Historic New England

Trade card, Tute, Fay & Morey, dealers in teas and tobacco, No. 16 Southn Market Street, and 16 Chatham Street, Boston, Mass.

The proprietors are Rensalear Tute, Philemon Morey and Charles F. Fay.

Date: 1860s

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320231

Ref. Code: EP003.005.011

Trade card; Morse, Denny & Co., commission wool merchants, 130 Congress Street, Boston, Mass.

The partners are Sterne Morse, Clarence H. Denny and Joseph G. Shed.

Date: 1870s

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320232

Ref. Code: EP003.005.012

Trade card, Elliott & Ahlberg, stevedores, Baltimore, Maryland

The card verso has "Rates of Pilotage for Chesapeake Bay."

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320233

Ref. Code: EP003.005.013

Trade card, Haas Hog and Poultry Remedy, Dr. Joseph Haas, Indianapolis, Indiana

Text on the card verso describes the medication. Two pigs and a rooster deliver the remedy in a boat. The image caption reads "The Relief Committee, Cheer up comrades, we are coming."

Date: 1882

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320235

Ref. Code: EP003.005.014

Trade card, Boss Patent Cases, J.A. Smith, jeweler, 358 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York

Smith carries James Boss gold watch cases.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320236

Ref. Code: EP003.005.015

Trade card, Mrs. Potts' Cold Handle Sad Irons, Enterprise Manufacturing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A man paints images of the irons on a fence. The caption reads "Our special artist on the road." An observer states "Just what my mother wants."The irons are sold by B. Callender & Co., 246 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 320237

Ref. Code: EP003.005.016

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320387

Ref. Code: PC009.069B

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, which contains contains small copies of paintings published by J.E. Tilton Co. in Boston, Mass. These are mostly sentimental, but there are also portraits (taken from paintings) of George and Martha Washington, Abraham Lincoln and soldiers in uniform.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320388

Ref. Code: PC009.069C

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320389

Ref. Code: PC009.069D

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320390

Ref. Code: PC009.069E

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320391

Ref. Code: PC009.069F

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320392

Ref. Code: PC009.069G

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320393

Ref. Code: PC009.069H

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, eight leather bound and two with velvet bindings, containing gems (approximately 3/4" square tintype portraits that generally only pictured the head). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320394

Ref. Code: PC009.069I

Portrait album

This album was removed to the print collection.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320395

Ref. Code: PC009.069J

Portrait album

One of ten small albums, which contains portrait cartes de visite, including two half-size ones, and a tintype of carte de visite size (approximately 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"). No photographers are indicated. A few sitters are indexed at the back of the albums or in notes beneath the photographs.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320396

Ref. Code: PC009.069K

Alice Pearse wearing a blue velvet ensemble

Originally purchased in 1883 by Miss C. L. W. French of Roxbury and Boston from Mlle Camille Lipman of Rue Drouot, Paris. "A tantalizing bit of evidence suggests that Miss French may have been a suffragette, for this dress was worn in 1920 by a relative at a celebration of the Nineteenth Amendment ...

Date: undated

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 320472

Ref. Code: PC004.01.P.0900.001

Alice Pearse wearing a red satin ensemble

1 black and white photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 320473

Ref. Code: PC004.01.P.0900.002

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne was a bimonthly periodical published in Paris between 1839 and 1935. The publication consisted of illustrations of furniture and interior decoration from the reign of Louis-Philippe to the Third Republic. Its title is a reference to the royal Garde-meuble establish...

Date: 1845-1868

Collection: Le Garde-meuble, ancien et modern

GUSN: 320515

Ref. Code: GC007

Album 118A: "Municipal Architecture in Boston from Designs by Edmund M. Wheelwright, City Architect, 1891-1895," Vol. 1

1 of 2 volumes

Date: 1898

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320524

Ref. Code: PC009.118A

Album 118B: "Municipal Architecture in Boston from Designs by Edmund M. Wheelwright, City Architect, 1891-1895," Vol. 2

1 of 2 volumes

Date: 1898

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320525

Ref. Code: PC009.118B

Business card for Harry's Cheese & Cold Cuts, 98 Blackstone Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business carries imported and domestic cheeses. A handwritten note on the verso reads "Haymarket, voted best cheese shop in Boston in 2015."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 320720

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.051

Congregational House, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass., May 2, 1904.

View of the front facade of Congredational House, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass., designed by the architectural firm of Shepley, Ruttan, and Coolidge. The building is on the National Register of Historical Places, The follwoing description of the bas reliefs is from the Congregational House webis...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320728

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0770.001

Exterior view of Mystic House, Medford, Mass.

Mystic House offered rooms and meals to persons coming for the races at Mystic Park. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320806

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.002

Exterior view of the judges' stand, Mystic Park, Medford, Mass.

The judges' stand at Mystic Park is seen with horses grazing on the left and houses in the distance. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320808

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.003

Portrait of "Gentleman Jim" Golden, Mystic Park, Medford, Mass.

The figure on the right in the foreground is "Gentleman Jim" Golden racing enthusiast. The Mystic Park bleachers are in the background. Under the three trees sulkies are lined up. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320809

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.004

Exterior view of Mystic Park, bleachers and sulkies, Medford, Mass.

Bleachers at the racetrack can be seen in the background. Sulkies are lined up under the three trees. Two unidentified men are on the right side of the image. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320810

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.005

Exterior view of Mystic Park, entrance gates, Medford, Mass.

The entrance gates at Mystic Park accomodate people arriving on foot and in horse-drawn vehicles. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320811

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.006

Group portrait of George Wellman, Thomas W. Pierce, trainer Edward Avery and James Golden, Mystic Park, Medford, Mass.

The seated figures, left to right, are George Wellman, Thomas W. Pierce, trainer Edward Avery and James Golden. The portrait identification is from the "American Horse Breeder," January 5, 1904. Bleachers can be seen at Mystic Park. Sulkies are lined up under the trees. Text stamped on the item vers...

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320812

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.007

Exterior view of Mystic Park, bleachers and sulkies, Medford, Mass.

Bleachers at the racetrack can be seen in the background. Sulkies are lined up under the three trees. Two unidentified men are on the right side of the image. Text stamped on the item verso reads "Goodell Photographer 378 Mass. Avenue Boston."

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 320815

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1790.0050.008

Addition of porte cochère on River House, Manchester, Massachusetts

The drawing is a "1/8 in scale plan showing the drive and porte-cochère." William G. Rautorel is the architect at 8 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. It was done for E. Charles Fitch. This drawing is below a sketch of the house with the ocean and sailboats behind it. Handwritten text in ink on the vers...

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 320842

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.1300.002

Overlea, Hyannis Port, Mass

A bound house album labeled Overlea on front cover. A Victorian era ( ca. 1900) shingle style home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts at 41 Overlea Drive. Album has 17 black and white photographs ( 7 5/16 x 9 1/8) mounted in album (12 x 14 1/4). Photographs include exterior views of house and law...

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320841

Ref. Code: PC009.285

Living room, Overlea, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts

Black and white photograph of livingroom at Overlea in Hyannisport, Mass. Notice the 8-foot wide brick fireplace and beamed ceiling.

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320843

Ref. Code: PC009.285.001

Living room, Overlea, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts

Black and white photograph of livingroom at Overlea in Hyannisport, Mass. Notice the 8-foot wide brick fireplace and beamed ceiling.

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320844

Ref. Code: PC009.285.002

Octoganol Dining room, Overlea, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts

Black and white photograph of octagonal dining room at Overlea in Hyannisport, Mass. This 18-by-18 foot room has pocket doors and is rich with carved base, cornice, and chair rail moldings.

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 320845

Ref. Code: PC009.285.003

New Hampshire - Lake Winnipesaukee

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 320846

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.1120

Sketch for hotel at Lake Winnepisaukee, New Hampshire

A large hotel with five columns is shown in the drawing. The architect is located at 31 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The drawing is signed "W.M. Campbell."

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 320849

Ref. Code: AR001.USNH.1120.001

Menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1891

The guests dined on such dishes as blue points, Southdown mutton, sirloin of beef, Hungarian punch and a variety of desserts. A female figure dressed in costume decorates the menu cover. The menu has turquoise and yellow ribbons and a tissue overlay.

Date: 1891-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318615

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.033

Merry Christmas, Christmas dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1896

The guests dined on such dishes as timbales of lobster a la Neptune, turkey breast, sweetbreads pique, mousse de foie gras, Medicis, Mongrel Goose, Lalla Rookh Punch and marshmallow ice cream. The Vendome Column is embossed in silver inside the menu. The hotel owner is C.H. Greenleaf & Co. The cover...

Date: 1896-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318616

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.034

1897 New Year's greet, dinner menu, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1897

The menu featured such dishes as fresh mushroom patties, lake trout, frogs' legs, venison, frozen Tom and Jerry and baked Indian Pudding. A wreath with holly and berries decorates the menu cover.

Date: 1897-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318617

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.035

Bright and happy Christmas to you 1898, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., December 25, 1898

The menu has such dishes as turtle soup, halibut, turkey, boudin of quail, Lalla Rookh Punch and Christmas Pudding. The menu is inside a frame decorated with pink fowers and the Vendome Column embossed in silver. The hotel owner is C.H. Greenleaf & Co. The frame has a piece so it can stand on a flat...

Date: 1898-12-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318618

Ref. Code: EP001.06.04.036

Scrapbook 12: Beacon Hill newspaper clippings

This scrapbook consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Beacon Hill dating from the late 1920s to the 1930s. There are numerous clippings about Beacon Hill gardens and several magazine articles about Beacon Hill interiors. It also contains a few postcards of Beacon Hill. The scrapbook belo...

Date: 1920-1930

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 318621

Ref. Code: MS004.012

Christmas, Crosby's Restaurant, 19 School Street, Boston, Mass.

There is an extensive dinner menu and a "cooked to order" menu which includes temperance drinks. An essay in the opening pages gives a history of the site by Alexander Corbett, Jr., a Boston journalist and Bostonian Society member. The Cromwell's Head Tavern was located on School Street and there i...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318623

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.011

Christmas 1884 menu, Revere House, Boston, Mass.

Guests dined on such dishes as Providence River Oysters, trout, beef, turkey, quail, venison and Christmas pudding. The menu has been mounted on a brown velvet frame with a painted illustration of flowers on the cover.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318624

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.025

Christmas 1884 menu, Revere House, Boston, Mass.

Guests dined on such dishes as Providence River Oysters, trout, beef, turkey, quail, venison and Christmas pudding. The menu has been mounted on a velvet frame with a portrait of a young girl painted on the cover. A tassel is affixed to the cover to open the menu.

Date: 1884

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318626

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.026

Album: Stoves, ranges

The brands represented include Adams & Westlake, Gold Coin, Florence, Magee, Westminster, Acorn and Hub. The businesses are in New England, New York state and from across the United States.

Date: 1840-1895

Collection: Trade card albums collection

GUSN: 318627

Ref. Code: EP003.003

Class of the craft, cast bronze signs and tablets, from the studios of Metalcrafts, 715-720 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio

Work samples are shown and can be cast in bronze, aluminum or nickel silver. A stamp with the text "NRA member, we do our part" is on the front of the itme. Text on the front edge of the item reads "Metalcrafts, Cincinnati, Ohio, Folder D."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318629

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.013

Chandler & Barber, door hardware, 122-126 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

Door hardware samples are shown with an invitation to visit the showroom.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318630

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.009

Furniture kits for home assembly, exact copies of museum pieces, fun to make, distinctive to own, by Hagerty of Cohasset, Mass.

Furniture pieces are described with directions for assembling them. A table from the Gore Mansion in Waltham, Massachusetts is on page 10. There is a loose sheet titled "Recent Cohasset Colonial Additions." The fall 1958 issue of the "Cohasset Colonial Courier" is inside the catalog.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318631

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.100

Colonial Williamsburg Inc. approved reproductions and adaptations, The Craft house, Williamsburg, Virginia

The catalog has furniture, needlepoint, textile, glassware, silverware and other reproductions for potential customers.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 318632

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.101

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