Historic New England

"Happy Hallowe'en"

1 postcard

Date: ca. 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317312

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.039.008

"May Halloween always greet you with a smile"

1 postcard

Date: ca. 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317313

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.039.009

"This little witch of Hallowe'en is telling her cats a greeting which on their broomsticks they're to carry you with wishes for a speedy meeting"

1 postcard

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317314

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.039.010

"Hallowe'en"

1 postcard

Date: ca. 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317315

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.039.011

"Hallowe'en Greetings"

1 postcard

Date: ca. 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317316

Ref. Code: EP001.05.TMP.039.012

West bedroom, second floor, Castle Tucker, Wiscasset, Maine

1 photographic print

Date: ca. 1924

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 317317

Ref. Code: PC006.CTU.01.004

Camp Meigs Memorial Park, Readville (Hyde Park), Mass., c. 1905

View of Camp Meigs Memorial Park depciting two cannons on a grassy area on either side of a flagpole with two birch trees. Additional trees and buildings can be seen in the background and a dirt path surrounds the grass area. The camp was used as a training field during the Civil War for many Mass...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317326

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2450.0010.002

Stanley demonstrating boat, record 46,000 miles, length, 28 feet, The Stanely Co., Salem, Mass.

Potential customers are urged to equip their boats with a Stanley Motor.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317329

Ref. Code: EP001.01.122.01.01.003

For a victorious new year, menu, Hotel Kenmore, 496 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.

The New Year's Day menu offers such dishes as Louisiana Creole soup, steak, lobster baked Hubbard squash and plum pudding and other desserts.

Date: 1944-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317334

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.021

New England cabinet organs illustrated catalogue, descriptive price list, New England Organ Co., Marble Building, 1299 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Illustrations and descriptions for various organ styles are provided. There is a list of the musical capacities of the organs. The back cover has an illustration of the factory on Wareham Street in Boston. Text stamped on the front cover reads, "A.B. Seavey agent, 51 Lincoln Street, Saco ME."

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317335

Ref. Code: EP001.15.001

Magnavox presents a world of new music dimension, solid-state custom component systems, operating instructions, The Magnavox Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana

The product is a soild state stereo FM and monaural FM/AM radio tuner and micromatic record player combination.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317337

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.062

At home or away enjoy exciting new value and magnificent entertainment with a Magnavox, The Magnavox Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Magnavox products are described for home entertainment.

Date: 1960s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317338

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.063

Magnavox, people who appreciate the flawless re-creation of music make Magnavox the world's most listened to stereo, The Magnavox Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana

The catalog features astro-sonic and solid-state stereos, radios, modular components, reel-to-reel and cassette recorders and players.

Date: 1970s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317339

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.064

Cookbooks and recipes

13 folders

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317350

Ref. Code: EP001.14

Building products, 1957 parade of products, volume 3, number 1, January 1957, Hudson Publishing Co., 34 N. Main Street, Hudson, Ohio

The item is the National Association of Home Builders Show issue. The show opened in Chicago on January 20, 1957. There are ads for roofing materials, flooring, siding, doors, windows and home appliances and fixtures. The magazine showcases "new materials, products, equipment, methods."

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.018

Building products, architect builder ed., vol. 6, no. 2, February 1960, Hudson Publishing Co., Number One First Street, Los Altos, California

Building materials for homes, schools and offices are described. Ads for home appliances and fixtures are included. Text on the front cover reads, "News of materials products equipment methods for architects and builders."

Date: 1960

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317358

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.019

Trade card portrait of singer Nellie Melba, Mason & Hamlin Pianos, Boston, Mass.

The item caption reads "Melba writes A preference for the Mason & Hamlin Piano indicates a superior musical nature." Dame Nellie Melba was a famous Australian soprano.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317359

Ref. Code: EP001.01.082.02.01.064

Genuine glycerine tablets, Pine Bros., Inc., 140 N. 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The leaflet describes the company's honey flavor throat lozenge samples and states they are available in drugstores or by direct mail order. One small envelope is included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317363

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.036

Letterhead for Bigelow Kennard & Co., Inc., gold and silver smiths, 511 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

The letter describes the availability of a Phillips Brooks bust with dimensions, finish and cost. Phillips Brooks was rector of Boston's Trinity Church.

Date: 1918-05-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317365

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.01.039

Trade card for the Boston Beef Packing Co., 187 Congress Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso text describes the packing process in tin cans. The business can provide boneless corned beef, canned tongue and green turtle. The company has a warehouse at 15 Front Street, New York. Cattle feeding and resting in a field illustrate the cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317367

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.02.008

Columbia Shade Cloth Co., fringe, lace and insertion catalogue 1903, corner 17th Street & Broadway, New York, New York

The box has eight individual sample booklets, envelopes and order forms. Two of the sample slots are empty. There is an eight page catalog with photographs of the lace and fringe inserts. There are two typewritten price lists from the Boston office, one dated January 1, 1904 and one dated February 1...

Date: 1903

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317373

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.008.010

Brochures for The Lord Jeffery, Amherst, Mass.

The brochure describes the features of the Lord Jeffery in Amherst, Massachusetts. The back page lists the Treadway Inns. Text on the front cover reads, "A Real New England Inn." The Inn has the George A. Plimpton collection of war maps, Jeffery Amherst letters and papers and materials related to ot...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317374

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.038

Trade card for the Hotel Kenmore, 496 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.

In addition to rooms the hotel offers multi-room suites, furnished or unfurnished, to guests. There is a garage, coffee shop and the subway at the door. Interested persons can receive more information by filling out the detachable portion of the card. The Georgian Hotel Company is at 490 Commonwealt...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317377

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.036

Boston and New York hotels of distinction

The brochure describes the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston and the Plaza and Savoy Plaza hotels in New York. There is an illustration of Copley Square showing the Boston Public Library and the Old South Church. There is an illustration showing the Plaza Hotel at the corner of Fifth avenue and Central P...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.037

Glimpse of Toy Town Tavern, Winchendon, Mass.

The Tavern is a year-around resort. The dining room has panels illustrating nursery rhymes. A mileage map is on the back cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317379

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.039

The Handorgan Man in Hepzibath's Day

The postcard title refers to a scene from the book: The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, depicting an organ grinder and his monkey surrounded by groups of children in colorful dress holding hands in a circle dancing to the music. The House of the Seven Gables can be seen in the bac...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317384

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4110.1380.001

Toy Town Tavern floor plan & rate sheet, American plan, Winchendon, Mass.

Floor plans are outlined with the price of each room. The item verso lists the rates by season and describes the resort amenities.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317390

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.040

Nichewaug, Petersham, Mass.

The property is open during the summer months and convenient from railroad stations and the state highway.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317391

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.041

New Bedford Hotel, the gateway to the Cape, New Bedford, Mass.

The hotel amenities are described with photographs of the function rooms, city bank buildings and the harbor. There is a map on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317392

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.042

Discover Manomet Point this summer, Graphic History Association, New York, New York

The illustrated map has town names, date of settlement and sailing ships associated with Cape Cod Bay. The map verso has two views of Manomet Point with the Mayflower Hotel.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317393

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.043

Green Acre Lodge, Scituate, Rhode Island

The lodge amenities include a baseball field and a running course. Text on the cover reads "New England's finest wayside resort on the Danielson Road, Hartford Turnpike, 1 1/2 miles beyond Scituate, R.I."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317394

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.08.01.002

At the sign of the Green Heron, Kennebunkport, Maine

The Kennebunkport and Cape Arundel area is described with activities for potential visitors. There is a photograph of the entrance to Booth Tarkington's summer home.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317395

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.03.01.035

Class A hotels, points about Boston and New York, Hotel Booklet Company, 1270 Broadway, New York, New York

Hotels are listed with brief descriptions of points of interest in each city. Photographs of the Hotel Puritan are inside the front and back covers. There is a foldout hotel map of the United States with small photographs of hotels in major cities. There is a map of central Boston with historic land...

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317396

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.038

Lynn beach

A beach in Lynn, Massachusetts with groups of people using the area for swimming and recreation.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317407

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1640.0040.004:Copy 1

Trade card for C.H. Tilley, dealer in choice groceries, meats and vegetables, corner Knight and Ring Streets, Providence, Rhode Island

Text on the front reads "Fine teas a specialty." Sailboats illustrate the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317409

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.049

West Point Academy, West Point, NY

Exterior, Interior, Rendering

Date: 1910

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317720

Ref. Code: PC064.01.03.08

Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Exterior

Date: 1912

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317721

Ref. Code: PC064.01.03.09

Church of the New Jerusalem, Bryn Athyn, PA

Plan, Section

Date: 1913-1919

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317722

Ref. Code: PC064.01.03.10

House of Hope Church, Presbyterian, St. Paul, MN

Exterior, Interior

Date: 1914

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317723

Ref. Code: PC064.01.03.11

Second Church Unitarian, Beacon St. at Park Drive, Boston, MA

Exterior, Interior

Date: 1914

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317724

Ref. Code: PC064.01.03.12

Cram & Ferguson

This firm has been in operation from 1913 to the present. It is currently known as Cram ad Ferguson Architects.

Date: 1911-1951, undated

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317725

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04

Church of the Covenant, Cleveland, OH

Exterior

Date: 1911

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317726

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.01

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY

Exterior, Interior, Plan

Date: 1912

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317727

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.02

Church of the New Jerusalem, Bryn Athyn, PA

Exterior, Interior, elevation, model

Date: 1913-1919

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317728

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.03

Chapel of St. Anne, Arlington, Heights, MA

Interior

Date: 1915

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317729

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.04

Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton, MA

Exterior, Interior

Date: 1917

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317730

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.06

All Souls' Church, Lowell, MA

Interior

Date: 1919-1921

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317731

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.07

First Presbyterian Church, Utica, NY

Exterior, Interior, section

Date: 1921-1924

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317732

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.08

Chapel, Choate School, Wallingford, CT

Exterior, Interior

Date: 1924-1926

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317733

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.09

Fletcher Hall, Sweet Briar Institute (College), Sweet Briar, VA

Exterior

Date: 1925

Collection: Ralph Adams Cram study collection of lantern slides

GUSN: 317734

Ref. Code: PC064.01.04.10

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