360144

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.03.01.011

Billhead for G. W. Denway, locksmith and bell hanger, No 14 North Russell Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead from G. W. Denway addressed to Damrell and Long. Damrell and long are charged for locksmithing labor from September to October 23.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360145

Ref. Code: EP001.01.025.01.01.003

Billhead for George C. Patterson, cleaning carpets, Packing Crockery, &c., No. 22 Grove Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead for George C. Patterson addressed to Messrs Damrell and Long. Damrell and Long are billed for clenaing windows, washing blinds, and cleaning carpets for Dr. Bacons at 19 Tremont Street.

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360146

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.01.01.015

Billhead for L. W. Pickens, builders' planing and moulding mill, Parker Street, Boston, Mass., 1874

Billhead for L. W. Pickens addressed to Damrell and Long. Damrell and Long are billed for mouldings for a gutter, staff beads, and other moulding products

Date: 1874

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360147

Ref. Code: EP001.01.078.01.01.009

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