Historic New England

Studio portrait of Catherine Boreland Foster seated, Boston, Mass., 1861

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354365

Ref. Code: PC008.10.080

Studio portrait of Ms. Dow, Boston, Mass., c. 1860

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354366

Ref. Code: PC008.10.081

Stereograph, viewing tower, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

The observation tower has lattice balustrades on each of the three levels.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354368

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.007

Stereograph, on the lawn, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

A road curves through the landscaped lawn at Potter's Grove. Spy Pond can be seen in the distance. Text on the verso reads "Stereoscopic views of miscellaneous scenery published by C.A. Beckford, 141 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354369

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.008

Styling your home, forty exteriors in the redwood mode, California Redwood Association, 405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

Various styles for building redwood houses are offered for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354370

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.213

Hidden comfort of costly homes, now the simplest home can have it, 4th ed., The Celotex Company, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

The insulating properties of Celotex are described with photographs of buildings where the product has been used.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354371

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.017

House of brick for ten thousand dollars, 2nd ed., published for The Building Brick Association of America by Rogers and Manson Company, Boston, Mass.

Text on the title page reads "A plea for the greater use of brick in our domestic architecture; for a material which combines beauty, durability, and economy; a material which seems to bespeak the house enduring-the home beautiful." Label is affixed to the title page which reads "Compliments of Mar...

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354373

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.024

Book of most popular homes, two and three bedrooms expertly planned, attractive, and practical, 6th ed., Home Plan Book Company, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

Plans for 25 different houses are described which represent beauty of design, good room arrangement, economy of space, and low cost maintenance. Mortgage payment tables are included. The catalog is provided through The Wheaton Building & Lumber Co., 96 Front St., Putnam, Connecticut.

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354406

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.214

Hobby that pays dividends, the Driver home workshop affords recreation, builds character, fosters home interests, provides income, 1934 models, Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, New Jersey

The catalog promotes wood designs which can be produced at home for soldiers, animals, doll furniture, and alphabets. Driver tools and power equipment can be ordered through the W.T. Grant department stores. A price list, which carries the National Recovery Administration logo, is dated October 1, ...

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354409

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.031

Home plan book, choose the home of your dreams from these 116 up-to-day house designs, 10th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz, publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

House designs, with floor plans, are described for customers.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354411

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.215

Book of new homes, 36 expertly planned and designed practical homes, 8th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354412

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.216

Book of new homes, 34 designs, 5th ed., published by The Home Plan Book Co., 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota

The plans are available though Rugg Lumber Co., lumber, millwork, building materials, 98 Shelburne St., Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354413

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.217

Book of bungalows, compact homes for modern living, 42 designs, 6th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354414

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.218

Book of medium homes, designs and floor plans for 33 tested and practical homes, 1st ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354415

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.219

Studio portrait of John and General Devereaux, Boston, Mass. undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354416

Ref. Code: PC008.10.082

Studio portrait of Uncle Davis, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Uncle Davis, Boston, Mass., undated Two identical copies of this image exist.

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354417

Ref. Code: PC008.10.083

55 selected homes featuring Convenient Living designs, Richard B. Pollman, designer, published by Home Planners, Inc., 16310 Grand River Avenue, Detroit 27, Michigan

The designs cover all types of houses and building materials. Customers can order blueprints, material lists and specification outlines.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354419

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.220

Book of economical homes, designs and floor plans for 44 tested and practical homes, 7th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz, publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

Customers have access to tested plans, architectural blueprints, and carefully prepared specifications. The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354421

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.221

Book of medium homes, designs and floor plans for 33 tested and practical homes, 4th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through Bliffert Lumber & Fuel Company, 2128 W. Morgan Avenue, Milwaukee 7, Wisconsin.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354422

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.222

Student and schoolmate, a monthly reader for school and home instruction, declamation and self-imprivement, September 1856, Edited by N.A. Calkins and A.K. Phippen, published by Robinson & Richardson, 119 Washington Street, Boston, and by N.A. Calkins & Co., 348 Broadway, New York

1 reader : illustrastions

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354423

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.029

Studio portrait of Warren Rohter

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 354427

Ref. Code: AR029.03.04.08

Covers, Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits, John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, New York

The front and back covers illustrate the variety of flowers and fruit offered by the nursery.

Date: 1898

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354218

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.228

Page, Annual descriptive catalogue, Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation, 47 to 54 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

A devil figure holding a sword duels with an insect in the illustration for insecticides.

Date: 1897-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354219

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.229

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 149, 11,790 sq. ft. in area, 90 ft. frontage, designed for the New England states, Robert Washburn Beal, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There is a planting list, sketches, and suggestions for contruction and maintenance of the garden. The plan has a tea terrace, children's play area, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354220

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.028

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 150, lot 60' x 125', designed for the New England states, Charles Mowbray Davidson and Stuart Constable, Stamford, Connecticut, Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A planting list and suggestions for the construction and maintenance of the garden is included. The plan has a pool, sundial, and perennial flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354224

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.029

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 152, lot 80' x 120', designed for the New England states, Fletcher Steele, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. Detailed perspectives for the pool and garden wall are provided. The plan has a pool, sundial, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354225

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.030

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 154, lot 140' x 150' x 114', designed for the New England states, Harold Hill Blossom, Boston, Mass., Ladies' Home Journal, Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. There are detailed drawings for the shelter and trellis. The plan has a garden shelter, rose arch, and flower garden.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.031

Studio portrait of Alice Tobey Ware, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354228

Ref. Code: PC008.10.055

Schwerd quality columns, A.F. Schwerd Manufacturing Co., factory and office, 3181-3225 McClure Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog, 47 pages : illustrations

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354233

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.009

On the grounds of Weld, the Larz Anderson Estate, Brookline, Mass., Johnston-Hewitt Studio, 536 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Gnome and rabbit figurines can be seen playing on the grounds of the Anderson Estate.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354256

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0470.0130.004

Almanac of the Garden Club of America, Garden Club of America, New York, New York

The cover is illustrated with the twelve signs of the zodiac.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354259

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.230

Garden week in Virginia, April 28-May 3, 1947, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

1 magazine, 24 pages : illustrations

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354262

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.231

Historic garden week in Virginia, April 23-30, 1949, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

The back cover has illustrations of Richmond hotels.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354263

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.232

Garden week in Virginia, April 22-27, 1940, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

1 magazine

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354264

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.233

Twenty-first annual program for the observance of Arbor Day in the schools of Rhode Island, May 10, 1912, issued by the Commissioner of Public Schools, state of Rhode Island

The program has information on trees from planting to maturity supplemented with poems and songs.

Date: 1912-05-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354266

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.234

Twenty-third annual program for the observance of Arbor Day in the schools of Rhode Island, May 8, 1914, the Commissioner of Public Schools, state of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island

The characteristics of Rhode Island trees are described for students in a text supplemented with poems and songs.

Date: 1914-05-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354270

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.235

Hope's leadwork for the garden, catalog no. 200, Henry Hope & Sons, New York, New York

The catalog has images of statues and other pieces for decorating the garden. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 38 G."

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354272

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.056

Ornamental iron and wire work, catalog no. 8, Badger Wire & Iron Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The business manufactures all types of iron work from window grilles to jail cells.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354275

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.057

Studio portrait of Rev. E. P. Tenney, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Rev. E. P. Tenney, Boston, Mass., undated.

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354276

Ref. Code: PC008.10.056

Art in iron, volume M sundries, Wrot Iron Designers, 541 West 35th Street, New York, New York

1 trade catalog : illustrations

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354278

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.006.010

East side of Washington St. just north of Ruggles St., Boston, Mass., 1899

Negative #660

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 354280

Ref. Code: PC009.207.011

Catalogue of greenhouses, Lord & Burnham Company, New York office, St. James Building, Broadway & 26th Street, general office and works, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York

The catalog has photographs of greenhouses done for clients.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354281

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.236

Look to Toro in '63, Toro Manufacturing Corp., Minneapolis, Minnesota

The front of the flier describes the 32" Red Rider model.

Date: 1963

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354284

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.016

Landscape planting and engineering, Lewis & Valentine Co., 47 West 34th Street, New York, New York

Photographs of estates, houses and gardens illustrate the firm's landscape work.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354285

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.237

Studio Portrait of E. P. Tileston, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of E. P. Tileston, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354286

Ref. Code: PC008.10.057

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Studio portrait of Brigadier General F. B. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354287

Ref. Code: PC008.10.058

Studio portrait of Charles Sumner, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354288

Ref. Code: PC008.10.059

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Studio portrait of Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass., 1963

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354289

Ref. Code: PC008.10.060

Studio portrait of Colonel Thomas G. Stevenson, Boston, Mass. undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354290

Ref. Code: PC008.10.061

Studio portrait of Mrs. Samuel G. Reed, Boston, Mass., 1862

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354291

Ref. Code: PC008.10.062

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