Historic New England

Boston Area. Copp's Hill Freight Station

Horses + wagons, truck. Neg. Chipped.

Date: 1916-01-07

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317889

Ref. Code: PC066.055

First electric trolley car no. 443

The sign in front of the streetcar reads "Brookline & Brighton." The large text below the streetcar windows reads "Beacon St. Brookline." Above the windows "Boylston St. & W. Chester Park" and at the top "Chestnut Hill Reservoir" can be read.

Date: 1889-01-01

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317890

Ref. Code: PC066.056

Brookline: Brookline Village. Boylston St.

Bus stop, trolley, fire house, bus, people.

Date: 1939

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317891

Ref. Code: PC066.057

Brookline: Brookline Village

Fire Station, bus + trolley, candy shop, autos.

Date: 1939

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317892

Ref. Code: PC066.058

Brookline.

Jewelers Store, Coolidge Cornerm, Simons Shoe. 1342. Beacon St. Autos.

Date: 1937-09-28

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317893

Ref. Code: PC066.060

Brookline: Beacon Street. Coolidge Corner.

Opposite # 1338. Brookline Trust Co. Fish Market.

Date: 1937-10-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317894

Ref. Code: PC066.061

Brookline: Washington St. Opp. Brookline Ave. Present Site of the Brook House. The Old 'Farm' Section.

Hinds Laundry Co. 50 Washington St.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317895

Ref. Code: PC066.062

Cambridge: Massachusetts Avenue.

Opp. Beech Street. Porter Sq. Porter Theatre, 1994 Mass. Ave. Shops.

Date: 1932-04-14

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317896

Ref. Code: PC066.063

Cambridge: Harvard Square.

Kiosk, Cambridge Savings Bank. Many pedestrians.

Date: 1932

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317897

Ref. Code: PC066.064

Fayette Street

Not Boston. Maybe Cambridge + Broadway. Lone Convertible car.

Date: ca. 1936

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317898

Ref. Code: PC066.065

Cambridge, Mass.: Western Ave. Bridge, Charles River from the Allston Side

Cambridge Electric Light Co. Plant.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317899

Ref. Code: PC066.066

Cambridge Common

Civil War Monument.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317900

Ref. Code: PC066.067

St. Rose Church

600 Broadway. Opp. Gerrish Ave.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317901

Ref. Code: PC066.068

Chelsea: Washington Ave. to Bellingham Square

Atlantic Gas. Street scene, U.S. Post Office, shops, cars, city hall.

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317902

Ref. Code: PC066.069

Chelsea: Corner of Chestnut St. + Everett Ave.

Shops, people, cars, truck.

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317903

Ref. Code: PC066.070

Chelsea: Washington Ave. to Hawthorne Street.

Opposite Post Office. Autos.

Date: 1940-08-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317904

Ref. Code: PC066.071

Chelsea: Washington Ave. to Hawthorne Street.

Chelsea Gazette, Shell Gas Station. Autos.

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317905

Ref. Code: PC066.072

Everett: Elm Street, Hudson Variety Store

Elm St. at Jefferson Avenue. Newmans Drugs, Hudson Variety.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317906

Ref. Code: PC066.073

Malden: Pleasant Street at Forence St.

Railroad Crossing. Track work, houses.

Date: 1909-05-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317907

Ref. Code: PC066.074

Malden Bridge

Billboards.

Date: 1916-03-28

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317908

Ref. Code: PC066.075

Medford: Salem St.

Manhattan Market - 385 Salem St. Trolley Car #5778, Shops, people.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317909

Ref. Code: PC066.076

Medford: Salem St. Opp. 907 (Delicatessen) Towards the Fellsway

Street scene. Cars, shops, etc.

Date: 1940

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317910

Ref. Code: PC066.077

Revere: Broadway

At Revere Street. Revere Pharmacy, Magees Variety.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317911

Ref. Code: PC066.078

Revere: Old Horse Cars Converted

Camp Houses, Revered Beacon, Louise Cottage.

Date: 1906-04-26

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317912

Ref. Code: PC066.079

Revere: Old Horse Cars Converted

To Camp Houses, Revere Beacon, The Cleveland, The Morrison.

Date: 1906

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317913

Ref. Code: PC066.080

Somerville?: Street Car #1977. Car Sign Says Devinshire.

Sign: Swifts Premium: Warehouse, Residences. Vehicles, street work.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317914

Ref. Code: PC066.081

Somerville: Union Square

Somerville. Corner of Washington St. + ? Ray's Men's Shop, Apollo Lunch, Edward's Drugs. Autos.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317915

Ref. Code: PC066.082

Old Powderhouse

Somverville Powderhouse Square.

Date: 1908

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317916

Ref. Code: PC066.083

Christian Science Church from Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass.

New Church, Left, Mother Church, right.

Date: 1908

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317917

Ref. Code: PC066.084

Charlestown: Thompson Square

Under at the elevated. People, autos.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317918

Ref. Code: PC066.085

Charlestown: Chelsea Street at William H. Mortelle Square

Wards Bread Electric Truck, Bunker Hill Café, Duegan's Lunch. Autos, bill boards.

Date: 1937-04-09

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317919

Ref. Code: PC066.086

Sign: State highway under construction; early street car #499

Location?

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317920

Ref. Code: PC066.087

The Last Horse Car Sweeper. No. 1 The 'Kennedy'

8 Horse team group aboard the sweeper. Negative 'chipped.' Location?

Date: 1905-03-10

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317921

Ref. Code: PC066.088

4 Horse 'Jigger'

Heavy Duty Wagon Driver. Location?

Date: 1904-02-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 317922

Ref. Code: PC066.089

Reward of merit, Eliza F. May, location unknown

The verse states that the children received this card for studying hard. The illustration is a family scene.

Date: 1831-1840

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317923

Ref. Code: EP001.04.03.001

Reward of merit, Eliza F. May, location unknown

A mother reads to her two children in the illustration.

Date: 1831-1840

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317924

Ref. Code: EP001.04.03.002

Reward of merit, Frank L. Pinkham, location unknown

A boy and girl look at an open book in the illustration. The item was presented to Frank L. Pinkham by W.N. Dean, teacher. The printer Lang & Laing is below the seated figures.

Date: 1841-1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317926

Ref. Code: EP001.04.04.001

Reward of merit for good behaviour, Frank L. Pinkham, location unknown

The item is presented to Frank by W.N. Dean, teacher. Men drive a herd of cattle to a distant town in the image.

Date: 1841-1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317927

Ref. Code: EP001.04.04.002

Reward of merit presented to Frank L. Pinkham by W.N. Dean, location unknown

Two boys look at an open book with a father or teacher.

Date: 1841-1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317928

Ref. Code: EP001.04.04.003

Reward of merit presented to Frank L. Pinkham as an honorable testimony of approbation for industry punctuality and good conduct by W.N. Dean, teacher, location unknown

A Native American figure illustrates the item.

Date: 1841-1850

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317929

Ref. Code: EP001.04.04.004

Works by other Architects or Architectural firms

This series is a collection of 35 glass lantern slides of different buildings worked on by a variety of individual architects or architectural firms other than Ralph Adams Cram or his partners. It is divided into nineteen subseries, each representing a different architect or architectural firm, and...

Date: 1723-1935, undated

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317930

Ref. Code: PC064.02