Historic New England

Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

The lighthouse and other buildings can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354959

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0280.001

Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

The moon shines over the lighthouse and other buildings on Georges Island. The verso has a small newspaper clipping about the Boston port affixed to it.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354960

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0280.002

Bookplate printed for the Massachusetts Historical Society on the fund given by William Bradford Homer Dowse, designed by Sidney Lawton Smith

Pedestrians walk up and down the Boston Common path in front of the Massachusetts State House. Text over the beehive illustration at the top reads "Sic vos non vobis."

Date: 1919

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354962

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.001

Bookplate for Catherine Pollock Loveland, engraved by J.W. Jameson

The statue is "The Puritan," Deacon Samuel Chapin done by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The name "J.W. Jameson" is handwritten at the bottom of the bookplate. A hand-drawn small flag is on the lower right side.

Date: 1936

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354964

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.002

Regulations for the library of the Middlesex Mechanic Association, undated

The text outlines the rules for members around book borrowing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.009

Bookplate for Anna Ray Chatman, her book, engraved by F.G. Hall

Anna Ray Chatman was the niece of the engraver Frederick Garrison Hall.

Date: 1904

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354971

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.003

Bookplate for the City of Boston, Boston, Mass.

The City of Boston seal is above the text which describes the textbook use policy in the Boston Public Schools.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354973

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.004

Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn.

Includes: Framing Plan of Rear, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Side, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Front, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Both Floors, Additio...

Date: circa 1850, undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 354976

Ref. Code: AR001.USCT.3350.003

Hood Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

The barn and house are behind a stone fence and a stand of trees.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354978

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.001

Hoods Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

Dairy cattle graze in a pasture on the Hood Farm.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354979

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.002

Dairy barn, Derry, New Hampshire

The upper right corner has a seal with a cow in the middle with text that reads "H.P. Hood & Sons, Milk." Text below the seal reads "Established 1846."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354980

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.003

Hood Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

The barn and house can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354981

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.004

Hood Boarding House, Derry Village, New Hampshire

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354982

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.005

A.S. Frier, crockery, tin ware, & wooden ware, 83 & 85 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass.

The proprietor is surrounded by goods from his store in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354991

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0724.002

Label, John Doggett, gilder, looking-glass and picture framer, Roxbury Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The label is affixed to a wood item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354992

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.02.01.011

3rd of July centennial celebration of Washington's taking command of the American army, Fort Washington, Cambridgeport, Mass.

A small group of unidentifed people sit on the grass in Fort Washington for the centennial celebration.

Date: 1876-07-03

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354993

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0280.0010.002

Hamilton statue, Boston, Mass.

Two women and two men stand in front of the Alexander Hamilton statue on the Commonwealth Avenue mall. Part of stereoview series titled "American scenery."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354996

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0900.001

Your new home: a selected collection of plans for small houses from four to eight rooms, for which complete working drawings may be secured at a nominal cost, Dierks Lumber & Coal Co., Kansas City, Mo., undated

The plan book promotes the use of Dierks lumber flooring. Includes pricing information, floor plans, and photographic prints of their products.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354998

Ref. Code: EP005.001

Blue book of small homes, Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, R.I., 1937

Plan book of small home designs. The dealer will also help customers finance their homes. Includes photographic prints and floor plans of designs. Text on the item verso reads, "New ideas by small home architects." Grossman's, a retailer of building materials, promotes its building supplies in the p...

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354999

Ref. Code: EP005.002

Plans for concrete farm buildings, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., undated

Photographic prints, floor plans, and descriptions are provided for various types of farm buildings. Customers can get the plans through Gladwin & Lane in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355000

Ref. Code: EP005.003

Low budget homes, 4th ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, Topeka, Kan., undated

Descriptions, dimensions, photographic prints, floor plans, and pricing information are provided for the houses.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355003

Ref. Code: EP005.004

Examples of small home architecture from our home building service, Sage-Fifield Lumber Co., Delavan, Wis., undated

Photographic prints, floor plans, and descriptions are provided for customers.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355005

Ref. Code: EP005.005

Grossman's showcase of homes, L. Grossman Sons, Inc., Union Street, Braintree, Mass., undated

The plan book has a company story, construction methods, financing, and material specifications. Include floor plans, illustrations, and descriptions of designs. The contact address for a salesman in Salem, New Hampshire, is stamped on one of the pages.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355008

Ref. Code: EP005.006

Garlinghouse homes in brick: modern homes designed to meet requirements of modern families, L. F. Garlinghouse, Inc., 820 Quincy Street, Topeka, Kan., undated

Plan book includes photographic prints, floor plans, dimensions, and pricing information on designs. Text on the cover reads, "Also 32 new ranch homes of frame, brick & stone in full color."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355009

Ref. Code: EP005.007

Grossman's quality low cost homes, L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass., undated

The plan book has a month-by-month break down of costs. Details the benefits of buying a house via L. Grossman Sons, Inc. Text on the front cover reads, "No down payment!" Manufactured by L. Grossman Sons, Inc. and designed by the Contis Studios.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355013

Ref. Code: EP005.008

Postcard, Wentworth-by-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The hotel facade can be seen with the front entrance, awnings and ivy covering some of the walls.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354713

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1670.0260.001

Postcard, an artist's audience, Monhegan Island, Maine

A couple and three women view the work of a painter at the Monhegan Island dock.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354716

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.007

Postcard, old Orton Tavern, built 1711, Woodbury, Connecticut

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354717

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USCT.2760.0140.001

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

The collection is comprised of architectural plan books that date from 1850 to 2000; the bulk of the materials date from the 20th century. Items in this collections reflect changes in all aspects of American domestic design, including architectural styles, building and finishing materials, interior ...

Date: 1850-2000

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354753

Ref. Code: EP005

Studio portrait of T. R. Richardson, Boston, Mass., 1863

Date: 1863

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

GUSN: 354754

Ref. Code: PC008.10.166

Studio portrait of Theodore Parkman, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Theodore Parkman, Boston, Mass., undated verso - Born in Paris Jan 22, 1837 Killed at Whitehall N.C. Dec 16, 1862

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354755

Ref. Code: PC008.10.167

Studio portrait of Waldo Merriam, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354756

Ref. Code: PC008.10.168

Studio portrait of Uncle Eben Barker, Boston, Mass, undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354757

Ref. Code: PC008.10.169

Postcard, birthplace of William Lloyd Garrison, Newburyport, Mass., published by the Rotograph Company, New York, New York

The birthplace of "The Liberator" founder is seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354758

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3320.0440.001

Postcard, Hotel Puritan, 390 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The hotel was designed by architect Edward B. Stratton and built in 1908-1909.

Date: 1946-02-18

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354759

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.3400.001

Exterior view, William Lloyd Garrison House, 125 Highland Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The trees are bare and snow covers the ground in front of the William Lloyd Garrison House in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1892

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354760

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0050.003

Stereograph, Franklin Square, South End, Boston, Mass.

The viewer looks down on the alley behind East Brookline Street. Buildings in the foreground face Franklin Square on East Brookline St.; Shawmut Universalist Church to right of center; Shawmut Congregational Church in the distance; Girl's High in the distance on the left.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354762

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.1250.001

Studio portrait of Thomas Gold Appleton, Boston, Mass., 1860-1861

Date: 1860-1861

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

GUSN: 354784

Ref. Code: PC008.11.001

Studio portrait of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, Boston, Mass., 1860-1861

Studio portrait of Dr. Jacob Bigelow, Boston, Mass., 1860-1861 There are two images of Dr. Jacob Bigelow

Date: 1860-1861

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

GUSN: 354785

Ref. Code: PC008.11.002

Studio portrait of Susan Cabot Richardson, Boston, Mass., 1861

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 354788

Ref. Code: PC008.11.003

Studio portrait of a young boy and a dog, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354789

Ref. Code: PC008.11.004

Studio portrait of Isabella Dove, Boston, Mass., 1861

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 354790

Ref. Code: PC008.11.006

Studio portrait of L. S. Tobey, Boston, Mass., 1861

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 354791

Ref. Code: PC008.11.007

Studio portrait of Nina Mason, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Nina Mason, Boston, Mass., undated verso: Nina Mason daughter of Rev. Charles Mason later Mrs. John C. Gray of Boston

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354792

Ref. Code: PC008.11.008

Studio portrait of Hannah Stevenson, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Hannah Stevenson, Boston, Mass., undated verso: Mrs. Joselin Thomas Stevenson Mother of Thomas, Robert H. and Hannah

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354793

Ref. Code: PC008.11.009

Studio portrait of Soldier White, Boston, Mass., 1860-1861

Date: 1860-1861

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

GUSN: 354794

Ref. Code: PC008.11.010

Studio portrait of Lucy L. Barker, Boston, Mass., 1861

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 354795

Ref. Code: PC008.11.011

Studio portrait of Pantur Agassiz, Boston, Mass.,1860-1861

Date: 1860-1861

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

GUSN: 354796

Ref. Code: PC008.11.012

Studio portrait of Lulie Blake, Boston, Mass., April 19, 1861

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 354797

Ref. Code: PC008.11.013

Studio portrait of Catherine D. Hodges, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354798

Ref. Code: PC008.11.005

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