Historic New England

Billhead, B. & J.H. Precy, furniture textiles, location unknown, dated August 14, 1818

1 billhead

Date: 1818-08-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354637

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.019

Billhead, Samuel Sumner, china, glass, Boston, Mass., dated August 17, 1818

The billhead lists such items as sugar and cream bowls, tumblers, pitchers and decanters.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354641

Ref. Code: EP001.01.112.01.02.018

Billhead, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated 1818

The customer purchased blankets.

Date: 1818

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354642

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.020

Billhead, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated March 12, 1819

The billhead has tables, chairs, curtains, tongs, bed ticking, and brushes.

Date: 1819-03-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354644

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.021

Prices of goods at Canton, written by Josiah Lane, Lane & Lamson, Corn Hill Square, Boston, Mass., dated 1815

The yardage and prices for a variety of fabrics is listed on the item. The verso has ribbons, other purchases, and the prices of seven different teas.

Date: 1815

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354645

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.022

Billhead, cash paid for sundry articles of furniture, Joseph F. Boardman, dry goods, No. 33 Market, Boston, Mass., dated April 1, 1813

The billhead lists such items as chairs, tables, carpets, eyeglass frames, and candlesticks. The customer purchased hardware for making curtains, mattresses, and laying down carpets.

Date: 1813-04-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354649

Ref. Code: EP001.01.050.02.01.04.020

Billhead, listing of miscellaneous household items, location unknown, undated

The billhead front and verso listings cover kitchenware, tableware, and bedding.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354650

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.023

Bill for china 1818, bill for kittles 1818, other old bills of same date, blankets, table cloths, unidentified label for billheads, location unknown, undated

Text on the item reads "Bill for china 1818, bill for kittles 1818, other old bills of same date, blankets, table cloths."

Date: 1818

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354651

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.024

Circular for [Kinmonth & Co.], importers & dealers in silks, merinos, velvets, ribbons, 275 Washington through to 8 & 10 Winter Streets, Boston, Mass.

The top portion of the circular is missing. An address and product match make it most likely to be Kinmonth & Co. Text on the circular reads "Importers & dealers in silks, merinos, velvets, ribbons, embroideries, laces, trimmings, hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, and under clothing."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354652

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.05.025

151-157 Court Street, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1913

Image of 151-157 Court Street, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1913. Boston Transit Archive

Date: 03/09/1913

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 354654

Ref. Code: PC017.01.06.110.0140

View of Edgartown Depot, Edgartown, Mass., September 17, 1918

View of Edgartown Depot with horse and carriage and locomotive in the foreground, Edgartown, Mass., September 17, 1918.

Date: 1918/09/17

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354655

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0910.0050.001

Adams House and Keith's Theatre, Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Automobiles are parked in front of the Adams House hotel. A horse-drawn vehicle is in front of the Bijou Dream Theatre. Pedestrians can be seen on the street and sidewalks.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354657

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.8180.003

Postcard, Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Amsterdam, sole importer, Stephen L. Bartlett, Boston, Mass.

Two boys in Harlequin costumes toss cocoa containers from a wall in the illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354658

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.01.01.012

Postcard, Scotch House, Saugus, Mass., Merrimack Postcard Co., 110 Merrimac St., Haverhill, Mass.

An exterior view of the Boardman House is seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354661

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0040.001

Postcard, Boardman House, Yankee Colour Corp., Southborough, Mass.

The description on the verso does not name the property but the background is for Scotch House. Text on the verso reads "An Historama Post Card." Text at the bottom of the verso reads "1775 American Revolution Bicentennial 1975."

Date: 1968

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354662

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.4150.0040.002

Postcard, Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.

The facade of Tremont Temple can be seen in the image. Text handwritten at the top of the postcard reads "Jan. 25, 1911."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354663

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.7960.001

Postcard, the Breakers, Ochre Point, Newport, Rhode Island

The facade of the Breakers is seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354666

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USRI.0370.0180.001

Exterior rear view of the Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island

The side of the Breakers facing the ocean can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354667

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USRI.0370.0160.001

Postcard, Old First Congregational Church, built 1806, Bennington, Vermont

Bennington's historic church can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354669

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.0110.0080.001

Postcard, homestead of President Coolidge at Plymouth, Vermont

Text at the bottom of the postcard reads "Where President took oath of office, Aug. 3, 1923 at 2:47 a.m."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354670

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.1200.0080.001

Postcard, the Endicott Pear Tree, Danvers, Mass., published by Solatia M. Taylor, photographic supplies and finishing, 56 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Text below the image reads "Planted in 1630 by John Endicott, first Colonial Governor of Massachusetts. The oldest fruit tree in New England."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354673

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.1110.0060.001

Postcard, Stage Harbor, Chatham, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle stands on the dock in Stage Harbor.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354676

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0900.0040.001

Postcard, Portland Head Light, oldest lighthouse in America 1791, Ralph F. Blood

A sailing vessel can be seen between the rocks in the lower portion of the image. Two figures take in the panorama from a viewing platform.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354678

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.001

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, Monhegan Island, Maine

Several small buildings are next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354680

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.001

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse and buildings, Monhegan Island, Maine

Houses and smaller structures stand on property close to the Monhegan Island Lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354681

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.002

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, Monhegan Island, Maine, by Max Rosenthal

A barbed wire fence is in front of the Lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354682

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.003

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, buildings, group of people, from across a field, Monhegan Island, Maine

The Lighthouse and the surrounding buildings can be seen in the image. A group of people stand to the left of the house in the middle of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354683

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.004

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse with house and smaller buildings, Monhegan Island, Maine

A small tree stands to the right of the Lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354684

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.005

Grossman's low-cost, quality homes, camps, garages, overnight cabins, Grossman's, 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass.

The business has a home ownership plan for customers.

Date: 1952

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354685

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.256

Unadilla silos: keep silage prime regardless of clime, The Unadilla Silo Company, Inc., Unadilla, New York

Text on the front cover reads, "Filling the twin Unadilla Silos at Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut." The item also advertises silage cutting equipment.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354688

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.257

All new homes, 120 designs, Garlinghouse, Topeka, Kansas

The business makes suburban house designs complete with blueprints and materials. Front and back covers are detached.

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354689

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.258

Home of your own! Catalogue of mill-made and framed-up bungalows and houses, C.H. Robinson, 738-742 Westminster Street, corner Summer Street, Providence, Rhode Island

Customers are offered a number of house plans.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354692

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.259

Postcard, Monhegan Island Lighthouse, houses and buildings from across a field, Monhegan Island, Maine

The layout of houses and buildings around the lighthouse can be seen in the image. A tall pine tree stands on the right.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354693

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1800.0020.006

Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Houses and other buildings can be seen around the lighthouse in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354694

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.002

Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

A three masted sailing ship is just to the right of the lighthouse. The name "L.N. Mitchell" is embossed on the lower right corner of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354695

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.003

Postcard, surf at Portland Head Light, built 1791, Ralph F. Blood, Portland, Maine

Waves crash on the rocks below the lighthouse. A small figure looks over the railing on the viewing platform.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354696

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.004

Postcard, Hochamoch Light, Swan's Island, Maine

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354697

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3110.0020.001

Postcard, lighhouse W. Quoddy Head, Lubec, Maine

The lighthouse and lightkeeper's house can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354698

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1710.0020.001

Postcard, Moosepeak Light, Mistake Island, Jonesport, Maine

The lighthouse appears to have a covered walkway leading from it.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354699

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1500.0040.001

Postcard, view from Moosepeak Light, Jonesport, Maine

The lightkeeper's house, other buildings, and the coastline can be seen in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354700

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.1500.0040.002

Postcard, Pemaquid Point Light, Pemaquid Point, Maine

Tightly clustered buildings are seen next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354701

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2380.0060.001

Pemaquid Light, Pemaquid Point, Maine, McLaughlin photographer

Three figures can be seen in the image. One is sitting on the ground next to the house. A second can be seen standing in the doorway of the center building. The third figure is to the right of the grazing horse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354702

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2380.0020.001

Postcard, Seguin Island Light, mouth Kennebec River, Maine, by R.H. Cassens

The lighthouse dominates the buildings around it.

Date: 1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354704

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2460.0040.001

Postcard, moonrise at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, by W.H. Ballard

The moon shines on the water next to the lighthouse.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354705

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.005

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Christopher Columbus statue, Boston, Mass.

Horse-drawn vehicles can be seen on the right side of the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354707

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.001

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Aristides the Just statue, Boston, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle is just beyond the statue of Aristides the Just in Louisburg Square.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354709

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.002

Postcard, Louisburg Square, Aristides the Just statue, Boston, Mass.

The Aristides the Just statue can be seen with the Columbus statue in the distance.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354710

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.003

Postcard, a Louisburg Square doorway, Women's Municipal League, Boston, Mass.

Text on the card reads "Louisburg Square was established as a "private park" in 1826, although no houses were built until the 30's. Various celebrities, including Howells and Louisa Alcott, have lived in the Square." The image is from "Old Boston days on Beacon Hill," published by the Women's Munic...

Date: 1924-06-16

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354712

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.5540.004