Historic New England

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 102, lot 50 x 120, designed for the north central states, Edw. N. Freyling & Associates, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a bird bath, summerhouse and vegetable garden.

Date: 1930-1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353258

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.002

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 103, lot 50 x 120, designed for the north central states, Edw. N. Freyling & Associates, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a lily pool, colonial picket fence and garden bench.

Date: 1930-1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353259

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.003

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 104, lot 50 x 150, designed for the southwestern states, Cook, Hall & Cornell, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a pergola, wall fountain, garden bench, patio planting and pool.

Date: 1930-1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353260

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.004

Wrought in metal, Renner & Maras, Inc., craftsmen in metals, 37-21 Thirty-Second Street, Long Island City, New York

Gates, doors, railings and other decorative pieces are displayed in the catalog.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353262

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.016

Home landscapes 1931, Hicks Nurseries, Westbury, Long Island, New York

The catalog describes the trees, shrubs, plants and vines which can be used in landscape gardening. The business has a large tree moving department. A loose copy is included of the "Minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors and advisors of Old Westbury Gardens, June 16, 1984."

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353264

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.191

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 105, lot 80' x 30' x 152', designed for eastern states, Charles Wellford Leavitt & Son, New York, New York, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. Text on the plan reads "Landscape plan for a narrow suburban lot." A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a summer house, flower garden and children's playground.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353354

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.005

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 106, lot 135' x 150', designed for eastern states, Charles Wellford Leavitt & Son, New York, New York, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tex on the plan reads "Landscape plan for a corner suburban lot." The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a pergola, paved garden and pool.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353356

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.006

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 107, lot 100' x 150', designed for eastern states, Charles Wellford Leavitt & Son, New York, New York, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a wall fountain, pergola and fruit orchard and vegetable garden.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.007

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 108, lot 100' x 150', designed for eastern states, Charles Wellford Leavitt & Son, New York, New York, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Text on the plan reads "Landscape plan suburban lot of rugged topography." The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The pattern has a circular tree seat, rock garden and terrace.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353358

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.008

Beautifying the farmstead, rev., Furman Lloyd Mulford, Office of Horticultural Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Suggestions for landscaping around farms houses, buildings and drives is provided.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353540

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.192

Trees for town and city streets, Furman Lloyd Mulford, Office of Horticultural and Pomological Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

The bulletin describes kinds of trees and their suitability for different regions of the Unites States.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353541

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.193

American gardens, a traveler's guide, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

The gardens are listed by region and also include Canada and the Virgin Islands.

Date: 1970

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353549

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.194

Milk goats, by Edward L. Shaw, revised by C.G. Potts, Animal Husbandry, Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

The bulletin provides information on building a goat dairy, breeding, feed and herd management.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353553

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001a.003

Vegetation of Long Island, part I the vegetation of Montauk a study of grassland and forest, by Norman Taylor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

Montauk's topography is described in detail with drawings, charts, and photographs.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353556

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.195

Floor plans for an unidentified townhouse and store. Signed and dated: "Drawn to scake four feet to an inch by Charles Roath, October 21, 1846.

1 drawing

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 353557

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.001.002

American home gardener's portfolio, no. 5, location unknown, undated

Examples of gates, fences and garden benches are shown on pages 34 and 35 which are detached from a larger publication.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353560

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.055

Agriculture and livestock

File part

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353561

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001.001a

Agriculture and livestock

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353562

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001a

Eastern states, the voice of the Eastern states movement for agricultural and industrial progress, January-February 1921, vol. II, no. 3, The Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial League, Springfield, Mass.

The issue has illustrated articles describing the activities of the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, the Eastern States Consumers' Exchange and the Junior Achievement Bureau.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353565

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001a.001

Eastern states, the voice of the Eastern states movement for agricultural and industrial progress, November-December 1920, vol. II, no. 2, The Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial League, Springfield, Mass.

The illustrated articles highlight the League's participation in the Eastern States Exposition, the work of the Home Bureau Program and team work with farm bureaus and local farmers's exchanges.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353582

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001a.002

Redeeming a waterfront, the Charles River Basin, Boston, a work of municipal improvement, by Walter F. Wheeler, The American magazine of Art, vol. xiii, no. 3, March 1922, The American Federation of Arts, 1741 New York Avenue, Washington, D.C.

The article, on pages 75-80, describes the redevelopment of the Charles River Basin.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353585

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.196

Care and construction of tennis courts, a series of articles by leading authorities, with a special section of suggestions and ideas for organizing community outdoor clubs, including a form of constitution and by-laws, published by American Sports Publishing Company, 45 Rose Street, New York, New York

The book has plans for constructing tennis courts from various building materials. Advice for creating a community club house is also provided.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353593

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.002.021

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 109, lot 50' x 150', designed for north central states, L.W. Ramsey, Davenport, Iowa, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The plan has a pool, outdoor living room and service yard.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353597

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.009

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 110, lot 50' x 150', designed for north central states, L.W. Ramsey, Davenport, Iowa, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The plan has a garden arbor, sun dial and vegetable garden.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353599

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.010

Ladies' home journal garden pattern, number 111, lot 50' x 150', designed for north central states, L.W. Ramsey, Davenport, Iowa, Ladies' Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The plan is intended for average size city and suburban lots. A list of the plant materials, cost, a plan view and illustrated details is provided. The plan has a pool, sun dial and vegetable garden.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 353600

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004a.011

Studio portrait of Amelia Tobey, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354601

Ref. Code: PC008.10.160

Studio portrait of H. H. Coolidge, Boston, Mass., 1862

Date: 1862

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

GUSN: 354602

Ref. Code: PC008.10.161

Studio portrait of Arthur Tobey, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354603

Ref. Code: PC008.10.162

Studio portrait of unidentified boy, Boston, Mass., July 1862

1 cartes-de-visite

Date: 1862

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

GUSN: 354604

Ref. Code: PC008.10.163

Studio portrait of Margaret Manning Chute, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Margaret Manning Chute, Boston, Mass., undated verso - Margaret manning Chute From Mrs. Nathaniel Bowditch b. 1861 November 18

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354605

Ref. Code: PC008.10.164

Studio portrait of Mrs. Lincoln, Boston, Mass., undated

Studio portrait of Mrs. Lincoln, Boston, Mass., undated verso - Grandmother of H.H. Edes

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 354607

Ref. Code: PC008.10.165

ColorKeed home plans, William A. Radford, Chicago, Illinois

Radford uses colorkeys in the floor plans to help consumers understand the room features. The cover title reads "ColorKeed homes fireside and garden." The plans are available from Jno. D. Bogar & Son Co., lumber, millwork and roofing, Franklin St. near Front St., Steelton, Pennsylvania.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354610

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.255

Postcard, Larkin Co., Buffalo, New York

The address side of the postcard advertises the "Product and premium list, spring and summer" for the Larkin Company. The postcard image caption reads "View of Rio de Janeiro, looking across the harbor."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354612

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.01.01.009

Reward of merit, granted to Abby P. Manning for diligence and attention to study, and good behaviour in school, sold by N.S. Simpkins & Co., Court Street, Boston, Mass.

The card has a poem entitled "Improvement of time." A boy and his dog stand next to each other in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354613

Ref. Code: EP001.04.TMP.006

Reward of merit, presented to, by J.D. Sherrick, teacher, location unknown

The girl and boy are dressed in costumes in the illustration. The boy is in a military uniform with flowers attached to the end of his gun's bayonet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354614

Ref. Code: EP001.04.TMP.007

Billhead, bought of Samuel Beal, at his furniture ware-house, Mill-Pond-Street, Boston, Mass, dated August 17, 1818

Beal carries "a large assortment of elegant & low-pric'd furniture, at the lowest prices."

Date: 1818-08-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354615

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.015

Billhead, Lodge & Draper, carpetings, table linens, No. 11 Market-Row fronting Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated 1818

The business carries Brussels & Kidderminster carpets and London cloths and cassimeres.

Date: 1818

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354616

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.03.016

Billhead, John Doggett & Co., carpetings, mirrors, 37 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass., dated August 15, 1818

The customer purchased mirrors according to the billhead.

Date: 1818-08-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354617

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.01.01.03.017

Billhead, Eben Moulton, silver table spoons, Boston, Mass., dated August 14, 1818

The customer purchased six tablespoons from silversmith Moulton.

Date: 1818-08-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354619

Ref. Code: EP001.01.107.01.01.011

Billhead, Benjamin B. Appleton, dealer in hard ware, No. 16 Cornhill, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 181-

There are illustrations for several of the devices sold by Appleton.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354621

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.02.014

Billhead, Baldwin & Jones, silversmiths, Boston, Mass., dated August 13, 1818

The customer purchased trays, plated ware and a teapot.

Date: 1818-08-13

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354622

Ref. Code: EP001.01.107.01.01.012

Billhead, Stafford, mineral springs, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, dated September 21, 1817

The customer bill included board, lodging, and four warm baths.

Date: 1817-09-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354625

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.02.01.004

Billhead, Josiah Norcross, earthen, glass and China warehouse, No. 52 Market Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 1818

The customer purchased plates and tins for everyday use.

Date: 1818-08-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354627

Ref. Code: EP001.01.055.01.01.013

Billhead, D. Williams agent, furniture, bottom at 19 Corn Hill Chambers, Boston, Mass., dated October 16, 1818

The customer has purchased a pair of card tables.

Date: 1818-10-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354628

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.016

Billhead, James Davis, brass and copper, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 1818

The customer purchased brass andirons from James Davis. Davis' foundry merged with Paul Revere's business to form the Revere Copper Company.

Date: 1818-08-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354629

Ref. Code: EP001.01.077.01.01.034

Billhead, George Welles & Co., jewelry, Boston, Mass., dated August 15, 1818

George Welles & Company was a dealer in jewelry, flatware, and military insignia.

Date: 1818-08-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354633

Ref. Code: EP001.01.068.01.02.028

Billhead, James H. Foster, upholsterer, 59 Marlboro, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 1818

The billhead lists such items as feathers, down, and mattresses.

Date: 1818-08-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354635

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.017

Billhead, F.S. Jenkins, furniture repair, location unknown, dated April 6, 1915

The billhead is for the repair of an armchair and several rocking chairs.

Date: 1915-04-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354636

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.018

Billhead, B. & J.H. Precy, furniture textiles, location unknown, dated August 14, 1818

1 billhead

Date: 1818-08-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354637

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.019

Billhead, Samuel Sumner, china, glass, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 1818

The billhead lists such items as sugar and cream bowls, tumblers, pitchers and decanters.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354641

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.02.018

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