Historic New England

Billhead for Bigelow & Dowse, hardware, cutlery, nails and cordage, 229 Franklin Street, Boston, Mass., 1886

Billhead for Bigelow & Dowse addressed to F. D. Pollard. Pollard is charged for cartridges, cut tacks, and other hardware. The front of the billhead also features a print of Bigelow and Dowse's storefront.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360170

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.064

Billhead for Timothy Gay & Co., wholesale grocers, No. 18 India Street, Boston, Mass., 1887

Billhead for Timothy Gay & Co. addressed to Mr. H Whithed [sic]. The storefront is printed on the front of the billhead.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360171

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.054

Billhead for Hezekiah Blanchard, dealer in seeds, no. 16 Long Wharf, Boston, Mass., 1857

Billhead addressed to G and W. D. Frank, Billhead has note stating that it was sent to RR that morning

Date: 1857

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360172

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.05.01.010

Billhead for Harvard Extract Company, E H. MacDonald, proprieter, 12 pearl Street, Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Mass., 1895

Billhead from the Harvard Extract Company addressed to E. C. Matthews. Matthews is billed for 1/2 glass of lemon extract

Date: 1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360174

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.02.008

Billhead for Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, makers of sunshine American & English style biscuits, crackers & sugarwafer specialties, 176 Causeway Street, Boston, Mass., 1911

Billhead from the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company addressed to Carr and Bradford. It is unclear what they were billed for, but the bill was paid.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360175

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.01.01.012

Billhead for General Importing Company, importers of Greek, Italian, and Spanish products, 12-13 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, Mass., 1954

Billhead from the General Importing Company addressed to the J. S. Contas Brothers. The brothers are billed for 1 case of string figs.

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360177

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.03.020

Billhead for A. E. Mills & Son, butter, eggs, and poultry, 27 & 29 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1930

Billhead from A. E. Mills & Son. There is no adddressee. The billhead has 3 columns for poultry, butter, and eggs.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360178

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.01.041

Billhead for W. W. Benjamin, dealer in foreign and domestic fruits and produce, 26 Mercantile St., Boston, Mass., 1911

Billhead for W. W. Benjamin addressed to Carter and Bean. Carter and Bean are billed for celery, lettuce, berries, and grapes.

Date: 1911

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360179

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.055

The Life and Letters of George Bancroft

.023 linear feet (2 folders)

Date: 1908

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 360182

Ref. Code: MS031.04.01.03

Billhead for Walker Stetson Company, importers manufacturers, Essex and Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., 1911

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company addressed to Carter & Bean. Carter and Bean are billed for 8 pieces of ribbon.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360183

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.021

Billhead for The Twitchell-Champlin Co., wholesale grocers, Portland, Maine, 1911

Billhead for the Twitchell-Champlin Company addressed to Carter & Bean. Carter and Bean are billed for various groceries including oats, lemon jello, tea, and various kinds of beans, There is also a print of the company's building at the top of the billhead.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 360184

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.056

Sayward House opening day July 8, 1978

0.01 linear feet (1 legal folder)

Date: 07/08/1978

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 360185

Ref. Code: MS031.03.03.09

Image 14, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor Southeast, Corner Post Overhang (with notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note on the photograph notes: "see 1 and 2"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360186

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.042

Article on furnishings of Sayward House

0.01 linear feet (1 folder)

Date: 1979

Collection: Sayward family papers

GUSN: 360187

Ref. Code: MS031.04.03.07

Image 14, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor Southeast, Corner Post Overhang (no notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

1 photograph

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360188

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.043

Image 15, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, Foundation Sills, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note reads: 'Sills on east side were replaced during previous restoration" and denotes Section A

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360190

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.044

Image 16, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, Wall with Water Faucet, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Sections A and B are denoted on the photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360192

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.045

Papers of Annie Howard (1859-1911) and Frank Howard (1857-1925), 1898-1920, undated

Series contains ephemera; original art; and photographic materials related to the lives of Annie and Frank Howard.

Date: 1898-1920, undated

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360193

Ref. Code: MS068.001

Ephemera, 1898-1910

Subseries contains ephemera such as a booklet about circus attractions with the Barnum & Bailey circus; a postcard of Anne and Franke Howard; a Smith & Howard tattooers supplies price list; and a card with tattoo care directions.

Date: 1898-1910

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360194

Ref. Code: MS068.001.01

Papers of the Liberty family, 1910-1966

Series contains ephemera; original art; and photographic materials related to the lives and operations of the Liberty family in Boston.

Date: 1910-1966

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360195

Ref. Code: MS068.002

Miscellaneous materials, 2020-2022, undated

Series contains ephemera, advertisements, and publications related to the Historic New England exhibit titled Loud, Naked, & in Three Colors: The History of Tattooing in Boston.

Date: 2020-2022, undated

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360196

Ref. Code: MS068.003

Original art, 1905-1915

Subseries contains original art in the form of a sketchbook attributed to Frank Howard filled with tattoo and flash tattoo designs.

Date: 1905-1915

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360197

Ref. Code: MS068.001.02

Photographic materials, circa 1890, undated

Subseries contains two cabinet cards, one of Frank Howard and the other of their daughter, Carrie Minnie Frances Howard (1883-1923), who performed under the stage name Ivy.

Date: circa 1890, undated

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360198

Ref. Code: MS068.001.03

Ephemera, 1910-1966

Subseries contains ephemera such as cards with tattoo care directions; business cards for Frank, Ted, and Edward Liberty; and correspondence from the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

Date: 1910-1916

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360199

Ref. Code: MS068.002.01

Original art, circa 1920, circa 1950

Subseries contains a framed tattoo design called "Where Waters Meet" and the sign for Ted Liberty's tattoo studio in Baltimore.

Date: circa 1920, circa 1950

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360200

Ref. Code: MS068.002.02

Photographic materials, 1942-1958

Subseries contains photographic materials including a photograph of Edward Liberty tattooing a sailor; a portrait of Ted Liberty; and a photograph of Harold Liberty tattooing an unidentified man.

Date: 1942-1958

Collection: Tattoo collection

GUSN: 360201

Ref. Code: MS068.002.03

Image 17, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, Foundation Sections B and C, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on the photograph denote Sections B and C and also note to see photograph 18

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360215

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.046

Image 18, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, Sill and Water Table, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on the photograph indicate a section stating "Original N.E. Corner Post & Sill" and "End of original water table." Sections C and D are also denoted

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360219

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.047

Image 19, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, East Window and Foundation, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on photograph indicates sections D and E and also a note to see photograph 18.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360221

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.048

Image 20, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor Northeast, Post of Lean-To, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on the photograph read: "Note workmanship," "sill badly rotted," "original studs to lean-to are in poor condition," "N.E. Corner post of lean-to

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360222

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.049

Image 21, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor East, Northeast Corner Post, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes on photograph read: "Original stud badly rotted" and "N.E. Corner post note splice." There is also an unidentified man in the background

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360223

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.050

Image 22, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor North, Northeast Corner, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read "Door is not original," "Sill was completely gone," "Post supporting girt is rotted at bottom and needs splice," and "See 23."

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360224

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.051

Xmas Press, 2001-2019

Series contains twelve photographic booklets of author, historical investigator, and architectural historian Arthur Krim's photography, published by Xmas Press.

Date: 2001-2019

Collection: Arthur Krim photographic collection

GUSN: 360225

Ref. Code: PC082.001

Lantscap Press, 2015

Series contains one photographic booklet of author, historical investigator, and architectural historian Arthur Krim's photography published by Lantscap Press.

Date: 2001-2019

Collection: Arthur Krim photographic collection

GUSN: 360226

Ref. Code: PC082.002

Image 23, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor North, Sill Damage, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Note on photograph reads "Remains of Sill" and points to a pile of rubble

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360230

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.052

Image 24, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor West, Northwest Corner Post, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read: "Note rot, sill new at previous restoration, N.W. Corner Post of Lean-to."

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360231

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.053

Image 25, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor West, Northwest Corner, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read: "Note plate protrudes of Boarding," "no support," "not original lean-to sill."

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360232

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.054

Image 26, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor West, West Gable, Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Photograph of the west gable of the house. A ladder leans on the side of the house

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360233

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.055

Image 27, Restoration Photos, Exterior, 1st Floor West, Northwest Corner Post (with notes), Saugus, Mass., ca. 1920

Notes read: "End Original North Sill" and "Original Sill"

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 360234

Ref. Code: PC006.BOA.01.056

Tank and refrigerator car at Allston Car Repair Shops (present sight of the Massachusetts Turnpike), Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5662-B

The image shows a tank car and a refrigerator car at the Allston Car Repair Shops, currently the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike, in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The tank car on the left has the markings "5748 GALLONS. AIR BRAKE," and the refrigerator car in the center is labeled "M.D.T.CO 48...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382947

Ref. Code: PC015.002.150.5662-B

Box cars awaiting repairs at Allston Car Repair Shops (present sight of the Massachusetts Turnpike), Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5663-B

The image depicts several box cars located at the Allston Car Repair Shops, now the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike, in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The box cars are on railway tracks, and there are multiple tracks diverging and converging in the area. In the background, a row of buildings an...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382948

Ref. Code: PC015.002.150.5663-B

Swift's livestock express cattle car #60565, 5664-B

The image depicts Swift's livestock express cattle car #60565. The car is positioned on railroad tracks with the identification "EXPRESS. 60565" visible on its side. The image captures the end section of the cattle car. "S.L.S.E 60565" is marked on the side of the car.

Date: 1901

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

GUSN: 382949

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5664-B

Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5665-B

The image depicts a Boston and Albany gondola car, #1979, involved in an accident at a bumping post in Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts. The gondola car is tilted upward, positioned against a bumping post at the end of the railway track. Several inscriptions including "B&A" and "Air Brake" a...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382950

Ref. Code: PC015.002.050.5665-B

Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5666-B

The image shows a Boston and Albany gondola car, numbered 1979, involved in an accident at a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Massachusetts. The car is seen derailed, lifted onto several supports, with the wheels misaligned. Additional rail cars can be observed in the background.

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382951

Ref. Code: PC015.002.050.5666-B

Swift's livestock express cattle car #60725, 5667-B

The image showcases Swift's livestock express cattle car #60725. The cattle car features wooden slatted sides with the number "60725" visible on both the side and end of the car.

Date: 1901-03-29

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

GUSN: 382952

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5667-B

Swift's livestock express cattle car #60267, 5668-B

The image shows Swift's livestock express cattle car #60267. The car is marked with "S.L.S.E." and "Swift's Live Stock" on its side. The cattle car features include the wheels, slatted sides for ventilation, and a brake wheel on the top corner.

Date: 1901-03-29

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

GUSN: 382953

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5668-B

Swift's livestock express cattle car #60267, 5669-B

The image shows a Swift's livestock express cattle car with the identification number 60267 prominently displayed. The side of the car features slatted wood paneling for ventilation and structural metal beams. The end of the car has the initials "S.L.S.E." and the number "60267" marked on it, and it...

Date: 1901-03-29

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

GUSN: 382954

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5669-B

Merchant's Dispatch Transport Co. refrigerator car #4867, 5690-B

The image shows a Merchant's Dispatch Transport Co. refrigerator car numbered 4867 on a railway track. The car is visible from the rear, with the markings "M.D.T.CO. 4867" clearly seen on its back panel. Several railroad tracks run parallel beside the car and utility poles are visible in the backgro...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382955

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5690-B

Bangor and Aroostook railroad boxcar #1022, 5691-B

The image shows a Bangor and Aroostook railroad boxcar, numbered 1022. The side of the boxcar has text indicating it belongs to the "Aroostook Short Line." Various specifications and notations, including capacity and weights, are visible on the side. The boxcar is situated on railroad tracks with so...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382956

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5691-B

F & P.M. railroad boxcar #6455, 5692-B

The image shows a railroad boxcar numbered 6455 belonging to the F & P.M railroad. The boxcar is positioned on train tracks, featuring visible markings including its capacity of 40,000 lbs. The lettering "F & P.M." is prominently displayed along with additional text and numbers. A large vertical str...

Date: 1890-1925

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

GUSN: 382957

Ref. Code: PC015.002.780.5692-B

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