Historic New England

Brochure for The Whale Inn, Goshen, Mass., undated

A map on the verso shows the mileage from western Massachusetts cities and towns.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255297

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.028

Trade card for the Sea Meadows Inn, King's Highway, North Brewster, Massachusetts, undated

The map shows the location of the Inn on the King's Highway on Cape Cod.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255298

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.029

Handbill for the Dreamwold Hall Inn, Egypt, Mass., undated

Dreamwold Hall Inn has special dinners with music by Jimmy Hooley's Dreamwold Hall Orchestra. The Inn is the former home of the late Thomas W. Lawson, the "Copper KIng."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255299

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.030

Brochure for the Dreamwold Hall Inn, Egypt, Mass., undated

Dinner dances are advertised as an opportunity to view the features of the former mansion turned inn.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255300

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.031

Billhead for Columbia Hall, New-Lebanon Springs, Mass., undated

The billhead has lines for board, alcohol and the use of a porter. Hull & Bentley are printed above the the property name.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255301

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.032

Broadside for the Prospect House, Mount Holyoke, Hadley, Mass., undated

The mountains, towns and sights which can be seen from Prospect House are listed on the item. The charges are included for refreshments and use of the grounds. The post office address is Northampton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255314

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.033

Rhode Island

Sub-sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255315

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.08

Brochure for Leland's Ocean House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1897

The Ocean House offers bathing, boating, fishing, wheeling, golf, yachting, ocean drives, cliff walks, polo and tennis to its guests. The New York office is at 136 Madison Avenue.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255316

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.08.01.001

Trade card for the Sunset Tourist Home, 10 Park Street, Burlington, Vermont, undated

The property is opposite Battery Park and overlooks Lake Champlain.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255317

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.001

Trade card for Camp Comfort, cabins, 480 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, Vermont, undated

The property is on Route 9, Molly Stark Trail and three miles from Main Street in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255318

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.002

Trade card for the Green-Mont Motel, Route U.S.7, 138 No. Main Street, Rutland, Vermont, undated

The Motel features Airfoam Mattresses and electric radiant glass heat. The card has the AAA logo.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255319

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.003

Trade card for the Crayco Hotel, Bellows Falls, Vermont, undated

Each room has a shower bathroom for the rate of $2.00 per person.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255320

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.004

Trade card for Miss Florence V. Cilley's Store and birthplace of President Coolidge, undated

The Store has a gas pump to the left of the front steps.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255321

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.005

Brochure for the Dorset Inn, Dorset, Vermont, undated

The amenities and sights in the town and surrounding area are described. A map on the back cover shows the location of the Treadway Inns in Massachusetts, Vermont and New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255322

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.006

Brochure for the Middlebury Inn, Middlebury, Vermont, undated

Interior and exterior photographs show the features of the Middlebury Inn. The back cover has a list of the Treadway Inns.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255323

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.007

Brochure for the Long Trail Lodge, Sherburne Pass, Rutland, Vermont, undated

The Lodge was built by the Green Mountain Club. The back cover has a map of Treadway Inns.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255324

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.008

Brochure for the Long Trail Lodge, Sherburne Pass, Rutland, Vermont, undated

The Lodge is ten miles east of Rutland on U.S. Route 4 at an altitude of 2,200 feet. The Treadway Inns are listed on the back cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255325

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.009

Trade card for Lowell Lake, Londonderry, Vermont, 1882

The property has a good livery stable. Transportation is through coaches that connect with mail trains at Chester and South Londonderry.

Date: 1882

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255329

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.010

My Cousins and my Aunts in the Hills of Massachusetts

Album of fourteen black & white photographs titled "My cousins and my Aunts in the Hills of Massachusetts, December 25, 1912." A printed tribute in the front is written "To my dear Aunts and all of my New found Cousins who so royally Entertained me on the occasion of my visit in lovely June 1912. ...

Date: 1912

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 255326

Ref. Code: PC009.263

Letterhead for the Van Ness and American Hotels, Burlington, Vermont, dated December 12, 1884

The Van Ness House, shown in the image, has a safety hydraulic passenger elevator, fire escapes and views of the lakes and mountains.

Date: 1884-12-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255330

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.011

Brochure for Manor Vail, Lyndonville, Vermont, undated

The amenities of Manor Vail, also known as Speedwell Farms, are described. The property was the estate of Theodore Newton Vail a president of American Telephone & Telegraph. Lyndon State College now occupies the site.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255334

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.012

Snapshots of Newport, RI and Cape Cod, Mass

Small black bound album of 26 black and white snapshots, 3 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches. Contains photos of a house in Newton, Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA, Plymouth monuments, Cape Cod houses and 13 snapshots of Newport RI gates and mansions. Resembles a vacation photo album with an amateur qual...

Date: ca. 1919

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 255331

Ref. Code: PC009.264

Brochure for the Pisgah Lodge, Willoughby Lake, Vermont, undated

The amenities and activities are described for the Pisgah Lodge on Lake Willoughby.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255335

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.013

Brochure for The Fullerton Inn, Chester, Vermont, 1930s

The brochure describes places of interest, sports, foliage and mileage from other cities and towns.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255336

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.014

Billhead for the Revere House, corner Main and Elliot Streets, Brattleboro, Vermont, dated May 1, 1874

The charge is for $14.00 at the Revere House in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Date: 1874-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255337

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.015

Brochure for the Allenwood Inn, U.S. Route 7, Burlington, Vermont, 1950s

The Allenwood provides summer resort activities.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255338

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.07.02.016

Billhead for the Revere House, hotel, Bowdoin Square, Boston, dated March 15, 1861

Revere House is shown in the billhead image.

Date: 1861-03-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255347

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.03.034

Trade card for H.O. & J.J. Bright, wholesale and retail dealers in ice, 1856

The delivery rates for ice are listed for commercial businesses. The bottom of the card reads "All orders left at A.R. Campbell & Co.'s, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, will be promptly attended to."

Date: 1856

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255349

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.001

Trade card for Fresh Pond Ice, H.O. & J.J. Bright, wholesale and retail dealers, offices at Tompkins', 271 Washington Street, corner Winter Street, and Campbell & Co.'s, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, Boston, Mass., 1858

The card lists 1858 prices and delivery rates by weight and month. The verso has a form which can be filled in with the name, address and ice weight.

Date: 1858

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255350

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.002

Trade card for Fresh Pond Ice, H.O. & J.J. Bright wholesale and retail dealers, offices at O. Tompkins', 271 Washington Street and Campbell & Coverly's, 6 & 7 Wilson Lane, Boston, Mass., 1861

The price list for 1861 is on the card verso. A form at the bottom can be filled in with name, residence and quantity to be delivered.

Date: 1861

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255353

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.003

Receipt for the Boston Ice Company, No. 76 State Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 8, 1878

The customer paid for ice delivery from May to October 5, 1878. H.O. Bright is the Company president.

Date: 1878-10-08

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255356

Ref. Code: EP001.01.063.01.01.004

Trade card for Lucian Upham, pattern maker and general wood work to machinery, rear of Main and Pleasant Streets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, undated

Upham performs all kinds of machine and mill work, thread dressers, models, tanks, elevators, wash wheels, calender stretchers and stone derricks.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255358

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.001

Trade card for Mahony & Wheeler, posts, rails and balusters, No. 57 Bristol Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business makes and has available office rails. Mahony & Wheeler are located near Paul's Mill.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255362

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.002

Rubber belting pice list, Boston Belting Company, 256, 258, 260 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. and 100 Chambers Street, New York, New York, undated

The card verso describes the rubber belting construction. The Company was established in 1828.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255364

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.003

Price list for Imperial Belting, manufactured by Boston Belting Co., Boston, Mass., undated

The card reads "Original manufacturers of mechanical rubber goods." The prices are on the card verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255367

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.004

Card for the Hotel Vendome, Dartmouth Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The item is a notecard for the Hotel Vendome.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255369

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.04.009

Trade card for The Glenmar Inn, cabins, U.S. 20, Bridgewater, New York, undated

The Glenmar Inn is "a good place to eat."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255370

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.06.02.007

Billhead for Sam'l Kidder, belting, packing & mill supplies, 60 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 31, 1893

The envelope with the billhead is postmarked September 2, 1893.

Date: 1893-08-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255376

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.005

American Cereal Company at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893

1. Pavilion of the American Cereal Co. 2. Spring ploughing and sowing the old way. 3. Planting in the West the new way. 3. Reaping the old way. 4. Harvesting on the prairie (2). 5. Threshing in the good old days. 6. Threshing by steam. 7. The old mill. 8. Mills of the American Cereal Co. 9. Quaker O...

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255377

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.006

Billhead for Kraemer Bros., steam, planing, scroll, sawing, turning and moulding mill, College Point, New York, dated November 30, 1898

Brackets, balusters, newels and carpenters' trimmings are made to order.

Date: 1898-11-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255378

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.007

Barney & Berry Skate Works, on Broad, Hanover & Elmwood Streets, Springfield, Mass., undated

Railroad tracks and a fountain are outside the Barney & Berry Skate Works in Springfield, Massachusetts. The image has medallions awarded to the business from trade exhibitions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255379

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.008

Newell Brothers Manufacturing Company, Howard Street, location unknown, undated

The factory is on a river with railroad tracks running next to it.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255380

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.009

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Sawyer Co., manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated May 3, 1897

The Walker Stetson building is seen in the image.

Date: 1897-05-03

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255381

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.010

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated May 2, 1902

Shirts and hose are listed on the billhead.

Date: 1902-05-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255382

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.011

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated April 12, 1902

Shirts and aprons are listed on the billhead.

Date: 1902-04-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255383

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.012

Billhead for the Walker Stetson Company, manufacturers, importers and jobbers, Essex & Lincoln Streets, Boston, Mass., dated August 29, 1902

The date November 1 is handwritten above the date August 29, 1902. "This invoice, being dated ahead, does not take any extra date, is due Dec. 1 less 5%" is stamped on the billhead.

Date: 1902-08-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 255384

Ref. Code: EP001.01.064.01.01.013