Historic New England

Studio portrait of Catharine Borland Foster, Boston, Mass., 1862

Studio portrait of Catharine Borland Foster.

Date: 1862

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

GUSN: 347394

Ref. Code: PC008.10.042

Studio portrait of Maria L. Fowler, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Maria L. Fowler.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347395

Ref. Code: PC008.10.043

Studio portrait of unnamed child, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unnamed child.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347396

Ref. Code: PC008.10.044

Studio portrait of (Uncle) Rufus Cook, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Rufus Cook, "called Uncle Cook to the poor benevolents of Boston"

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347397

Ref. Code: PC008.10.045

Studio portrait of unidentified woman, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified woman.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347398

Ref. Code: PC008.10.046

Studio portrait of unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified man in what appears to be a military or fraternal order outfit.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347399

Ref. Code: PC008.10.047

Studio portrait of unidentified woman, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified woman.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347400

Ref. Code: PC008.10.048

Studio portrait of unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified man

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347401

Ref. Code: PC008.10.049

Studio portrait of unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of unidentified man.

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

GUSN: 347402

Ref. Code: PC008.10.050

Studio portrait of B. H. Ticknor, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of B. H. Ticknor, Co. G. 45th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

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

GUSN: 347403

Ref. Code: PC008.10.051

Nantasket Hotel, Nantasket Beach, souvenir menu, Stearns & Pretto, proprietors, Nantasket Beach, Mass.

Diners enjoy their meals on a verandah overlooking the beach with swimmers and sunbathers. The date "Aug. 16th 1911" is written in pencil on the verso. The extensive menu offers relishes, soups, seafood, steaks, chops, vegetables, salads, eggs, pastries, ice cream and temperance drinks which includ...

Date: 1911-08-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347406

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.054

R.M.S. Ivernia, location unknown, undated

The R.M.S. Ivernia, a Cunard line ship, was launched 1899 and sunk during World War I in 1917. Text under the illustration reads "Woven in silk." The woven silk images were created by Thomas Stevens a weaver in Coventry, England. They were created between 1879-1938 and called "Stevengraphs."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347408

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.01.042

List of saloon passengers, R.M.S. Scythia, Boston to Liverpool, July 21st, 1887, Cunard Steam Ship Company, Ltd.

The card verso lists the Cunard Line Chief Agencies including the one in Boston at 99 State Street. Passengers can make railroad connections which are advertised on the verso: South Eastern Railway, London & North Western Railway and The Midland Railway.

Date: 1887-07-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347409

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.030

Trade card, Vick's choice seeds, James Vick's Sons, Rochester, New York

The seeds can be obrained at W.S. Smith & Sons, 54 Court Street, Binghamton, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347411

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.05.01.009

Catalogue No. 44, iron railings, wire fences, entrance gates, Anchor Post Iron Works, 165 Broadway, New York, New York

The catalog uses drawings and photographs to illustrate the type of fences and gates created for businesses. Text on the back cover reads "Created and produced by Norman Pierce Co., New York, Chicago."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347412

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002.015

Wrought iron fences and gates for private estates, parks, cemetaries, unclimbable fences for factories and railroads, tennis enclosures, arbors, wire fences, farm fences, W.A. Snow Iron Works, Inc., 19 Portland Street, Boston, Mass.

The business had built fences and gates around private residences, businesses, and cemeteries. The residences include Henry Clay Frick, Pride's Crossing, Massachusetts, the Skinner Estate, Dedham, Massachusetts, Francis Shaw, Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, Bayard Thayer, Lancaster, Massachuse...

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347413

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002.016

Studio portrait of George C. Winslow, Boston, Mass., 1864

Studio portrait of George C. Winslow, a captain and A.G.M. in the U.S. Army.

Date: 1864

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

GUSN: 347414

Ref. Code: PC008.10.052

Studio portrait of Mrs. Justin Winsor, Boston, Mass., 1861

Studio portrait of Mrs. Justin Winsor, aka Caroline Tufts (Barker) Winsor

Date: 1861

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

GUSN: 347415

Ref. Code: PC008.10.053

Studio portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 347416

Ref. Code: PC008.10.054

Maginnis and Walsh architectural collection, c. 1898-1932, undated

i-10\li-5The Maginnis and Walsh architectural collection, circa 1898-1932, undated, consists of 19 folders and 2 tube (581 drawings) of architectural drawings from a portion of the firm's commissions. Displayed on formats of starch-coated linen, trace paper, and blueprints, these renderings include ...

Date: undated

Collection: Maginnis and Walsh architectural collection, c. 1898-1932, undated

GUSN: 347420

Ref. Code: AR038

Beautifying home surroundings, The Lovett Landscape Service, Little Silver, New Jersey

The guide advises homeowners on how to improve their properties with landscape gardening.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347430

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.162

Beauty in gardens, a tribute, 1st edition, edited by Roger B. Whitman for and in collaboration with the Cyclone Fence Company, William Edwin Rudge, New York, New York

The item is copy number 51.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347433

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.163

Everything for the garden 1933, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt St., New York, New York

Vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides are described for customers. There is an extensive list of garden and farm books. The front cover illustration is captioned "Ash Lawn, Va. the home of President Monroe."

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347434

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.164

Trees and plants from Vermont for 1930, George D. Aiken, Putney, Vermont

Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruit trees are described for customers. There is a loose order sheet and a handwritten list of items.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347453

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.165

Save your garden from insects and disease, Garden Hose Spray Co., Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

The sprayer and cartridges are described for insect control, fertilizer application and plant diseases. Text on the cover reads "As easy as watering your lawn." The product is available from Breck's, 85 State and 85 Franklin Streets, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.04.01.013

For yards of happiness around the clock, Hyde Bird Feeder Company, 56 Felton Street, Waltham, Mass.

The catalog has bird feeders, bird houses and lists shrubs and trees which attract birds. There is a separate combination order form and envelope.

Date: 1952-1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347456

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.048

Mahoney's Rocky Ledge Farm & Nursery, 242 Cambridge St., Route 3, Winchester, Mass.

The brochure has a keyed map of the nurseries. The business has a farm stand and flower shop which can deliver flowers through FTD and Teleflorist.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347457

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.166

Peonies, hardy garden perennials, ornamental evergreens, shade trees and shrubs, Cherry Hill Nurseries, 1928, T.C. Thurlow's Sons, Inc., West Newbury, Massachusetts

The inside of the front cover has a list of awards won by the business. There is an index to the peonies at the end of the catalog. Pages 47-50 are loose.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347459

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.167

Photographs, 1940s-1960s, undated

This subseries contains photographs about Royal Barry Wills and his family and colleagues at social events

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

GUSN: 347461

Ref. Code: AR029.01.02

Burpee's bulbs for fall planting 1934, W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The bulbs offered are described with colors, quantities and prices. There is an order form and loose envelope. The catalog mailing envelope is included.

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347463

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.168

Hardy plants for New England gardens 1931, Gray & Cole, Ward Hill, Massachusetts

The business carries perennials, rock plants, flowering shrubs and evergreens.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347467

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.169

Biographical Information, 1941-2014

This sbuseries contains biographical information about the Royal Barry Wills Associates

Date: 1941-2014

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

GUSN: 347466

Ref. Code: AR029.01.01

Ornamental iron and zinc fountains, J.W. Fiske Iron Works, 78 and 80 Park Place, New York, New York

Fountain designs are described with dimensions and ground basin requirements. The item has a loose "Price list 1928 Fountains, basins and jets."

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347469

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.049

Weathervanes by Todhunter, Arthur Todhunter, 414 Madison Avenue, between 48th & 49th Streets, New York, New York

The weathervanes are shown in silhouette with dimensions and prices.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347470

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.006.009

Sectional iron frame greenhouses that we have designed and erected, their planning and placing, the materials used and the way we construct them, 9th ed., Lord & Burnham Co., New York, New York

Building plans for various styles of greenhouses are accompanied by interior and exterior photographs of the finished greenhouses. Text on the last page reads "Prepared by Tuthill Ad. Agency, 1133 Broadway, New York. Made by The Mason-Henry Press, Syracuse and New York."

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 347472

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.170

Royal Barry Wills and family

1 folder with four black and white images of Royal Barry Wills at home with his wife. One image was published on December 16, 1958 in the Boston Traveller

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 347481

Ref. Code: AR029.01.02.01