Historic New England

The Better Homes & Gardens handbook for home-builders, edited by John Normile and Christine Holbrook, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936

Handbook published by Meredith Publishing Company. Edited by John Normile and Christine Holbrook. Discusses a number of topics related to homebuilding, including selecting an architect, site selection, flooring, roofing, heating, plumbing, and interior design, among others. Includes photographs, ill...

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369562

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.307

How to build a better home, Copper and Brass Research Association, 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1922

Booklet published by Copper and Brass Research Association discussing topics related to building a home. Topics include contracts, financing, roofing, plumbing, and hardware, among others. Includes illustrations, photographic prints, and diagrams of buildings and construction materials, as well as a...

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369563

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.308

When you build, The Stuyvesant Building Group, 572 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y., circa 1930

Booklet published by The Stuyvesant Building Group walking readers home through the process of buying and building a "speculative" house. Includes information on financing, employing an architect, and construction. Photographs of houses and some floor plans are also included. Booklet sponsored by Am...

Date: circa 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369564

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.309

North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

The North Bennet Street School ephemera collection consists of 86 pieces of ephemera, including but not limited to advertisements, booklets, design drawings, pamphlets, price lists, and trade catalogues. The materials were compiled by the North Bennet Street Industrial School in Boston, Mass., and s...

Date: 1907-1951, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369565

Ref. Code: EP011

Guide to better homes, edited under the personal supervision of Mildred Gapen Bowen, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Plate and Varnish Division, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1925

Book published by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company's Plate and Varnish Division providing advice on how to build and maintain a better home. Topics addressed including employing an architect, selecting a lot, exterior design, interior design and decoration, and furnishings, among others. Ilustrati...

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369567

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.064

Advertising

2 items

Date: 1930, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369574

Ref. Code: EP011.01

Concrete

3 items

Date: 1916

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369575

Ref. Code: EP011.02

Decorative arts

4 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369576

Ref. Code: EP011.03

Design drawings

3 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369577

Ref. Code: EP011.04

Financial services

6 items

Date: 1910-1943

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369578

Ref. Code: EP011.05

Fine arts

5 items

Date: 1914-1917, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369579

Ref. Code: EP011.06

Furnishings and appliances

14 items

Date: 1907-1943, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369580

Ref. Code: EP011.07

Jewelry trade

2 items

Date: 1918-1919

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369581

Ref. Code: EP011.08

Metalwork

1 item

Date: circa 1920

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369582

Ref. Code: EP011.09

Outdoor sculpture

11 items

Date: 1928, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369583

Ref. Code: EP011.10

Pottery and ceramics

22 items

Date: circa 1910-1920, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369584

Ref. Code: EP011.11

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

Billhead for J. B. Smith, caterer, 13 Bulfinch Street, Boston, Mass., May 6, 1868

Invoice for "providing Collation [a light meal]" by J. B. Smith to John S. Damrell, May 6th, 1868.

Date: 1868-05-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369702

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.06.001

Billhead for James P. Magee, New England Methodist Depository, 38 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., July 20, 1876

Billhead for "2 Flower Panels" to John S. Damrell from James P. Magee, agent of the New England Methodist Depository, July 20, 1876.

Date: 1876-07-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369703

Ref. Code: EP001.01.096.01.01.022

Billhead for D. Roby & Co., dealers in Lackawanna coal, wood, sand, lime and brick, 280 Causeway Street, Boston, Mass., 1877

Billhead for various masonry materials to J. S. Damrell from D. Roby & Co., 1877.

Date: 1877

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369704

Ref. Code: EP001.01.047.01.01.020

Trade card for J.F. Cabot & Brother, No. 89 Sudbury Street, Boston, Mass., Feb. 22, 1875

Billhead to J. S. Damrell from J. F. Cabot & Brother, dealers in engravings, chromos, lithographs, photographs, and more, February 22nd, 1875.

Date: 1875-02-22

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369705

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.02.01.012

Billhead for R. & W. Sherburne, agents for the sale of glass, 20 and 22 Canal Street and 14 and 16 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass., Match 18, 1874

Billhead addressed to John S. Damrell from R. & W. Sherburne, March 18th, 1874.

Date: 1874-03-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369706

Ref. Code: EP001.01.008.04.01.005

Billhead for Pulsifer, Jordan & Wilson, wholesale paper warehouse, 45 & 47 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., Feb. 11, 1885

Billhead for reams for several kinds of paper addressed to F.J. Flemings from Pulsifer, Jordan & Wilson, February 11th, 1885.

Date: 1885-02-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369707

Ref. Code: EP001.01.087.01.01.019

Billhead for Winkley, Dresser & Co., manufacturers of account books, no. 12 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., May 29, 1885

Billhead for multiple stationery items from Winkley, Dresser & Co. made out to F.J. Flemings, May 29th, 1885.

Date: 1885-05-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369708

Ref. Code: EP001.01.111.01.05.042

Gedney House, with clapboards removed, July 27, 1967

.04 linear feet (1 photograph)

Date: 7/27/1967

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369709

Ref. Code: PC006.GED.01.002

Gedney House, original south room, first floor, October 22, 1963

.04 linear feet (1 photograph)

Date: October 22, 1963

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369710

Ref. Code: PC006.GED.01.003

Gedney House, south wall, 1968

.04 linear feet (1 photograph)

Date: 1968

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369711

Ref. Code: PC006.GED.01.004

Elevation of Intermediate School Warren Bunker Hill District, Walker Street, Charlestown, undated

Elevation of the Warren Bunker Hill District Intermediate Schhol in Charlestown, Massachusetts, John M. Gray and Company, architects.

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 369713

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0355.002

United States - Minnesota

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 369714

Ref. Code: AR001.US.3400

Rendering of a $2300 dwelling including first and second floor plans, 1886

Supplement to the Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition November, 1886. Harry W. Jones, Architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 369715

Ref. Code: AR001.US.3400.001

Gorham: Masterpieces in Metal, Gorham Division of Textron, circa 1983

Item

Date: circa 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369720

Ref. Code: EP001.15.047

Gorham: Masterpieces in Metal, October 14, 1983-February 12 1984, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Poster advertising an exhibition titled "Gorham: Masterpieces in Metal" hosted at the Rhode Island School of Art and Design's Museum of Art. The exhibition was open between October 14, 1983-February 12, 1984.

Date: circa 1983

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

GUSN: 369721

Ref. Code: GC002.02.348

Trade card, Woman's Suffrage Stove Polish, Phoenix Mn'fg Co., Taunton, Mass., undated

Trade card for Woman's Suffrage Stove Polish by the Phoenix Manufacturing Co. in Taunton, Mass. The front bears a color illustration of a seated young girl. The reverse contains "Twelve Good Reasons" a woman should choose to use Woman's Suffrage Stove Polish.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369726

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.04.029

Trade card, S. Holland & Co., dealers in groceries, teas, &c., Amherst, Mass., undated

Trade card for S. Holland & Co., adveritising groceries, teas, potash, salt, wooden ware, paints, oil, glass, nails, kerosene oil, lamps, &c. in Amherst, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369727

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.06.039

Ticket, Exhibition of drawings and sketches by students of the American Academy in Rome, St. Botolph Club, 2 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., May 1897

Admission ticket compliments of Howard Mansfield for an exhibition of drawings and sketches by students of the American Academy in Rome put on at the St. Botolph Club, 2 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., from May 3 to May 22, 1897.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369728

Ref. Code: EP001.11.11.01.014

Trade card, John J. Horgan, 53 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The business designs and manufactures cemetary work in marble and granite. The front has an illustration of the John J. Horgan workshop and the reverse lists monuments made by the business located in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369729

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.03.01.006

Advertisement, Marble and granite cemetery work, John J. Horgan, Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The business designs and manufactures cemetary work in marble and granite.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369730

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.03.01.007

Billhead for T.C. Wales & Co., boots, shoes, rubbers, and shoe stock, Nos. 19 Broad and 46 Central Streets, Boston, Mass., May 7, 1852

Billhead addressed to M. Whitehead dated May 7, 1852 from T. C. Wales & Co., Boston, Mass. Contains an illustration of the comapny's store at the corner of Broad and Central Streets.

Date: 1852-05-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.02.020