Historic New England

Edward E. Babb house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

One color and fourteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1940 for Edward E. Babb in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Creator of color photograph is unidentified.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329840

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BabbE

Frank M. Beckerman house, Brookline, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Frank M. Beckerman in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329841

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BeckermanF

Robert M. Bigelow house, Wellesley, Mass.

One black-and-white photographic print of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1941 for Robert M. Bigelow in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329842

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BigelowR

Raymond H. Blanchard house, Melrose, Mass.

Eight black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1936 for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Blanchard in Melrose, Massachudetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329843

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BlanchardR

Mrs. J. Edward Brooks house, Milton, Mass.

Nine black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills c. 1935 for Mrs. J. Edward Brooks in Milton, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329844

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BrooksJ

William K. Bruckhauser house, Brookline, Mass.

Five black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1954 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Bruckhauser in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329845

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BruckhauserW

George S. Burgess house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Eight black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1928 for George S. Burgess in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Two photographs are by Hanson and Walsh.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329846

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BurgessG

H. T. Capen house, Dedham, Mass.

Six black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1929 for H. T. Capen in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329847

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.CapenH

Mrs. Arthur W. Chesterton house, Scituate, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills c. 1935 for Mrs. Arthur W. Chesterton in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329848

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.ChestertonA

Harrie H. Dadmun house, Lincoln, Mass.

Sixteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1954 for Mr. and Mrs. Harrie H. Dadmun in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329849

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DadmunH

George H. Davis house, Greenfield, Mass.

Three black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1935 for George H. Davis in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329850

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DavisG

Clifton H. Day house, Melrose, Mass.

Two black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1927 for Clifton H. Day in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329851

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DayC

William E. Dorman house, Boxford, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1952 for Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dorman in Boxford, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329852

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DormanW

John Dreyfus house, Quincy, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1953 for Dr. and Mrs. John Dreyfus in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329853

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DreyfusJ

Maurice A. Dunlavy house, Brookline, Mass.

Two black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1930 for Maurice A. Dunlavy in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329855

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DunlavyM

Nathan Edson house, Swampscott, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1948 for Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Edson in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329856

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.EdsonN

Charles G. Eichenberger house, Egypt, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house renovated by Royal Barry Wills in 1927 for Charles G. Eichenberger in Egypt, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329857

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.EichenbergerC

Charles K. Fitts house, Lincoln, Mass.

Two black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1936 for Charles K. Fitts in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329858

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.FittsC

Crawford G. Goldthwait house, Winchester, Mass.

Fourteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1930 for Crawford G. Goldthwait in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329859

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GoldthwaitC

Home landscapes 1924, summer planting, Hicks Nurseries, I. Hicks & Son, Westbury, Long Island

The catalog describes the trees, shrubs, plants and vines which can be used in landscape gardening. The business has a large tree moving department.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329862

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.055

Home landscapes 1926, Hicks Nurseries, I. Hicks & Son, Westbury, Long Island

The catalog describes the trees, shrubs, plants and vines which can be used in landscape gardening. The business has a large tree moving department.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329863

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.056

Awnings

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Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329866

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001a

Rusco all metal venetian awnings and jamlousies, manufactured by The F.C. Russell Co., Awning Division, Cleveland, Ohio

Text on the front of the brochure reads "A dignified permanent treatment for all types of windows, porches, terraces, doorways." The product is available from E.F. Williams Co., Inc., 675 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, New York.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329867

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001a.001

Swanfeldt awnings, Swanfeldt Tent and Awning Co., Los Angeles, California

The booklet is a guide to selecting the awnings for various house styles. There is a loose data sheet for customers to complete. A list of licensed distributors is provided. The illustration inside the front cover reads "Copyright 1928 by Andrew Swanfeldt, Los Angeles, designer and patentee of Swanf...

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329870

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001a.002

Serving a discriminating clientele, Dandux Awnings, C.R. Daniels, Inc., 101 Crosby Street, New York, New York

Dandux Awnings are manufactured for houses and commercial buildings. The business offers Venetian sail cloth in addition to basic fabrics. The catalog was sent through the Architects Samples Corporation.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329873

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001a.003

It's not a home until it's planted, new catalog, Green's Nursery Co., Rochester, New York

The business specializes in fruit trees. There is a price list in the back dated spring 1924.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329876

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.057

Trees for Long Island, Isaac Hicks and Son, large-tree movers, Westbury Station, Nassau Co., New York

The catalog describes the trees, shrubs, plants and vines which can be used in landscape gardening. The business has a large tree moving department. There is a 16-page price list in the back of the catalog.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329877

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.058

Bulbs for spring flowers, fall 1930 issue, Hart & Vick, seedmen, Rochester, New York

Tulips, lilies and other flowers are described for customers. There is a loose order form, two money order forms and a business reply envelope.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329878

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.059

Robinson flagstones, J.G. Robinson, Inc., 6202 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Flagstones set in interior and exterior surfaces is shown in photographs for commercial and residential properties. Robinson was superseded by the Blue Stone Flagging Company.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329882

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.002.019

Catalog no. 59, spring and summer season 1935, canvas products, The Hettrick Manufacturing Co., Summit at Magnolia Street, Toledo, Ohio

Hettrick manufactures beach umbrellas, awnings, tents, furniture, clothing and other canvas items. The front cover has an illustration of a covered wagon.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329893

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.001.020

Portrait of an era in landscape architecture, the photographs of Mattie Edwards Hewitt, September 15-November 30, 1983, Wave Hill, 675 West 252nd Street, Bronx, New York

Gardens on Long Island and other places were photographed by Hewitt and became a record of landscape architects working in the 1920s and 1930s.

Date: 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329900

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.060

Our garden, garden of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pilling, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

The Japanese garden, designed by S. Furukawa, on the Pilling estate is described in text and photographs. Text in the item reads "A partial reprint from "House and Garden," "American Homes and Gardens" by Mrs. Phebe Westcott Humphreys. Photographs by Francis K. Delp, Oscar M. Chase, Charles J. Pilli...

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329903

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.061

Virginia Goward house, Lowell, Mass.

Four black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1939 for Virginia Goward in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329911

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GowardV

Allard M. Graves house, White River Junction, Vt.

Seventeen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1950 for Mr. and Mrs. Allard M. Graves in White River Junction, Vermont.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329912

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GravesA

George E. Griffiths house, Wellesley, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1947 for George E. Griffiths in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329913

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GriffithsG

Herbert W. Hastings house, Weston, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1946 for Herbert W. Hastings in Weston, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329914

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HastingsH

Henry J. Hickey house, Winchester, Mass.

Six black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1930 for Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hickey in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329915

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HickeyH

J. Paul Hoag house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Four black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1930 for J. Paul Hoag in Willesley Hills, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 329916

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HoagJ

Alan Howard guest house, Lake Sunapee, N.H.

Set of seven architectural drawings of guest house for Mr. Alan Howard in Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire (commission #1624) including three elevations, three plans, and one plot plan. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Plot plan was made by Alan Howard. Drawings depict...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 330972

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1624

J. Bell Baster house, Weston, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. J. Bell Baster in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1625) including four elevations, three plans, one rendering, and seven details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills; n...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 330974

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1625

John Skillman house, Weston, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings for altertions to existing house for Dr. and Mrs. John Skillman in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1625-A) including two elevations, two plans, one landscape plan, one plot plan, and two details. Drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Landscape plan is...

Date: 1987-1993, undated

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

GUSN: 330975

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1625-A

Children

This subseries contains glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of children participating in various activities throughout New England. The images include children fishing, farming, and playing with animals, among others. Also highlighted are images of the Children's Museum in Jamaica Plain, ...

Date: 1910-1935

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330977

Ref. Code: PC053.01.22

Maxon Construction Co. house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Maxon Construction Co. at an unidentified location (commission #1641) including four elevations, two plans, and three details. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; some drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330976

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1641

General - Children

27 glass plate and film negatives

Date: 1910-1935

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330978

Ref. Code: PC053.01.22.001

Museum, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

15 glass plate and film negatives

Date: 1927

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330979

Ref. Code: PC053.01.22.002

Christmas

This subseries includes images of Christmas decorations and events throughout New England such as Louisburg Square and Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

Date: 1910-1935

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330980

Ref. Code: PC053.01.23

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Set of six architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1665) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no plans are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with two front dorm...

Date: 1957, undated

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

GUSN: 330981

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1665

Churches

This subseries includes glass plate and acetate or nitrate negatives of the interior and exterior of churches in Dorchester and Stratham, New Hampshire, and Martha's Vineyard, Milton, Mattapan, and Wellesley, Massachusetts

Date: undated

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330982

Ref. Code: PC053.01.24

Mrs. P. M. Rice house, South Hampton, N.H.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mrs. P. M. Rice in South Hampton, New Hampshire (commission #1667) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, one rendering, and seven details. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard Wills. ...

Date: 1957, undated

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

GUSN: 330984

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1667

Swiedler Building Co. (builder) house, Wayland, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Swiedler Building Co. in Wayland, Massachusetts (commission #1669) including five elevations and five plans. Drawings ae signed by Richard Wills but are not dated. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a one-story gara...

Date: 1957, undated

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

GUSN: 330986

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1669

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