Historic New England

Printing

10 items

Date: 1917-1951, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369585

Ref. Code: EP011.12

Textiles

3 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369586

Ref. Code: EP011.13

Books and booklets: "Some Colonial Homesteads and Their Stories" by Marion Harland, 1897

File

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369630

Ref. Code: MS023.19.02

Ephemera: chart of Boston Harbor with hand drawn flag labelled "Banshee", circa 1850s

File

Date: circa 1850

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369631

Ref. Code: MS023.19.04

Portrait of an unidentified man holding a trumpet

One cabinet card depicting a well dressed man holding a trumpet. The location of this photograph is unknown. The card displays an imprint at the bottom showing a photographer name "W.M. Rose / New York Photographic Parlors, / 59 Merrimack St., Haverhill, Mass. / (opposite the Post Office)". The phot...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369640

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5300.0500.002

Plot plan: plan of Pierce Lot in Milton Cemetery, Leonard W. Ross & Co.

1 plot plan

Date: 1895

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369646

Ref. Code: MS023.34.03.23

C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

Collection contains four account books documenting the business activities of C. L. Cooney Antiques, providing a detailed account of the stores customers and items sold. The account books are dated 1913-1917. The collection also contains miscellaneous manuscripts, including a receipt; two letters; ...

Date: 1788-1917, undated, predominant 1913-1917

Collection: C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

GUSN: 369647

Ref. Code: MS079

Magazines: American Kitchen Magazine, March 1897

1 magazine

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369648

Ref. Code: MS023.34.04.13

Hatch family: Genealogy & History of the Hatch Family, Part One by the Hatch Genealogical Society, undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369649

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.02

Pierce family: copybook of Pierce genealogy and wills with commentary and memoir of Col. Samuel Pierce, 1875-1913

File part

Date: 1875-1913

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369650

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.03

Read family: Genealogical notes titled "John Read of Rehoboth, and His Descendants", undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369651

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.06

Books and booklets: History of the Great Fire in Boston, November 9 and 10, 1872 by Col. Russell H. Conwell, 1873

File part

Date: 1873

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369652

Ref. Code: MS023.23.01

Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire): diploma, 1910

File part

Date: 1910

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369653

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.05

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Roger Grenway Pierce and Marjorie Hazel Curtis, Richmond, Me., 1919

File part

Date: 1919

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369654

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.06

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Robert James Shaughnessey and Anne Grenway Pierce, Boston, Mass., 1948

File part

Date: 1948

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369655

Ref. Code: MS023.31.06

Books: A Grammar School History of the United States by John J. Anderson, 1872

File part

Date: 1872

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369656

Ref. Code: MS023.26.01

Books: Peirce Genealogy, 1585-1880 by Frederick Clifton Peirce, 1880

File part

Date: 1880

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369657

Ref. Code: MS023.26.02

Clubs and organizations: certificate conferring 33rd degree, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Boston, Mass. 1890

File part

Date: 1890

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369658

Ref. Code: MS023.26.03

School papers: diploma, Harris Grammar School, Dorchester, Mass., 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369659

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.07

School papers: diploma, Dorchester High School, Dorchester, Mass., 1881

File part

Date: 1881

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369660

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.09

Portrait of six children in American Revolution-era costumes

One mounted photographic print of six children, three boys and three girls. The photograph measures 6 1/2 inches by 9 inches. The children are dressed in elaborate costumes, including wigs, that were typical of formal wear during the American revolutionary era. The location of the photograph is unk...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369661

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.6000.0100.001

Books and booklets: The Old Farmer's Almanac for 1925

File part

Date: 1924-1925

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369662

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.06

Books and booklets: Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society by Mrs. H. O. Ward, eighteenth edition, 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369663

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.03

Books and booklets: Worcester's Pronouncing Spelling Book by L.J. Campbell and S.T. Worcester, 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369664

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.04

Clubs and organizations: certificate of membership, Society of California Pioneers of New England, Boston, Mass., 1892

File

Date: 1892

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369665

Ref. Code: MS023.19.03

Printed material: Holy Bible, Hardings edition

File part

Date: circa 1861

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369666

Ref. Code: MS023.21.03

John J. McNutt Novelty Wood Works, Wareham Street, Boston, Mass.

John J. McNutt Novelty Wood Woorks stood at the junction of Malden and Wareham Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. They were builders and manufacturers of of bank and stor fixtures as specialists in carving and pattern making. - 1883 Boston City Directory.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369667

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.012

Better Homes & Gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1929 July

July 1929 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. Includes articles primarily related to to gardens and landscape design. Photographs and illustrations accompany the articles. Advertisements for related businesses are included throughout. Published by Meredith Publishing Company.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369463

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.243

Evolution of architecture from ancient temples to modern homes, edited by George S. Clason, The Nutshell Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. 1925

Booklet detailing the evolution of architecture throughout history. Topics include architecture in Greece and Rome, Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture, and architecture in the England and the United States of America, among others. Example floor plans and illustrations are included throu...

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369464

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.300

How to remodel your basement and attic, Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet no. 3, Popular Mechanics Press, 200 East Ontario Street, Chicago 11, Ill. 1954

Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet providing step-by-step instructions detailing how to remodel a basement and attic. Topics discussed include insulation, weatherproofing, and window installation, among others. Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and measurements are included throughout. Pub...

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369465

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.301

Interior restyling for home and apartment, vol. 121, Trend Incorporated, 5959 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 28, Calif., 1955

Magazine discussing remodeling and redecorating different rooms throughout a house, such as the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and living room, among others. Topics include storage, painting, flooring, and wallpaper. Photographs, illustrations, and diagrams are included throughout. Published by Trend I...

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369466

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.060

Built-in furniture for your home, Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet no. 9, Popular Mechanics Press, 200 East Ontario Street, Chicago 11, Ill., 1954

Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet discussing built-in furniture, such as built-in bookshelf walls, window cornices, and foldaway cribs, among others. Illustrations, diagrams, and measurements are included throughout. Published by Popular Mechanics Press.

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369467

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.133

Modernize your kitchen, Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet no. 15, Popular Mechanics Press, 200 East Ontario Street, Chicago 11, Ill., 1954

Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself booklet discussing how to modernize a kitchen. Topics includes ventilation, lighting, ceilings, building and installation of cabinets, and built-ins, among others. Photographs, illustrations, specifications, and measurements are included throughout. Published by Popu...

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369468

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.302

Residential remodeling, The Architectural Forum, November 1944, vol. 81, no. 5, Time, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1944

Vol. 81, no. 5 of The Architectural Forum discussing remodeling and modernizing residential properties. A variety of residential properties, including cottages, apartments, country homes, farm houses, and town homes are discussed. Photographs, illustrations, floor plans, and advertisements for vario...

Date: 1944

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369469

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.303

Modernizing old houses: how to make an old home up-to-date, comfortable, and attractive, by Frederic J. Haskin, Haskin Information Service, Washington, D.C., undated

Booklet discussing strategies for modernizing old houses. Topics discussed include depreciation of houses, building materials, fire safety, remodeling, and heating, among other topics. Includes photographs and illustrations demonstrating potential renovations. Published by the Haskin Information Ser...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369470

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.304

Instant decorating pattern guide, United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc., 1407 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1969

Brochure advertising Con-Tact Brand Self-Adhesive Plastic, how to apply it, and pricing information. An insert details projects where the product can be used to beautify the home as wallpaper and flooring. Includes illustrations and photographs demonstrating potential uses, as well as product design...

Date: 1969

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369473

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.061