Historic New England

Small homes, National Plan Service, Inc., undated

Plans book containing small house designs. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features. Published by the National Plan Service, Inc. Front cover of the first plan book advert...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362671

Ref. Code: EP005.752

To-day's designs of small homes, "New ideas by small home architects," Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, R.I., undated

Plan book containing small house designs. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features. Published by the Nationwide House Plan Service. Front cover of the first plan book adve...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362673

Ref. Code: EP005.751

Select homes, National Plan Service, Inc., undated

Plan books containing small house designs. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features. Published by the National Plan Service, Inc. Front cover of the second plan book adver...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362675

Ref. Code: EP005.750

Planned homes of individual design, National Plan Service, Inc., 1946

Plan book containing small home designs published by National Plan Service, Inc. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features.

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362678

Ref. Code: EP005.749

National builders catalog, formerly Home builders catalog: a reference work for contractors, building material dealers and builders; containing manufacturers' catalogs and data on materials and equipment; articles analyzing the problems of home construction; illustrations and plans of small homes and garages, 5th ed., National Building Publications, division of National Trade Journals, Inc., 1931

Catalog containing manufacturers' catalogs, data on materials and equipment, and articles discussing issues of home construction. Illustrations or photographic prints and floor plans of small homes and garages are featured. Advertisements for companies selling various building materials and house pl...

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362681

Ref. Code: EP005.740

1929 Home builders catalog: a reference work for building contractors, building supply dealers, architects and home owners; containing authentic information on building materials and home equipment and hundreds of original illustrations and plans of all types of small homes, garages, etc., 4th ed., National Building Publications, division of National Trade Journals, Inc., 1929

Catalog containing manufacturers' catalogs, data on materials and equipment, articles discussing issues of home construction, and illustrations and plans of small homes and garages. Advertisements for companies selling various building materials and house plans are found throughout the catalog.

Date: 1929

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362687

Ref. Code: EP005.756

1927 Home builders catalog: a reference work for buildings contractors and home owners containing authentic information on building materials and home equipment and hundreds of original illustrations and plans of all types of small homes, 2nd ed., Home Builders Catalog Company, 1927

Catalog containing manufacturers' catalogs, data on materials and equipment, articles discussing issues of home construction, and illustrations and plans of small homes and garages. Advertisements for companies selling various building materials and house plans are found throughout the catalog.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362690

Ref. Code: EP005.757

Poster, National Homes Corp., 1957

Poster advertising "Pacemaker" and "Custom-Line" floor plans from National Homes. Poster is dated 1957. Each floor plan is accompanied by a name and its square footage.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362719

Ref. Code: EP001.15.025

Lorna Simpson photographs, Corridor, 2003

Five photographs from Lorna Simpson's color video, Corridor, 2003 exhibited in Yankee Remix: Artists Take on New England. This exhibition at Mass MoCA was a collaboration between SPNEA (now Historic New England) and Mass MoCA; the exhibit was open between 2003-2004. Yankee Remix invited artists, ".....

Collection: Lorna Simpson photographs, Corridor, 2003

GUSN: 362758

Ref. Code: PC088

Corridor, 2003, photograph 1 of 5

Five photographs from Lorna Simpson's color video, Corridor, 2003 exhibited in Yankee Remix: Artists Take on New England. This photograph depicts the exterior of Coffin House on the left and Gropius House on the right. This exhibition at Mass MoCA was a collaboration between SPNEA (now Historic New ...

Collection: Lorna Simpson photographs, Corridor, 2003

GUSN: 362762

Ref. Code: PC088.001

Corridor, 2003, photograph 2 of 5

Five photographs from Lorna Simpson's color video, Corridor, 2003 exhibited in Yankee Remix: Artists Take on New England. This photograph depicts a morning scene of a woman collecting candles on the left and a woman applying cream in a mirror on the right.This exhibition at Mass MoCA was a collabora...

Collection: Lorna Simpson photographs, Corridor, 2003

GUSN: 362763

Ref. Code: PC088.002

Publications: Random Recollections by Clara Codman Wolcott, 1934

1.21 linear feet (1 document case)

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 362767

Ref. Code: MS001.09.06.15b

"Pageant of Cape Cod" photographic collection, 1914

10 black and white photographic prints taken by photographer Fred C. Small of Buzzards Bay, Mass. They depict rehearsals for the "Pageant of Cape Cod", which was put on in celebration of the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in August 1914. The pageant was described as "a magnificent out-door presentati...

Date: 1914

Collection: "Pageant of Cape Cod" photographic collection, 1914

GUSN: 362845

Ref. Code: PC089

"Italian Fishing Boats at T-Wharf" Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Photographic print of Italian fishermen, probably Sicilian, in dories at T-Wharf in Boston taken in the early twentieth century. The men are seen working on their fishing line and netting, likely for long-line tub-trawling. In the background, people gather to purchase fresh fish.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362847

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.081

"Italian Fishermen at T-Wharf" Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Photographic print of Italian fishermen, likely Sicilian, selling their catch fresh off the boats, at T-Wharf in Boston. The man holding a fish in the foreground makes a Southern Italian hand gesture to someone outside of the frame. Taken in the early twentieth century.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362854

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.082

"Fisherman making a sale" T-Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Photographic print of Italian fishermen, likely Sicilian, selling their catch fresh off their boats, at T-Wharf in Boston. The sale is made to a woman in finer dress than the surrounding men, suggesting a class difference between the fishmonger and woman. Various men surround the sale and face towar...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362855

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.083

"Italian Fisherman" T-Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

Framed photographic print of an Italian, probably Sicilian, fisherman in a dory at T-Wharf in Boston taken in the early twentieth century. The man is seen working on his fishing line and netting, likely for long-line tub-trawling.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362858

Ref. Code: PC001.02.03.03.084

Printed Matter, 1938-1946

A collection of product catalogues and serials containing articles written by or about Royal Barry Wills designed homes during the 1930s - 1940s. The following is a list of current holdings: Better Homes & Gardens New Ideas for Building Your Home Better Homes & Gardens book of five star home pla...

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

GUSN: 362866

Ref. Code: AR029.02.06

Whitehead Metal Products Co., Inc : Quality Metals of Industry, Catalog No. 17A

This three ring, bound product catalogue contains nine tabbed sections of metal products sold by Whitehead Metal Products Company, Inc. in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States Tabbed sections include Sheets Rods Shapes Pipe tube valves fittings Fasteners Welding and Brazing Foun...

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 362922

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.032

The Home Builder [clippings], 1909

One envelope containing seven clippings from the illustrative sales brochure "The Home Builder." Each clipping depicts a photograph or illustration of a different bungalow or cottage from southern California. Materials are dated 1909. Publisher is unknown.

Date: 1909

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362952

Ref. Code: EP005.741

The home garage of concrete masonry, Portland Cement Association, undated

Plan book promoting the benefits of concrete masonry home garages. Includes photographs, floor plans, elevations, and perspectives of different concrete masonry garages. Published by the Portland Cement Association.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 362954

Ref. Code: EP005.742

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 155-175, c. 1864-1868

Series

Date: 1864-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362965

Ref. Code: GC007.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 155-160, c. 1864-1865

5 plates

Date: 1864-1865

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362966

Ref. Code: GC007.01.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 161-163, . 1865-1866

14 plates

Date: 1865-1866

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362967

Ref. Code: GC007.01.02

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 164-166, c. 1866

13 plates

Date: 1866

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362968

Ref. Code: GC007.01.03

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 167-169, c. 1866-1867

15 plates

Date: 1866-1867

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362969

Ref. Code: GC007.01.04

Le Garde=meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 170-172, c. 1867

11 plates

Date: 1867

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362970

Ref. Code: GC007.01.05

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 173-175, c. 1867-1868

14 plates

Date: 1867-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362971

Ref. Code: GC007.01.06

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 39-176, c. 1845-1868

Series

Date: 1845-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362972

Ref. Code: GC007.02

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 76-153, c. 1851-1864

21 plates

Date: 1851-1864

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362973

Ref. Code: GC007.02.01

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, Livraisons 39-176, c. 1845-1868

100 plates

Date: 1845-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 362974

Ref. Code: GC007.02.02

Handyman Plan, no. 393, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Ill., 1959

Publication number 393 of Popular Home's Handyman Plan. Discusses garage framing, including wall and roof framing, and custom garage ideas. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and specifications throughout. Published by the United States Gypsum Company.

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363003

Ref. Code: EP005.745

Handyman Plan, no. 364, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Ill., 1959

Publication number 364 of Popular Home's Handyman Plan. Discusses carport construction, garage storage, and outdoor storage. Includes illustrations, floor plans, photographic prints, and specifications. Published by the United States Gypsum Company.

Date: 1959

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 363004

Ref. Code: EP005.744

Vermont - Bennington - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363026

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USVT.0580.0070

Studio portrait of George M. Hawks and a dog, Bennington, Vt., undated

Cabinet card of George M. Hawks holding a pencil with a dog on a bench. Taken by Gokays photographic studio in Bennington, Vermont. The following is printed underneath the print on the recto of the mount: "Gokays / Bennington, Vt."

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363028

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USVT.0580.0070.001

Studio portrait of an unidentified man on roller skates, Lawrence, Mass., 1884

Cabinet card of an unidentified man on roller skates taken in a photographic studio. Taken by photographer George H. Leck of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Photograph dated 1884. Backmark on verso reads: "Geo. H. Leck, / Photographer, / 283 Essex Street, / Lawrence, Mass. 1884."

Date: 1884

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 363029

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1520.0030.03

123-129 Summer Street

This 1961 photograph taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene with various businesses, including a delicatessen, a jewelry store, and several clothing stores, located on Summer Street in Downtown Boston, Mass. Today these buildings no longer extant, having been replaced with an office bu...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362360

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7710.001

Epstein's Drugs, 2 Scollay Square

This image was taken in 1939 by photographer John F. Lane for the City of Boston Assessing Department. It depicts Epstein's Drugstore, located at the corner of Scollay Square and Pemberton Square, with the Suffolk County Courthouse visible in the background. This building is no longer standing a...

Date: 1939

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362361

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.7220.002

Elm Building, 63-65 Hanover Street

This image was taken in 1939 by photographer John F. Lane for the City of Boston Assessing Department. Located near the corner of Hanover and Elm Streets, the Elm Building housed multiple businesses, including printers, manufacturers, a musical instrument shop, a tavern, and a drugstore, as seen in ...

Date: 1939

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362362

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.4450.001

China House Restaurant, 146 Boylston Street

This 1961 image taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Boylston Street in downtown Boston. Visible are the storefronts and signage of China House Restaurant and a branch of Mansfield Beauty Academy. This building is no longer standing. Emerson Colleges Max Mutchnick Campus Center i...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362363

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1570.001

Old Corner Book Store Building "as it is today", c. 1950's-1960's

In this image dating from the 1950's-1960's, the historic Old Corner Bookstore building is occupied by a pizza shop and surrounded by other commercial buildings in this photograph. An advertisement promotes Second Federal Savings at 19 School Street. A large sign blocking part of the building is for...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362365

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8760.006

483 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image depicts a residential building with stores on the ground floor, including a Goodwill thrift shop, a poultry market, and a hardware store. Cars are parked out front in between snowbanks. This building still stands today and remains primarily residential with a commercial ground fl...

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362366

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.014

Rena's Beauty Salon, 265A Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This image taken by an unidentified photographer c. 1960s depicts a woman standing in the doorway of Rena's Beauty Salon on Blue Hill Ave in Roxbury, Mass. The identity of the woman is unknown. This building is no longer extant. The Haynes Early Childhood Center is now located on the site.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362368

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.015

Ashmont Supply Co., 339-341 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image taken by Anthony's Studio depicts a stretch of Blue Hill Ave with the Ashmont Supply Co. hardware store featured heavily in the foreground. Today, this building is gone and the site is now a vacant lot.

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362369

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.016

Promisel's Food Mart, 1216-1218 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Mass.

This 1961 image by Ames Photo Service depicts a street view of Promisel's Food Mart and a neighboring laundromat located on Blue Hill Ave in Dorchester, Mass. This building is extant but has been altered; it is now the site of Greater Victory Temple Church.

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362372

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0100.003

Ernstein's Specialty Shop, 568 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Mass.

This image by an unidentified photographer depicts a street scene on Columbia Road in Dorchester, Mass., including Ernstein's (women's clothing store) and a U.S. Marine recruiting center. Today, the building at 568 Columbia Rd. is partially extant but significantly altered. The recruiting statio...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362373

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0100.004

Ace DeLuxe Cleaners and Pessin's Food Mart, 151-151B Harold Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1961 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a winter street scene in front of Ace DeLuxe Cleansers and Pessin's Food Mart (Pessin's Foodland) on Harold Street in Roxbury. Two young girls in winter clothing and one older man smoking a cigarette are standing in Ace's doorway. The girls are looking at ...

Date: 1961

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362374

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.017

645-663 Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

This 1960 image by Anthony's Studio depicts a street scene on Warren St. in Roxbury, Mass. Visible are a pharmacy, a liquor store, a driving school, a restaurant, a dry cleaners, and bowling alley. Several large billboards sit atop the stores. The building is still existing, but has significant...

Date: 1960

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362375

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.018

Vacant building at 44 Gibson Street, Dorchester, Mass.

This image depicts a building that has been "vacant for years" according to notes written on the photograph's back. The street-side of the building is covered with political campaign posters ranging from fresh to faded and fraying. Based on the political posters, a rough estimate of 1958-1960 can be...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362377

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1280.0020.001

Massachusetts - East Boston - Boston Marine Works - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 362389

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1340.0050

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