Historic New England

Interior view of the 1800 Lyman Estate greenhouse

A black and white photograph showing the interior of the Lyman Estate greenhouse built in 1800. The image shows built in brick counters or shelves with a walkway in between, as well as a sprinkler system and the underside of the greenhouse windows.

Date: 1959

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291622

Ref. Code: PC006.LYM.01.085

"A Canal Across Cape Cod"

A book published in 1895 by the Massachusetts Ship Canal Co. titled "A Canal across Cape Cod." The cover is blue fabric with the title embossed in gold on a black background.

Date: 1895

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291655

Ref. Code: MS028.05.001.001

Non-Cape Cod Canal

File part

Date: 1909-1975, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291662

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026

View of a beach with a dolphin washed up on the shore.

One black and white photograph of beach with a dolphin washed up on the shore.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291663

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.001

View of dunes and a small cottage in the distance.

One black and white photograph of dunes and a small cootage in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291664

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.002

View of a beach and dunes.

One black and white photograph of a beach and dunes with beach grass.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291665

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.003

View of a pool of water on a beach surrounded by beach grass..

One black and white photograph of a pool of water in a depression on a beach surrounded by beach grass.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291666

Ref. Code: MS028.04.026.004

Concerning C.H. Pepper's Linoleum and improvement in the manufacture illustrated, C.H. Pepper, 68 and 70 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. and 1319 and 1321 Broadway, New York, New York

The advantages of linoleum floor covering for nurseries, dining rooms and commercial spaces is described. The manufacturing process is described. The business premises are shown on the front cover.

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291667

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.004

Small book of designs of parquetry wood floors, & borders, Egyptian grille & fret work, etc., Boughton & Linville, 201 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

The pamphlet has designs of flooring and borders for customers. The business will make windows and door screens to order. The business received five awards at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the highest premium at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. John W. Boughton is the m...

Date: 1895

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291673

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.005

Floor designs, The Buttle Parquet Floor Co., 47 W. 14th Street, New York, New York

Flooring designs and services are described for potential customers. A portion of pages 6 and 7 is missing. The warehouse is located at 153-155 Lawrence Street in Brooklyn, New York.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 291676

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.006

Interior view, 1st Harrison Gray Otis House, parlor, Cambridge St., Boston, Mass.

A black and white view of the parlor of the 1st Harrison Gray Otis house on Cambridge Street in Boston, showing a sofa, three chairs, a grandfather clock, a fireplace, two candle holders on the mantel, a portrait, and two windows with curtains. The floor is covered by a large area rug.

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 291679

Ref. Code: PC006.HGO.01.017

Letters received

File part

Date: 1806-1846

Collection: Rundlet-May family papers

GUSN: 291685

Ref. Code: MS025.01.01.01

U.S.S. Harlan R. Dickson runs aground on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the destroyer U.S.S. Harlan R. Dickson as it lies aground a short distance from the Cape Cod Canal shore. The image also shows a fisherman casting his line with his children playing on the rocks in the foreground.

Date: 1971-07-27

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291686

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.051

Two tugboats fail ro refloat barge

A black and white view of two tugboats as they try unsuccessfully to refloat a barge that ran aground near the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal. The barge had been en route to Bangor, ME from Philadelphia when 50 knot winds blew it off course into shallow waters.

Date: 1971-03-16

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291687

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.052

A freighter runs aground at the Hog Island Channel of the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the tugboat Manomet as it pulls the grounded Norwegian freighter Tagaytay at the Hog Island Channel of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1971-12-12

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291688

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.053

A freighter travels down the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a freighter as it moves down the Cape Cod Canal. The image shows the railroad alongside the Canal in the immediate foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291690

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.054

Cruise ship passing through drawbridge on Cape Cod Canal

A black and white framed photograph of a large cruise ship passing through the drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: 1932

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291689

Ref. Code: MS028.04.023.001

Cruise ship on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white framed photograph of a cruise ship passing through the Cape Cod Canal. Behind it another small vessel is visible, as well as cranes and other construction equipment working on the canal in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291691

Ref. Code: MS028.04.025.001

A boat travels on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of a small boat as it traverses the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291693

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.055

The Boston carries passengers on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white view of the steamship Boston transporting passengers under the Cape Cod Canal drawbridge.

Date: 1932

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 291698

Ref. Code: MS028.04.022.056

Dredges dig near "Gray Gables"

A black and white view of dredges as they work near "Gray Gables," the summer home of President Grover Cleveland.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292506

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.043

Caspro Vermiculite Fireproofing Plaster, California Stucco Products of N.E., Inc. 169 Waverley Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Product specifications and reasons for using it are provided in the item. The old John Hancock Building on Berkeley Street and Boston University buildings on Commonwealth Avenue are examples where the product was used. Text on the front cover margin reads, "A.I.A.-No. 21-A2."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292519

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.002

Boulders are destroyed in the Cape Cod Canal channel

A black and white view of a boulder as it is blasted out of the Cape Cod Canal channel.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292508

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.044

Anderson: Lucy Smith Anderson (1845-1918) [2 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292507

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.01

Berry: Annie Berry (dates unknown) [1 photograph]

Photograph (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292509

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.02

A view down Monument River

A black and white view of the Monument River. The image shows a dredge digging while connected to a pipeline running ashore.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292518

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.045

Berry: Mary A. (Thurston) Berry (dates unknown) [1 photograph]

Photograph (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292510

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.03

Berry: Robert Pagan Berry (1812-1873) [3 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292511

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.04

Burton: William and Miriam (Berry) Burton [2 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292512

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.05

Goodell: Charles Raymond Goodell (1832-1901) [7 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: 1861, undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292513

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.06

Goodell: Charles Raymond Goodell (1832-1901), parents [2 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292514

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.07

Goodell: Mary Thurston Goodell (1863-1942) [7 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292515

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.08

Goodell: Reginald Rusden Goodell (1867-1944), other acquaintances [3 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: 1888-1895

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292516

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.09

Goodell: Reginald Rusden Goodell (1867-1944), other acquaintances [8 photographs]

Photographs (1 folder)

Date: undated

Collection: Parson Smith family papers

GUSN: 292517

Ref. Code: MS032.07.03.10

Workers overseen by Belmont cut the last dike in the Canal

A black and white view of workers as they cut the last dike in the Cape Cod Canal. The workers are overseen by Belmont, Parsons, and the other senior project managers.

Date: 1914-04-00

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292520

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.046

Untitled publication

This publication contains harmful and insensitive imagery of a group of people exhuming Indigenous people's remains. 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 we...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292521

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.047

A view of the Canal shore and a view of the Tupper House

A black and white view of an inlet along the Cape Cod Canal shore (top) and a black and white view of the Tupper House, built over 200 years ago at Sandwich (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292522

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.048

A view of Catomet and a man stands on top of a black fish driven ashore

A black and white view of Catomet (top) and a black and white view of a group of black fish driven ashore at Monument Beach, which shows shows a man standing atop one of the fish, while a few other men observe the phenomenon in the distance (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292523

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.049

A view from the head of Buzzards Bay and a view of Amrita Island

A view of the Cape Cod Canal from the head of Buzzards Bay (top) and a view of Amrita Island with numerous sailboats surrounding it (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292524

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.050

Expanded Vermiculite Caspro Plaster Aggregate, California Stucco Products of N.E., Inc. 169 Waverley Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Product features are described for potential customers. There is a table with the title "A summary of fire-resistance ratings using metal lath and lightweight aggregate-gypsum plaster." The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Building on Berkeley Street was fireproofed with the plaster. The Boston Un...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292525

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.003

Caspro Vermiculite, manufactured by California Stucco Products of N.E., Inc. 169 Waverley Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Caspro Vermiculite is mined in South Africa and imported by American Vermiculite Corporation, 654 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. The business products are concrete, plaster and insulation. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File-3-D-3."

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292526

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.004

Standard specifications for lime plaster, bulletin 305 A, National Lime Association, Washington, D.C.

Use of lime plaster on different backings is covered in the specifications. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File No. 21 A 1."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.005

A view of the cliffs next to the Highland Lighthouse and a view of the village of North Truro

A black and white view of the Highland Lighthouse overlooking cliffs (top) and a black and white view of the village of North Truro. The image shows rolling hills and white houses (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292529

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.051

A view of Beachmore at Buzzards Bay and a view of the Highland Lighthouse

A black and white view of Beachmore at Buzzards Bay, which shows a majestic house in the distance and a sailboat nearer to the far shore (top) and a black and white view of the Highland Lighthouse with its light on in the face of a storm (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292531

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.052

Dredges dig after steam shoveling and dredges dig the final barrier between the bays

A black and white view of a large dredge digging following the excavation done by steam shovels (top) and a black and white view of a large dredge digging at the final barrier between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay (bottom).

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292532

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.053

Standard specifications for gypsum plastering including requirements for lathing and furring, Sectional Committee on Specifications for Plastering, American Standards Association, Washington, D.C.

The specifications were approved as American Standard by the ASA on September 26, 1946. The sponsor organizations are The American Institute of Architects and the American Society for Testing Materials. Text on the back cover reads, "Compliments of Gypsum Association, 330 S. Wells Street, Chicago 6,...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 292536

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.010.006

The Monument River as part of the Cape Cod Canal and steam shovels dig on land for the Canal

A black and white view of the Monument River, now a part of the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a bridge in the foreground and a dredge connected to a pipeline in the background (top) and a black and white view of a steam shoveling project underway for the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a multitude of work...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292533

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.054

Procession of vessels on Opening Day and a ship passes underneath a drawbridge

A black and white view of the procession of ships making their way down the brand new Cape Cod Canal on Opening Day (top) and a black and white view of a boat passing underneath a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal, which shows a multitude of people crowding the railings of the bridge to watch the fru...

Date: 1914-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292537

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.055

A celebratory boat approaches the western entrance to the Canal and the project managers pose for a picture on Opening Day

A black and white view of a celebratory boat traveling through to the western entrance to the Canal, which shows the boat garnished with banners and streamers (top) and a black and white view of the organizers of the Cape Cod Board of Trade, which shows around 40 men posing for a picture on Opening ...

Date: 1914-07-29

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292538

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.056

A drawbridge spans the Canal and a large dredge follows excavation by steam shovels and sailboats travel down the Canal and a dredge digs on the last barrier between the bays and steam shovels work on a line of the Canal and vessels process down the Canal on Opening Day

TOP LEFT: A black and white view of a boat passing underneath a drawbridge on the Cape Cod Canal. TOP RIGHT: A black and white view of a large dredge digging after the excavation of the area by steam shovels. MIDDLE LEFT: A black and white view of two sailboats traversing the Cape Cod Canal. MIDDLE ...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 292539

Ref. Code: MS028.04.027.057

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