Historic New England

Stereograph, bridge, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

A bridge can be seen in the image with the waterfall behind it. Text in the image margin reads "J.W. & J.S. Moulton, No. 7, North Street, Salem, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354345

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.003

Stereograph, plant on pedestal and fountain, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

A circular walkway surrounds a statue with a raised arm in the image background. A potted plant arrangement sits on top of a pedestal that looks like a tree trunk. Text in the image margin reads "J.S. Moulton, 182 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354346

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.004

Stereograph, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

An unidentified man stands near the top of the stairs flanked by lion statues and large urns. A path bordered by young trees leads to the stairway in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354348

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.005

Stereograph, the fountain, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

The statue figure is a young boy with a large bird on his shoulder. Text in the margins reads "American views published by C.A. Beckford, 141 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354349

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.006

Westinghouse fans, the breeze that you control, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Electric Appliance Division, Springfield 2, Mass.

The Westinghouse Debonaire is advertised to run without hum, vibration, or radio or TV interference.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354353

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.02.02.008

Hotel Pocahontas, Gerrish Island, Maine, 1885

Leaflet advertising the Hotel Pocahontas in Gerrish Island, Maine. The history of the hotel, information about amenities, and details about management are described in the leaflet. Floor plans for the second and third floor are included. The front and back cover illustrations were drawn by Edward El...

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354354

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.03.01.036

Boar's Head Inn, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

The property offers numerous ocean views, comfortable rooms, and home-cooked food. Testimonials are listed. Text on the item reads "Not near the ocean but on it."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354357

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.03.021

Norwood Cottage, 10 Cutler Avenue, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

The cover has a photograph of the property.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354358

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.03.022

Studio portrait of Catherine Boreland Foster, Boston, Mass., 1862

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354362

Ref. Code: PC008.10.077

Studio portrait of Catherine Boreland Foster seated, Boston, Mass., 1861

Studio portrait of a seated Catherine Boreland Foster seated, Boston, Mass., 1861

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354363

Ref. Code: PC008.10.078

Studio portrait of Catherine Boreland Foster seated, Boston, Mass., 1861

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354364

Ref. Code: PC008.10.079

Studio portrait of Catherine Boreland Foster seated, Boston, Mass., 1861

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354365

Ref. Code: PC008.10.080

Studio portrait of Ms. Dow, Boston, Mass., c. 1860

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354366

Ref. Code: PC008.10.081

Stereograph, viewing tower, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

The observation tower has lattice balustrades on each of the three levels.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354368

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.007

Stereograph, on the lawn, Potter's Grove, Arlington, Mass.

A road curves through the landscaped lawn at Potter's Grove. Spy Pond can be seen in the distance. Text on the verso reads "Stereoscopic views of miscellaneous scenery published by C.A. Beckford, 141 Essex Street, Salem, Mass."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354369

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0060.0020.008

Styling your home, forty exteriors in the redwood mode, California Redwood Association, 405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

Various styles for building redwood houses are offered for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354370

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.213

Hidden comfort of costly homes, now the simplest home can have it, 4th ed., The Celotex Company, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

The insulating properties of Celotex are described with photographs of buildings where the product has been used.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354371

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.017

House of brick for ten thousand dollars, 2nd ed., published for The Building Brick Association of America by Rogers and Manson Company, Boston, Mass.

Text on the title page reads "A plea for the greater use of brick in our domestic architecture; for a material which combines beauty, durability, and economy; a material which seems to bespeak the house enduring-the home beautiful." Label is affixed to the title page which reads "Compliments of Mar...

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354373

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.024

Book of most popular homes, two and three bedrooms expertly planned, attractive, and practical, 6th ed., Home Plan Book Company, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

Plans for 25 different houses are described which represent beauty of design, good room arrangement, economy of space, and low cost maintenance. Mortgage payment tables are included. The catalog is provided through The Wheaton Building & Lumber Co., 96 Front St., Putnam, Connecticut.

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354406

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.214

Hobby that pays dividends, the Driver home workshop affords recreation, builds character, fosters home interests, provides income, 1934 models, Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, New Jersey

The catalog promotes wood designs which can be produced at home for soldiers, animals, doll furniture, and alphabets. Driver tools and power equipment can be ordered through the W.T. Grant department stores. A price list, which carries the National Recovery Administration logo, is dated October 1, ...

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354409

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.031

Home plan book, choose the home of your dreams from these 116 up-to-day house designs, 10th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz, publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

House designs, with floor plans, are described for customers.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354411

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.215

Book of new homes, 36 expertly planned and designed practical homes, 8th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354412

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.216

Book of new homes, 34 designs, 5th ed., published by The Home Plan Book Co., 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota

The plans are available though Rugg Lumber Co., lumber, millwork, building materials, 98 Shelburne St., Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354413

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.217

Book of bungalows, compact homes for modern living, 42 designs, 6th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354414

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.218

Book of medium homes, designs and floor plans for 33 tested and practical homes, 1st ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota

The plans are available through the Robbins Lumber Company, West Holly Avenue, Pitman, New Jersey.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354415

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.219

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse with house and smaller buildings, Monhegan Island, Maine

A small tree stands to the right of the Lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354684

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.005

Grossman's low-cost, quality homes, camps, garages, overnight cabins, Grossman's, 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass.

The business has a home ownership plan for customers.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354685

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.256

Unadilla silos: keep silage prime regardless of clime, The Unadilla Silo Company, Inc., Unadilla, New York

Text on the front cover reads, "Filling the twin Unadilla Silos at Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut." The item also advertises silage cutting equipment.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354688

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.257

All new homes, 120 designs, Garlinghouse, Topeka, Kansas

The business makes suburban house designs complete with blueprints and materials. Front and back covers are detached.

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354689

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.258

Home of your own! Catalogue of mill-made and framed-up bungalows and houses, C.H. Robinson, 738-742 Westminster Street, corner Summer Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Customers are offered a number of house plans.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354692

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.259

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, houses and buildings from across a field, Monhegan Island, Maine

The layout of houses and buildings around the lighthouse can be seen in the image. A tall pine tree stands on the right.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354693

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.006

Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Houses and other buildings can be seen around the lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354694

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.002

Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

A three masted sailing ship is just to the right of the lighthouse. The name "L.N. Mitchell" is embossed on the lower right corner of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354695

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.003

Postcard, surf at Portland Head Light, built 1791, Ralph F. Blood, Portland, Maine

Waves crash on the rocks below the lighthouse. A small figure looks over the railing on the viewing platform.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354696

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.004

Postcard, Hochamoch Light, Swan's Island, Maine

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354697

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3110.0020.001

Postcard, lighhouse W. Quoddy Head, Lubec, Maine

The lighthouse and lightkeeper's house can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354698

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1710.0020.001

Postcard, Moosepeak Light, Mistake Island, Jonesport, Maine

The lighthouse appears to have a covered walkway leading from it.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354699

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1500.0040.001

Postcard, view from Moosepeak Light, Jonesport, Maine

The lightkeeper's house, other buildings, and the coastline can be seen in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354700

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1500.0040.002

Postcard, Pemaquid Point Light, Pemaquid Point, Maine

Tightly clustered buildings are seen next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354701

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2380.0060.001

Pemaquid Light, Pemaquid Point, Maine, McLaughlin photographer

Three figures can be seen in the image. One is sitting on the ground next to the house. A second can be seen standing in the doorway of the center building. The third figure is to the right of the grazing horse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354702

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2380.0020.001

Postcard, Seguin Island Light, mouth Kennebec River, Maine, by R.H. Cassens

The lighthouse dominates the buildings around it.

Date: 1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354704

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2460.0040.001

Postcard, moonrise at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, by W.H. Ballard

The moon shines on the water next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354705

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.005

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Christopher Columbus statue, Boston, Mass.

Horse-drawn vehicles can be seen on the right side of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354707

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.001

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Aristides the Just statue, Boston, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle is just beyond the statue of Aristides the Just in Louisburg Square.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354709

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.002

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Aristides the Just statue, Boston, Mass.

The Aristides the Just statue can be seen with the Columbus statue in the distance.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354710

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.003

Postcard, a Louisburg Square doorway, Women's Municipal League, Boston, Mass.

Text on the card reads "Louisburg Square was established as a "private park" in 1826, although no houses were built until the 30's. Various celebrities, including Howells and Louisa Alcott, have lived in the Square." The image is from "Old Boston days on Beacon Hill," published by the Women's Munic...

Date: 1924-06-16

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354712

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.004