Historic New England

Photograph Album -- "Altars and Reredoes"

Photo album titled "Altars and Reredoes." Title is hand printed on a round paper label affixed to spine. Album has a heavy textured dark brown covering and is held together with two metal brads. Album has 84 olive green pages; nineteen of the pages are blank. Album contains 65 mounted black-and-whit...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 314703

Ref. Code: CC011.009.003

Watercolor -- Living Room Interior

Untitled watercolor rendering on board of a living room interior. Perspective view is shown. Interior of a living room shows a room with several seating areas furnished with upholstered sofas, an arm chair, and side tables. Also shown is a portion of a table in the style of George Nakashima. The liv...

Date: 1955-1970

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 314704

Ref. Code: CC011.008.001

Watercolor -- Living Room Interior

Untitled watercolor rendering on board of a living room interior. Perspective view is shown. Interior of a living room shows a room with several seating areas furnished with upholstered sofas, an arm chair, and side tables. Also shown is a portion of a table in the style of George Nakashima. The liv...

Date: 1955-1970

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 314705

Ref. Code: CC011.008.002

Brochure -- "The Irving & Casson Company"

Printed promotional brochure titled "Irving & Casson A. H. Davenport Co." with twelve pages and fold out front cover. Company name on back cover is shown as "The Irving & Casson Company." Brochure was publlished after Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport had closed in 1963. It is presumed to have been ...

Date: 1974-1978, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 314706

Ref. Code: CC011.008.003

Printing Block - Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Factory

Metal printing plate affixed to rectangular wooden block. Plate depicts a birds-eye view of the Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. factory in East Cambridge, MA around 1925. Handwritten on reverse is "Irving & Casson / Return to A. S. [?]." The number 4937 is stamped on the back in several pla...

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 314707

Ref. Code: CC011.008.004

Andersen Flexivent Window, one of 7 famous Andersen Windowalls, manufactured by Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

Window features are described with a table of sizes.

Date: 1959

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314713

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.026

Remodel for beauty and more living space, Andersen Windowalls, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

Before and after photographs describe the versatility of Windowalls for potential customers. The brochure is stamped with the following text "Hennigar Door and Window Co., 891 Main Street, Melrose, Mass."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314714

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.027

Buying? Building? Remodeling? Get window beauty in every room with Andersen Windowalls, manufactured by Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

The features of Andersen window styles are described for potential customers.

Date: 1963

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314715

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.028

Magic of salt, 4th edition, Worcester Salt Company, 71-73 Murray street, New York, New York

The item describes the uses for salt in food, health and cleaning.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314717

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.033

Dainty and artistic desserts, with menus and special recipes by Janet M. Hill, compliments of Joseph Burnett Company, 36 India Street, Boston, Mass.

Menus that use Burnett's flavoring extracts and color pastes in the desserts are described in the book.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314719

Ref. Code: EP001.14.04.006

Hollison book of color, The Holliston Mills, Inc., Norwood, Mass.

Colors for cloth bookbinding are provided using the Munsell System.

Date: 1942

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314721

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.018

Gerrish house and ship chandlery from the water, Gerrish Island, Kittery Point, Maine.

Black and white snapshot of an old wooden building on the shoreline and a house on higher ground behind it surrounded by trees.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314722

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1560.0140.001

Railroad station, Kittery Point, Maine.

A view looking down toward the railroad station, Kittery Point, Maine.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314723

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0020.001

Exterior front view of the Shapleigh house, Kittery Point, Maine.

A front view of the Shapleigh house, Kittery Point, Maine. The house appears to be overgrown with trees and shrubs and in disrepair.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314724

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0020.002

Exterior rear view of the Shapleigh house, Kittery Point, Maine.

A rear view of the Shapleigh house, Kittery Point, Maine. Many of clapboards are missing and a plank is nailed across the back door.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314726

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0020.003

Gerrish Island bridge over Chauncey Creek, Kittery Point, Maine.

Looking across Chauncey Creek at Gerrish Island and bridge, Kittery Point, Maine. A house and outbuildings are located just across the bridge. Two dories are moored near the island side of the creek.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314727

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0930.0020.001

Exterior view of Rice's Tavern, the landing place for the ferry from Portsmouth, also known as Rices Ferry, Kittery, Maine.

An exterior view of Rice's Tavern, a large two-story dwelling with a barn adjacent.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314728

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0020.004

Exterior view of the Hotel Champernowne prior to its demolition in 1922, Kittery Point, Maine.

A view of Portsmouth Harbor and the Hotel Champernowne prior to its demolition in 1922.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314729

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0020.005

Furniture, as interpreted by the Century Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan

The history of period furniture is given with reproductions manufactured by the Company. There is a chronology of furniture styles in England, France and America.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314737

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.091

Conkey's poultry book, a handy book of reference on poultry raising, published by The G.E. Conkey Company, manufacturing chemists, Cleveland, Ohio

Instructions for raising chickens, turkeys and geese are provided including housing, feeding and medication. The Company manufactures remedies for poultry diseases.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314738

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001.003

Lay or bust, year book and almanac 1921, Park & Pollard Co., 131 State Street, Board of Trade Bldg., Boston, Mass.

The catalog is done in the style of an almanac and promotes feed for poultry and cows carried by the business. There are short articles, advice and housing plans. The factory is located in Augusta, Maine.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314740

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001.004

Story of sterling, thumb-nail historical and useful facts about the craft where art and industry meet, published by The Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America, 20 West 47th Street, New York, New York

The book has a history of sterling silver, identifying marks and design descriptions. Photographs illustrate sample tableware for breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and buffet menus. A glossary of terms is included.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314742

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.006.025

Hair cloth, samples, location unknown, undated

The book has 34 numbered samples of hair cloth.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314744

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.015

Italianate House

A 7 x 10 inch photograph album with 22 black and white photographs, mostly 4 ½ x 7 ¼ inches, Hard red cover embossed with flowers and a bird. Album opens accordion style. Photographs of an unidentified Italianate house and presumably the family who lived there. Photos show family, children playing...

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 314745

Ref. Code: PC009.282

Briggs & Co.'s patent transferring papers, patented for the United States of American, sole inventors and patenters, Briggs & Co., New York, New York

The book has transfer designs for embroidery projects. Text on the title page reads "A warm iron passed over the back of these papers transfers the pattern to any fabric." Designs are missing on pages 33-34, 75-78 and 117-118.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314749

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.019

Pierce fitter, 1927 edition, Pierce Butler & Pierce Manufacturing Corporation, 41 East 42nd Street, New York, New York

The business sells water and steam boilers, radiators and the hardware associated with them. The catalog has sections for engineering data, repair parts and telegraph codes for sending orders.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314750

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.021

Elm in front of Celia Thaxter Cottage, Champernowne Farm, Cutts Island, Kittery Point, Maine, 1936.

Black and white photograph of the Champernowne Elm in front of the cottage of Celia Thaxter, Champernowne Farm, Cutts Island, Kittery Point, Maine.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314752

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1560.0020.001

View of the railroad tracks along Spruce Creek and Ten pine Road with the Hotel Pepperrell in distance, Kittery Point, Maine.

A view of Spruce Creek and the shoreline with a number of tall evergreen trees. A railroad track can be seen in the lower right corner and the Hotel Pepperrell is in the distance.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314753

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1560.0020.002

View of great stair landing from above, Sir William Pepperrell House, Kittery, Maine

A black and white photograph of a large interior stair landing with an arched window arcross from the stairs, the Sir William Pepperrell House in Kittery, Maine. The room is furnished with wallpaper, two spinning wheels, a table and chair, mirror, artwork, cupboard, and a taxidermy owl.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314754

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0080.002

View of the front door, Sparhawk Hall, Kittery Point, Maine

One black & white close up photograph of the front door showing architectural details such as the pediment, pilaster, capital, and bullseye glass transom window, of Sparhawk Hall, Kittery Point, Maine. Two shrubs flank the door and an upper shuttered window is also visible.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 314755

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0920.0090.001

Prompter's pocket instruction book, by L. H. Elmwell, White-Smith Music Pub. Co., 516 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Instructions for dance quadrille callers is provided with diagrams for some of the pieces. The business has office in New York and Chicago. Text on the front cover reads, "Boston's Popular Prompter." The back cover is detached.

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314758

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.055

Briggs' patent transferring papers, patented for the United States of America, sole inventors and patenters, Briggs & Co., New York, New York

The book has transfer designs for embroidery projects. Text on the title page reads "A warm iron passed over the back of these papers transfers the pattern to any fabric." The item contains "Village scenes" by Kate Greenaway on pages 135-140. Text stamped on the endpapers reads "John D. Clapp, desig...

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314768

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.058

Dessert lovers' handbook, Borden Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, Borden, Inc.

Recipes for pies, cookies, candies, ice creams, puddings and cakes are described using the Eagle Brand Condensed Milk.

Date: 1973

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314770

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.002

Maple sugar makers' guide, Leader Evaporator Co., Inc., 25 Stowell Street, St. Albans, Vermont

The item promotes Leader maple sugar making equipment. Plans for constructing a sugar house are described. Instructions for manufacturing and packing maple syrup are described along with a few recipes.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314772

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.036

Farberware better food through cooking cook book, S.W. Farber, division of LCA Corporation, 100 Electra Lane, Yonkers, New York

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and party recipes are provided using Farberware kitchen appliances.

Date: 1960s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314774

Ref. Code: EP001.14.06.012

Farberware Open Hearth Electric Broiler recipes, S.W. Farber, Inc., Bronx, New York

Beef, poultry and fish recipes are provided for using the Open Hearth electric broiler.

Date: 1960s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314775

Ref. Code: EP001.14.06.011

Shard, fragmentary messages of current interest to our clientele, volume II, no. 2, published by Carbone, 342 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

Pottery, dinnerware, lamps and large jars are featured in the issue.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 314776

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.004.008

Presenting the most distinguished family of home appliances, Monitor Home Appliances, General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1940s

Capsule descriptions are provided for the appliances. The Monitor symbol is from Jean Rachmiel's painting "The Courier, Seven League Boots." Monitor appliances are available at the Maine Appliance Center, 10 Preble Street, Chapman Arcade, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316392

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.061

Here's the automatic washer for me! G-E All-Automatic Washer, General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky, 1950s

The washer features are described for potential customers. The appliance is available from Gould-Armer Company, Inc., 70 Free Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316393

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.057

Steam or hot water for heating in 5 minutes, General Electric Oil-Fired Boiler, General Electric Air Conditioning Department, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1940s

The heating efficiency and cost savings of the boiler are described for potential customers. The appliance is available from Harris Oil Company, 202 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316394

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.031

Oil-fired Warm Air Conditioner Type LB-30 Form C, PM4-0001, General Electric Oil-Fired Boiler, General Electric Air Conditioning Department, Bloomfield, New Jersey, March 1946

A description and specifications are provided for potential customers. The product is available from Harris Oil Company, 17 Main Street, South Portland, Maine.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316396

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.035

Renew with Insulite Siding with genuine Graylite Base, Insulite, 500 Baker Arcade Bldg., Minneapolis, Minnesota, undated

Brick and stone design siding is described for customers. The siding is available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 76 Massachusetts Avenue, South Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316400

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.011

When winter blizzards blow and summer suns sizzle you'll be on the comfort side with Bird Insulated Weather-Tex Siding, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

The siding provides beauty, heating efficiency, fuel conservation and is durable. The siding is available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 76 Massachusetts Avenue, South Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316403

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.010

Bird Master-Bilt Weather-Tex Shingles, Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole, Mass., undated

The five reasons to purchase the siding are extra wear, protection, beauty, economy and color. The shingles are available from Cooperative Home Comfort, Inc., 41-45 York Street, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316404

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.009

Park Street, Boston, Mass.

Park Street runs downhill with the Park St. Church in the distance and Boston Common on the right. A fountain on the lawn in front of the State House is seen in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 316425

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6220.001