Historic New England

Youth's companion, old home number 1912, vol. 86, no. 35, Perry Mason Company, Boston, Mass., 1912 August 29

1 issue : illustrations

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357274

Ref. Code: EP005.335

Youth's companion, old home number 1915, vol. 89, no. 34, Perry Mason Company, Boston, Mass., 1915 August 26

The verso is an advertisement for Grapenuts cereal with a girl and her dog.

Date: 1915

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357275

Ref. Code: EP005.336

Youth's companion, old home number 1919, vol. 93, no. 34, Perry Mason Company, Boston, Mass., 1919 August 21

The illustration on the front cover shows a soldier returning home. The advertisement on the verso advertises Wilson's bacon.

Date: 1919

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357276

Ref. Code: EP005.337

Red book of perfect fit homes: 3 and 4 bedroom plans, National Plan Service, Inc., 1700 W. Hubbard, Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book containing floor plans, illustrations, dimensions, and a brief description for each design. The back cover lists seven steps to your "dream house." The plans are available from T.S. Mann Lumber Co., Petersham Road, Athol, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357277

Ref. Code: EP005.338

Deck house plans, Deck House, Inc., 930 Main Street, Acton, Mass., 1981

The portfolio lists the service center locations around the country.

Date: 1981

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357278

Ref. Code: EP005.339

Class A hotels: points about New York, Hotel Booklet Company, 1270 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1912

Hotels are listed with maps, points of interest, subway stations, buses, railroads, churches, clubs, and theatres. Text on the cover reads, "Presented by Hotel Worthy, Springfield, Mass."

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357280

Ref. Code: EP005.340

Concrete houses & cottages, vol. II: small houses, 2nd ed., Atlas Portland Cement Co., 30 Broad Street, New York, N.Y., 1909

Concrete houses, from around the country, are shown with floor plans and photographic prints. Text on the back cover reads, "The cement bought by the United States Government for the Panama Canal."

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357281

Ref. Code: EP005.341

Mason's waste book, Boston, Mass., 1831-1835

Account book containing 168 pages, eight of which are blank, belonging to Boston-based mason Nichols Tower. Contains details about transactions between January 1831 and June 19, 1835. Contains entries about wages, masonry materials purchased, and money owed among others.

Date: 1831-1835

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 357296

Ref. Code: MS002.143

Diary of Edward Walter Champney, 1855-1857

Bound diary of Edward Walter Champney dated December 10, 1855 through January 2, 1857. The Champney family coat of arms is attached to the front cover of the diary. "Journal" is written above the coat of arms and "December 10 1855 / January 1 1857" below. Contains approximately 270 pages. On the ins...

Date: 1855-1857

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 357297

Ref. Code: MS029.002.014

Receipt of a Newburyport mariner's wages, Newburport, Mass., 1796-1797

Receipt sent to Moses Frazier, Simon Tufts, and Jeremiah Nelson from mariner Peter Ardan requesting wages for work completed upon the brig from May 12, 1796 to November 1, 1796. Dated November 1, 1796. In a different hand, dated December 5, 1797 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the receipt discusses e...

Date: 1796-1797

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 357302

Ref. Code: MS029.002.015

New Hampshire - Dover - Meader's Greenhouses and Flower Shop

Eight photographic prints of Meader's Greenhouses and Flower Shop, a family-run business. Images include the floral displays show room of the shop, an unidentified crowd waiting to enter the shop, an unidentified man standing near the flower cutting station, and an aerial view of the greenhouses.The...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 357308

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.0400.0050

Unidentified photograph album, circa 1890

Bound black photograph album containing approximately 70 albumen prints taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose between pages and some missing. Pages are separated with tissue paper. Pieces of ephemera can also be found in the album. Album is dated ...

Date: circa 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 357312

Ref. Code: PC009.301

J. Burke House, Dorset, Vt.

1 folder containing fifteen black and white interior and exterior images taken by Arthur C. Haskell

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 357314

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BurkeJ

House on Apple Hill Lane, Lynnfield, Mass.

1 folder containing fifteen black and white interior and exterior images of a house on Apple Hill Lane in Lynnfield, Mass.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 357315

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.AppleHill

P. Kay House, West Bath, Maine

1 folder containing sixteen black and white photographs of thei nterior and exterior of the P. Kaye House, Bath, Maine

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 357317

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.KayeP

Photograph album, Mass., circa 1890

Handmade paperbound photographic album with the word "PHOTOGRAPHS" embossed on the front cover. Contains 18 albumen prints taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Album is dated circa 1890. Contains images of unidentified men and women in various unidentified locations. Photos depict individuals ...

Date: circa 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 357319

Ref. Code: PC009.302

Photograph of a grocery store, New Bedford, Mass., circa 1880

One mounted and matted albumen print of a grocery store in New Bedord, Massachusetts. The store contains a wide variety of food and beverage items such as bread, various canned goods, and various types of Heinz pickles in barrels. Four men are pictured in the store. On the verso of the mount, a capt...

Date: circa 1880

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 357321

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2010.0040.001

Interior view of a high school chemistry classroom, 1892

One albumen print on mount of a high school chemistry class in 1892. The photograph was taken by renowned American photographer Nathaniel L. Stebbins. "N.L. Stebbins / Photo. Boston" is debossed in the bottom left corner of the recto. The photo shows fifteen girls and boys in a chemistry classroom a...

Date: 1892

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 357322

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.7550.0100.004

Diary of an unidentified architect, Watertown, Mass., 1866

Diary of an unidentified architect living in Watertown, Massachusetts. He worked for Sturgis and Brigham, the architectural firm of renowned New England architects Charles Brigham and John Hubbard Sturgis. The diary covers the entire year of 1866. Throughout the year, the architect completed drawing...

Date: 1866

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 357323

Ref. Code: MS029.002.016

Fall River

File

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

GUSN: 357325

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.4695

R. Garrity House, Boxford, Mass.

One folder of thirteen black and white interior and exterior photographs of the R. Garrity house, Boxford, Mass. Photographs were taken by Ken Duprey

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 357326

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GarrityR

John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1974, undated

Two original drawings of art for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company's. One is a colored pencil drawing of the front of the Hancock House with people walking in front of it. This was designed for the company's 96th annual report. It is undated and the artist is unknown. Detached from original pa...

Date: 1974, undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357328

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.782

Broadside for Enoch French & Co., Fall River, Mass., 1845 September 27

Broadside advertising a large stock of boots and shoes. The boots and shoes were being sold by Enoch French & Co. Printed in Fall River, Massachusetts, on September 27, 1845 by Monitor Press.

Date: September 27, 1845

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

GUSN: 357336

Ref. Code: GC002.02.333

North End, Foster Street looking toward Commercial, Boston, Mass., circa 1900

Photograph of a street view of Foster Street in Boston's North End. A group of unidentified women and children are outside. The majority are standing and two women are sitting. There is a dog near the sitting women. A mounted Boston police officer is in the middle of the street. The photographer is ...

Date: circa 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 357337

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3990.001

Sketch of unidentified house and land, Brookline, Mass., 1887

Unmounted pencil sketch of an unidentified house and surrounding land in Brookline, Massachusetts. The sketch shows the architectural features of the house such as its timber framing, turret, and gable roofing. In the foreground, trees and fields of flowers are drawn in front of a stone wall. A man ...

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358090

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0300.005

Design drawing of an unidentified house, 1932

Design drawing in pencil and gouache of an unidentified house in Massachusetts. The drawing shows the exterior of a house and its Tudor Revival features, such as gable roofs and cross gables, arches, a stucco exterior, and a steeply pitched roof. The drawing was completed by architects Walter Pell P...

Date: 1932

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358091

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0380.002

Architectural drawings of an unidentified Victorian building, Boston, Mass., circa 1850

This collection contains one portfolio containing nine graphite architectural drawings, two of which are loose and seven of which are bound, and one framed ink front elevation of an unidentified Victorian building in Boston, Massachusetts. The seven bound drawings in portfolio show floor plans for t...

Date: circa 1850

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358093

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.016

Notes on Historic Homes in New Hampshire, undated

Handwritten notes of Ralph May on the historic homes of New Hampshire

Date: undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 358096

Ref. Code: MS025.13.002

Divorce Papers, August 15, 1935

Divorce papers for Ralph May August 15, 1935

Date: 1935

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 358097

Ref. Code: MS025.13.003

Receipt book of Ralph May's mother, undated

One handwritten receipt book compiled by Ralph May's mother.

Date: undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 358098

Ref. Code: MS025.13.004

Photographs (framed and unframed), 1916-1921, undated

black and white prints, negatives, glass plate negatives, and two framed images

Date: 1916-1921, undated

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 358099

Ref. Code: MS025.13.005

Publications by Ralph May, 1926-1966

Publications by Ralph May including Early Portsmouth Historiy

Date: 1926-1966

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 358100

Ref. Code: MS025.13.006

Specifications and contract for building of a school at Rocky Nook, Kingston, Mass., 1844

Specifications and contract for the building of a school house in School District No. One or Rocky Nook in Kingston, Massachusetts. The specifications and attached contract specify that the construction of the school in accordance to the specifications must be completed on or before June 1, 1845. Th...

Date: 1844

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 358101

Ref. Code: AR001.001.004

Promotional materials, 1926-1928, undated

Series contains advertisements; brochures; bulletins; pamphlets; catalogues; and products specifications; relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cumberland For...

Date: 1926-1928, undated

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358215

Ref. Code: EP004.001

Edwin Martin photographic collection

Collection of photographic prints taken between 2001 and 2013 by photographer Edwin Martin including his series titled North by Down East: People of Maine.

Date: 2001-2013

Collection: Edwin Martin photographic collection

GUSN: 358218

Ref. Code: PC078

James Hook & Co. photographic collection

Collection of twenty 10 3/4 x 14-inch silver gelatin prints of James Hook & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts. Prints were taken by photographer Justin H. Goodstein-Aue between 2007 and 2008. These prints depict the building, the lobster tanks, members of the Hook family at work, other staff members work...

Date: 2007-2008

Collection: James Hook & Co. photographic collection

GUSN: 358219

Ref. Code: PC079

Correspondence, 1924-1929

Series contains correspondence relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Correspondence largely surrounds the promotion of materials f...

Date: 1924-1929

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358222

Ref. Code: EP004.002

Architectural records, 1928

Series contains blueprints; specifications; plumbing records; sketches; and notes; relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and the work of architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cumberland Foreside, Main...

Date: 1928

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358223

Ref. Code: EP004.003

Ephemera, 1928-1929, undated

Series contains envelopes, insulation samples, metal lath samples, and miscellaneous materials such as business cards relating to the development work of William Widgery Thomas, Esq. and architect Edward R. Wait on a house at the Felsdale development in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Brentwood in Cu...

Date: undated

Collection: William Widgery Thomas, Esq. collection

GUSN: 358225

Ref. Code: EP004.005

Bookplates

This collection contains bookplates and a few bookplate proofs dating from circa 1700 to circa 1950.

Date: circa 1700-circa 1950, undated, predominant 1900-1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358228

Ref. Code: EP001.16

Sears Cash Market collection

This collection contains ephemera, including advertisements and photographic materials, and financial records, including a receipt and cashbooks, related to the operation of Sears Cash Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Materials are dated circa 1890, 1989-1939, 1980, and undated. The collection i...

Date: circa 1890-1939, undated, predominant 1919-1939

Collection: Sears Cash Market collection

GUSN: 358234

Ref. Code: CC025

Business card for J. C. Spooner's Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace, Foot's Block, Springfield, Mass., circa 1860

This business card advertises the services of J. C. Spooner's Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace located on Foot's Block in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Photographic and Ambrotype Picture Palace had previously been owned by photographer Otis H. Cooley until its purchase by the Spooner Brot...

Date: circa 1860

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358235

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.04.018

A brief history of the Filene Automatic Bargain Basement, circa 1929

One booklet containing twenty pages titled "A Brief History of the Filene Automatic Bargain Basement." The booklet discusses the history of Filene's Automatic Bargain Basement, its financial performance over time, operations issues, and solutions to these issues. It also provides small illustrations...

Date: circa 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358240

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.06.037

Walter M. Cabot House collection

This collection contains materials related to the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. These materials include architectural materials from architect Joseph Everett Chandler and landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers such as blueprints, elevations, floor plans, and landscape ...

Date: 1922-1999, undated, predominant 1922-1925

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358246

Ref. Code: AR039

Architectural drawings, 1922-1925, undated

Series contains blueprints; elevations; floor plans; and landscape plans related to the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The majority of the floor plans are signed by architect Hugo E. Olson. Two of the floor plans has been altered to display the heating plan designed by Bue...

Date: 1922-1925, undated

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358256

Ref. Code: AR039.001

Photographs, circa 1925

Series contains thirteen photographs of the Walter M. Cabot House located in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The photographs depict the south elevation, the walled garden, the dining room, the living room, the library, and two bedrooms. It also includes a small archival envelope containing Weber's signatur...

Date: circa 1925

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358257

Ref. Code: AR039.002

Printed materials, 1929, 1999

Series contains a copy of the April 1929 House Beautiful magazine featuring an article on the Walter M. Cabot House and a copy of the book Sherborn, Massachusetts: Images of the Past. The House Beautiful issue contains an article on the Walter M. Cabot house on pages 455-458, 502, 504, and 508. The ...

Date: 1929, 1999

Collection: Walter M. Cabot House collection

GUSN: 358258

Ref. Code: AR039.003

Libraries of New England by Mary Britcher, late 20th century

Collection of seventy-four color photographs taken by Mary Britcher depicting libraries from various locations in New England. While the majority of the libraries photographed are in New England, a small portion are located in states outside of New England, such as Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvan...

Date: circa 1975-2000

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 358271

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.4450.0100.001

East Orange photograph album, East Orange, Vt., circa 1880

Handmade unbound photograph album made of black construction paper with the the word "Limerick" written on the front in gold ink. Contains approximately 37 albumen prints taken and compiled by an unknown individual. Album is dated circa 1880. The photographs are believed to depict East Orange, Vermo...

Date: circa 1880

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 358318

Ref. Code: PC009.304

Letter from W. E. C. Eustis, Boston, Mass., 1882 July 4

Letter from W. E. C. Eustis written in Boston dated July 4, 1882. The letter, written to an unidentified individual, discusses previous correspondence and the recipient's plans to return. Eustis writes that he does not believe it is a good idea for the individual to return so soon and that he is sor...

Date: 1882

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 358319

Ref. Code: MS029.002.017

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