Historic New England

Poster, Camp Wapello Presents "The Musical Show of 1930"

Poster advertsing Camp Wapello's annual musical show, August 19, 1930.

Date: 1930

Collection: Camp Wapello, Friendship, Maine collection

GUSN: 321307

Ref. Code: CC015.02.004

Exterior view of buildings, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

Handwritten text on the verso reads "Taken near E' 33, looking N.E., Jan 1890, Blue Hill Avenue." A sign for the Oakland Garden Amusement Park is to the right of the building which has the "Refreshments" sign on it. The building on the left has a sign which looks like it reads "Oakland Park."

Date: 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321368

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.017

Exterior view of buildings, Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass.

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321369

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.018

Construction of Circuit Drive, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Workers and horse-drawn vehicles can be seen at the construction site of Circuit Drive.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321383

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.019

Construction of Valley Gates, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

"The Valley Gates were the third pair of stone gates which closed the Park at dusk." From the Franklin Park Coalition Bulletin, April 1981, p. 20.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321421

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.020

Construction of Williams Street, east of Walnut Street, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

A horse-drawn cart comes up Williams Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321422

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.021

Construction of Old Trail Road, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Workers lay out Old Trail Road in Franklin Park.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321429

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.022

Longfellow residence, Cambridge

Several pedestrians stand in front of the yellow house. Two side porches can be seen in the image.

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

GUSN: 321464

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.4150.002

New Boston Atheneaeum

The facade of the Boston Athenaeum, which opened in 1849, can be seen in the image.

Date: 1849

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

GUSN: 321467

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1050.004

View of the Massachusetts Reform School, Westborough, Mass.

Chauncy Lake can be seen with the Reform School in the background.

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

GUSN: 321468

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.0250.001

American Print Works, Fall River, Mass.

The factory buildings can be seen with steamships and sailing ships on the water.

Date: 1870s

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

GUSN: 321472

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.4700.001

State Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle approaches the reformatory buildings in the image. A name which appears to be "Catherine K. Rosen" is handwritten at the top of the item.

Date: 1850s

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

GUSN: 321473

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.5450.001

Monadnock Mt. from Jaffrey

A lone horseback rider rides in the direction of Monadnock Mountain.

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

GUSN: 321477

Ref. Code: GC002.01.NH.0100.002

People on their way to work at the Government Center had to make their own path to make way up to the Federal building from Haymarket Square, Record American Sunday Advertiser, Boston, Mass.

1 black-and-white print ; 11 1/4 x 14 inches

Date: 1967-03-08

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321485

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.003

View of the Fitchburg Railroad Depot, Boston, Mass.

The Fitchburg Railroad Station on Causeway Street is seen with the Charles River, the Bunker Hill Monument and a train in the background.

Date: 1840s

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

GUSN: 321486

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3750.010

Camp Wapello Official Outfitting List and Measurement Brochure, 1935

Brochure listing required uniform clothing and price list. The brochure also lists other necessary articles for use at Camp Wapello such as mess kits, sheets, swimmings suits and raincoats, and suggestions of items to bring such as cameras, books, and musical instruments. There is an order form on...

Date: 1935

Collection: Camp Wapello, Friendship, Maine collection

GUSN: 321487

Ref. Code: CC015.02.003

Odd Fellow's Temple, Railroad St., St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Furniture and dry goods establishments occupy space in the Odd Fellow's Temple.

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

GUSN: 321496

Ref. Code: GC002.01.VT.0100.001

Eagle Cotton Gin Manufactory, Bridgewater, Mass.

A family of three observes a train outside the Eagle Cotton Gin factory in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Date: 1850s

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

GUSN: 321500

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.0100.001

Military excercises, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Large crowds of people observe military exercises taking place in Franklin Park.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321531

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.023

Workers lay out a road in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Workers use equipment to lay out a road in Franklin Park.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321543

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.024

View of two roads in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

Two roads can be seen in Franklin Park.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321544

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.025

View of Ellicott Arch and Circuit Drive in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

The Ellicott Arch can be seen at the far left with Circuit Drive above it in the image. Circuit Drive was designed for carriage traffic with foot traffic on the lower road. The Arch was designed by John Charles Olmsted.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321586

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.026

View of Ellicott Arch and Circuit Drive in Franklin Park, Roxbury, Mass.

The Ellicott Arch can be seen in the center left with Circuit Drive above it in the image. Circuit Drive was designed for carriage traffic with foot traffic on the lower road. The Arch was designed by John Charles Olmsted.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 321587

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0420.027

Sample, USG Sheetrock, wall and ceiling material, United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated

The leaflet wrapped around the sample defines sheetrock, its uses and instructions for how to apply it.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321588

Ref. Code: EP001.01.015.01.02.008

Frames for keepsake pictures, reproduced and designed by Foster Brothers, Summer & Mill Streets, Arlington, Mass.

The catalog has frames designed for portrait photographs.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321804

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.025

Modes & manners, vol. 2, no. 5, February 1926, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

The Jordan Marsh Company diamond jubilee, 1851-1926, is celebrated in men's and women's fashions and furniture and interior decoration. The cover has an inset drawing of the first Jordan Marsh shop against the building at Washington and Summer Streets. Pages 17-24 are missing from the item.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321805

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.030

Illustrated catalog of gothic and other artistic domestic furniture, fittings, decorations, upholstery, and metal work, Cox & Sons, London, England

The catalog has carved furniture pieces and decorations. Pages 1-4 are missing from the item. There is a slip dated August 1, 1873 that describes price increases. A leaflet attached to the last page describes a store at 12 West Street in Boston.

Date: 1872

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321811

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.106

Herculean Antique Covers, American Writing Paper Co., Manchester, Connecticut

Sample covers and colors are provided in the item. The paper is carried by the Cook-Vivian Company, 189 Congress Street in Boston.

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321812

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.039

Announcement from Winship's, W.W. Winship, Inc., 71 Summer Street, 16 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

The storefronts at both addresses are shown in the brochure. The inside of the brochure has a small catalog "Gifts in leather" which describes hand bags, toilet goods, suitcases, trunks and small leather goods.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321819

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.003.003

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, Perry Pictures Company, Malden, Mass.

"The Perry Pictures are halftone reproductions from photographs or steel engravings." Customers can select from portraits, historical and religious subjects and animals.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321826

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.017

Catalogue of the Perry Pictures, Perry Pictures Company, Malden, Mass.

"The Perry Pictures are halftone reproductions from photographs or steel engravings." Customers can select from portraits, historical and religious subjects and animals. Loose items in this catalog are: 1)Miniature colored pictures catalogues B, C and D. 2)A one cent size sample "Feeding the hens." ...

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321827

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.002.018

Let fluorescent light the way to new smartness, beauty and comfort in your home, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., New York, New York

The brochure describes fluorescent lighting features and fixtures for the home.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321881

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.051

In memory of a house, save your house, instead of just its memory! Manufactured by West Dodd Corporation, Goshen, Indiana

The brochure promotes the West Dodd Certified System for home protection from lightning.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321882

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.004.010

Account of the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilvert Du Motier Marquis de La Fayette, with illustrations of the La Fayette pattern of sterling silver tableware, Towle Mfg. Company, silversmiths, Newburyport, Mass.

Lafayette's life is recounted with illustrations. Text on the front cover reads, "6th series colonial." The majority of tableware pages, 49-66, are missing from the item.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.026

Biographical sketch of Madame Adelina Patti, by Michel Mortier, Steinway & Sons Celebrated Pianos, New York, New York

The life and career of the opera singer is told in the pamphlet. She uses Steinway pianos in all her concerts.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321901

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.065

Greet card, child of the graphic arts, vol. 2, no. 2, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

This work is a bibliography of sources for young artists interested in greeting card design. The cited works cover air brushing, embossing, etching and engraving, offset lithographing, paper, printing and silk screening.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321902

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.066

Greeting card art, how you can sell it! Vol. 1, no. 2, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

Advice is provided for artists considering working in the greeting card field. Such topics as submitting pieces, approaching publishers and protecting one's work are covered.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321903

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.067

New field beckons the American artist, vol. 1, no. 3, prepared by the Arts Bureau of Gartner & Bender, Inc., 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

Greeting cards as social communication and a field of support for artists is examined.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 321998

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.068

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated February 23, 1853

Daniel McKane has paid his account to Thomas Sanborn.

Date: 1853-02-23

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322066

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.010

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated November 28, 1854

The receipt names the persons involved in the transaction, the whole wieght, tare, net weight and price.

Date: 1854-11-28

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322067

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.011

Receipt for Exeter Hay Scales, Exeter, New Hampshire, dated December 14, 1854

The receipt names the persons involved in the transaction, the whole wieght, tare, net weight and price.

Date: 1854-12-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322068

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.02.01.012

Envelope fragment for I. Sack Cabinet Hardware Co., wholesale and retail, 85 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries furniture and door hardware. A New York City address is given at 625 Lexington Avenue.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322083

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.01.018

View of the city of Boston

This is a view of Boston and Back Bay when the railroad causeways had been established. The State House can be seen in the center of the image. The steeple to the right of the State House may be Park Street Church. Two laborers and a woman walk along the causeway bed. The Worcester Railroad train tr...

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

GUSN: 322196

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.0650.009

Ticket for Boston Art Club exhibition of paintings by Frederick J. Waugh, 150 Newbury, corner of Dartmouth, Boston, Mass.

The exhibition will be held from November 7-28, 1914. Text on the ticket reads "Present this card at Dartmouth Street entrance.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322198

Ref. Code: EP001.01.051.01.01.006

Houses, camp cottages, equipment as prefabricated by Hodgson, E.F. Hodgson Co., Boston and New York

The catalog has houses and outdoor buildings such as play houses, bird houses, animal housing and greenhouses available from E.F. Hodgson. Prices are given with descriptions, photographs and floor plans. The business address in Boston is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue. There is an outdoor exhibit...

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322199

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.126

Houses, camps and equipment, as prefabricated by Hodgson, E.F. Hodgson Co., 1108 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston and 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York

The catalog has houses and outdoor buildings such as play houses, bird houses, animal housing and greenhouses available from E.F. Hodgson. Prices are given with descriptions, photographs and floor plans. The business address in Boston is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue. There is an outdoor exhibit...

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322200

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.127

Hodgson portable houses, E.G. Hodgson Co., 71-73 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.

The structures shown in the catalog include houses, playhouses, livestock buildings and clubhouses. Hodgson has a factory and outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The New York show room is in the Craftsman Bldg., 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York City. The item has a double page ph...

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322201

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.128

Catalog, Springfield Portable House Company, 50 Church Street, New York, New York

The busines manufactures all types of portable structures such cottages, garages, schoolouses, clubhouses and hunters' camps. There is a photograph of the factory in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1911

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322219

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.129

Brochure for Shoppell's modern houses, no. 2, April 1886, Co-operative Building Plan Association, 191 Broadway, New York, New York

The brochure describes a new book of modern houses and carriage houses available to customers. It contains floor plans and full descriptions.

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322220

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.015

Pennsylvania Fireproofing Company, general office, Erie, Pennsylvania; factory, St. Marys, Pennsylvania

The item has photographs of residential houses and commercial buildings using the Company's fireproofing tile. There are commercial buildings on Boston's Fish and Commonwealth Piers,and residences in Brookline and Newton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 322229

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.004.011

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