Historic New England

Photograph of Kathe Jewett, waitress at Howard Johnson's restaurant, Bangor, Maine, 2016 September 2

Photograph of Kathe Jewett, a waitress at the Bangor, Maine, Howard Johnson's restaurant. She is standing to the left of the photograph wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Her hair is up and she is holding a pair of glasses in her hands. To the right of and behind her is a view of the interior of ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356795

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0140.0040.001

Exterior of the Pomham Club [WD116A]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356793

Ref. Code: PC074.03.75

People gathered outside the Pomham Club during a Whiting & Davis outing [WD116B]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356794

Ref. Code: PC074.03.76

Studio portrait of an unidentified family of four, Manchester, N.H., undated

One mounted albumen print depicting an unidentified family of four having their studio portrait taken. Mount edges are worn. Mount bears debossed company stamp in lower right corner reading "Ellinwood Manchester, N.H.".

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356797

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3450.0100.001

Man posing with cannon during Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD117]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356798

Ref. Code: PC074.03.77

Baseball game during a Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD118]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356799

Ref. Code: PC074.03.78

Group photograph of men during a Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD120A]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356800

Ref. Code: PC074.03.79

View from the Pomham Club of two islands in the Providence River [WD120B]

Taken during a Whiting & Davis Company outing at the Pomham Club in East Providence, RI.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356801

Ref. Code: PC074.03.80

Men seated on grass during a Whiting & Davis outing at the Pomham Club [WD121]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356802

Ref. Code: PC074.03.81

View of shoreline from the Pomham Club [WD122]

Taken during a Whiting & Davis Company outing at the Pomham Club in East Providence, RI.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356803

Ref. Code: PC074.03.82

Prints

Selection of contemporary prints made from the glass plate negatives.

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356804

Ref. Code: PC074.04

Group photograph of Babcoch family [OB102]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356805

Ref. Code: PC074.02.102

Barn Raising

negative sleeve contains two negatives of builders raising a barn.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356812

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0850.0200

Portfolio of architectural drawings, Boston, Mass., 1846-1859, bulk 1846

This portfolio contains 25 architectural drawings drawn by an unknown architect. The materials range in date from 1846 to 1859, although the bulk of the material are from 1846. Some items within the portfolio are undated. Drawings depict designs for various unidentified houses in the Boston area. Ty...

Date: 1846-1859, predominant 1846

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356817

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.013

Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

This collection contains six original graphite and gouache drawings of Reed & Barton tableware, one illustrated chromolithographic trade catalog, and one framed watercolor painting of the Reed & Barton industrial complex in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356821

Ref. Code: CC019

Renderings of Reed & Barton tableware, circa 1885

These six original graphite and gouache renderings show examples of Reed & Barton tableware. The artist of these renderings is unknown, although it was likely one of the master designers Reed & Barton employed: W.C. Beattie, Austin F. Jackson, and Ernest Meyers. The exact date of these renderings is...

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356827

Ref. Code: CC019.001

Framed watercolor of Reed & Barton factory, circa 1885

This original watercolor by artist Joseph Brammer depicts the Reed & Barton factory located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is housed within an ebonized and gilded Eastlake style frame. It was painted in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356830

Ref. Code: CC019.003

Illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog, 1885

This illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog contains examples of products manufactured by the company. The catalog provides illustrations of items for sale, the names of the items for sale, and pricing information. It demonstrates the breadth of items manufactured and sold by Reed & Barton.

Date: 1885

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356832

Ref. Code: CC019.002

Edward Eldon Deane architectural drawings, 1875

Set of three architectural drawings by Edward Eldon Deane. The first is labeled "Two Houses in Rue St. Pierre. Caen [France]." It is dated August 20, 1875. The second is labeled "Old chair originally belonging to the old Vicar of Batley [England] 1670." It is dated December 29, 1875. The third is la...

Date: 1875

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 356833

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.780

Social issue posters, circa 1970

Two screen printed protest posters. The first poster depicts a hand holding an olive branch. It reads "The strike is for everyone" and "Join the strike for peace." It 28 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches and dated circa 1970. The creator is unknown. The second poster is an advertisement for the HELP Program of Bo...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 356834

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.781

Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics poster, 1890-1920

Poster for the Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics. The poster was produced by Heliotype Printing Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, approximately between 1890 and 1920. The poster depicts two men dressed as soldiers carrying a woman in 18th century garb. It a...

Date: 1890-1920

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

GUSN: 356836

Ref. Code: GC002.02.332

Massachusetts - General

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356840

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0380

Rendering of a soda fountain, 2016 April 11

Rendering of an unidentified soda fountain in Massachusetts. The rendering depicts the interior of the soda fountain, including lighting and fixtures, furniture, and other design and architectural elements. The rendering was completed by F.E. Litchfield on April 11, 2016 and appears to have been com...

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356842

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0380.001

Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman's social diary, 1909-1910

Bound social diary containing 140 pages, 72 of which are blank. This book was arranged by Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman, also known as Mrs. Benjamin F. K. Pitman. The diary contains invititations to dinners and other events, scrapbook embellishments, written accounts of Mrs. Pitman's activities, gues...

Date: 1909-1910

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356844

Ref. Code: MS029.002.009

"The Restaurant", unknown location

1 slide of a perspective drawing of "The Restaurant" drawing by Charles H. Crombie

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 356846

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Restaurant

Robert Elvin Swett album, 1905-1931, bulk 1922-1931

Bound black photo album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 272 black and white photographs, 1 newspaper clipping, and 2 postcards. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose between pa...

Date: 1905-1931, predominant 1922-1931

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356849

Ref. Code: PC009.298

Massachusetts - Pittsfield

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356854

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0951

Agricultural National Bank materials, Pittsfield, Mass., circa 1908

Contains an architectural drawing and an albumen print. Architectural drawing is of the banking room in the Agricultural National Bank. The building is located at 100 North Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The drawing measures 10 3/4 x 9 inches. The drawing is on tracing vellum in pencil with co...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356855

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0951.001

Massachusetts - Brockton - Hastings Bakery

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356857

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070

Four photographs of the interior of Hastings Bakery, Brockton, Mass., 1910-1930

Four albumen prints depicting the interior of Hastings Bakery in Brockton, Massachusetts. The photos are estimated as being taken between 1910 and 1930. Two prints are unmounted and two are mounted. The first unmounted print depicts the front of the store with various baked goods, such as breads and...

Date: 1910-1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356858

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070.001

Letter about four photographs of the interior of Hastings Bakery in Brockton, Mass., 1974 March 26

A handwritten letter from an unidentified father to his unidentified son detailing the history of photographs he shared of Hastings Bakery. The writer mentions that some of the photos depict his father, Heath Munn, referred to as "Pa," and indicate he worked in the bakery as a foreman. Some of the p...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356859

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0070.002

Photographically illustrated advertisements

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356860

Ref. Code: PC001.02.04.0010

Demonstrating the characteristics of a collapsible tent, Orange, Mass., undated

Four undated black-and-white cabinet cards depicting the features of a collapsible tent. Photographed by Fred N. Johnson in Orange, Massachusetts, in an unidentified garden. Each cabinet card is labeled in red ink along the right side of the card. The first image, labeled "View #1," depicts the tent...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356861

Ref. Code: PC001.02.04.0010.001

Funeral rites and ceremonies

Sub-sub-series

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356862

Ref. Code: PC001.02.04.0020

Jose M. Duran, Boston, Mass., 2020

Photograph of Jose M. Duran sitting on a stool against a black background. He is wearing a blue surgical face mask. This photo was taken as part of photographer Katherine Taylor's "Masks of Boston" series in 2020.

Collection: Katherine Taylor photographic collection

GUSN: 357351

Ref. Code: PC075.003

General

File

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 357354

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.General

Parlor of an unidentified summer house, Rhode Island

Two mounted albumen prints of the parlor of an unidentified summer house in Rhode Island. Prints highlight the furniture, decorations, and lighting of the house. The prints are undated and the photographer is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 357355

Ref. Code: PC002.USRI.General.195.1

John D. Woolf photographic collection

This collection contains nine photographic prints dated 2017 by John D. Woolf. The prints capture images of Boston's Chinatown, with a focus on local businesses such as restaurants and architectural features like the China Trade Gate. This collection is arranged in one series. Folder titles were ass...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357356

Ref. Code: PC076

Photographic prints, 2017

Series contains nine photographic prints depicting businesses and architectural structures in Boston's Chinatown.

Date: 2017

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357357

Ref. Code: PC076.01

Chinatown

Series contains nine photographic prints depicting businesses Boston's Chinatown.

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357358

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001

Empire Garden Restaurant, 2017

Photograph of Empire Garden Restaurant, a banquet-style Chinese restaurant located on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Empire Garden Restaurant is located in what used to be a playhouse and cinema. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highl...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357360

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.001

General

Sub-series

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357371

Ref. Code: GC001.USME.General

New Saigon Sandwich, 2017

Photograph of New Saigon Sandwich, a shop known for the bahn mi, in Boston, Massachusetts. New Saigon Sandwich permanently closed in 2020. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chinatown from gentrification and development. Signed by J...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357372

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.002

Connie's Beauty Center, 2017

Photograph of Connie's Beauty Center and GaGa Seafood Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chinatown from gentrification and development. Signed by John D. Woolf on verso.

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357373

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.003

Jia Ho Supermarket, 2017

Photograph of Jia Ho Supermarket located on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chinatown from gentrification and development. Signed by John D. Woolf on verso.

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357374

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.004

Lower Washington Street from Kneeland Street, 2017

Street view of Lower Washington Street from Kneeland in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph shows restaurants such as Empire Garden Restaurant, New Saigon Sandwich, and Dumpling Cafe among others.The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chi...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357375

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.005

Gate to Chinatown, 2017

Photograph of the China Trade Gate, colloquially known as the Chinatown Gate, in Boston, Massachusetts. The gate was designed by architect David Judelson. Made of painted steel tubing on a concrete base, the paifang, also known as pailou, archway at the Beach Street entrance to Chinatown was commiss...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357376

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.006

Quic Pic BBQ, 2017

Photograph of Quic Pic BBQ in Boston, Massachusetts. The restaurant has since permanently closed. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chinatown from gentrification and development. Signed by John D. Woolf on verso.

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357377

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.007

Edge of Chinatown, Lower Washington Street, 2017

Street view of the edge of Chinatown near lower Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph shows various restaurants and businesses in Chinatown and unidentified people walking on the sidewalk.The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight thr...

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357378

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.008

Chau Chow City, 2017

Photograph of Chau Chow City, a restaurant serving dim sum and seafood, on Essex Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph was taken in 2017 by John D. Woolf as part of a series intended to highlight threats to Chinatown from gentrification and development. Signed by John D. Woolf on verso.

Collection: John D. Woolf photographic collection

GUSN: 357379

Ref. Code: PC076.01.001.009

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