Historic New England

Covered bridge and stone tower

A covered bridge extends into the water toward the viewer's right from a cobblestone street. Behind the covered bridge is a stone tower, and in the distance is a town at the other end of the bridge. A man is silhouetted walking along the bridge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309003

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.004

Street view

A street view in what appears to be a town, probably in Europe, with steep mountains beyond the buildings. A small group of people, possibly a family, proceed down the street toward the viewer.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309004

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.006

Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle and the Porte Saint-Denis

A street scene on the Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle in Paris, France. The street is crowded with pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, and motor vehicles. At the intersection of Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle and Boulevard Saint-Denis is the triumphal arch, Porte Saint-Denis. Porte Saint-Denis is a monument...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309005

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.007

Hand-tinted lantern slide of scenic view

A hand-tinted view of a curved beach with a long pier. A town sits at the edge of the beach, and there are mountains in the distance. The viewer is on a curving mountain road with a horse-drawn carriage ahead.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309006

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.005

A cane on a cobbled street

A view of a cane lying on a long, straight cobbled street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309007

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.008

Boulevard Montmartre

A street scene of an intersection in Paris, France, looking from Boulevard Haussmann to Boulevard Montmartre with Boulevard des Italiens on the right. The street is crowded with motor vehicles and some horse-drawn vehicles as well as pedestrians. On the right side of Boulevard Montmartre the sign fo...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309008

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.009

Locamotives

Dozens of train engines are lined up along tracks, with a few small structures nearby. Behind the tracks is a lushly vegetated mountain.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309009

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.010

Municipal building, location unknown

A large building, probably a municipal building, with wide stairs, a columned entrance, and a large, tiered dome is located at the end of a broad, tree-lined street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309010

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.011

Vessels in port

A variety of watercraft are moored to docks. Behind them, tall buildings line the port and another building is under construction, location unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309011

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.012

Bicyclist and trolley on Liverpool street

A man rides a bicycle down a cobbled street along with a trolley and other vehicles. Pedestrians walk past storefronts that line the sidewalks. British flags hang from many of the buildings, and the trolley advertises for MacSymons, a Liverpool store. In the distance behind the trolley is a steeple ...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309012

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.013

Hand-tinted landscape view, location unknown

A hand-tinted view of a rural landscape. Open fields fill the foreground and mountains rise in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309013

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.014

Street scene, Berlin, Germany

Laborers work to pave the street while horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians pass by. The street is lined with shops. A sign on a nearby building advertises Internationale Damen-Moden der Berliner Schneider-Akademie von Rudolf Maurer, so the street is likely located in Berlin.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309017

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.015

White House, Washington, D.C.

An image of the White House as seen from across Pennsylvania Avenue, looking across the north lawn past the iconic fountain. A few pedestrians walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309018

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.016

Horse-drawn freight vehicles, location unknown

A street scene with many horse-drawn freight vehicles proceeding down a brick street. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalk on one side of the road, while an elevated track runs along the other side. In the distance are city buildings, and beyond the elevated track is a building with a sign for ca...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309019

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.017

Laborers pave a street, location unknown

Laborers work to pave a street. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk nearby, and large, multistory buildings line the street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309020

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.018

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

A blurry image of the obelisk and fountain at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians cross the paved square which appears to be wet from rain.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309021

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.019

Laborers working on a sidewalk, Munich, Germany

Laborers dig a pit in a sidewalk next to a building and fill the edge of the street with supplies across from a park or lawn with trees and a small structure. Pedestrians walk along the street. The building bears a sign for Münchener Bürger-Bräu ("Munich Citizens Beer"), probably an advertisement or...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309022

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.020

Laborers pave a street, location unknown

Laborers work to pave a street, probably in Germany. Pedestrians walk along the storefront-lined street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309023

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.021

Leonhard Tietz department store building

A view of a storefront under construction on an urban commercial street. Temporary walls around the entrance bear signs for Leonhard Tietz Aktiengesellschaft, or Leonhard Tietz Joint Stock Company. Leonhard Tietz opened the first department store in Stralsund in 1879. By 1891, he had opened a store ...

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309024

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.022

Procession of horses

Three horses harnessed together proceed down a brick street. The last horse in the string appears to be hitched to a wagon or carriage. A man walks along side the horses. Large urban buildings can be seen along the street, as can a park or lawn with trees showing above a wall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309025

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.023

Laborers work on a London street

Laborers work on a London street unloading bricks or cement blocks. Pedestrians and vehicles pass nearby, and commercial buildings line the street, including Chapple & Mantell gold- and silversmiths.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309026

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.024

National Editorial Convention banquet at the American House, Boston, Mass., June 27, 1890

The menu is an edited copy with corrections. The General, Executive and Banquet Committee members are listed. The Association was organized in 1885. The menu cover is decorated with red bows.

Date: 1890-06-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309053

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.003

J.C., 1857-1886, Park House, Bosworth Street, Boston, Mass., March 12, 1886

The hotel is run by W.D. Park & Son.

Date: 1886-03-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309055

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.004

Menu, Parker House, Boston, Mass., May 11, 1891

The menu lists turtle soup, frogs' legs, roman punch and cheese.

Date: 1891-05-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309057

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.005

Dinner of the Men's Club of East Congregational Church, Milton, Mass, Parker House, Boston, Mass., February 20, 1913

The dinner speakers were Massachusetts congressman Robert Luce and the Rev. Edward C. Boynton. The club's officers and committee members are listed.

Date: 1913-02-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309060

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.001

"Chair "A""

Design drawing titled "Chair "A"" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. William and Mary-style arm chair has carved crest rail with scroll and owl's-eye motifs; stiles with block and cylinder turnings and ovoid finials; rectangular caned back; lower seat rail with curved lower edge; s...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308124

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.066.004

Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Arm chair has rectangular fully upholstered back; shaped arms with scrolled handholds; S-shaped arm supports; upholstered seat with single row of metal tacks along bottom edge; straight seat rails; carved legs with scrol...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308125

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.066.005

"Carved Arm Chair of Dark Oak"

Design drawing titled "Carved Arm Chair of Dark Oak" rendered in ink on trace. Front view is shown. Arm chair has tall back with notched arched crest; curved wings; upholstered back and wings with fringe trim at base of back; carved arms with oversized scrolled paw handholds; turned arm supports wit...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308129

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.067.001

"Large Chair"

Design drawing titled "Large Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Elizabethan Revival-style chair has ornately carved crest rail with two large scrolls flanking an oval cartouche with "W" and "1887" carved within it; triangular pediment above cartouche; square paneled back; fl...

Date: 1887

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308130

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.067.002

"Easy Chair"

Design drawing titled "Easy Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical-style arm chair has straight crest rail with inlaid decoration including as garlands flanking an oval with kylix; rectangular upholstered back; curving rectangular stiles; straight arms with rounded ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308131

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.067.003

Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Arm chair has rectangular fully upholstered back; rectangular stiles below back; shaped arms with scrolled handholds; curved arm supports; seat with over-the-rail upholstery and single row of metal tacks along bottom edge; ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308132

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.068.001

"Low Easy Chair White and Gold"

Design drawing titled "Low Easy Chair White & Gold" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Low chair has slightly curved crest rail; straight stiles and lower seat rails; upholstered back and seat; straight seat rails with carved corner blocks; carved decoration on stiles and rails; an...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308134

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.068.002

"Corner Chair"

Design drawing titled "Corner Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Chippendale-style corner chair has semicirular flat arm with rounded ends and rectangular crest rail at back; two pierced owl's eye splats; three tapered round arm supports with ring turnings; rush seat; strai...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308136

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.068.003

Arm Chair

Design drawing titled "Wing Arm Chair" rendered in pencil and colored pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical-style easy chair has molded straight crest rail with gilded carved bowknot ornament at top; wings with straight tops and stiles continuing into straight arms with gilded ac...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308137

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.068.004

William and Mary-style Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. William and Mary-style arm chair has rmolded crest rail with concave ends and flaring ears; molded straight stiles; caned back, and molded curved lower back rail; shaped arms with scrolled handholds; upholstered seat wit...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308138

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.068.005

Easy Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Fully upholstered easy chair has rectangular back; rolled arms with curved arm supports; upholstered T-shaped seat; single row of metal tacks along bottom edge; and cabriole legs with pad feet. "Det . #12152" is handwrit...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308140

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.069.001

"Arm Chair"

Design drawing titled "Arm Chair" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. William and Mary-style arm chair has crest rail with carved scrolls and foliage; stiles with vasiform, ring and block turnings; oval caned back; carved scrolled lower rail; upholstered slip seat; turned cylindr...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308143

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.069.002

Easy Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Easy chair has curved upholstered back with rounded crest which continues into upholstered arms and sides; reeded curved handholds; and freestanding reeded support with vasiform and ring turnings; upholstered seat with s...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308144

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.069.003

"Windsor Chair"

Design drawing titled "Windsor Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Comb-back Windsor arm chair has serpentine crest rail with scrolled volutes at each end above six spindles; horizontal U-shaped arm bow with ten spindles and two vasiform arm supports below; shaped saddle seat...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308146

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.069.004

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has rectangular back which flares outward and has rolled top edge; square upholstered panel on back; straight arms flowing from back with curved handholds; curved arm supports; upholstered seat with rounded...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308152

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.001

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has deep rectangular crest rail which flares outward; narrower lower rail in middle of back; arms flowing from back which curve into large C-shaped arm supports; upholstered seat with rounded front; single ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308154

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.002

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has semicircular back with tall rectangular crest and continuous arms with scrolled handholds; upholstered back and sides; upholstered T-shaped seat; single row of metal tacks along upholstery edges; and fo...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308155

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.003

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has rectangular back which flares outward and has rolled edge; rectangular upholstered panel on back; straight lower back; straight arms flowing from back into curved handholds; fluted vasiform-turned arm s...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308156

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.004

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has high rounded back with rectangular upholstered panel; continuous arms with scrolled handholds; curved arm supports; upholstered seat with curved front; single row of metal tacks outlining edges of upho...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308157

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.005

"Revolving Chair"

Design drawing titled "Revolving Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has high semicircular back; crest rail which flows into lower arms with scrolled handholds; vasiform-turned arm supports with reeding at base; upholstered seat with curved front; single row ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308158

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.070.006

"Typewriter's Chair"

Design drawing titled "Typewriter's Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has high rounded back with wide continuous crest rail and stiles; straight lower back rail; upholstered panel on back; flat shaped arms with rounded ends; tapered square arm supports; rou...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308160

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.071.001

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has high rounded back with deep crest rail continuing into shaped arms with scrolled handholds; straight stiles and lower back rail; upholstered rectangular panel on back; straight arm supports; rounded sea...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308161

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.071.002

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has high rounded back with wide continuous crest rail and stiles; straight lower back rail; upholstered back panel; flat shaped arms with rounded ends; curved arm supports; rounded upholstered seat; single...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308162

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.071.003

Swivel Arm Chair

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has curved rounded back with crest rail continuing into curved arms terminating in large scrolled arm supports; shaped stiles and lower back rail; upholstered back; rounded upholstered seat; single row of m...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308163

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.071.004

Swivel Arm Chair"

Untitled design drawing rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Swivel arm chair has rounded crest rail which which flares outward into short chair arms; continuous stiles and lower back stile; upholstered back; single row of metal tacks along outside edges of upholstery; and post with ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308164

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.071.005

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