Historic New England

Furnishings and appliances

14 items

Date: 1907-1943, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369580

Ref. Code: EP011.07

Jewelry trade

2 items

Date: 1918-1919

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369581

Ref. Code: EP011.08

Metalwork

1 item

Date: circa 1920

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369582

Ref. Code: EP011.09

Outdoor sculpture

11 items

Date: 1928, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369583

Ref. Code: EP011.10

Pottery and ceramics

22 items

Date: circa 1910-1920, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369584

Ref. Code: EP011.11

Printing

10 items

Date: 1917-1951, undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369585

Ref. Code: EP011.12

Textiles

3 items

Date: undated

Collection: North Bennet Street School ephemera collection

GUSN: 369586

Ref. Code: EP011.13

Books and booklets: "Some Colonial Homesteads and Their Stories" by Marion Harland, 1897

File

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369630

Ref. Code: MS023.19.02

Ephemera: chart of Boston Harbor with hand drawn flag labelled "Banshee", circa 1850s

File

Date: circa 1850

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369631

Ref. Code: MS023.19.04

Portrait of an unidentified man holding a trumpet

One cabinet card depicting a well dressed man holding a trumpet. The location of this photograph is unknown. The card displays an imprint at the bottom showing a photographer name "W.M. Rose / New York Photographic Parlors, / 59 Merrimack St., Haverhill, Mass. / (opposite the Post Office)". The phot...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369640

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.5300.0500.002

Plot plan: plan of Pierce Lot in Milton Cemetery, Leonard W. Ross & Co.

1 plot plan

Date: 1895

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369646

Ref. Code: MS023.34.03.23

C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

Collection contains four account books documenting the business activities of C. L. Cooney Antiques, providing a detailed account of the stores customers and items sold. The account books are dated 1913-1917. The collection also contains miscellaneous manuscripts, including a receipt; two letters; ...

Date: 1788-1917, undated, predominant 1913-1917

Collection: C. L. Cooney Antiques collection

GUSN: 369647

Ref. Code: MS079

Magazines: American Kitchen Magazine, March 1897

1 magazine

Date: 1897

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369648

Ref. Code: MS023.34.04.13

Hatch family: Genealogy & History of the Hatch Family, Part One by the Hatch Genealogical Society, undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369649

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.02

Pierce family: copybook of Pierce genealogy and wills with commentary and memoir of Col. Samuel Pierce, 1875-1913

File part

Date: 1875-1913

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369650

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.03

Read family: Genealogical notes titled "John Read of Rehoboth, and His Descendants", undated

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369651

Ref. Code: MS023.34.01.06

Books and booklets: History of the Great Fire in Boston, November 9 and 10, 1872 by Col. Russell H. Conwell, 1873

File part

Date: 1873

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369652

Ref. Code: MS023.23.01

Dartmouth College (Hanover, New Hampshire): diploma, 1910

File part

Date: 1910

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369653

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.05

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Roger Grenway Pierce and Marjorie Hazel Curtis, Richmond, Me., 1919

File part

Date: 1919

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369654

Ref. Code: MS023.28.04.06

Marriage records: Marriage certificate of Robert James Shaughnessey and Anne Grenway Pierce, Boston, Mass., 1948

File part

Date: 1948

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369655

Ref. Code: MS023.31.06

Books: A Grammar School History of the United States by John J. Anderson, 1872

File part

Date: 1872

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369656

Ref. Code: MS023.26.01

Books: Peirce Genealogy, 1585-1880 by Frederick Clifton Peirce, 1880

File part

Date: 1880

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369657

Ref. Code: MS023.26.02

Clubs and organizations: certificate conferring 33rd degree, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Boston, Mass. 1890

File part

Date: 1890

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369658

Ref. Code: MS023.26.03

School papers: diploma, Harris Grammar School, Dorchester, Mass., 1878

File part

Date: 1878

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369659

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.07

School papers: diploma, Dorchester High School, Dorchester, Mass., 1881

File part

Date: 1881

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369660

Ref. Code: MS023.27.04.09

Portrait of six children in American Revolution-era costumes

One mounted photographic print of six children, three boys and three girls. The photograph measures 6 1/2 inches by 9 inches. The children are dressed in elaborate costumes, including wigs, that were typical of formal wear during the American revolutionary era. The location of the photograph is unk...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369661

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.6000.0100.001

Books and booklets: The Old Farmer's Almanac for 1925

File part

Date: 1924-1925

Collection: Pierce family papers

GUSN: 369662

Ref. Code: MS023.27.05.06

Trade card, John J. Horgan, 53 Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The business designs and manufactures cemetary work in marble and granite. The front has an illustration of the John J. Horgan workshop and the reverse lists monuments made by the business located in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369729

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.03.01.006

Advertisement, Marble and granite cemetery work, John J. Horgan, Main Street, Cambridgeport, Mass., undated

The business designs and manufactures cemetary work in marble and granite.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369730

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.03.01.007

Billhead for T.C. Wales & Co., boots, shoes, rubbers, and shoe stock, Nos. 19 Broad and 46 Central Streets, Boston, Mass., May 7, 1852

Billhead addressed to M. Whitehead dated May 7, 1852 from T. C. Wales & Co., Boston, Mass. Contains an illustration of the comapny's store at the corner of Broad and Central Streets.

Date: 1852-05-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369731

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.07.02.020

Billhead for Shepard, Norwell & Co., dry goods, 26 to 42 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., 1888-1889

The business premises are illustrated on the billhead. The lower righthand corner is torn off.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369732

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.035

Billhead for Wilson, Larrabee & Co., dry goods, 29 Bedford Street, Boston, Mass., June 26, 1890

The business premises are illustrated on the billhead.

Date: 1890-03-26

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369733

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.036

Billhead for Timothy Gay & Co., wholesale grocers, No. 18 India Street, Boston, Mass., April 2, 1887

Billhead for Timothy Gay & Co. addressed to Mr. H Whithead. The storefront is printed on the front of the billhead.

Date: 1887-04-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369734

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.057

Billhead for Shepard, Norwell Co., dry goods, Winter St., Temple Place and Tremont St., Boston, Mass., circa 1900

The business premises are illustrated on the billhead.

Date: circa 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369735

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.037

Billhead for Wright Bros. & James, flour, provisions & produce, 217 & 219 State Street and 114 & 116 Central Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 5, 1882

Billhead for Wright Bros. & James addressed to D. Hill. The business' premises is illustrated on the front of the billhead.

Date: 1882-08-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369736

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.058

Billhead for R.H. White & Co., retail department, Washington St., Harrison Ave., Bedford St. & Norfolk Place, Boston, Mass., September 1, 1887

The business premises are illustrated on the billhead.

Date: 1887-09-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369737

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.038

Handbill for Jarvis White, fancy articles, Milford, Mass., February 28, 1871

Handbill titled "Sacrifice!" by Jarvis White, seller of "fancy articles" in Milford, Mass., 1871. He is selling off remaining stock that survived a fire.

Date: 1871-02-28

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369738

Ref. Code: EP001.01.041.01.01.040

Almanack for 1886, by Kate Greenaway, published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1886

Almanac for the year 1886, illustrated by famed British artist Kate Greenaway. Features many color illustrations depicting children, flowers, nature, and the changing of the seasons, accompanied by snippets of poetic verse and the standard almanac information.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369739

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.018

Advertisement, Mrs. Dr. Tuck's Hygienic Retreat, South Weymouth, Mass., office at 28 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Brochure details the treatments, therapies, and medical products for sale by Mrs. Dr. Tuck. Cover of the brochure contains an illustration of the "Hygienic Retreat" located in South Weymouth, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369740

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.03.046

Dance card, Quarter-Millennial Celebration Ball, Nobscussett House, North Dennis, Mass., September 3, 1889

Combination of a dance card and an "order of dances" from the Quarter-Millennial Celebration of the town of Yarmouth, held September 3rd, 1889 at the Nobscussett House (Nobscussett Hotel) in North Dennis, Mass. The back of the card contains the signatures of the committee members responsible for org...

Date: 1889-09-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369743

Ref. Code: EP001.11.01.01.030

Dance card, Gamma Kappa Pi Tau, Fitzedward Bungalow, Somerville, Mass., March 13, 1913

Combination of a dance card and an "order of dances." for an event put on by Gamma Kappa Pi Tau at the Fitzedward Bungalow in Somerville, Mass., March 13th, 1913. Names of dance partners are written in pencil next to the dances and the name "Louise Roy" is written on the back. The card is also decor...

Date: 1913-03-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369744

Ref. Code: EP001.11.01.01.031

Advertisement, Needles in their principal stages, manufactured by Abel Morrall, prepared for the Boston Anti-Slavery Bazaar, 1855

This piece of ephemera contains harmful imagery and language regarding people of African descent. It also contains harmful language regarding indigenous peoples. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases...

Date: circa 1855

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369746

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.02.01.008

Account book, assessors for Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Mass., 1810-1811

Thirteen pages from an account book from the assessors for the Rocky Hill Meeting House 1810-1811. Title page "A Copy of a Tax for the West Parish in Salisbury for the Year 1810"

Date: 1810-1811

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 369758

Ref. Code: MS029.001.003.001

Deed [copy] for pew forrty-four bought by Moses True, Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, Mass., June 19, 1786

Copy of deed for pew 44 in the Rocky Hill Meeting House, bought by Moses True, June 19th, 1786. Presented to the Rocky Hill Meeting House August 8th, 1970 by Nancy True Sears and Elizabeth True Wardwell.

Date: 1786-06-19

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 369760

Ref. Code: MS029.001.003.002

Printed material: Country Life magazine, February 1929

February 1929 edition of Country Life magazine. Has a color illustration of a room in Beauport on the cover.

Date: February 1929

Collection: Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House collection

GUSN: 369766

Ref. Code: MS036.02.09

Watercolor rendering of Grace Church, South Boston, undated

1 framed watercolor

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 369761

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.018

Photograph of Gray's Inn, White Mountains, Jackson, New Hampshire

1 framed oversized photograph

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369762

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USNH.002

House Lived in by Abbott Lawrence and family 1853-1862, 24 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

1 framed photograph

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 369763

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.013

"Odd Fellows Hall junction of Tremont and Berkley Streets and Warren Avenue," Boston, Mass., 1871

1 framed chromolithograph

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

GUSN: 369764

Ref. Code: GC002.02.349

Vermont Capital, Montpelier, lithograph, undated

Lithograph of Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier; Thomas W. Silloway, architect, George P. Marsh, Norman Williams, and John Porter, Commissioners on Design.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 369765

Ref. Code: GC002.02.350

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