Historic New England

Man with a penny-farthing, undated

Cabinet card depicting an unidentified man dressed in a suit and wearing a derby hat standing next to a penny-farthing bicycle. The photograph was taken in a studio with forest-themed background. The photograph is undated and was taken by photographer J. P. Haseltine of Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361961

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.8850.0300.004

Four unidentified individuals in a living room, undated

Black-and-white photograph of four Black individuals in a living room. Two children are seated in chairs, a third child is seated at a piano, and a woman is standing behind the piano. The photograph is undated. The photograph was taken by Duette Photographers of Arlington, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361963

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3450.0100.002

Wood family glass plate negative collection

This collection contains 22 4" x 5" glass plate negatives related to the Wood family of Dorchester, Mass., c. 1893-1897. These images were taken by Austin C. and George B. Wood, the two eldest Wood children. The images depict buildings in the Dorchester area, mainly historic buildings and the Wood f...

Date: 1893-1897, undated

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361965

Ref. Code: PC086

Ambler Asbestos Shingles (Century Brand), the "last forever" roof, Keasbey & Mattison Company, Ambler, Pa., 1917

Trade catalog showcasing building products manufactured by the Keasbey & Mattison Company, including asbestos shingles, slates, and sheathing. Articles discuss applications and uses of the products are accompanied by photographic prints of houses and other buildings using the products. A list of bui...

Date: 1917

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361970

Ref. Code: EP005.680

Protection from cold, heat, wind, and rain. No leaking roofs, no cracks for wind to enter, with "Neponset," F. W. Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., undated

Trade catalog detailing the uses and benefits of "Neponset" building papers, a product manufactured by F. W. Bird & Son. Directions for application on roofing and siding are detailed.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361971

Ref. Code: EP005.681

Where to buy Neponset products, Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., 1917

Letter from the Western Manager of Bird & Son to lumber company Schaller & McKey following up on a previous phone call. The letter opens to a two-page trade catalog advertising Neponset products sold by Bird & Son, such as the Neponset Shingle, Neponset Paroid Roofing, and the Neponset Black Waterpr...

Date: 1917

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361972

Ref. Code: EP005.682

The home you always wanted. The house that Bird builds, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

Trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by Bird & Son, Inc., including shingles, sidings, roofing, wallboard, and more. Each listing includes a product description, illustrations, and specifications. Photographic prints and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of t...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361974

Ref. Code: EP005.683

Bird: the symbol of modern homes, catalog of colors, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., 1941

Bound trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by Bird & Son, Inc., including shingles, sidings, roofing, wallboard, and more. Each listing includes a product description and illustration. Photographs and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of the products, and spe...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361977

Ref. Code: EP005.684

Make your home stand out in beauty - protection - long life, James A. Smith Roofing Co., Manchester, N.H., undated

Trade catalog advertising Setab Shingles, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the product. Illustrations and photographs demonstrate color selection and uses of the shingles on residences. Published by James A. Smith Roofing Co.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361979

Ref. Code: EP005.685

Perhaps your home needs a new hat!, The Archer Company, Fall River, Mass., undated

Brochure advertising Preston Roofing, highlighting the benefits and uses of the roofing. Illustrations depict the roofing on residences and a color selection for products. Published by The Archer Company.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361980

Ref. Code: EP005.686

Bonanza "Cementile" Roofing, American Cement Tile Manufacturing Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1927

Trade catalog advertising Bonanza "Cementile" Roofing, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the roofing. Articles discuss applications, specifications, and uses of the roofing are accompanied by photographs and illustrations. Published by the American Cement Tile Manufacturing Co.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361985

Ref. Code: EP005.687

Metal Spanish tiles and shingles, 2nd ed., catalog no. 72, The Edwards Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1926

Trade catalog showcasing building materials manufactured by The Edwards Manufacturing Co., including metal Spanish tile and shingles. Each listing includes a product description and illustration. Photographic prints and other illustrations throughout the catalog depict uses of the products, and spec...

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361989

Ref. Code: EP005.688

Bidwell's House and Great Elm - Dorchester Ave.

The identity and location of this building within Dorchester, Mass. remains unknown.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361991

Ref. Code: PC086.001

"Barnard Capen House", Dorchester, Washington St. opposite Melville Ave

Image of Bernard Capen House, built c. 1637; one of oldest remaining houses in Boston area; originally located on corner of Washington and Dunlap Sts. in Dorchester, Mass.; dismantled and moved to Milton, MA in 1909; dismantled again in early 2000s and currently in storage.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361992

Ref. Code: PC086.002

Full length portrait of Frank

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 7.

Date: 1893-1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361993

Ref. Code: PC086.003

Our House - Dorchester

Image depicts 10 Elm Lawn Street, Dorchester, Mass., which was the Wood family home from 1889 to 1896.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361994

Ref. Code: PC086.004

Ball Hugh's House, Washington St. corner of School St.

Image depicts "Sunnyside", last home of celebrated British-American sculptor Robert Ball Hughes, located at 3 School Street, Dorchester, Mass.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361995

Ref. Code: PC086.005

"The Basin" on the road to the "Profile", N.H.

Image depicts "the Basin" of the Pemigewasset River en route to Profile Lake in Lincoln/Franconia, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361996

Ref. Code: PC086.006

Agassiz Basin and Group on Bridge, North Woodstock, N.H.

Image depicts Agassiz Basin (sometimes called Indian Leap), a waterfall stemming from Moosilauke Brook in North Woodstock, N.H.; bridge seen in image not longer exists.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361997

Ref. Code: PC086.007

Portrait of Austin Wood, Full Length

Portrait of Austin C. Wood (1879-1965), pictured at age 14.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361998

Ref. Code: PC086.008

Half length portrait of Frank Wood

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 7.

Date: 1893

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 361999

Ref. Code: PC086.009

Full-length portrait of Mama

Portrait of Agnes E. Wood, pictured at age 40.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362000

Ref. Code: PC086.010

Pierce House 1640. Oak Ave. Dorchester

Image of Pierce House, built c. 1683; one of the last surviving examples of seventeenth-century architecture in the city of Boston; located at 24 Oakton Ave, Dorchester, Mass.; currently owned and operated as a museum by Historic New England.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362001

Ref. Code: PC086.011

House Papa lived in when a boy, Northampton, Mass.

Images depicts an unidentified house in Northampton, Mass., childhood home of William A. Wood.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362002

Ref. Code: PC086.012

Abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church, Boston, Mass., 1835 March 20

Double column text report detailing an abstract of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Building Committee of Grace Church. The abstract contains detai.ls about committee appointments, the contract with the architectural firm of Salmon, Jeremiah, Theodore, and William Washburn, and the specif...

Date: 1835

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 362013

Ref. Code: AR001.001.006

Parson's House (where Papa was born), West Street., Northampton, Mass.

Image depicts 39 West Street, Northampton, Mass., birthplace of William A. Wood. Property built and owned by Col. Joseph Bailey Parsons (1828-1906), prominent citizen of Northampton and Civil War veteran. William Wood's great-grandmother Keziah Parsons Phelps was a descendant of Cornet Joseph Parson...

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362003

Ref. Code: PC086.013

On the Moosilauke River, I. North Woodstock, N.H.

Image depicts Moosilauke Brook (likely near Agassiz Basin), North Woodstock, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362004

Ref. Code: PC086.014

Pemigewasset River Cascades above the "Basin" on road to "Profile", N.H.

Image depicts waterfalls of the Pemigewasset River between the Basin and Profile Lake, Lincoln/Franconia, N.H.

Date: 1894

Collection: Wood family glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 362005

Ref. Code: PC086.015

Price list brochure for The Perry Pictures Company, Malden, Massachusetts, 1927

Packing slip and price list brochure for the Perry Pictures Company. Consumers are informed of the pricing for photographs of different dimensions, also providing information about price differences for different material types and subjects of the photographs.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361046

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.022

Catalogue of tools and supplies for metal crafting, A. J. Wilkinson & Co., 180 to 188 Washington St., Boston, Mass., undated

The catalog lists different craftsman designs, jewels, and some blueprints for consumers to buy. Each product contains an illustration of the assembled and deconstructed product (to be assembled by the consumer), a product number, the name of the product being sold, a price depdning on the material,...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361047

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.020

Sample photograph for Chauncey L. Moore, photographic artist, Republican Building, 419 Main Street, Springfield, Mass., undated

Photograph sample has a lithograph print of the storefront of the photographer, advertising portraits and showcasing the location of the studio.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361049

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.023

Architecture - First Annual Exhibition, Los Angeles Architectural Club

Eight mounted photographic prints of interior and exterior of architectural structures including houses and churches. The prints were photographed by multiple photographers including Thomas Ellison, Leon E. Dadmun, and William T. Clark. Two of the prints include a stamp for the architectural firm Cr...

Date: 1907, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361050

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700

Sitting room, Fellow House, Brookline, Mass.

One photographic print of the sitting room in the Fellow House in Brookline, Massachusetts. The print is undated. William T. Clark is the photographer. The print is labeled as part of section B.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361054

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.001

Exterior view of Emmanuel Church, Newport, R. I.

One photographic print of the exterior of Emmanuel Church in Newport, Rhode Island. The church was designed by architectural firm Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson. The print is undated and was photographed by Leon E. Dadmun. The print is labeled as part of section N.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361055

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.002

Procession at Emmanuel Church, Newport, R.I.

One photographic print of a procession of lay members wearing vestments such as a surplice and cossack outside Emmanuel Church in Newport, Massachusetts. The print is undated and the photographer is unknown. The print is labeled as part of section N.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361056

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.003

Exterior of Mrs. John Nicholas Brown's residence, Newport, R.I.

One photographic print of the residence for Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, also known as Harbour Court, in Newport, Rhode Island. The print is undated. Thomas Ellison is the photographer. The print is labeled as part of section N. A sticker including information related to the First Annual Exhibition of ...

Date: 1907, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361057

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.004

Loggia, Mrs. John Nicholas Brown's residence, Newport, R.I.

One photographic print of the loggia at the residence of Mrs. John Nicholas Brown in Newport, Rhode Island. The print is undated and the photographer is unknown. The print is labeled as part of section N.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361058

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.005

Greenhouse, Barron House, Boston, Mass.

One photographic print of the greenhouse at the Barron House in Boston, Massachusetts. The print is undated and the photographer is unknown. The print is labeled as part of section B.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361059

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.006

Corridor, Barron House, Boston, Mass.

One photographic print of hallway in the Barron House in Boston, Massachusetts. The print is undated and the photographer is unknown. The print is labeled as part of section B. The dining room is seen in the background.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361060

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.007

Dining room, Barron House, Boston, Mass.

One photographic print of a dining room in the Barron House in Boston, Massachusetts. The print is undated and the photographer is unknown. The print is labeled as part of section B.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 361061

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0500.0700.008

Sample photograph for Weston, photographer, 2 Smith Block, Bangor, Maine, undated

Photograph sample has a lithograph print of the storefront of the photographer, advertising portraits and showcasing the location of the studio.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361094

Ref. Code: EP001.01.089.01.01.024

Lovell Diamond bicycles, Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., 155 Washington St. Corner Cornhill (Adams Square), Boston, Mass., c. 1920

Trade catalog sent out by Iver Johnson Sporting Goods for bicycle parts. Products include hangers, chains, bicycle lamps, and tires. Most listings come with dimensions, an illustration with both the item by iteslef and how it can be used on the bicycle, and price variations for different stylings an...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361095

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.005

Schedule trade card for Ryther House Barn Theatre, Route 5, Bernardston, Mass., undated

Schedule acting as a trade card for the Ryther House Barn Theatre. The productions being advertised are "The Odd Couple," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Fanny," and "She Stoops to Conquer;" the productions are scheduled through July and August.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361097

Ref. Code: EP001.01.038.01.01.029

Billhead and advertisements from the Henry N. Clark Co., manufacturers and jobbers of stoves, ranges, furnaces, and repairs, 56-62 Union St., Boston, Mass., 1932

Advertising and billheads put out by Henry N. Clark Co. There is a letter with a billhead stapled to the back, indicating to the addressee that they are currently out of stock for their requested product. The brochure and advertisement give consumers a look at their products, with each containing a ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361099

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.02.014

Coldspot: an important guide to care, operation, maintenance / attractive party dishes, Sears, Roebuck and Co., United States of America, undated

The catalog advertises the services of the coldspot refrigerator, instructing consumers on how to take of and fully utilize their new kitchen appliance. Within the catalog are also testimonials, color images of the appliance in the home, operating instructions, and recipes that include putting the d...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361100

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.081

Advertisement for Foster's hook gloves, Houston & Henderson, Washington St., Boston, Mass., 1899

Advertisement for Foster's Hook Gloves. The front of the advertisement showcases a color lithograph of a woman wearing the gloves while seated at a table adorned with roses. The back of the advertisement showcases the gloves in their box along with a vase of roses. The inside of the advertisement li...

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361102

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.01.028

Advertisement for Miss Wilson hats and dresses, 657 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

An advertisement for hats and dresses from a shop in Boston.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361103

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.09.01.029

Cellars underground: the cellar reborn, American Radiator Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

The trade catalog provides consumers with numerous examples of renovated basements and cellars and potential design choices. Each renovated space is accompanied by before-and-after photographic print of the space, floor plans, and the costs of the renovations. Published by the American Radiator Comp...

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361171

Ref. Code: EP005.626

How to build a recreation room in your basement or attic, by Bob Baer, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1952

The trade catalog contains articles describing numerous aspects of renovating basements and attics into finished recreation rooms. Written by Bob Baer. Published by the Armstrong Cork Company.

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361173

Ref. Code: EP005.627

The how-to book of attic & basement remodeling, by Andy Lang, Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn., 1964

The catalog contains articles describing numerous aspects of renovating basements and attics into finished recreation rooms. Throughout are photographic prints, diagrams, and other supporting content showcasing the proper procedures. Written by Andy Lang. Published by Fawcett Publications, Inc.

Date: 1964

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361174

Ref. Code: EP005.628

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