Historic New England

Shopping hour, Washington St., Boston, Mass.

Pedestrians pass up and down Washington Street at the intersection of Temple Place on the left and Avon Street on the right. The Jordan Marsh department store is on the right side of the image. The Houston dry goods store is on the left. A sign above the Houston name reads "The busiest corner on Bos...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354822

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.8180.004

Postcard, West Cedar Street, Boston, Mass.

Handwritten text on the verso reads "Looking north to Mt. Vernon St. crossing. Acorn St. leading off just beyond seated figures on the right."

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354823

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.8420.001

Postcard, West Cedar Street, Boston, Mass.

Handwritten text on the verso reads "Looking south from Revere Street and beyond." The intersection in the distance would be Pinckney Street.

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354824

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.8420.002

Crow's nest, summer home of the late Joe Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay, Mass., photograph by F.C. Small

The summer home of the actor Joseph Jefferson is seen with a small portrait of him on the left side of the image. The house was demolished in 1998. Text on the verso reads "Published by F.C. Small, Buzzard's Bay, Mass. No. 55. Made in Germany."

Date: 1907

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354825

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0500.0040.002

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

A wood rail fence is in front of the property. Text on the image reads "This house built in 1681. Handcolored."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354826

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.001

Birthplace of President John Quincy Adams on left, birthplace of President John Adams on right, house built 1681, Quincy, Mass.

1 postcard : hand-colored print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354827

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3860.0100.002

Studio portrait of John Brown, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354828

Ref. Code: PC008.12.004

Studio portrait of an unidentified man, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354829

Ref. Code: PC008.12.005

Studio portrait of Alice Barker, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354830

Ref. Code: PC008.12.006

Studio portrait of Sarah Dudley Baxter, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354831

Ref. Code: PC008.12.007

Studio portrait of Charles Sumner, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354832

Ref. Code: PC008.12.008

Studio portrait of Charles J. Mason, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354833

Ref. Code: PC008.12.009

Studio portrait of Louisa Kellogg, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354834

Ref. Code: PC008.12.010

Studio portrait of F. E. Mulliken, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354835

Ref. Code: PC008.12.011

Studio portrait of Joseph Baxter, Boston, Mass., November 30, 1865

Date: 1865

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354836

Ref. Code: PC008.12.012

Studio portrait of Caddie Moore, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354837

Ref. Code: PC008.12.013

Studio portrait of John A. Andrew Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354838

Ref. Code: PC008.12.014

Postcard, community Christmas tree, Eastman House, South Berwick, Maine

Author Sarah Orne Jewett's house can be seen in the image.

Date: 1935

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354839

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2890.0040.001

Exterior view of the east corner of Eastman House, South Berwick, Maine

An automobile is parked in front of Eastman House, the home of author Sarah Orne Jewett.

Date: 1936-10-30

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354840

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2890.0080.001

Governor Smith's residence, Wiscasset, Maine

Large bushes and a tree stand in front of the house, home of Maine Governor Samuel Emerson Smith.

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354841

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3510.0280.001

Sunken garden, Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Maine

A birdbath, arbor, and birdhouse can be seen in the sunken garden.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354843

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3510.0180.001

Exterior view, Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Maine

Chairs stand on either side of the doorway in the image. The postcard is published by the Ralph F. Blood Studio in Portland, Maine.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354845

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3510.0180.002

City Square, Charlestown, Mass.

Horse-drawn vehicles, an automobile and the elevated railway can be seen in City Square in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354846

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0880.0040.001

Harbor showing Yacht Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.

Sailboats can be seen in the harbor waters with the yacht club on the right side. Text on the item verso reads "Published by B.L. Allen, druggist, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. Printed in Germany."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354848

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.2770.0040.001

Manchester Yacht Club and Tuck's Point Pier, Manchester, Mass.

The Yacht Club buildings and the pavilion on the pier can be seen in the image. Text on the verso reads "C.T. Photochrom." There is also a logo with the letters "T" and "C" and Chicago.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354849

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.2770.0040.002

Yacht Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.

A figure can be seen in one of the boats in front of the Yacht Club. Text on the item verso reads "Published by B.L. Allen, druggist, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. Printed in Germany."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354850

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.2770.0040.003

Salem Willows, Juniper Point, Salem Neck, Mass.

Houses in the Salem Willows neighborhood can be seen at Juniper Point on the Salem Neck.

Date: ca. 1911

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354851

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4110.1720.001

Greetings from Boston, American Souvenir Co., Boston, Mass.

Boston landmarks in Copley Square illustrate the postcard which include Trinity Church, the new Old South Church, the Boston Public Library, and the Art Museum. The stamp space on the item verso has text which reads "If this card you'd send by mail. Stick 2 cents stamp, here, without fail."

Date: 1895

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354855

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0060.001

Acadian House, built 1670, Guilford, Connecticut

Text on the postcard reads "Where several Acadian peasants from Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, were sheltered by the town, having been put ashore here from British ships in 1755 (see Longfellow's Evangeline)."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354856

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USCT.0850.0060.001

Studio portrait of George Kuhn Clarke and Anna Clarke, Boston, Mass., c. 1865-1866

Date: 1865-1866

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354858

Ref. Code: PC008.12.015

Studio portrait of John A. Andrews, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354859

Ref. Code: PC008.12.016

Studio portrait of Harriet Mason (later Mrs. William Rodman), Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354860

Ref. Code: PC008.12.017

Studio portrait of Dr. Morrill Wyman, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354861

Ref. Code: PC008.12.018

Studio portrait of Alice A. Barker, Boston, Mass., c. 1865-1866

Date: 1865-1866

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354862

Ref. Code: PC008.12.019

Studio portrait of Dr. C. C. Holmes, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354863

Ref. Code: PC008.12.020

Studio portrait of an unidentified women in a wedding dress, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354864

Ref. Code: PC008.12.021

Studio portrait of Winslow Family Group, Including George Winslow, Boston, Mass., undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354865

Ref. Code: PC008.12.022

S. J. Wiseman, Southampton, England, Active 1860s

cartes-de-visite

Date: 1860s

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354867

Ref. Code: PC008.13

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Southampton, England, undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354868

Ref. Code: PC008.13.001

H. J. Mockett Photo, Broadstairs, England. Active 1860s

Cartes-de-visite

Date: 1860s

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354870

Ref. Code: PC008.14

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Broadstairs, England, 1865

Date: 1865

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354871

Ref. Code: PC008.14.001

Studio portrait of Sarah Ellen Waldo, Broadstairs, England, undated

Date: undated

Collection: Cartes-de-visite photographic collection, c. 1858-1899

GUSN: 354872

Ref. Code: PC008.14.002

Postcard, birthday wishes, location unknown

The postcard was sent to Master Harold R. Hale, 1907.

Date: 1907

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354873

Ref. Code: EP001.01.111.02.01.018

Pond Island Light, mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine

Two men stand on a viewing platform next to a small structure with a large bell.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354874

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2420.0020.001

Portland Head Lighthouse, published by Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors, Waukegan, Illinois

The Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is the backdrop for the motorboat advertising Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354876

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.006

Digging the Cape Cod Canal, pres. August Belmont and chief engineer Wm. Barclay Parsons shaking hands across the stream which made Cape Cod an island, no. 105, published by Small's, Buzzard's Bay, Mass.

August Belmont is on the left and William Parsons is on the right as the two men reach to shake hands in the image. Other unidentified men and two children can be seen in the group.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354878

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0840.0080.001