Historic New England

Trade card for Harold R. Turner, boat builders, dealers, Essex Road, Ipswich, Mass., undated

Turner is the builder of the famous Turnabout. He deals in Evinrude Motors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270905

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.001

Trade card for the Reynolds Boat Co., marine distributors, Route 110, 977 Amesbury Road, Haverhill, Mass., undated

The business will custom build boats and trailers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270906

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.002

Trade card for Pellerin's All-Water Craft, office and factory, Macy Street, Amesbury, Mass., undated

The business will custom build fishing and pleasure boats.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270907

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.003

Letterhead for the Toppan Boat Building & Mfg. Co., main office and works, 125 Riverside Avenue, Medford, Mass., dated June 12, 1937.

The letter describes the fisherman's dories made by the Company with a photograph showing a 24 foot dory.

Date: 1937-06-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270908

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.02.004

Trade card for the Cunard Line, Cunard Building, 126 State Street, Boston, Mass., 1919

The passenger and freight ports served by Cunard are listed on the card verso. The card verso has a 1919 calendar.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270910

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.001

Trade card for the Hudson River Day Line, steamers, Desbrosses Street Pier, New York, New York, 1880

The time table between Albany and New York City is given on the card verso.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270911

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.002

Trade card for the Allan Line, Royal Mail Steamers to Canada & United States, location unknown, 1882

The summer crossings between Liverpool, London and Quebec are listed on the card verso.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270912

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.003

Trade card for the Austin, Baldwin & Co., general agents, 72 Broadway, New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois, undated

The business is the agent for the State Line steamship service to Europe.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270913

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.004

Trade card for the White Star Line, mail steamers, location unknown, undated

The card verso has diagrams showing the steerage and advising passengers to apply to Thos. Cook & Son, 445 West Strand, London.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270914

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.005

Advertisement for the Metropolitan Line, steamships, location unknown, 1919

The ad describes the accomodations on the Metropolitan Line between Boston and New York.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270915

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.006

Letterhead for the Hudson River Day Line, steamers, Desbrosses Street Pier, New York, New York, undated

The letterhead has a photograph with the caption "On board steamer Robert Sutton." The envelope has an image of a steamship on the Hudson River.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270916

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.01.007

Trade card for Ship Shops, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, undated

The shop offers sailing and seamanship lessons in addition to ship supplies and merchandise.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270917

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.001

Trade card for the steamer Lady Woodsum, D. & F.M. Woodsum, proprietors, Lake Sunapee, Sunapee, New Hampshire, 1877

The Lady Woodsum travels on Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270919

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.002

Trade card for the Allan Line, Royal Mail Steamship, Leve & Alden, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, 1881

Leve & Alden are the agents for booking passage. The card verso description is partially unreadable.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270920

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.003

Steamer Commonwealth, A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York, dated September 13, 1908

1 postcard ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: 1908-09-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270921

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.004

Unidentified house, Providence, R.I.

Unidentified house in winter, with surrounding grass covered in snow and icicles visible on some overhangings. There is a horse-drawn sled to the side of the home, and two men and two women standing outside. Several faces are visible through the windows.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270934

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0060.006

David Harris House, Providence, R.I., 1897

Photograph of of house with the first floor converted into shops, including a cigar store, men's furnishings store, and fine footwear. There is a poster affixed to the side of the house advertising Sousa's Band. Signs for shops on the rest of the street include pharmacist's and an optician. The uppe...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270935

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0060.007

Pilgrim Congregational Church, Providence, R.I.

Photograph of the exterior of Pilgrim Congregational Church, showing part of surrounding residential buildings, sidewalks, trees, and dirt road.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270939

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0110.001

Hope Club, Providence, R.I.

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270942

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0060.008

Hope Club, Providence, R.I.

Photograph of the exterior of the Hope Club, on Benevolent Street. The photo shows ivy growing on the club's walls, and trees bare of leaves as well as two lampposts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270943

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0060.009

Brown University Campus Front Green, Providence, R.I., 1881

Photograph of Brown University's Front Green, taken in fall or winter. Buildings that can be seen in the photo include (modern day names): Hope College, Manning Chapel/ Haffenreffer Museum gallery, University Hall, Slater Hall, and Rhode Island Hall.

Date: 1881

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 270946

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USRI.0360.0070.002

Colonial Line Steamer Concord between New York and New England, location unknown, 1910s

Text on the card verso reads "On board Colonial Line Steamer Concord, between New York and Providence, R.I., 191_."

Date: 1910s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270951

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.005

Eastern Steamship Lines, eleven coastwise services, India Wharf, Boston, Mass., 1929

Timetables, diagrams and maps provide detailed descriptions of the East coast services.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270952

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.02.02.006

Trade card for W.S. Worthington, paper hanger & painter, North Adams, Mass., undated

"True to thee" is printed below the horseshoe.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270958

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.02.001

Trade card for The Art Wall Paper Mills, manufacturers of artistic wall paper, St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, 1905

The Mills are shown on the card verso. The card has a 1905 calendar.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 270959

Ref. Code: EP001.01.123.01.02.002