Historic New England

Kunga Choyang, Boston, Mass., 2020

Photograph of Kunga Choyang standing in front of a black background and holding his skateboard. He is wearing a black face mask. The photo was taken as part of photographer Katherine Taylor's "Masks of Boston" series in 2020.

Collection: Katherine Taylor photographic collection

GUSN: 357349

Ref. Code: PC075.10

Woman holding sign at march, 2020

Photograph of a unidentified woman wearing a black face mask. She is holding a sign that reads, "The whole WORLD is watching." Photo was taken at a Black Lives matter protest in Boston, Massachusetts in 2020.

Collection: Katherine Taylor photographic collection

GUSN: 357350

Ref. Code: PC075.11

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: PC075.03

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.195.01

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: PC076.01.001.01

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: PC076.01.001.02

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: PC076.01.001.03

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: PC076.01.001.04

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: PC076.01.001.05

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: PC076.01.001.06

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: PC076.01.001.07

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: PC076.01.001.08

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: PC076.01.001.09

Milton

File

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357382

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Milton

Helen E. Sumner sketchbook, Milton, Mass., 1868, 1943-1944

Bound black scrapbook with the word "Scrapbook" debossed on the cover in gold foil. The scrapbook was used as a sketchbook by Helen E. Sumner of Milton, Massachusetts. The sketchbook contains 36 pages, 25 of which contain Helen E. Sumner's pencil sketches and related ephemera dated 1868-1869. Sketch...

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357383

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Milton.775

Elsie M. Lindsey collection

This collection contains four floor plans, four mounted interior elevations, and eleven unmounted interior elevations designed by Elsie M. Lindsey in Maine. Lindsey is believed to have been an amateur designer, likely a student. Drawings were created using pencils, watercolor paint, and gouache pain...

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357387

Ref. Code: GC001.USME.General.776

Floor plans, 1924 November 10

Four floor plans designed by Elsie M. Lindsey. Plans depict the ground and second floor of a country house and the first floor and sun porch for and unidentified house. The first plan plan and sun porch plan are signed and dated November 10, 1924.

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357389

Ref. Code: GC001.USME.General.001.001

Interior elevations - mounted, undated

Four watercolor and gouache interior elevations on black mounts. The elevations were designed by Elsie M. Lindsey. Each depicts a different space in a house. The first depicts a window with a side table and chair. The second depicts a fireplace next to a chair and bookcase. The third depicts a table...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357391

Ref. Code: GC001.USME.General.001.002

Interior elevations - unmounted, 1922

Eleven unmounted interior elevations designed by Elsie M. Lindsey. Includes a variety of pencil drawings, watercolors, and gouaches. Each depicts a different space in a house such as living rooms and hallways. Some are complete while others are only partially completed. The elevations are dated 1922...

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 357392

Ref. Code: GC001.USME.General.001.003

Item

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356745

Ref. Code: PC074.03.42

Diary of Offin Boardman IV, 1779-1780

The diary contains entries starting January 7, 1779, the day Offin Boardman escaped from Mill Prison in Plymouth, England, and ending sometime in 1780. The diary consists of 200 pages, 4 of which are blank. A small number of pages were removed from the diary and their location is unknown. Entries in...

Date: 1779-1780

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356746

Ref. Code: MS064.01

Notes from diary of Offin Boardman IV, undated

These notes were found and subsequently removed from the revolutionrary diary of Offin Boardman IV. The notes are excerpts from the diaries, journals, and correspondence of other important revolutionary figures, as well as books about their lives. The first note contains excerpts from three separate...

Date: undated

Collection: Offin Boardman IV collection

GUSN: 356747

Ref. Code: MS064.02

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356766

Ref. Code: PC074.03.53

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