Historic New England

Upper hall, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting the upper hall of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting the...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369278

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00063

Ati Gropius's bedroom, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting Ati Gropius's bedroom in the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depict...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369279

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00064

Living room, Gropius House, Lincoln, Mass.

One color transparency depicting the living room of the Gropius House. This photograph was taken by scientist and design engineer Louis Sutro (1915-2004) on contract to the Harvard School of Design from 1942-1943. It was donated to Historic New England as part of a set 70 transparencies depicting th...

Date: 2006

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369280

Ref. Code: PC006.GRO.02.GRO00065

Exterior of the Omaha Country Club clubhouse, Omaha, Neb., circa 1900

Albumen print depicting the exterior of the Omaha Country Club clubhouse and its pavilion located in Omaha, Nebraksa. The photographer is unknown. The clubhouse was designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball of architectural firm Walker and Kimball in 1900. The country club eventually relocated, but elements...

Date: circa 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369281

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.US.0020.0020.001

Interior of an unidentified room in the Omaha Country Club clubhouse, Omaha, Neb., circa 1900

Albumen print depicting the interior of an unidentified room inside the Omaha Country Club clubhouse located in Omaha, Nebraksa. Furniture such as chairs, tables, rugs, and lighting elements, as well as a brick hearth, are pictured. The photographer is unknown. The clubhouse was designed by Thomas R...

Date: circa 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369283

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.US.0020.0020.002

A Century of Progress, 1833-1933; Chicago Worlds Fair Exposition--South End; Chicago Worlds Fair Exposition--North End: A geographic map of the Century of Progress Exhibition held in Chicago, Illinois, 1933. Faithfully executed and drawn in a carnival spirit by Tony Sarg 33. Printed in water colors by Lakleside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Corporation, Chicago, Ill., 1933

Map designed by Tony Sarg depicting the South and North ends of Chicago, Illinois, during the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Printed by Lakeside Press and published by R.R. Donnelly & Sons Corporation. Dated 1933. Map was housed in an envelope with the following written on the front: "Tony Sarg's Pictor...

Date: 1933

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369291

Ref. Code: GC010.001

Winslow Crocker House move

Thatcher - Yarmouthport, Mass. Dated August 29, 1935. Photographed by G. Holden Greene. HNE negative No. 17468a

Date: August 29, 1935

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 369295

Ref. Code: PC006.WIN.01.001

Decorative bandbox

Wooden bandbox decorated with lithographic materials depicting florals, horse-drawn carriages, a clock, and an illustration of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The following is written on the lid of the box: "This clock was designed by Tony Sarg / Nantucket, Mass., 1925."

Date: 1925

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369302

Ref. Code: GC010.002

Napkin

Paper napkin with a red and green color illustration of an elephant and a tiger sitting at a table drinking while being served by a hippopotamous. The napkin was designed by Tony Sarg for use in the Waldorf Astoria's Oasis Room. The following is written underneath the illustration: "The Waldorf A...

Date: undated

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369304

Ref. Code: GC010.003

Tony Sargs treasure book : Rip van Winkle, Alice in Wonderland, and Treasure Island / by Tony Sarg

Movable book published by B. F. Jay & Co. in 1942. Written and illustrated by Tony Sarg. Features characters and storylines from the novels Alice in Wonderland and Treasure Island as well as the short story "Rip van Winkle."

Date: 1942

Collection: Tony Sarg (1880-1942) graphic collection

GUSN: 369305

Ref. Code: GC010.004

2020 direct mail collection

Collection of approximately 150 direct mail letters sent by organizations, including non-profits, cultural heritage institutions, civil rights organizations, and educational institutions, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A large portion of letters discuss the changes and uncertainty experienced by orga...

Date: 2020

Collection: 2020 direct mail collection

GUSN: 369310

Ref. Code: MS078

Frigidaire Recipes, Frigidaire Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, 1928

1 cookbook, 77 pages : color illustration ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369311

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.008

House of the Year, undated

8 photographs of line drawings of Royal Barry Wills Associates House of the Year, unknown location, no commission number, undated.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 369314

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HouseoftheYear

Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass.

12 black and white interior and exterior photographs for Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass.Stephen Paine house, Duxbury, Mass. Also see commission 1857

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

GUSN: 369326

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.PaineS

Exterior photographs of 6 Wiswall Circle, undated

Eight photographic prints of the exterior of 6 Wiswall Circle, Edward T. Sanderson's home in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 369173

Ref. Code: AR032.04.01

Interior photographs of 6 Wiswall Circle, undated

Eight photographic prints of the interior of 6 Wiswall Circle, Edward T. Sanderson's home in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 369174

Ref. Code: AR032.04.02

Portrait of Edward T. Sanderson and Caroline Elizabeth Page Sanderson at 6 Wiswall Circle, 1948

One portrait of Edward T. Sanderson and Carolina Elizabeth Page Sanderson at 6 Wiswall Circle in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Date: 1948

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 369175

Ref. Code: AR032.04.03

Home on the corner of Court and Sixth Streets in East Boston, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369180

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0850.0010.001

Residence of Marshall Symmes, 1850

1 framed photograph

Date: 1850

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369181

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3460.0020.006

Diaries of machinist Nathaniel S. Raymond, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1855, 1859

Two string bound diaries belonging to machinist Nathaniel S. Raymond based in Lynn, Massachusetts. The diaries contain detailed descriptions of skilled labor and ongoing business transactions. The majority of each diary documents the daily labor, travel, expenses, and business negotiations undertake...

Date: 1855, 1859

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 369182

Ref. Code: MS029.002.025

Directions for operating the Walworth gas machine, Walworth Manufacturing Co., 16 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Directions published by the Walworth Manufacturing Co. based in Boston, Massachusetts providing step-by-step instructions for operating the Walworth gas machine. Also included are safety instructions warming users to "never try to find a Leak with a lighted lamp or match." Features a labeled illustr...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369184

Ref. Code: EP001.15.045

Football photograph album, Haverhill, Mass., 1932

Bound black photographic album containing 167 black-and-white photographic prints, the majority of which are panoramas. The photographs depict individuals playing football with a particular focus on a team based in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Handwritten notations throughout indicate where other teams...

Date: 1932

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 369186

Ref. Code: PC009.314

Photography

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369187

Ref. Code: EP001.07.02.01

Improvement in kaleidoscopes, reissue no. 5,649, United States Patent Office, 1873 November 11

Patent for "reissue No. 5,649, dated November 11, 1873; application filed October 30, 1873." The document contains "specifications forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,271, dated September 30, 1873." The patent was written by inventor "Charles G. Bush, of Boston, Massachusetts, assignor to himself...

Date: 1873

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 369190

Ref. Code: MS029.002.037

Exterior view of the house of William Appleton Thomas, Kingston, Mass., undated

Albumen print depicting exterior view of William Appleton Thomas's house in Kingston, Rhode Island. Two unidentified women and an unidentified child are pictured on the porch of the house. Two unidentified men are pictured standing near the house with a horse and open carriage.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369195

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1480.0020.001

Property deed resolving a dispute between Asher Benjamin and James Ferriter, Jr., Boston, Mass., 1815

Property deed written by Shubael Bell, deputy for the County of Suffolk in Massachusetts, settling a dispute between architect Asher Benjamin and painter James Ferriter, Jr.. In this notice, Bell does "hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Asher Benjamin, his heirs and assigns, ...

Date: 1815

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 369199

Ref. Code: MS029.002.039

2024 Acquisitions -- 1 of 2

This series contains design drawings and photographs depicting a variety of furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The design drawings include images of chairs, desks, lamps/lighting, pianos, suites of room fu...

Date: 1907-1931, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369201

Ref. Code: CC011.014

Design Drawings, undated

This subseries contains both mounted and unmounted design drawings rendered in pencil or ink on board. A portion of drawings feature added pencil shading or watercolor. A portion of the drawings show elevations or expanded details of the piece. A portion of the drawings have written measurements in...

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369202

Ref. Code: CC011.014.001

Vacation scrapbook

Bound vacation scrapbook and diary documenting a trip to Maine and New Hampshire. Contains 52 pages, 26 of which are blank. Included in the scrapbook are 35 photographs depicting unidentified individuals in various settings, such on a boat, on a walk, and standing in front of a cabin, as well as lan...

Date: 1935

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 369203

Ref. Code: MS004.062

Beds

Date: undated

Collection: Maginnis and Walsh architectural collection

GUSN: 369214

Ref. Code: AR038.02.003

Rendering of an unidentified church

1 rendering

Date: undated

Collection: Maginnis and Walsh architectural collection

GUSN: 369215

Ref. Code: AR038.02.004

Photographs

This subseries contains photographs of furnishings. The series includes four mounted cyanotypes. A portion of the photographs depict ecclesiastical furnishings. A single page of printed images depicts a suite of woven furnishings; "Willow Furniture for Lounge".

Date: 1907-1931, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 369216

Ref. Code: CC011.014.002