Historic New England

Three children standing by a metal railing, Boston, Mass., September 1956

Group portrait of three unidentified Black children playing in front of a railing in Boston's South End. The photograph is dated September 1956. The photographer is unknown.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 368558

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0090.004

Danforth family papers, circa 1869-1904, undated

Collection consists of four notebooks containing compositions, school work, rewards of merit, cards, newspaper clippings, poems, programs, advertisements, trade cards, and other ephemera documenting the lives of members of the Danforth family of Gardiner, Maine, between 1869 and 1904. Several of the...

Date: circa 1869-1904, undated

Collection: Danforth family papers, circa 1869-1904, undated

GUSN: 368559

Ref. Code: MS074

Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

Collection contains materials related the lives and activities Lawrence Gilman and his wife, Elizabeth (Walter) Gilman, in Franconia, New Hampshire. Materials are focused on the couples stay at the Winterbotham Farmhouse in Franconia, New Hampshire, during the summer of 1934 and the subsequent buil...

Date: 1934-1937, predominant 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368586

Ref. Code: MS075

Architectural materials, 1934

Series includes two blueprints, one of the of the west elevation and one of the north and south elevations, and one set of specifications. All three were prepared by Harold Holmes Owen, Inc., an architectural firm based in Concord, New Hampshire.

Date: 1934

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368587

Ref. Code: MS075.001

Manuscripts and ephemera, 1934-1935

Series includes proposals; receipts; correspondence; and other paper ephemera related to the construction and decoration of the Gilman house and assorted personal matters. Assorted architectural materials, such as specifications for the construction of the house, plumbing, and heating, are also with...

Date: 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368588

Ref. Code: MS075.002

Photographic materials, 1934-1937 (bulk 1934-1935)

Series includes an album titled "Winterbotham Farmhouse, Sugar Hill, Franconia, NH. Summer of 1934 and Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer of 1934-35 recording the start, progress, and completion of New House at Sugar Hill" as well as negatives and assorted loose photographs. The majority of the photogra...

Date: 1934-1937, predominant 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368589

Ref. Code: MS075.003

Blueprints, 1934

1 folder

Date: 1934

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368590

Ref. Code: MS075.001.01

Specifications, 1934

1 folder

Date: 1834

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368591

Ref. Code: MS075.001.02

Manuscripts and ephemera [1 of 3], 1934-1935

1 folder

Date: 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368592

Ref. Code: MS075.002.01

Manuscripts and ephemera [2 of 3], 1934-1935

1 folder

Date: 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368593

Ref. Code: MS075.002.02

Manuscripts and ephemera [3 of 3], 1934-1935

1 folder

Date: 1934-1935

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368594

Ref. Code: MS075.002.03

Miscellaneous prints, 1934-1937

1 folder

Date: 1934-1937

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368595

Ref. Code: MS075.003.01

Photograph album, 1934-1937

1 folder

Date: 1934-1937

Collection: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) collection

GUSN: 368596

Ref. Code: MS075.003.02

Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

This collection contains ephemera, manuscripts, and photographic materials centered on the Ta-Ta-Pochen Camp Fire Girls based in Malden, Massachusetts. This includes trade catalogs; sheet music; pamphlets; photographs of members; and manuscripts documenting Camp Fire Girl activities, among other mat...

Date: 1912-1928, undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368597

Ref. Code: MS076

Ephemera, 1912-1928, undated

Series contains ephemera including sheet music of Camp Fire Girls songs; a program for the Grand Council Fire; a page from The Book of the Camp Fire Girls; annual reports for 1927 and 1928; the by-laws of the Whatsoever Club; two large knitting needles; a pamphlet; and a trade catalog for The Camp F...

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368598

Ref. Code: MS076.001

Manuscripts, 1922-1928, undated

Series contains manuscripts including a record book of documenting activities; an account book; notes, including a membership list, a leaf-shaped notebook, and a record of the previous years activities; and meeting minutes.

Date: 1922-1928, undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368599

Ref. Code: MS076.002

Photographic materials, 1923, undated

Series contains photographic materials including one group portrait of the Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls; a portrait of an unidentified girl in a ceremonial gown; a group photograph of unidentified girls in nature; and a photographic postcard depicting The Mummies, an outcropping of bedrock in North ...

Date: 1923, undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368600

Ref. Code: MS076.003

Knitting needles, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368602

Ref. Code: MS076.001.07

A charm for the prevention of toothache, undated

One-page written invocation titled, "A charm for the prevention of toothache". The identity of this charm's author, the details of when and where it was written, and the identity of the charm's recipient are unknown. However, similar versions of this text have been found that date back over a thousa...

Date: undated

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 368603

Ref. Code: MS029.002.042

Record book [1 of 2], 1922-1926

1 folder

Date: 1922-1926

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368604

Ref. Code: MS076.002.01

Record book [2 of 2], 1922-1926

1 folder

Date: 1922-1926

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368605

Ref. Code: MS076.002.02

Account book, 1924-1926

1 folder

Date: 1924-1926

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368606

Ref. Code: MS076.002.03

Meeting notes, 1924

1 folder

Date: 1924

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368607

Ref. Code: MS076.002.04

Notebook, 1926

1 folder

Date: 1926

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368608

Ref. Code: MS076.002.05

Notes: record of 1926 and 1927, 1928

1 folder

Date: 1928

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368609

Ref. Code: MS076.002.06

Meeting minutes, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368610

Ref. Code: MS076.002.07

Miscellaneous notes, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368611

Ref. Code: MS076.002.08

Notes: membership list, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368612

Ref. Code: MS076.002.09

For the Lords day Evening, written prayer, Edward Sumner, Milton, Mass., undated

Two-sided sheet of paper containing a written prayer, titled, "For the Lords day Evening", presumably authored by an Edward Sumner of Milton, Mass. Details about the author (beyond his name) and the date of composition are unidentified.

Date: undated

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 368614

Ref. Code: MS029.002.043

Group portait: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls, 1923

1 folder

Date: 1923

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368615

Ref. Code: MS076.003.01

Portrait: girl in ceremonial gown, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368616

Ref. Code: MS076.003.04

Group photograph: Camp Fire Girls in nature, undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368617

Ref. Code: MS076.003.02

Photographic postcard: The Mummies, North Woodstock, N.H., undated

1 folder

Date: undated

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368618

Ref. Code: MS076.003.03

Certificate of the family of Lewis Fairbrother, Monumental Genealogy, Providence, Rhode Island, May 14, 1859

Genealogy form made by "Monumental Genealogy", created by the Monument Association to collect accurate genealogical information to be entered into the Association's records. Chart details vital details of members of the family of Lewis Fairbrother (b. 1812), including his wife Harriet Elizabeth (May...

Date: May 14, 1859

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 368619

Ref. Code: MS029.002.044

Sheet music, 1912

1 folder

Date: 1912

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368633

Ref. Code: MS076.001.01

Program for Grand Council Fire, 1919

1 folder

Date: 1919

Collection: Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire Girls collection

GUSN: 368635

Ref. Code: MS076.001.02

Turning back the pages of time, Goyette Museum of Americana, Peterborough, N.H., undated

Brochure advertising the Goyette Museum of Americana located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The musuem, which was founded by Major A. Erland Goyette of Peterborough, New Hampshire, preserved "those evidences of yesteryear" for "the education and entertainment of this generation." The booklet descri...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369165

Ref. Code: EP001.01.051.01.02.005

A little village of the Blue Hills and the Village Landlord, The Salvation Army, New England Headquarters, Boston 18, Mass., 1921-1922

Booklet discussing the Fresh Air Farm near Canton, Massachusetts, which was owned and operated by The Salvation Army of Massachusetts. The Fresh Air Farm was a farm where "children of poverty, sick of heart, sick of mind, sick of body, sick of their city quarters" could experience the "soul-stirring...

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 369166

Ref. Code: EP001.01.018.01.01.012

George F. Marlowe architectural collection, 1890-1946, undated

This collection contains personal papers, architectural drawings and presentation renderings, sketches, and photographs of buildings.

Date: 1890-1946, undated

Collection: George F. Marlowe architectural collection, 1890-1946, undated

GUSN: 369171

Ref. Code: AR043

Photographic materials, 1948, undated

This series contains photographic materials related to Edward T. Sandersons house at 6 Wiswall Circle in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Included are eight interior photographs, eight exterior photographs, and one portrait of Edward T. Sanderson with his wife, Caroline Elizabeth Page Sanderson. A portion...

Date: 1948, undated

Collection: Nevin and Sanderson Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 369172

Ref. Code: AR032.04

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

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