Historic New England

Willard Everett and Co., 130, 131 & 134, North St., Boston, Mass., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers of Furniture

This chromolithographic print depicts two views of the manufacturing site and wholesale rooms for Willard Everett & Co. The first view shows the manufacturing building outside of the city with a small railyard and some buildings with a smokestack. The second view depicts the building on North Street...

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 361188

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2650.006

Watercolor views of buildings by Henry Robinson Blaney, Boston, Mass., undated

Three watercolor paintings completed by artist Henry Robinson Blaney. The paintings depict an unidentified brick gambrel-roofed house, an unidentified clapboard gambrel-roofed house, and an unidentified brick church in Boston, Massachusetts. The paintings are undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361189

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.790

An old frame house becomes a home again with Inselbric, McRae Brothers, Patchogue, N.Y., undated

Trade catalog advertising Inselbric brick siding for homes. Examples of homes with the siding installed are printed in color, and the back of the catalog showcases different textures and colors the consumer can choose from.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361192

Ref. Code: EP005.637

The renaissance of the cellar, Standard Oil of New York, New York, N.Y., undated

The trade catalog showcases refurnished and renovated cellars, showcasing only the after-effects of the renovation through photographic prints. The company also mentions how their oil heat system can benefit most renovated cellars and add to the comfort of consumer's homes.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361193

Ref. Code: EP005.638

Ideas for home improvement with fir plywood, Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma, Wash., 1957

Compilation of bound trade catalogs showcasing the products of the Douglas Fir Company, usually furniture. Most products showcase multiple cross sections of the finished product, as well as different elevation views and photographic prints of the product in use.

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361194

Ref. Code: EP005.639

Keeping your home "up-to-date," Philip Carey Manufacturing Co., Lockland, Ohio, 1942

Trade catalog informing consumers on multiple ways to prevent depreciation in their current home's value, while simultaneously advertising the company products to assist with any necessary renovations. Most articles and plans come with photographic prints demonstrating changes and processes.

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361195

Ref. Code: EP005.640

How to remodel interiors: 37 ideas for weary rooms, The Upson Company, Lockport, N.Y., undated

Trade catalog providing interior decoration advice to consumers, particularly advertising these improvements alongside Upson products. These products include Upson Kuver-Krak Panels, Upson Fibre-Tile, and Upson Strong-Bilt tiles.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361196

Ref. Code: EP005.641

Poster for New Millinery Goods at E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand, E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand, Keene, N. H., undated

Poster advertising E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand in Keene, New Hampshire. The poster thanks loyal patrons for their business, and advertises low prices for garments such as bonnets. There is also a lithograph print of the storefront, listing the name of the store as E R. Gilmore Bonnet Manufactury. The ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361197

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.02.003

The Kitchen: Prang's aids for object teaching. Trades & occupations. Plate 6, 1874

One of twelve lithographs depicting trades and occupations from the educational series called "Aids for Object Teaching. Lithograph of plate 6 depicting a woman working in the kitchen. Published by L. Prang & Co. and dated 1874.

Date: 1874

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

GUSN: 361198

Ref. Code: GC002.02.339

Everything for constructing a building, The Clinton Lumber & Coal Co., Clinton, Conn., undated

Plan book of house designs published by The Clinton Lumber & Coal Co. Each plan includes floor plans, a name for the design, a short description of the home's unique features, and color illustrations of the completed home and unique features.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361200

Ref. Code: EP005.642

101 practical suggestions for home improvements, the new 1936 ed., Johns Manville Corporation, 75 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1936

Trade catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing company products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361201

Ref. Code: EP005.643

101 practical suggestions for home improvements, the new 1937 ed., Johns Manville Corporation, 75 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1937

Trade catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing company products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361202

Ref. Code: EP005.644

How to remodel your home, edited by Victor S. Fox, Style Publications, Inc., 60 East 42nd Street, New York, N Y., 1946

Catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations. Edited by Victor S. Fox. Published by Style Pub...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361203

Ref. Code: EP005.645

House & Garden remodeling guide to home improvement, fall-winter 1970-1971, Conde Nast Publications, Inc., 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1970

Catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations. Published by Conde Nast Publications, Inc.

Date: 1970

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361204

Ref. Code: EP005.646

How to modernize your farm home, edited by H. E. Wichers and Ellen L. Pennell, Successful Farming, Des Moines, Iowa, 1935

Periodical containing articles detailing how consumers can best remodel their farm homes. Each individual article focuses on separate rooms within the house, describes processes and interior design tips, and provides accompanying photographic prints.

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361205

Ref. Code: EP005.647

One hundred birthday gifts, Daniel Low & Co., Jewelers & Silversmiths, Salem, Mass., 1913

Trade catalog containing gifts for people of all ages, specifically geared towards gifts given as birthday presents. Examples of gifts include engraved cards, pearls, gold jewelry, and bond paper. Each product is accompanied by photographs of illustrations of the products, product numbers, price, an...

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.020

Advertisement for Hood's sarsparilla, C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., circa 1882

Advertisement for C. I. Hood's patent medicine, specifically their sarsaparilla product. The front of the advertisement is a color lithograph of four kittens on a footstool. The verso of the advertisement contains testimonials from 30 drugstore owners who sell the product as well as an article writt...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361228

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.013

Growing Old Gracefully pamphlet, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

Pamphlet issued by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company describing how consumers can enjoy their life as they begin to age and retire. Topics discussed include undertaking hobbies and enjoying leisure time, acknowledging the changes one's body goes through, and how to keep financial securi...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361230

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.032

Dry well: medicinal and toiletries bottles, slide 30, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated January 1975. Numbered as slide 30 in the to...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361235

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00003

Ceramic miscellany, slide 17, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 17 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361236

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00004

Dry well: miscellaneous ceramics, knick-knacks, etc., slide 18, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 18 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361237

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00005

Miscellany, slide 36, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 36 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361238

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00006

Dry well: window glass, lamp chimneys, misc., slide 33, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 33 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361239

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00007

Miscellaneous bottles, slide 35, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 35 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361240

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00008

Replacement bottles, slide 34. Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 34 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361241

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00009

Pottery misc. and ceramic cups, slide 20, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 20 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361242

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00010

Dry well: cups (soft paste), mugs, compote cover, slide 21, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 21 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361243

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00011

Pharmaceutical bottles, slide 31, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 31 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361244

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00012

"Stoneware," slide 27, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 27 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361245

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00013

Ceramic chinoiserie, slide 16, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 16 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361246

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00014

Earthenware (American?), slide 19, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 19 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361247

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00015

"Stoneware," slide 28, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 28 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361248

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00016

"Stoneware," slide 26, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students.Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 26 in the top left co...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361249

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00017

Toilet bottles, slide 29, miscellany, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated 1975. Numbered as slide 29 in the top left c...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361250

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00018

A modern house of learning dedicated to the public interests of the city of Springfield and erected in the year eighteen hundred and ninety eight, F. A. Bassette Co., Springfield, Mass., undated

Booklet discussing the history of the High School in Springfield, Massachusetts, later known as Classical High School, and detailing its architectural and other features. Photographs of the interior and exterior of the building, illustrations, and floor plans are included throughout the booklet. Pho...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.286

Retail and romance, Diamond Jubilee ed., by Julia Houston Railey, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass., 1926 January

Booklet detailing the history of the Jordan Marsh Company to celebrate the company's Diamond Jubilee. Discusses the origins of the company and its current state. Includes photographs and illustrations illuminating the history of the company throughout the booklet. Booklet was written by Julia Housto...

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364358

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.06.038

Empire State: a history, Empire State, Inc., Publicity Associates, New York City, N.Y., 1931

Booklet discussing the history of the Empire State Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by the Empire State, Inc. and printed by Select Printing Company, Inc. Photographs of the Empire State Building taken by various photographers are included throughout the booklet...

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364361

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.287

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Alexandria, Va., 1925

Booklet containing plans for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandra, Virginia. Includes floor plans of the memorial and illustrations of what the interior and exterior will look like once built. Booklet published by The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364364

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.288

The Chrysler Building, Chrysler Tower Corporation, Lexington Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, N.Y., 1930

Booklet discussing the history of the Chrysler Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by Chrysler Tower Corporation. Photographs of the Chrysler Building taken by various photographers are included throughout the booklet.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364365

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.289

New plans for the Old South Church in Boston, Old South Society, Boston, Mass., undated

Booklet containing new plans for the Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes floor plans of the church and illustrations of what the interior will look like once renovated. Published by Old South Society. A receipt from Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., located in Boston, Massachusetts, is be...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 364367

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.017

Above the clouds & old New York: an historical sketch of the site and description of the many wonders of the Woolworth Building, by H. Addington Bruce, Munder-Thomsen Press, Baltimore, Md., 1913

Booklet discussing the history of the site of the Woolworth Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Written by author H. Addington Bruce and published for distribution among the visitors of the Woolworth Tower by Munder-Thompsen Press circa 1913. Illustrations and photographs of...

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364368

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.290

The cathedral of commerce, by Edwin A. Cochran, Broadway Park Place Co., New York, N.Y., 1921

Two booklets discussing the history of the Woolworth Building and detailing its architectural and other features. Published by Broadway Park Place Co. and designed and printed by Thomsen-Ellis Company. The foreword was written by clergyman and author S. Parkes Cadman. The author is Edwin A. Cochran....

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364369

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.291

An industrial city, The Barta Press, Boston, Mass., undated

Catalog describing the Beverly, Massachusetts, factory of the United Shoe Machinery Company. Topics discussed include the factory's daily operations, hygiene, information about a local trade school run in conjunction with the City of Beverly, and more. Photographs of different rooms and outdoor loca...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364374

Ref. Code: EP001.01.073.01.02.021

The marvellous increase in southern cotton mills: photographic reproductions of sixty of the one thousand modern textile manufacturing plants in cotton growing states, The Public Information Bureau, 1923

Catalog contains photographic reproductions of textile manufacturing establishments, with a particular focus on southern cotton mills, to demonstrate the growth of the sector in comparison to New England. Articles provide facts and figures related to the growth of southern textile mills in compariso...

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364375

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.022

A manual of home building, edited by Arthur Bates Lincoln, Home Owners' Service Institute, Inc., 441 Lexington Avenue, New York City, N.Y., 1927

Manual published by the Home Owners' Service Institute, Inc. Edited by Arthur Bates Lincoln, the Institute's consulting architect. Discusses topic related to home building such as selecting and buying lumber, installing plumbing, and selecting wallpaper, among others. Includes floor plans and illust...

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364390

Ref. Code: EP005.784

2775 Glen House, White Mountains, New Hampshire

Stereo view of Glen House in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 364398

Ref. Code: PC001.04.03.1050.001

C. B. Smith's home owners hand book, Housing Publications, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, New York City, N.Y., 1935

Handbook published by Housing Publications, Inc. Described on the front cover as "a complete compilation of building information." Discusses a variety of topics, including "roofs, walls, insulation, plumbing, heating, stoves, ranges, air-conditioning, refrigeration, painting, varnishing, electricity...

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 364393

Ref. Code: EP005.743

Columbia bicycles, Westfield Manufacturing Co., Westfield, Mass., 1926

Trade catalog published by Westfield Manufacturing Co. in Westfield, Mass., advertising Columbia bicycles. Includes color illustrations of various models with description of features and pricing information. On back cover is an illustrations of the manufacturing plant.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364526

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.006

Burton & Lewis' ball-bearing roller skates, Burton & Lewis, sole manufacturer of ball-bearing roller skates, 33 to 41 North Street, Boston, Mass., 1885

Trade catalog published by Burton & Lewis advertising Burton & Lewis' ball-bearing roller skates. Described as the "cheapest in the world." Includes a price list and illustrations of the skates, wheels, hanger, and other features.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.019

Illustrated catalog, Musicians Supply Company, 218 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., 1915

Trade catalog published by the Musicians Supply Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Advertises string instruments, such as violas and violins and supplies for the instruments, such as strings, bags, and pegs. Includes some illustrations, item numbers, brief descriptions of each item, and price lists.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 364532

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.082

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