Historic New England

Colonial Furniture and Interiors by Newton W. Elwell, 1896

Removed to oversize Rare books. 56 photomechanical plates of interiors and architectural components of interior design. Examples of chairs, tables, chests and sofas from named collections, in addition to pieces not specifically identified with respect to ownership. Emphasis primarily on New England...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284790

Ref. Code: PC009.114

"The Dial of the Old South Clock"

Removed to periodicals. Bound volume containing 1877 issues of this paper. Gift of the Misses Curtis, 1940.

Date: 1877

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284791

Ref. Code: PC009.120

5 great Malarkey Plywoods, M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon

There are five wood samples of Malarkey Plywood in a folder labeled "A.I.A. No. 23-L." A 56 page catalog titled "Malarkey plywoods and doors" describes the use of plywood in construction and interiors. The front cover of the catalog has "A.I.A. No. 23-L and No. 19-E-1." A letter from the Company de...

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284815

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.006

Annual plywood and veneer review, Timberman, Portland, Oregon

The issue consists of the "Year's achievements of the Pacific coast plywood industry," reprinted from The Timberman, Portland, Oregon, December 1938, vol. XL, no. 2."

Date: 1938-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284816

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.007

Story of American walnut, by Burdett Green and Bernard C. Jakway, 8th edition, published by American Walnut Manufacturers Association, Chicago, Illinois

The use of walnut in interior woodwork and furniture is described over time. A letter from the Association is included. There is a flyer for "From forest to furniture," by Malcolm H. Sherwood.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284818

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.008

Papers of Henry Chandler Holt (1881-1955)

Subseries O, Papers of Henry Chandler Holt (1881-1955), 1905-1911 (#6.15), contains a 1905 letter from the Southern Railway Company to Holt and a 1911 issue of the Yale '94 Gazette.

Date: 1905-1911

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284848

Ref. Code: MS006.01.15

Genealogy

File

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284853

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01

Ancestral tablets, William Towne family, book 1 (1601-1896)

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284854

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.01

Ancestral tablets, William Towne family, book 2 (1601-1864)

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284855

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.02

Bowen family genealogical material; includes Henry Chandler Bowen family genealogical chart and Bowen family census record [photocopy]

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284856

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.03

Bowen of Slade, Oxwich Parish, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales, Great Britain, family genealogical chart

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284857

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.06

Bowen family record (1631-1874)

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284858

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.04

Bowen family reocrd (1631-1874), index of places; includes loose items

File part

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 284859

Ref. Code: MS006.01.19.01.05

Book of designs, Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Company, 465 Medford Street, Charlestown, Mass.

Brosco has design plans for doors, windows and cabinets.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284864

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.001

Tidewater red cypress special colonial house plan no. 46, Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, New Orleans, Louisiana and Jacksonville, Florida

The advantages, features amd manufacture of the cypress are described in the item. The house plan was designed by Lowe & Bollenbacher, architects, 322 S. La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284873

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.001

On the move, Howard National Bank and Trust Company, Main and St. Paul Streets, Burlington, Vermont

The services and features of the Bank are described in the brochure.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284874

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.057

"Vantine's, the oriental store," A.A. Vantine & Co., Inc., Fifth Avenue and 39th Street, New York, New York

This catalogue employs racist stereotypes. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or hist...

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284875

Ref. Code: EP001.12.010.001.033

Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Hill

This file includes 2 folders, which contain 11 pamphlets. The pamphlets cover topics such as: the Church of the Advent, the African Meetinghouse, the Church of the New Jerusalem, and a pamphlet about domestic architecture in Beacon Hill.

Date: 1863-1988

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284878

Ref. Code: MS042.05.080

Massachusetts - Boston - Central

This file includes one folder, which contains eight pamphlets. The pamphlets cover topics such as the Federal Street Church, King's Chapel, the Crown Coffee House, the Tavern Club, the State Street Bank, the Essex Street Church, and Boston's City Hall.

Date: 1922-1976

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284879

Ref. Code: MS042.05.090

Massachusetts - Boston - Charlestown

This file includes one folder, which contains three pamphlets. The pamphlets cover topics such as the Charlestown Baptist Church, St. John's Church, and the Charlstown First Church.

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284880

Ref. Code: MS042.05.100

Willcox & Gibbs Noiseless Family Sewing Machine, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, 508 Broadway, New York, Nw York

The item has an illustrated price list and customer testimonials. The machine is sold by A.B. Lincoln, agent at 282 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1864

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283631

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.003

Moulton House scrapbook

Scrapbook on the Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, NH, of Moulton and Hampton Little genealogical notes, architecture of the house, and letters from visitors and others interested in the house.

Date: 1922-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283634

Ref. Code: MS004.040d

There's nothing built but can be moved, The John Cavanagh & Son Building Moving Company, Boston, Mass.

Four generations (1815-1922) of the Company are highlighted in building structures moved over time.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283641

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.004

Moulton House Legendary and Historical Notes

Scrapbook containing "Legendary and Historical Notes" on the Moulton House, Hampton, NH. Includes transcriptions, letters, clippings and photographs. Contains a table of contents which refers to all scrapbooks on the Moulton House.

Date: 1889-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283636

Ref. Code: MS004.040e

Hampton, New Hampshire, Tercentenary Scrapbook

Scrapbook contains ephemera, clippings and photographs from the Tercentenary Celebration of Hampton, New Hampshire in 1938.

Date: 1937-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283638

Ref. Code: MS004.040f

Clippings from Leslie's and Harper's scrapbook.

This scrapbook contains wood-engravings clipped from Leslie's and Harper's weeklies (1860s - 1870's) covering miscellaneous subjects including sailing, genre, travel and portraiture. The front cover is lined with an East Indian watercolor, evidently 19th century.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283643

Ref. Code: MS004.027

Boston Edison scrapbook

A scrapbook and album compiled by Irvin Morton documenting his fifty years with the Boston Edison Copmpany. The period covered is from 1905-1955 and includes photographs, clippings and memorabilia. There are numerous portraits of co-workers, power stations and company events. The donor, Charles Mor...

Date: 1905-1955

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283644

Ref. Code: MS004.028

Watkins Boston scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of Boston subjects, including Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allen Poe, Chelsea and old and new Boston compiled in the years 1906-1926 by Walter Kendall Watkins who was an historian and geneaologist, andSecretary of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It ...

Date: 1906-1926

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283646

Ref. Code: MS004.029

Modern Transportation scrapbook

This scrapbook, entitled "Triumphs of Modern Transportation," contains clippings, postcards and ephemera showing illustrations of early automobiles, airplanes, railroads, ballons and dirigibles.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283649

Ref. Code: MS004.030

Interior decoration scrapbook

This is a notebook/scrapbook entitled "Interior Decoration" created by Roland Newhall, Public School Division. There is a sticker inside the cover illustrating a poster from 1916. It contains notes, illustrations, clippings and sketches on many aspects of design and interior decoration. These includ...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283650

Ref. Code: MS004.031

Commercial and domestic ephemera scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of assorted commercial and domestic ephemera, including fabric and wallpaper samples from the 19th century. Also included are commercial receipts, bank orders, promissory notes and product and shipping receipts, many for shoes and in the name of Ebenezer C. Bailey from 1850s-1870...

Date: 1855-1937

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283651

Ref. Code: MS004.051

Lyman family

Photographs of the Lyman family of Waltham, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283655

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01

Unidentified man with baby

A black and white image of a man holding a baby while it plays on top of a short stone column. They are probably members of the Lyman family of Waltham, Mass.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283656

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01.001

Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

The Sears family photographic collection consists of thirteen folders of personal photographs of the Sears family of Waltham, Mass., and one photograph album that belonged to Francis P. Sears.

Date: 1885-1901, undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283657

Ref. Code: PC060

Lydia Paine leading two horses

A black and white photograph of a woman, possibly Lydia "Lily" Paine, leading two horses down a road, presumably in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283658

Ref. Code: PC060.02.001

George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of (left to right) George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine, and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass. George Paine and Lydia Paine are seated on horseback at either side of the group.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283660

Ref. Code: PC060.02.002

Pony

A black and white photograph of a pony, presumably owned by the Sears family.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283663

Ref. Code: PC060.09.001

Unidentified girl with a pony

A black and white photograph of a young girl dressed in a riding outfit with a large white hat sntanding with a small pony wearing a saddle. The image shows the porch of a house in the background, which is presumably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283666

Ref. Code: PC060.09.002

Unidentified girl riding a pony

A black and white photograph of a girl riding a pony. The girl is dressed in a riding outfit and is wearing a large white hat. The image also shows the porch of a house in the background, which is probably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283667

Ref. Code: PC060.09.003

Unidentified woman riding a horse

A black and white photograph of a woman riding a horse in a grassy field. The horse and rider stand to the right of a large tree, and the rider appears to be holding a riding crop. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283668

Ref. Code: PC060.09.004

Portraits (1 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283696

Ref. Code: PC060.01

Portraits (2 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283697

Ref. Code: PC060.02

Landscape

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes landscape photography.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283698

Ref. Code: PC060.03

Kodak views: Harvard track races, etc.

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes Kodak prints of the Harvard track team's races and other subjects.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283699

Ref. Code: PC060.04

Carriages; Animals (horses and dogs)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes photographs of carriages and horses. It also includes some photographs of dogs. For other domestic animals, see Pets.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283704

Ref. Code: PC060.09

Photograph album: "Naples, F. P. S."

This photograph album contains 44 images taken by Francis P. Sears while abroad in Naples. It includes cityscapes, but the primary focus is on artwork and sculpture.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283711

Ref. Code: PC060.14

Historic and Old Houses, USA

This scrapbook contains the title "Historic & Old Houses, U.S.A.; Exteriors & Interiors; Arr. by States" written inside the front cover. It contains brochures and articles from newspapers and magazines such as House Beautiful, LIfe Magazine and the New York Times from 1925-1970, all stamped Donn Pur...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283734

Ref. Code: MS004.054

Retail and romance, by Julia Houston Railey, Diamond Jubilee ed., Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.

The Jordan Marsh Company history is described from the first store in 1841 to 1926. Portraits and illustrations of Company founders, buildings and events highlight the department store's progress. The years on the cover are "1851-1926."

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283740

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.028

Story of vanilla, Joseph Burnett Company, Livermore & Knight Co., Boston; Providence; New York

The history, cultivation and manufacture of vanilla extract is described. Joseph Burnett Company manufactures flavoring extracts in its facility at 437-447 D Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283743

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.015

Vanilla and other flavoring extracts, Joseph Burnett Company, Boston, Mass.

Information for the consumer on the cultivation and manufacture of flavoring extracts. There is a glossary on the last page.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283744

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.016

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