Historic New England

Marguery, menu, scenic Route 1A, Ipswich, Mass.

The restaurant has English and French dining rooms and can seat up to 250 people. One item has a separate dessert and after dinner liqueurs menu.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318488

Ref. Code: EP001.15.005

Chinaland and the Hapi-Tok Lounge, menu, Route 128 and 1A, Beverly, Mass.

The menu lists Chinese and American dishes and cocktails..

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318490

Ref. Code: EP001.15.006

Dave Wong's China Sails, menu, Loring Avenue, Salem; Chestnut Hill, Brookline; Northshore Shopping Center, Peabody, Mass.

Chinese and American dishes are listed as well as family dinners. There is a wine list and Polynesian drinks for customers. The menu cover illustrations and lettering are done in gold and blue.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318492

Ref. Code: EP001.15.007

Dave Wong's China Sails, menu, Chestnut Hill, Brookline; Loring Avenue, Salem; Northshore Shopping Center, Peabody, Mass.

The menu has appetizers, Polynesian drinks and Chinese and American dishes. Family dinners for two to eight diners are provided.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318493

Ref. Code: EP001.15.008

Commodore, menu, Route 1A off 128, Beverly, Mass.

Lobster, beef and seafood specialties are described for diners. There is a wine and cocktail list. The restaurant has banquet facilities. A note clipped to the menu states that lobster dishes will be $1.50 extra. The menu cover has an illustration of the schooner "Hannah" which according to a note o...

Date: 1970

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318495

Ref. Code: EP001.15.009

Tavern on the Green, menu, 297 Salem Street, Bradford, Mass.

Appetizers, beef and seafood dishes are listed. The facility can accomodate over 250 people for special functions. There is a photograph of the property on the menu verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318496

Ref. Code: EP001.15.010

Jack Hackett's Lakeside, menu, Ipswich, Mass.

Meat is broiled on a coal stove dating from 1847. Hackett was the chef and restaurant owner from 1957-1974. Text on the menu cover reads "Good food in the New England tradition." The cover illustration is signed "H. McCabe." Two fishermen approach a covered bridge in the cover illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318498

Ref. Code: EP001.15.011

Essex Towne House, menu, Eastern Avenue, Essex, Mass.

The menu lists steaks, chops, seafood and a variety of appetizers. There is a separate small menu (8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches) that duplicates the large menu. A man with a team of oxen, two women cleaning fish and a woman with a basket of fowl illustrate the front cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318499

Ref. Code: EP001.15.012

Chez Dreyfus, menu 124 Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, Mass.

The menu is in French and English. The dishes are illustrated around the menu borders. The illustrations were designed and drawn by Jean-Louis Lelaurain and printed by Albanesi in Nice, France.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318502

Ref. Code: EP001.15.013

Proctor House, menu, Lowell and Prospect Streets at Proctor Crossing, Peabody, Mass.

The menu has steaks, seafood and Italian specialties for diners. The menu verso has a history of the Procter family and the inn.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318505

Ref. Code: EP001.15.014

Trade card albums collection

Collection

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318524

Ref. Code: EP003

Album B: Household furnishings, wringers, washers, freezers, hardware

The features of carpet sweepers, washing machines, wringers, ice cream freezers, refrigerators and cookware are described for customers. Short scenes and limericks advertise the various products. Card illustrations may have well-known persons of the day or racist content. A number of cards were prod...

Date: 1840-1895

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318527

Ref. Code: EP003.001

Pure oil tinted gloss paints, manufactured by John Lucas & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York

The item verso has directions for applying the paint to house exteriors. The color chart has the dates 1873-1885. The paint is for sale by Matthews Brothers, druggists and dealers in burning and lubricating oils, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318529

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.069

I wish you a happy New Year, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1900

The New Year's Eve menu included such dishes as bluepoints, salmon, turkey, prime rib, quail, pumpkin pie and Boston cream puffs. A bird sits on a holly branch in the cover illustration with the Vendome seal. The item verso has a 1900 calendar.

Date: 1900-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318531

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.030

Bill Stear's room at Quincy, Mass. about 1900. Bill in chair.

Photograh showing an interior of a room in Quincy, Mass. A man identified as Bill Stear sits in a chair reading a book. The walls are adorned with books, photographs, and household objects such as plates and cups. In the corner there is a hat stand with several hats and umbrellas. There are seve...

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318565

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Quincy.151.21

Royalston Grange

The photograph shows a table toped with various fruits, vegitables and canned goods. Above it is a canopy of foliage, an American flag and a sign saying "Royalston Grange".

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318568

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0140.0010.001

Unidentified: Social and recreational area.

Interior view of a sitting area with a fireplace, two wicker chairs, a table, and a dividing screen in one corner. Books, photographs and miscellaneous objects adorn the walls.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318569

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.237

Unidentified: Dining rooms.

View of the interior of a dining room. Table set with plates, drinking glasses, tea cups, flowers, table cloth, and cutlery. Room decorated with East Asian inspired paper lamps. Walls adorned with plates, bowls, urns, and a mirror.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318570

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.238

Unidentified: Study.

Interior view of a study with large desk, bookshelves with books, couch, and hanging photographs.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318571

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.239

Unidentified: Social and dining area.

Interior view of a dining or social room. A large, oval table with two chairs occuipies the center of the room. A side bar with assorted dishes stands to one side of the room and a fireplace with mantle and objects occupies the adjacent wall. Above the sidebar is a painting of three children and ab...

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318572

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.240

Unidentified: Social and recreational areas.

Photograph depicts interior of room looking at an external door with several windows on each side. A staircase stands in the left corner. In the room are several pieces of furnture including a desk, chairs, a piano, a spindle, and a stand holding a sculpture. The room contains many lamps and deco...

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318581

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.241

Unidentified: Social and recreational areas.

Interior showing a table and two chairs, a fireplace with mantel, bookshelf. Several musical instruments are present including a guitar and a banjo. Photographs adorn the walls and a chandelier hangs in the center of the room. Photograph is in a decorative wooden frame, frame has leaf motif.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318582

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.242

Corner of East Broadway and North Street, South Boston

Now known as Medal of Honor Park.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318586

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1700.0010.001

Album B: Household furnishings

The cards describe domestic and imported lamps, oil burners, glassware, china, crockery, cutlery, silverware, carpets and rugs. The businesses are New England based and from across the United States.

Date: 1840-1895

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318587

Ref. Code: EP003.002

Nine women drinking tea, possibly Fairhaven, Mass.

Nine women seated and standing around a square table hold cups and saucers. A tea service is on the table. One woman holds a fan. The women are elegantly dressed, and the room is decorated with a patterned carpet and patterned wallpaper. The walls are adorned with framed photographs.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 318591

Ref. Code: PC002.USMA.Falmouth.110.07

Youth wearing baseball uniform

The back is addressed to Miss Vera Allen and postmarked 1914. The message reads: "This is how I looked at Boy Scout Camp. We had a bully time. I just got home this morn." The signature is illegible.

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318593

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.016

Two boys in studio portrait with chickens

Two boys pose seated for a studio portrait with a hen and a rooster, each held by one of the boys.

Date: 1870s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318595

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1900.0500.001

Jamaica Pond Ice Co. wagon with two workmen

Two workmen pose with the Jamaica Pond Ice Co. delivery wagon in front of a residential structure.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318597

Ref. Code: PC001.04.02.5750.001

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

A pamphlet by Hon. John P. Bowman about the family tomb of Laurel Glen Mausoleum in Cuttingsville, Vermont. The mausoleum was designed by G. B. Croff.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318599

Ref. Code: EP001.07.01.TMP.006

Vermont - Cuttingsville

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318600

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318601

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.001

Illusion Gallery of Statuary. Interior of Laurel Glen Mausoleum. A magnificent private family Tomb, built at Cuttingsville, Vermont, by John P. Bowman, ESQ. "Memoria in Aeterna" Of a sainted wife and daughters. G. B. Croff, Architect

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318602

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.002

Southern Perspective of Laurel Hall, Picturesque Summer Villa of Hon. John P. Bowman, at Cuttingsville, VT. G. B. Croft, Architect

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318603

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.003

Laurel Glen Mausoleum, Cuttingsville, Vermont

1 stereo view

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 318604

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USVT.0246.004

New Year's greeting, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1899

Guests dined on canapes a la Russe, lamb chops, lobster, prime rib, venison, frozen Tom and Jerry and White Mountain Cream Cake.

Date: 1899-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318607

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.031

Suburban home for sale at a moderate price, S.D. Warren Company, 101 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business translates the advertising of suburban homes to the selection and cost of printing paper. There is a list of printing paper distributors in the back of the pamphlet. Text on the front cover reads, "The facts, their presentation, their interpretation, the rebuttal. Book no. 1."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316327

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.001.038

United States Naval Fleet in Provincetown, MA

Small 8 x 5 1/2 inch album with 19 black and white photographs, mostly 3x 5 inches. Album documents welcoming of the naval fleet to Provincetown and the official ceremony on Navy Day, July 14, 1934. First page of album says" United States Naval Fleet in Provincetown, MA July 12-1934-August 12, ...

Date: 1934

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 316356

Ref. Code: PC009.283

1949 Westinghouse Refrigerators, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1949

The models described have a hold-cold control feature to maintain a steady temperature for food preservation. The refrigerators are available from Harris Oil Company, 203 Commercial street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316387

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.058

Different from all others, Servel the gas refrigerator, Servel, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1948

Text on the brochure reads "Stays silent, lasts longer because it freezes with no moving parts." The refrigerators are available from Portland Gas Light Company, 5 Temple Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316389

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.059

New luxurious Monitor Electric Refrigerator, Monitor Home Appliances, General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1950s

The features of the Monitor Electric Refrigerator model RC-7 is described for potential customers. The appliance is available at the Maine Appliance Center, 10 Preble Street, Chapman Arcade, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316390

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.060

Presenting the most distinguished family of home appliances, Monitor Home Appliances, General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940s

Capsule descriptions are provided for the appliances. The Monitor symbol is from Jean Rachmiel's painting "The Courier, Seven League Boots." Monitor appliances are available at the Maine Appliance Center, 10 Preble Street, Chapman Arcade, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316392

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.061

Here's the automatic washer for me! G-E All-Automatic Washer, General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1950s

The washer features are described for potential customers. The appliance is available from Gould-Armer Company, Inc., 70 Free Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316393

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.057

Steam or hot water for heating in 5 minutes, General Electric Oil-Fired Boiler, General Electric Air Conditioning Department, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1940s

The heating efficiency and cost savings of the boiler are described for potential customers. The appliance is available from Harris Oil Company, 202 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316394

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.031

Oil-fired Warm Air Conditioner Type LB-30 Form C, PM4-0001, General Electric Oil-Fired Boiler, General Electric Air Conditioning Department, Bloomfield, New Jersey, March 1946

A description and specifications are provided for potential customers. The product is available from Harris Oil Company, 17 Main Street, South Portland, Maine.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316396

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.035

Renew with Insulite Siding with genuine Graylite Base, Insulite, 500 Baker Arcade Bldg., Minneapolis, Minnesota, undated

Brick and stone design siding is described for customers. The siding is available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 76 Massachusetts Avenue, South Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316400

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.011

When winter blizzards blow and summer suns sizzle you'll be on the comfort side with Bird Insulated Weather-Tex Siding, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

The siding provides beauty, heating efficiency, fuel conservation and is durable. The siding is available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 76 Massachusetts Avenue, South Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316403

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.010

Bird Master-Bilt Weather-Tex Shingles, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

The five reasons to purchase the siding are extra wear, protection, beauty, economy and color. The shingles are available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 41-45 York Street, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316404

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.009

Park Street, Boston, Mass.

Park Street runs downhill with the Park St. Church in the distance and Boston Common on the right. A fountain on the lawn in front of the State House is seen in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 316425

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6220.001