Historic New England

Lobster Fisherman, Ipswich Bay

A lobster fisherman uses an oar to help manuver the dory at the shoreline. A large lobster trap is in the Dory and seaweed in scattered along the beach.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393390

Ref. Code: PC053.08.132

Lobster Fisherman

A lobster fisherman in a dory tends to his fishing gear.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393391

Ref. Code: PC053.08.133

"Pinkie," Gloucester Harbor

Several sailing vessels and boats are in the Gloucester Harbor. In the background are houses and buildings.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393392

Ref. Code: PC053.08.134

The Great Clipper Ship in Gloucester Harbor

Ships, boats, barrels, and other buildings in Gloucester Harbor are covered in snow.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393393

Ref. Code: PC053.08.135

Ship "Sooloo" of Salem

The image captures a print of the ship "Sooloo" of Salem, W. G. Nutting Master, entering Marseille in 1844.

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 393394

Ref. Code: PC053.08.136

Fundraisers/Charity events

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393396

Ref. Code: EP001.09.006

Charity Horse Show, Brookline Riding School, 1918

This booklet outlines the different types of horses and the schedule of riding events, as well as the names of various board members and patrons of the Brookline [Massachusetts] Riding school. The event raised money for Hillside School in Greenwich Village, Massachusetts. The program includes a tw...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 393397

Ref. Code: EP001.09.006.001

"Elmhurst", 35 Webster Street, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

This small reproduced photograph of the exterior of the house and the barn appears to be taken from the street.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 393435

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2050.0010.002

The Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead, Music Room, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

Image shows a well furnished room with two pianos, many bookcases, chairs, lamps, and rugs. Photographic paper is thin, handle with care.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 393440

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Newton.144.11

The Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead, West Newton, Massachusetts, undated

Image shows a well furnished room with many bookcases, chairs, lighting, and rugs. A stairway is visible in the background. Photographic paper is thin, handle with care.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 393441

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Newton.144.12

2023 Accrual. Photographic materials, 1907-1910

This small accrual contains 4 black and white photographs mounted on separate heavy boards. On the verso of the boards are the stamped words "Property of the Chapman Co. / Boston, Mass." or "The Chapman Co.", or "Waldo E. Chapman" The black-and-white photographs depict images of both hanging light...

Date: 1907-1910, undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 393442

Ref. Code: CC020.004

Small photographs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

4 mounted photographs, black-and-white, 4 x 5 inches

Date: undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 393443

Ref. Code: CC020.004.001

Michigan Bell Disaster Crew Following the Hurricane of 1938

The Michigan Bell Telephone Company emergency crew and thier trucks are lined along the street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Some of the men are wearing overalls, suits, or other workwear. Most of the men are standing in front of the trucks, while others are seated or standing on the trucks. They were ...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 393446

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.2100.0100.001

Account Book of Silas Rhodes, Sheldonville, Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1831-1845

This is a hardback leather accout book with embossed details on and near the spine. Marbled paper is on the cover boards, which exhibits wear and tear. The front board is partially attached while the rest of the book is intact. An inscription by Silas Rhodes great-grandson is written in blue pen on...

Date: 1831-1845

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 393464

Ref. Code: MS002.149

View of store on Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9600-B

The image shows a multi-story building housing stores on Walnut Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The storefronts display signage with one reading "J.W. Redmond," and another advertising plumbing and heating services. A horse-drawn carriage is partially visible and a "Railroad Cross...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393472

Ref. Code: PC015.002.400.9600-B

General view looking east showing station from Institution Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9601-B

The image provides a general view looking east towards a station from Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible in the scene are railway tracks running through an area with construction activity. There is a station building with a distinctive roof to the left, and several b...

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393473

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9601-B

Institution Avenue from corner of Braeland Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9602-B

The image depicts Institution Avenue from the corner of Braeland Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A paved street is visible with wooden fences lining the sides, and there is a sidewalk with bare trees. In the background, a large brick building with a sloped roof and dormer windows can...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393474

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9602-B

Freight yard from Cypress Street Bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9603-B

The image depicts a freight yard as seen from the Cypress Street Bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. In the foreground, several railway tracks run parallel, and freight cars are visible on the tracks. There are buildings and trees on either side of the tracks, and a small wooden structur...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393475

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9603-B

Langley Road crossing and railroad roadway from Langley Road to Institution Avenue (bridge), looking west, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9604-B

The image depicts a railroad crossing at Langley Road, looking west towards the bridge connecting Langley Road to Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway tracks running into the distance, flanked by trees and utility poles. There are houses visible alon...

Date: 1905-12-07

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393476

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9604-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9605-B

The image shows a construction scene looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks on the Highland Branch with workers building a retaining wall beside them. The area is surrounded by buildings, including a large structure, and a steam locomotive ...

Date: 1906-11-09

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393477

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9605-B

Depressing tracks on Highland Branch, looking east from Institution Avenue, showing Newton Center Railroad Station, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9606-B

The image captures the Highland Branch tracks looking east from Institution Avenue, focusing on Newton Center Railroad Station in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The scene includes railway lines and a station platform with construction materials and activity visible. A wooden fence and trees frame the...

Date: 1906-10-17

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393478

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9606-B

Corner of Trowbridge and Centre Streets, near Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9607-B

The image shows a residential street corner at Trowbridge and Centre Streets in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Trees line the sidewalk, providing shade over a dirt road. A house with a porch is partly visible on the right, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and garden. A fence runs along th...

Date: 1890-1925

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 393479

Ref. Code: PC015.002.460.9607-B

A journey through Boston Irish history / Dennis P. Ryan.

127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Date: c1999.

Creators: Ryan, Dennis P., 1943-

GUSN: 148712

Call Number: Stacks F73.9.I6 R93 1999x

Eighteenth-century clothing at Williamsburg / by Linda Baumgarten ; introduction by Mildred B. Lanier.

79 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Date: c1986.

Creators: Baumgarten, Linda. DeWitt Wallace Gallery of Decorative Arts.

GUSN: 148713

Call Number: Stacks GT617.V8 B38 1986 c. 1 (and 1 more)

American furniture, 1620 to the present / Jonathan L. Fairbanks, Elizabeth Bidwell Bates.

xii, 561 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Date: c1981.

Creators: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. Bates, Elizabeth Bidwell.

GUSN: 148714

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.F34 (and 2 more)

The cabinet-maker & upholsterer's guide [by] George Hepplewhite.

viii, 24 p. 123 illus. 28 cm.

Date: [1969]

Creators: Hepplewhite, George, d. 1786. A. Hepplewhite and Co.

GUSN: 148715

Call Number: Coll. TT196.H4 1969

American tables and looking glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and other collections at Yale University / by David L. Barquist ; essays by Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett and Gerald W.R. Ward ; photographs by Charles Uht.

423 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Date: 1992.

Creators: Barquist, David L. Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. Ward, Gerald W. R.

GUSN: 148716

Call Number: Coll. NK2740.B37 1992 c.1 (and 2 more)

Victorian furniture with prices / David P. Lindquist and Caroline C. Warren.

viii, 200 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Date: c1995.

Creators: Lindquist, David P. Warren, Caroline C.

GUSN: 148717

Call Number: Coll. NK2390.L56 1995

Four centuries of American furniture / Oscar P. Fitzgerald.

xiv, 401 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: c1995.

Creators: Fitzgerald, Oscar P. Fitzgerald, Oscar P. Three centuries of American furniture.

GUSN: 148718

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.F58 1995 c.1 (and 1 more)

John Hall and the Grecian style in America : a reprint of three pattern books published in Baltimore in 1840 / with an illustrated essay by Thomas Gordon Smith.

1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 29 cm.

Date: 1996.

Creators: Hall, John, b. 1809 or 10. Smith, Thomas Gordon, 1948. Hall, John, b. 1809 or 10. Cabinet makers' assistant. Hall, John, b. 1809 or 10. Series of selected and original modern designs for dwelling houses. Hall, John, b. 1809 or 10. New and concise method of hand-railing.

GUSN: 148719

Call Number: Coll. TT197.H235 1996

American furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. II; Late colonial period: the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles. Edited by Mary-Alice Rogers and photographs by Richard Cheek.

383 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Date: c1985.

Creators: Heckscher, Morrison H. Rogers, Mary-Alice.

GUSN: 148720

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.H43 1985 c.1 (and 1 more)

The geography of American antiques. Text and illustrations by Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild.

xx, 283 p. col. front., illus. 25 cm.

Date: 1927.

Creators: Guild, Lurelle Van Arsdale, 1898-

GUSN: 148721

Call Number: Coll. NK806.G8

Courts and colonies : the William and Mary style in Holland, England and America / Reiner Baarsen, Philipp M.Johnston, Gervase Jackson-Stops, Elaine Evans Dee.

249 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1988.

Creators: Baarsen, Reinier. Jackson-Stops, Gervase. Johnston, Philip M. Dee, Elaine Evans.

GUSN: 148722

Call Number: Coll. NK1352.C6 1988 (and 1 more)

Culture & comfort : people, parlors, and upholstery, 1850-1930 / Katherine C. Grier.

x, 339 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: c1988.

Creators: Grier, Katherine C., 1953- Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum.

GUSN: 148723

Call Number: Coll. E166.G83 1988 (and 1 more)

The impecunious collector's guide to American antiques / John T. Kirk.

xvi, 178, vi p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: 1975.

Creators: Kirk, John T.

GUSN: 148725

Call Number: Coll. NK806.K5 1975 (and 1 more)

Herter Brothers : furniture and interiors for a gilded age / Katherine S. Howe ... [ et. al.].

272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: c1994.

Creators: Howe, Katherine S. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. High Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

GUSN: 148726

Call Number: Coll. NK2439.H43 A4 1994 (and 1 more)

Classical taste in America 1800-1840 / Wendy A. Cooper.

308 : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Date: c1993.

Creators: Cooper, Wendy A. Baltimore Museum of Art. Mint Museum (Charlotte, N.C.) Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

GUSN: 148727

Call Number: Coll. N6510.5.N4 C66 1993 (and 2 more)

The Dunlap cabinetmakers : a tradition in craftsmanship / Philip Zea and Donald Dunlap ; with measured drawings by John Nelson.

210 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Date: c1994.

Creators: Zea, Philip. Dunlap, Donald.

GUSN: 148728

Call Number: Coll. NK2439.D86 A4 1994

Field guide to American antique furniture / by Joseph T. Butler, in collaboration with Kathleen Eagen Johnson ; illustrations by Ray Skibinski.

399 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Date: 1985.

Creators: Butler, Joseph T. Johnson, Kathleen Eagen. Skibinski, Ray.

GUSN: 148729

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.B87 1985 (and 1 more)

American furniture in the Bybee collection / introduction by Jonathan L. Fairbanks ; text by Charles L. Venable ; photography by Lee Clockman.

xx, 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Date: 1989.

Creators: Venable, Charles L. (Charles Lane), 1960- Dallas Museum of Art.

GUSN: 148730

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.D35 1989 c.1 (and 1 more)

The Great river : art & society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820. Wadsworth Atheneum

xvii, 524 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.

Date: 1985.

Creators: Hosley, William N. Wadsworth Atheneum.

GUSN: 148731

Call Number: Coll. NK810.G73 1985 (and 2 more)

American furniture : seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century styles / by Helen Comstock.

336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Date: c1962.

Creators: Comstock, Helen.

GUSN: 148732

Call Number: Coll. NK2406.C58 1962a c.1 (and 1 more)

Identifying American furniture : a pictorial guide to styles and terms, colonial to contemporary / Milo M. Naeve.

108 p. : ill. ; 16 x 23 cm.

Date: c1998.

Creators: Naeve, Milo M. American Association for State and Local History.

GUSN: 148733

Call Number: Coll. NK2405.N28 1998

American furniture, 1680-1880, from the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art / William Voss Elder III and Jayne E. Stokes with the assistance of Lu Bartlett ... [et al.].

183 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Date: [c1987]

Creators: Elder, William Voss. Stokes, Jayne E. Baltimore Museum of Art.

GUSN: 148734

Call Number: Coll. NK2406.B3 1987 c.1 (and 1 more)

The gentle art of faking furniture.

ix, 167 p. illus., port. 24 cm.

Date: [1967]

Creators: Cescinsky, Herbert, b. 1875.

GUSN: 148735

Call Number: Coll. NK2529.C42 1967

Chests, cupboards, desks & other pieces / William C. Ketchum, Jr. ; with photographs by Chun Y. Lai.

476 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Date: c1982.

Creators: Ketchum, William C., 1931-

GUSN: 148736

Call Number: Coll. NK2725.K47 1982 (and 1 more)

Chairs, tables, sofas & beds / Marvin D. Schwartz ; with photographs by Chun Y. Lai.

478 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Date: c1982.

Creators: Schwartz, Marvin D.

GUSN: 148737

Call Number: Coll. NK2715.S29 1982 (and 1 more)

The encyclopedia of furniture, by Joseph Aronson ... Illustrated with 1,115 photographs and many line cuts.

vi, 202 p. illus., plates, diagr. 29 cm.

Date: [c1938]

Creators: Aronson, Joseph, 1898-

GUSN: 148738

Call Number: Coll. NK2205.A7

The encyclopedia of furniture; an outline history of furniture design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scandinavia, Spain, Russia, and in the Near and Far East up to the middle of the nineteenth century. Compiled by authorities in various countries under the general direction of Herman Schmitz, and with an introd. by H. P. Shapland.

liii p., 320 p. of illus. 30 cm.

Date: [1957]

Creators: Schmitz, Hermann, 1882-

GUSN: 148739

Call Number: Coll. NK2270.S363 1957

Fine points of furniture: early American. Foreword by Israel Sack; introd. by John Meredith Graham II.

xvi, 303 p. illus. 26 cm.

Date: [1950]

Creators: Sack, Albert.

GUSN: 148740

Call Number: Coll. NK2406.S29 (and 2 more)

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