Historic New England

Trade card for Jackson's Best, tobacco, manufactured by C.A. Jackson & Co., Petersburg, Virginia, undated

Jackson's Best influences a man to allow his daughter and her boyfriend to wed. The tobacco won a prize at the Centennial Fair.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270529

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.032

Trade card for Buchanan & Lyall, manufacturers of choice domestic & export plug smoking & fine cut tobacco, New York, New York, undated

The tobacco is "sold by wholesale grocers and tobacconists everywhere." Dancers entertain a sultan and his harem in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270530

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.033

Trade card for Chew Sweet Morsel, navy tobacco, manufactured by Jas. Leigh Jones, Richmond, Virginia, undated

M.S. Ayer & Company are the wholesale agents for Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270531

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.034

Trade card for the Atlantic Cigar Co., manufacturers of cigars & dealers in leaf tobacco, Westfield, Mass., undated

The business premises are shown in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270532

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.035

Billhead for Thomas, tobacco, location unknown, dated May 10, 1857

The customer purchased a box of tobacco from Thomas.

Date: 1857-05-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270534

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.036

Billhead for S.S. Sleeper & Co., manufacturers & wholesale dealers in cigars, 11 & 12 South Market Street, Boston, Mass., dated September 7, 1895

The Eye Cigar Factory is located at 48 India Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1895-09-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270535

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.037

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, man with water container, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270541

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.038

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, white bearded man holding a cigarette, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

A white bearded man holds a cigarette while standing in front of a market stall. The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270542

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.039

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, boy with donkey, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

A boy in a red hat stands with a white donkey. The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270543

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.040

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, man plowing with camels, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

A man plows his land with two camels. The image caption reads "Camel-Like Mildness, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270544

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.041

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, man on donkey leading a camel, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

A man on a donkey leads a camel ridden by two women. The image caption reads "A mild and certain leader, born to lead, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270551

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.042

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, men and camels on a riverbank, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

Two men pause with their camels on a riverbank. The image caption reads "Refresh yourselves and feel the soothing pleasure of a dreamy rest, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270552

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.043

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, man with camel wearing a decorated head collar, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

The pyramids create a backdrop for a camel and his driver in the card image. The image caption reads "Ahead to stay and stay they will, till perfection meets its match, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270553

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.044

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, figures on a riverbank with palm trees, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

Figures on the shore of a riverbank are dwarfed by palm trees and a pyramid in the background. The image caption reads "A depth of purity, the mildness of sweetness, a quality their exclusive own, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed ...

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270554

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.045

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, group of feluccas on a river, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

Feluccas sail on a river in the card image. The image caption reads "As mild as the summer breezes, as clean as the tropic sea, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270555

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.046

Trade card for Nestor Cigarettes, woman smoking a cigarette, Nestor Gianaclis Company, Cairo, Boston, London, 1899

A woman reclines on some pillows while smoking a cigarette. The image caption reads "The restful luxury of inhalent quality, Nestor Cigarettes." The bottom of the card reads "Copyright 1899 by C.A. Kimball." The image is signed "Sears Gallagher."

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270556

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.047

Advertisement for Blue Boar English Blend Cigarettes, The American Tobacco Company, undated

The Blue Boar trademark is shown in the advertisement.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270558

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.01.048

Narragansett Pier, cigarette card, Wm. S. Kimball & Co's Cigarettes, Rochester, New York, undated

The card is part of the Fancy Bathers series given with each box of Kimball's Cigarettes. The bathing scenes are listed on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270559

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.001

Trade card for Prince Albert Crimp Cut, long burning pipe and cigarette tobacco, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1907

The card holds paper for rolling cigarettes. The Crimp Cut Tobacco was patented on July 30, 1907.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270560

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.002

Trade card for Canney & Graves, importers and manufacturers of Havana and Principe Cigars and dealers in leaf and manufactured tobacco, No. 50 North Market Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business is the successor to G.H. Jones.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270561

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.003

Trade card for the Rainmaker, the 5 cent cigar, Martin L. Hall & Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "A meal and a bed in each puff. Everybody sells them. No household complete without them."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270562

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.004

Trade card for D.H. Clark, W.I. goods, fruits, confectionery, nuts, tobacco, cigars and notions, French's Block, Main Street, Barre, Vermont, undated

City tourists ask the country grocer if he has any canned worms for bait in the caption.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270563

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.005

Trade card for G. & T. Hales, manufacturers of Havana and domestic cigars, Pleasant Street, Claremont, New Hampshire, undated

The cigar manufacturer is located in Claremont, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270564

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.006

Label for Pearson's Red Top Snuff, Byfield Snuff Co., Byfield, Mass., undated

The label reads "Pearson's Mills" above the female figure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270565

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.007

Trade card for Newport Club 5 c. Cigar, location unknown, undated

The card opens to show a man in a bathroom leaning over a toilet bowl.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270566

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.008

New Hampshire

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270683

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USNH

Rhode Island

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270684

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USRI

Vermont

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270685

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USVT

Rhode Island - General

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270686

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USRI.010

Unidentified photograph of people on a verandah

Unidentified and undated, photograph of numerous men, with a few women and children, on a verandah.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270687

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USRI.010.001

Trade card for Fisk Tires, location unknown, undated

The card is a blotter for your check book, courtesy of Fisk Tires. The image was created by Norman Rockwell for an ad campaign. The caption reads "Time to re-tire get a Fisk,"

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270688

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.007

Envelope for Boston, Concord, Montréal and White Mountains Railroad, location unknown, August 1874

The advantages of taking the line are described on the envelope. There is time for passengers to have dinner at the Pemigewasset House in Plymouth.

Date: 1874-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270689

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.008

Brochure for the Checker Taxi Co., Back Bay ten thousand, Boston, Mass., undated

The rates and services provided are described in the brochure. The Boston and suburban hotels served are listed.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270691

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.009

Trade card for J. Milton Leonard, automobile service, station service, Main Street, Osterville, Mass., undated

Train timetables are provided on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270692

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.010

Trade card for Woodside Motor Livery, Inc., 222 Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business phone number is given at the top of the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270693

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.011

Trade card for Terry's Garage, taxi service and baggage transfer, John Terry & Son, props., Middle Pearl Street, Nantucket, Mass., ca. 1925

The garage will rent cars as well as providing taxi service to customers.

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270694

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.012

Trade card for the Hingham Taxi Co., Albert Brown, proprietor, Hingham, Mass., 1922

The Hingham-Boston timetable for winter 1922 is provided on the card. Hingham fire alarm boxes are listed on the card verso.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270695

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.013

Receipt for the Boston Div., no. 61, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Boston, Mass., 1902-1903

The receipt is for the payment of union dues to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

Date: 1902-1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270696

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.014

Trade card for the Mount Washington Railway, 5 State Street, Boston, Mass., 1880

The train timetable is described on the card verso.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270697

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.015

Trade card for the Woodsum Express, Boston, Braintree and So. Braintree, 105 Arch Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business has multiple stopping points in Boston.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270698

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.016

Mer-I-Mac, the handsomest natural wood body, Columbia Tire & Top Co., designers and manfrs., 922 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, Mass., 1924

The design, construction and installation of wood bodies on automobiles is described.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270699

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.017

Benefits and privileges of membership in the Automobile Legal Association, 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The benefits and services of the Association are described in the circular.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270700

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.018

Billhead for the Manassas Gap Rail Road Company, Alexandria Station, Virginia, 1800s

One of the Company trains is shown in the billhead image.

Date: 1800s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270701

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.019

Envelope for the Seeing Boston Cars, American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Co., 15 Park Square, Boston, Mass., undated

A group of people stand next to the Seeing Boston Car in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270702

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.020

Billhead for The Boston & Lowell and Concord Railroads, Dr., Boston, Mass., dated November 13, 1882

The billhead involves a shipment of potatoes.

Date: 1882-11-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270703

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.021

Today's high peak in motor car value, Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1920s

The features of Ford car models are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270704

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.022

Ford starting and lighting system, Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1919

The care and operation of the Ford starting and lighting system is described in detail.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270705

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.023

Billhead for Kidney & Libby, Dr., pavers and railroad contractors, 35 Hawley Street, Boston, Mass., dated November 25, 1880

The business will set sidewalks and streets in addition to being a railroad contractor.

Date: 1880-11-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270706

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.024

Advertisement for the Indianapolis & St. Louis R.R. Bee Line Route, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1880

The item verso has an advertisement for the fast train from New York City to St. Louis.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270707

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.025

Billhead for Aaron D. Capen, toll fee, Dorchester, Mass., dated April 6, 1840

Capen paid a toll to the town of Dorchester for having a man and team on the road for one day.

Date: 1840-04-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270708

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.026

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