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Practical homes, 7th ed., by William E. Pedersen, 210 Globe Building, St. Paul 1, Minn., circa 1940

Plan book of house designs published by William E. Pedersen. Each design comes with a photographic print of the completed house, floor plans, a design name, a brief description of the house's unique features, a general price list for the plans, and the name of the architect.

Book of designs, Wolfe & McKenzie, architects, San Jose, Calif., 1907

Plan book of house designs published by architectural firm Wolfe & McKenzie. Each design comes with a photograph or illustration of the completed design, the name of the current resident (if applicable), the plan number, floor plans, the house style, and the overall cost of construction,

Gay Head: a Kamargo cover, Storrs & Bement Company, 282 Congress St., Boston, Mass.

Trade catalog contains "Gay Head" sample covers. Each paper/cover sample features an intricate design and usually a quote from a poem or author, with both listed at the end of the quotation. The opposite side of each sample cover provides a name for the sheet and the materials it was made with. In t...

Fireproof houses of Natco hollow tile, 7th Edition, Boston ed., National Fire Proofing Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1914

Catalog showcases houses designed by Boston architects throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Each design includes a brief description of the house's unique design features and the materials used to construct them.

Train Schedules, New York and New England Railroad, J. A. Lowell & Co., Boston, Mas., 1878

Train schedules for the New York and New England Railroad. The front of the schedules have designs that mimic fans from Asian coutnries, most notably Japan. One contains an image of a woman waving a handkerchief to ships on the horizon; the other showcases a stylized illustration of an elephant and ...

Sign for Makepeace evaporated cranberries, A. D. Makepeace Co., Wareham, Mass. undated

Advertisement for evaporated cranberries to be hung within grocery stores. The front has a colored lithograph of a box of the product, with much of the marketing calling them "healthful," "economical,' and "appetizing." The side verso provides instructions for grocers on how to display the product t...

Crate labels for Cape Cod cranberries, American Cranberry Exchange, New York City, New York, undated

Crate labels for Eatmor Cape Cod Cranberries. Each brand of cranberry - with labels such as "Turkey Brand," "Skipper Brand," "Mayflower Brand," and "Pilgrim Brand" - contain unique color print designs applicable ot the theme of the brand. Each crate label is marked as a standard barrel of one quarte...

"Ideas for old rooms and new:" from the scrapbook of Hazel Dell Brown, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1944

The trade catalog is structured as if readers are sending in letters to designer Hazel Dell Brown, the chief interior designer of the Armstrong Cork Company. Each problem surrounds a specific room of the house, with each solution suggesting the use of the Armstrong Cork Company's products to liven u...

Livable basement rooms, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1945

Trade catalog showcasing different interior design options using the company's linoleum and cork products. Each design choice uses illustrations and descriptions to advocate for the designs and the company's products.

How to remodel an old home, Armstong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1948

The catalog goes room-by-room and showcases how the company's linoleum and cork products can help achieve different interior design goals.

House design calendars, Hume-Newhall Company of Augusta, Augusta, Maine, 1922

Each calendar showcases an illustration of a completed house design, with each design showcasing the Hume-Newhall Company's window and door products.

Rooms for better living in basements and basementless houses, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1952

Trade cataloging discussing how to live better in houses with and without basements. Each page showcases a concept for a room and different interior design choices using the company's cork and linoleum products. Published by Armstrong Cork Company.

Roth Brothers, Inc. portfolio, Creo-Dipt Company, Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., circa 1930

1 trade catalog

Ideas for home modernizing, H. S. Stuttman Co., New York, N.Y., 1953

The catalog is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

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Specifications for house of Arthur Little, Esq., Beverly Farms, Mass., undated

Office copy of specifications for work on House #1 to be built at Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, for Arthur Little, Esq. The specifications were completed by Boston architectural company Little & Browne. The specifications undated and measure 14 x 8 1/4 inches. The specifications include information ...

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126 Lincoln Street, Melrose, Mass., 1940

One photographic print of the white two-story house at 126 Lincoln Street in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1940. Various trees are seen in the foreground and background of the image. A United States flag is seen hanging from the second floor of the house.

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Henry Waitt house, Newton, Mass., undated

One black-and-white photographic print of a house in the Victorian architectural style. The photograph is undated and the photographer is unknown. Architectural features such as dormers, a porch, a portico, and a turret are pictured. On the verso, the following is handwritten: "This is Henry Waitts ...

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Financial records, 1810-1824

1 folder

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Legal records: policy of assurance, 1810

1 folder

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Legal records: power of attorney, 1825

1 folder

New ideas for modernizing your home, Better Homes and Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936

The catalog is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

Book of remodeled houses, The American Home, American Home Publishing Company, Forest Hills, N.Y., undated

The magazine is structured as a series of articles tackling topics of home renovation and interior design.

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Legal records, 1840-1846 (bulk 1845-1846)

Series contains legal records including petitions; affidavits; court summons; warrants; the manifesto of the Porpoise; docket book entries; case files; indictments; and transcripts of interrogation of witnesses related to United States v. Cyrus Libby.

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Printed matter, 1837-1856

Series includes printed matter including a copy of Charles Ellms’s The Pirates Own Book, or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers; copy of clippings related to the trial of Captain Cyrus Libby; copy of a handbill for George William Gordon acce...

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Original art, 1853, undated

Series contains original art including a drawing of a young girl in a garden and a watercolor landscape depicting the events from when Pedro Tovookan Parris was enslaved, transported to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ultimately transported to Boston, Massachusetts, to testify at the trial of Cyrus Libb...

Half length portrait of Frank Wood

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

Full-length portrait of Mama

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

View from Standish Hill - S. Duxbury

Image depicts view of Standish Shore from Captain's Hill, now site of Myles Standish Monument (not completed until 1898, 3 years after this photograph was taken). Myles Standish Hotel is visible in the background.

Frank and Eleneor on Sleds

Image of snowy front yard of 9 Elm Lawn St., Dorchester, Mass. (no. 11 Elm Lawn St. visible in background); depicted are Frank A. Wood and young girl Eleneor (unidentified).

Frank Wood - "The Kid" - Dorchester

Portrait of Frank A. Wood, pictured at age 9.

Orange tree in bearing at Merritt's Island, Florida

Image of tree on Merritt Island in Eastern Florida. Known in the late 1800s for citrus production, Merritt Island is now the home of the Kennedy Space Center.

Our House - 3 Shawmut Park, Dorchester

Image of 3 Shawmut Park (now 7 Florida Street), Dorchester, Mass.; Wood family home beginning in 1896.

Our House on Shawmut Park (North-East Corner)

Image of 3 Shawmut Park (now 7 Florida Street), Dorchester, Mass.; Wood family home beginning in 1896.

[Untitled, two men and a woman seated outdoors]

This negative was not in a sleeve when acquired, so the image is missing the same type of identifying information given to the other negatives. The image depicts two men and one woman seated in rocking chairs on an outdoor porch on the water. The woman is reading what appears to be a newspaper.

Service Station Plans for Goodyear Dealers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc., Akron, Ohio, 1927

Plan book containing twenty-one service station plans for Goodyear dealers. The plan book was published by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 1927. It was printed by the Superior Printing Company. The first pages of the plan book contan articles detailing the reasoning behind the designs, such ...

Ted Williams Tunnel, Boston, Mass., undated

Black-and-white photograph of the inside of the Ted Williams Tunnel while it was being constructed. The photograph is undated and the photographer is unknown.

Trade card for Treat Hardware Corp., hardware, 584 Essex St., Lawrence, Mass., undated

Trade card for Treat Hardware Corp. in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The hardware corporation served as a distributor for various products, including the advertised Bird Neponset Products produced by F. W. Bird & Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Trade card for Jacob Quincer Co., Redwood, N.Y., undated

Trade card for Jacob Quincer Co. in Redwood, New York. The company is a distributor of various products, including the advertised Bird Master-Bilt Weather-Tex Thick Butt Shingles made by F. W. Bird & Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Postcard for Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Providence, R.I., undated

Postcard from Tilo Roofing Company, Inc. advertising a free cost estimate for different styles of roofs.

The treasure house of gifts, catalog "T," Daniel Low & Company, Salem, Mass., 1931

Trade catalog for Daniel Low & Company of Salem, Mass. Low's merchandise includes such items as jewelry, silverware, wedding gifts, toilet articles, novelties, and other gifts. Each listing comes with a item number, a description of the product, product specifications, and an illustration. The catal...

Photos of Aircraft and Boston Airport, 1920s-1940s

Folder 5 contains 16 black and white photographs and 1 booklet

Photos of Planes and Boston Airport, 1920s-1940s

Folder 6 contains 7 items

Loose Monographs (planes, airports, facilities), 1940s

Folder 7 contains 51 itmes including photos, letterhead, and buttons

Home beauty by Tilo, Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Stratford, Conn., undated

Trade catalog advertising Tilo Roofing Company products, highlighting the benefits, uses, and specifications of the company's roofing and siding. Illustrations throughout show how different styles of roofing and siding would look on residences.