Historic New England

View of Charles Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The businesses on Charles Street looking toward the Charles Street Meeting House.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197289

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2250.001

View of Charles Street, Boston, Mass.

Vehicles and pedestrians pass along Charles Street near the West Boston Bridge.

Date: 1915-1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197290

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2210.001

Exterior view of the Charles Street Jail, Boston, Mass., August 1, 1916

The Fruit Street side of the Charles Street Jail is seen with an open pit and some barrels in the foreground.

Date: 1916-08-01

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197291

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2210.002

Headstone of Joseph Topping, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The headstone of Joseph Topping is shown in King's Chapel Burying Ground on Tremont Street, indicating that he died on Decemeber 20, 1678, at the age of 23.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197292

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8020.001

View of the Huntington Avenue Bridge, Boston, Mass., 1909

The image shows the construction of the Huntington Avenue Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197293

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.4860.001

Exterior view of 235 - 239 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

Cars drive past the Upton Theatre at 235-239 Huntington Avenue.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197294

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.4850.001

Exterior view of the John Lawrence House, 76 Campmeeting Road, Topsfield, Mass., undated

The property is shown with a circular pool in the lawn and a trellis entryway leading towards the house.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197310

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2990.0070.001

Exterior view of the John Lawrence House, 76 Campmeeting Road, Topsfield, Mass., undated

The house sits on a hill with trees all around it. There is a small group of evergreens in the image foreground.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197311

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2990.0070.002

U.S. Life-Saving crew on the beach, Hull, Mass., undated

The United States Life Saving crew stands on the beach at Hull, Massachusetts with their equipment behind them.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197312

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1430.0050.002

Planning your plumbing wisely, Standard Plumbing Fixtures for the home, Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Company has a finance plan that works in coordination with the National Housing Act. The product is carried by Phillips Lead & Supply Company, 231 South Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island. The images are for the front and back cover and pages 6, 10, 14, 15, 20, 24, 30 and 33.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197313

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.001

Color charm enters the bathroom, Kohler of Kohler plumbing fixtures in color, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wisconsin

Kohler bathroom fixtures and a color chart are shown on pages 6, 14 and 17 in the images.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197320

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.002

Portrait of the Albert Campbell Family, Windham, N.H., September 17, 1918

The Campbell Family sits on the grass in front of their farm in Windham, New Hampshire.

Date: 1918-09-17

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197328

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1790.0010.005

Scene on the ice, Boston Harbor, citizens hauling the ferry-boat

From Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, March 7, 1857.

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

GUSN: 197329

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1000.004

Bridget and Lizzie Taylor, flashlight, Seekonk

A staged photograph of Bridget and Lizzie Taylor working at a cooking range.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197330

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2620.0010.001

Stock certificate for the Lechmere Point Corporation, Boston, Mass., dated April 1, 1817

The stock certificate has an illustration of Lechmere Point and the Canal Bridge from the Boston side. The Canal Bridge or Craigie's Bridge connected Lechmere Point in East Cambridge to Boston. The shares were sold to Samuel Torry of Boston and the certificate was signed by president Andrew Craigie....

Date: 1817-04-01

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197331

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0010.001

Second floor plan of the Arthur T. Lyman House, Waltham, Mass.

1 floor plan

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 197335

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1050.001

Ground floor plan of the Arthur T. Lyman House, Waltham, Mass.

1 floor plan

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 197336

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1050.002

North elevation of the Arthur T. Lyman House, Waltham, Mass.

1 exterior elevation

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 197337

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1050.003

East elevation of the Arthur T. Lyman House, Waltham, Mass.

1 exterior elevation

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 197338

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1050.004

Boston Bicycle Parade, Boston, Mass., 1896

A group portraying "Following the Hounds," representing the L. C. Chase & Co., is featured in this parade going down Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197340

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0180.001

Produce stand, public market, Salem Common, Salem, Mass., undated

A man and several children attend to a produce stand at a public market on Salem Common in Salem, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197341

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2570.2980.001

In Uncle Bill's orchards, York, Maine, October 1892

A cart, hitched to oxen, stands in an orchard with four men and a dog.

Date: 1892-10

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197342

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.1920.0050.003

Picking up apples in orchard, York, Maine, Oct. 1892

This photograph shows an adult and a small child picking up apples in an orchard in York, Maine.

Date: 1892

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197343

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.TMP.010

Great Duck Island Light, Maine, northwest by west, undated

This photograph is a view, from the Great Duck Island Lighthouse, of buildings along the shore.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197344

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.142

Great Duck Island Light, Maine, undated

This photograph is a view from the Great Duck Island Lighthouse, looking across the water at a cluster of buildings.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197345

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.143

Trade card for Brower's, electric house and stable bells, 79 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York, undated

Brower handles burglar alarms and annunciators for hotels and elevators. The business is a general agent for the Bell Telephone Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197346

Ref. Code: EP001.01.035.01.01.005

Trade card for J. Kennard & Sons Carpet Co., St. Louis, Missouri, 1884

A Kennard carpet is shown in this home with a woman and girl sitting on a sofa.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197347

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.02.014

Hostess who copied Mrs. Jones, location unknown, 1923

The ad uses tea serving an an example of improper etiquette to promote the title "The book of good manners," by Victor H. Diescher, New York : Social Cultural Publications, 1923.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197348

Ref. Code: EP001.07.TMP.007

Advertisement for Ridgways genuine Orange Pekoe tea, Ridgways Inc., 60 Warren Street, New York, New York, July 1, 1923

The advertisement is from the July 1, 1923 issue of "Town & Country."

Date: 1923-07-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.04.028

Advertisement for Johnson's Polishing Wax, S.C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wisconsin, January 1924

The advertisement is in the January 1924 issue of "Ladies Home Journal."

Date: 1924-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197350

Ref. Code: EP001.01.021.02.04.029

Advertisement for Ridgways genuine Orange Pekoe tea, Ridgways Inc., 60 Warren Street, New York, New York, December 1922

The advertisement is from the December 1922 issue of "Town & Country."

Date: 1922-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197352

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.02.04.029

Who are the cultured?, location unknown, March 31, 1923

The ad is for "The book of good manners," by Victor H. Diescher, New York : Social Cultural Publications, 1923.

Date: 1923-03-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197353

Ref. Code: EP001.07.TMP.008

Interior view of the Coffin House, kitchen, Newbury, Mass., undated

Two women and a small child are used to illustrate the Coffin House kitchen.

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

GUSN: 197354

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.6300.001

Bear cages, Franklin Park, west side, Boston, Mass., undated

This photograph shows a crowd in front of the bear cages at the Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 197357

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.012

Collision of the Steamship Belfast with the Old Sagamore Drawbridge

This photograph shows the collision of the steamship Belfast with the Old Sagamore Drawbridge. The photograph is labeled, "taken at Sagamore Drawbridge, April 1938."

Date: 1938-04-00

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 197362

Ref. Code: MS028.04.024.001

Bourne Bridge, Bourne, Mass.

A black and white image showing the Bourne Bridge, in Bourne, Massachusetts, in the background, with several houses and cars in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 197363

Ref. Code: MS028.04.019.001

Dog sitting at table, location unknown, undated

A dog sits on a chair at a laid table with a woman standing in the background.

Collection: Mary H. Northend photographic collection, 1904-1926

GUSN: 197366

Ref. Code: PC034.TMP.211

View of the Old Waterwheel, Weston, Mass.

This photograph shows a side view of the Old Waterwheel in Weston, Massachusetts, probably taken in 1925.

Date: 1925

Collection: Sears and Cutting families papers

GUSN: 197369

Ref. Code: MS026.TMP.006

Advertisement for Fairbank's Gold Dust Washing Powder, location unknown, October 1922

Directions for using the cleanser in the bathroom are included. The advertisement is from the October 1922 issue of "The Ladies Home Journal."

Date: 1922-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197370

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.008

Advertisement for Bon Ami, cleaner, The Bon Ami Company, New York, New York, March 1924

The uses of Bon Ami, in cake or powder form, are listed.

Date: 1924-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197371

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.009

Advertisement for Eureka Vacuum, Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company, Detroit, Michigan, undated

The product features are described in the ad. The Company has an office at 12 West Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197372

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.012

Advertisement for the Whittall Rug, M.J. Whittall Associates, Worcester, Mass., September 13, 1925

Customers can write for a color illustrated catalog from Whittall Associates.

Date: 1925-09-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197374

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.010

Advertisement for Simmons beds, mattresses, springs, The Simmons Company, 1347 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 1923

The furnishings in the image are based on colonial and New England designs. Simmons has an office in Montréal, Canada.

Date: 1923-11-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197375

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.011

Advertisement for the Crane Company, plumbing fixtures, 636 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, April 1923

Plumbing supplies for the bathroom, kitchen or laundry are described in the advertisement.

Date: 1923-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197376

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.004

Advertisement for the Crane Company, plumbing, 636 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, September 1922

Crane maintains branches and warehouses in eighty-three cities in the United States and Canada.

Date: 1922-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197377

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.005

Advertisement for the Crane Company, plumbing, 636 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, September 1922

Crane has been in business since 1855 and can equip private homes and large office buildings. The advertisement is from the September 1922 issue of "Country Life."

Date: 1922-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 197378

Ref. Code: EP001.02.TMP.006