Historic New England

Calendar for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1899

The image caption reads "John Hancock delivering the annual oration on the Boston Massacre." Two separate illustrations show the Boston Massacre event and the exterior of the Old South Meeting House. The item verso has a description of the Boston Massacre. Text on the verso states "Great care has be...

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274075

Ref. Code: EP001.13.01.010

Calendar for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1900

The item verso has a key to the individuals shown in the illustration. The Old State House (1780) and the new State House (1900) are shown in separate images. The bottom of the item reads "Francis Marsh, Gen. Agent, 601 John Hancock Bldg., 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass."

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274076

Ref. Code: EP001.13.01.011

Calendar for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1901

The caption below the portrait reads "Dorothy Quincy the wife of Gov. John Hancock." The item verso has background on Dorothy Quincy.

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274077

Ref. Code: EP001.13.01.012

Calendar for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1903

Paul Revere's ride and Christ Church where the signal lanterns were displayed are shown in the calendar illustrations. The bottom of the item reads "Francis Marsh, Manager for Eastern Massachusetts, Room 1, 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass." The item verso describes the roles of John Hancock and ...

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274081

Ref. Code: EP001.13.01.013

Calendar for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1907

The image caption reads "John Hancock. The first signer of the Declaration of Independence. President of the Continental Congress. After the portrait by Copley." The text at the bottom of the item reads "Herbert S. Tapley, Agent, Danvers, Massachusetts."

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274083

Ref. Code: EP001.13.01.014

Ogunquit Campground, Ogunquit, Maine, 1920s

Tourists sit on the cabin porches at the Ogunquit Campground. The postcard verso describes the amenities.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 274085

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.03.01.033

Letterhead for The Northfield, resort, East Northfield, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the hotel is shown at the top of the letterhead. The property is managed by Ambert G. Moody and open from June to October.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 275313

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.035

Sherwin-Williams creosote paint for barns, fences, roofs, etc., The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Chicago, Newark, Montréal, London, England, circa 1908

The brochure describes the creosote paint and has color samples for customers.

Date: ca. 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 275315

Ref. Code: EP001.01.086.01.01.035

Billhead for Isaac H. Cary & Co., at comb, jewelry and fancy goods store, No. 54 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 7, 1821

The items purchased on the billhead include tooth brushes, ribbons, ivory combs, soap and German spectacles.

Date: 1821-06-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 275316

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.01.037

Billhead for F.M. Holmes & Co., manufacturers and dealers in every description of modern fashionable black walnut furniture, 182, 184, 186 & 190 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., dated July 7, 1871

The Company manufactures furniture for parlors, chambers, dining rooms, sitting rooms and halls.

Date: 1871-07-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 275317

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.02.051

Paper Works of Byron Weston, Dalton, Mass., ca. 1875

The Weston Paper Works on the Housatonic River is seen in the print with two smaller images showing the front of the mill and the counting room. The top of the image has various medals won by the company. Byron Curtis Weston was the paper company founder and a Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1...

Date: ca. 1875

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

GUSN: 275322

Ref. Code: GC002.02.331

Prints

This series includes approximately 6000 black and white prints of the glass plate negatives created by Nathaniel Stebbins between 1880 and 1922. Most of the prints depict marine subjects, but a small number of them depict architectural views. These prints are of images included in the negatives in t...

Date: 1880-1922

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275957

Ref. Code: PC047.02

Negative numbers 1TS-9TS

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 1 - 9.

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275958

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0010

Negative numbers 12TS - 29TS

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 12 - 29.

Date: 1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275959

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0020

Negative numbers 30TS - 34TS

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 30 - 34.

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275960

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0030

Negative numbers 2 - 19

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 2 - 19.

Date: 1883-1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275961

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0040

Negative numbers 20 - 58

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 20 - 58.

Date: 1883-1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275962

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0050

Negative numbers 61 - 78

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 61 - 78.

Date: 1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275963

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0060

Negative numbers 81 - 119

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 81 - 119.

Date: 1883-1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275964

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0070

Negative numbers 146 - 171

This folder of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes prints of Stebbins' negatives numbered 146 - 171.

Date: 1883-1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 275965

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0080

Day books

This series contains the day books created by Nathaniel Stebbins as he photographed his marine and other subjects. The books are indexes to the negatives created by Stebbins; they include the negative number, subject of the photograph, and date the photograph was taken.

Date: 1880-1922

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 273361

Ref. Code: PC047.03

Lists, correspondence, and collection information

This series of the Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection includes information documenting the acquisition of the collection, the creation of reference works related to the collection, correspondence about the collection, as well as lists of the negatives in the collection.

Date: 1880-1922

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 273362

Ref. Code: PC047.04

Wigglesworth Family album - New Hampshire, Milton, Mass and Manchester, Mass.

The third of the Wigglesworth family albums. 100 black & white photographs identified in a list on the inside cover. Includes photographs of the Flume in New Hampshire, farms, barns, horses, life in Milton, New Hampshire, family photographs, and Manchester beach and sailing. Many photographs of the ...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 273378

Ref. Code: PC009.215F

Albums of Silas Parsons Cook

Heavy leather-bound album of 44 cabinet photographs. Appear to have belonged to Silas Parsons Cook, a minister in Swanzey New Hampshire. Related family names are Parsons and MacNeil. All portraits, men, women and children. With one group photograph, probably dating late 19th century. Only a few ...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 273393

Ref. Code: PC009.226A

Albums of Silas Parsons Cook

Heavy leather-bound album of 10 cabinet photos and 6 cartes-de-visite. An elegant album with brown marbleized paper. Portraits may all be of one family. There are no identification or dates available, but this is probably also from the late 19th century. Another good study album for presentation, co...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 273394

Ref. Code: PC009.226B

Frank Chouteau Brown's Historic American Buildings Survey architectural collection

This collection includes the office records and unfinished drawings generated by Brown during his administration of the Massachusetts district of HABS. It contains measured drawings for numerous pre-Civil War buildings as well as thumbnail perspective sketches which reveal as much about graphic tech...

Date: 1905-1942