Historic New England

Exterior view, house, Sagamore Highlands, Sagamore, Mass.

A house overlooks the beach with a view toward the Sagamore Highlands. A clothesline is behind the house.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354884

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4100.0020.001

Adams houses, Quincy, Massachusetts, here were born John Adams and John Quincy Adams, his son, both Presidents of the United States

The two Adams houses can be seen behind a stone wall and a wooden rail fence.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354885

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.003

Exterior view of Adams birthplaces, Quincy, Mass.

Handwritten text on the item verso reads "On the left is the house where John Adams lived after he was married. The one on the right is where he was born. It was built in 1681. These two houses are on the corner of Presidents Ave. and Independence Ave., Quincy, Mass. Purchased 23 March 1925 for $1, ...

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354886

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.004

Birthplaces of 2nd and 6th presidents, Quincy, Mass.

The houses are seen against a backdrop of autumn leaves. Text on the item verso reads "The 'cottages' in which John Adams (1735) and John Quincy Adams (1767) were born are the oldest presidential birthplaces in the United States. They are 'Salt-boxes' and typical of the homes built by farmers during...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354888

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.005

Birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Quincy, Mass.

An unidentified man sits on a bench on the left side of the image. Handwritten text on the image reads "J.A. born Oct. 19, 1735. Died July 4, 1826. J.Q.A. born --Died --" The item verso is covered with a newspaper clipping about John Adams.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354889

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.006

Advertisement for Campbell's Automatic Rapid Electric Fireless Cooker Range, William Campbell Co., Alliance, Ohio

The features and construction of the appliance are described in detail for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354890

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.01.005

Advertisement, another of the master models, the Cole Royal Sedan, Cole Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

The advertisement was published in Town & Country magazine, October, 15, 1923.

Date: 1923-10-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354891

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.011

Advertisement, leadership based on true worth, Lincoln, Lincoln Motor Company, a division of Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan

The Phaeton model automobile is displayed in a garden setting.

Date: 1924-06-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354893

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.012

Advertisement, the new Marmon Brougham, Marmon Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana

The business sells several de luxe models of this vehicle.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354896

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.013

Advertisement, Pierce-Arrow dual-valve six, Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, Buffalo, New York

A woman steps into a chauffeur driven Pierce-Arrow in the illustration. Text at the bottom of the image reads "Open cars $5250, closed cars $7000 at Buffalo, government tax additional." The ad was published in Life magazine on February 25, 1926.

Date: 1926-02-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354897

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.014

Advertisement, Chevrolet, building a better way to see the U.S.A., General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division, Detroit, Michigan

A family poses with their 1972 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe in front of the Portland Head Lighhouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The ad was published in Popular Mechanics, January 1972.

Date: 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354900

Ref. Code: EP001.01.121.01.01.015

Advertisement, things a man can trust, New York Life Insurance Company, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

The lighthouse stands on a rock surrounded by waves. The ad was published in 1941 in the Saturday Evening Post.

Date: 1941-05-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354905

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.030

Homeless salvaging their belongings, Falmouth, Cape Cod, Mass., International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354918

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.003

Passage cut thru highway gives suggestion of lumbercamp scene, photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354922

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.004

Nothing was left but wreckage at Misquamicut, Rhode Island, photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354925

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.005

Exclusive Bailey's Beach entirely wiped out at Newport, Rhode Island, photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354926

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.006

This roof was blown off at Boston, Mass., photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354927

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.007

Unitarian Church in ruins at Worcester, Mass., photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354928

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.008

Cottage blown into canal under Sagamore Bridge, Cape Cod, Mass., photo by International News Service, New York, New York

Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of lives was appalling; property damage mounted to hundreds of millions of doll...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354930

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.009

Fallen trees and flood at Concord, New Hampshire, photo by International News Service, New York, New York

An individual paddles a boat with Stearns Grocery Co. in the background. Text on the postcard verso reads "September 21, 1938 will long be remembered as the date of the Big Hurricane which swept all New England, in all history something never before known to this part of the country. The loss of liv...

Date: 1938

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354931

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.0550.030.010

Portrait of unidentified man standing at hand pump, Spencer-Peirce-Little House, Newbury, Mass.

An unidentified man stands next to the hand pump behind the Spencer-Peirce-Little House in Newbury, Massachusetts.

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 354932

Ref. Code: PC006.SPL.01.024

Longfellow House, home of "The clock on the stairs," Pittsfield, Mass.

The house was actually owned by Thomas Gold and subsequently by Nathan Appleton, Longfellow's father-in-law. It was also known as Elm Knoll and inspired Longfellow's poem "The old clock on the stairs."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354933

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3740.0100.001

Bathing beach and hotels looking east from pier, Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Text on the verso reads "Published by Jack Sudenfield, Old Orchard Beach, Maine."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354936

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2210.0040.002

Exterior view of stables building, Brookline Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

Two large trees stand near the property.

Date: ca. 1916

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354938

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0470.0200.001

Assembly room of Business Women's Club, State House Park, Boston, Mass.

Furniture and a fireplace can be seen in the room at 144 Bowdoin Street.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354940

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.1700.001

Ticket, July 4, 1776, great national anniversary, this admits to the 50th national festival at Faneuil Hall this day July 4, 1826

The ticket for the 50th anniversary celebration states dinner will be held at 3:00 p.m.

Date: 1826-07-04

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354950

Ref. Code: EP001.01.038.01.01.027

Ticket for West End Street Railway Co., Boston, Mass.

The Boston subway system opened on September 1, 1897. Text on the ticket reads "Good only on car taken in subway this day, void if carried from subway without using." The ticket is from a page in William Sumner Appleton's scrapbook.

Date: 1897-09-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354951

Ref. Code: EP001.01.117.01.02.031

Trade card, Taylor, Thomas & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods, Nos. 71 and 73 Franklin Street, corner Devonshire, Boston, Mass.

Text on the item verso reads "Have resumed business at 503 Washington St. Relic. This card was in our vault and passed through the Great Fire of November, 1872."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354952

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.06.036

Allston Railroad Station, Allston, Mass.

The H.H. Richardson designed Allston Depot can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354953

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0710.0040.001

Railway station and Odd Fellows Hall, Allston, Mass.

The H.H. Richardson designed Allston Depot is in the foreground with several horse-drawn vehicles around it. The Allston Hall building houses the Odd Fellows, the Taft & Waite real estate business and the Allston News Company. Text at the top of the building reads "Allston Hall Block, 1889-1890." ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354955

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0070.007

Birthplace of John Adams, second President of the United States, built about 1663, Quincy, Mass.

A wooden rail fence is in front of the property.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354957

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.007

Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

The lighthouse and other buildings can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354959

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0280.001

Ranges Light, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.

The moon shines over the lighthouse and other buildings on Georges Island. The verso has a small newspaper clipping about the Boston port affixed to it.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354960

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0280.002

Bookplate printed for the Massachusetts Historical Society on the fund given by William Bradford Homer Dowse, designed by Sidney Lawton Smith

Pedestrians walk up and down the Boston Common path in front of the Massachusetts State House. Text over the beehive illustration at the top reads "Sic vos non vobis."

Date: 1919

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354962

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.001

Bookplate for Catherine Pollock Loveland, engraved by J.W. Jameson

The statue is "The Puritan," Deacon Samuel Chapin done by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The name "J.W. Jameson" is handwritten at the bottom of the bookplate. A hand-drawn small flag is on the lower right side.

Date: 1936

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354964

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.002

Regulations for the library of the Middlesex Mechanic Association, undated

The text outlines the rules for members around book borrowing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354969

Ref. Code: EP001.01.013.04.01.009

Bookplate for Anna Ray Chatman, her book, engraved by F.G. Hall

Anna Ray Chatman was the niece of the engraver Frederick Garrison Hall.

Date: 1904

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354971

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.003

Bookplate for the City of Boston, Boston, Mass.

The City of Boston seal is above the text which describes the textbook use policy in the Boston Public Schools.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354973

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.1100.0200.004

Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn.

Includes: Framing Plan of Rear, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Side, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Front, Addition to Stable for Henry C. Bowen Esq. Woodstock, Conn. Framing Plan of Both Floors, Additio...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 354976

Ref. Code: AR001.USCT.3350.003

Hood Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

The barn and house are behind a stone fence and a stand of trees.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354978

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.001

Hoods Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

Dairy cattle graze in a pasture on the Hood Farm.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354979

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.002

Dairy barn, Derry, New Hampshire

The upper right corner has a seal with a cow in the middle with text that reads "H.P. Hood & Sons, Milk." Text below the seal reads "Established 1846."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354980

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.003

Hood Farm, Derry, New Hampshire

The barn and house can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354981

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.004

Hood Boarding House, Derry Village, New Hampshire

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354982

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.005

A.S. Frier, crockery, tin ware, & wooden ware, 83 & 85 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass.

The proprietor is surrounded by goods from his store in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354991

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0724.002

Label, John Doggett, gilder, looking-glass and picture framer, Roxbury Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The label is affixed to a wood item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354992

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.02.01.011

3rd of July centennial celebration of Washington's taking command of the American army, Fort Washington, Cambridgeport, Mass.

A small group of unidentifed people sit on the grass in Fort Washington for the centennial celebration.

Date: 1876-07-03

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354993

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0280.0010.002

Hamilton statue, Boston, Mass.

Two women and two men stand in front of the Alexander Hamilton statue on the Commonwealth Avenue mall.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354996

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0900.001

Your new home: a selected collection of plans for small houses from four to eight rooms, for which complete working drawings may be secured at a nominal cost, Dierks Lumber & Coal Co., Kansas City, Mo., undated

The plan book promotes the use of Dierks lumber flooring. Includes pricing information, floor plans, and photographic prints of their products.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354998

Ref. Code: EP005.001

Blue book of small homes, Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, R.I., 1937

Plan book of small home designs. The dealer will also help customers finance their homes. Includes photographic prints and floor plans of designs. Text on the item verso reads, "New ideas by small home architects." Grossman's, a retailer of building materials, promotes its building supplies in the p...

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354999

Ref. Code: EP005.002

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