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Web-footed birds, wood duck, location unknown, undated

Below the illustration the text reads "Wandering albatross, great crested grebe, swan." A separate card describes the wood duck.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288490

Ref. Code: EP001.01.004.01.02.027

Trade card for the bobolink, G.E. Marsh & Co., 395 Chestnut Street, Lynn, Mass., 1887

The bobolink is described on the card verso. The card is part of a series on New England birds. The complete set is available for 25 Good-Will Soap wrappers. Armstrong & Company, Boston, is the lithographer.

Date: 1887

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288495

Ref. Code: EP001.01.004.01.02.028

Canary birds and their proper care, by Gus. Billiau, New Haven, Connecticut, undated

Gustav Billiau is a dealer in birds, cages, seeds, goldfish, globes, aquariums and other supplies such as mice and squirrel cages.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288499

Ref. Code: EP001.01.004.01.02.029

Sheet of bird labels, location unknown, undated

Ten bird images with their Latin names have been affixed to small decorative frames. Below each frame is a person's handwritten name.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288501

Ref. Code: EP001.01.004.01.02.030

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Ephemera

This series contains ephemera related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1914 to 2014 with the bulk dating from the 1910s to the 1940s. The series includes toll schedules, maps, menus, stamps, calendars, matchbooks, placemats, programs, and brochures.

Date: 1914-2014, undated, predominant 1910-1949

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288533

Ref. Code: MS028.01

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Manuscripts and drawings

This series contains manuscript material related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1897 to 1987 with the bulk dating from the 1890s to the 1920s. The series includes typescript histories of the Canal and its construction, a list of photographs and maps, a scrapbook, what appears to be a...

Date: 1897-1985, undated, predominant 1890-1929

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288534

Ref. Code: MS028.02

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Memorabilia

This series contains commemorative objects related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1914 to 1964 with the bulk undated. The series includes ashtrays, coins, fans, handkerchiefs, pennants, pins, tea towels, trays, and many other souvenir items.

Date: 1914-1984, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288535

Ref. Code: MS028.03

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Photographic materials

This series contains photographic material documenting the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1884 to 1975 with the bulk dating from the 1900s to the 1970s. The series includes prints, negatives, slides, photograph albums, photomechanical reproductions, and postcards.

Date: 1884-1993, undated, predominant 1900-1979

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288536

Ref. Code: MS028.04

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Publications

This series contains publications related to and/or documenting the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1827 to 2011 with the bulk dating from the 1880s to the 1950s. The series includes government publications, newspaper clippings, and periodicals.

Date: 1827-2015, undated, predominant 1880-1959

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288537

Ref. Code: MS028.05

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Booklets

46 booklets

Date: 1897-2012, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288538

Ref. Code: MS028.01.001

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Brochures and pamphlets (1 of 2)

18 pamphlets

Date: 1897-1973, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288539

Ref. Code: MS028.01.002

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Brochures and pamphlets (2 of 2)

29 pamphlets

Date: 1972-2011, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288540

Ref. Code: MS028.01.003

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Calendars (oversize)

2 posters

Date: 1937

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288541

Ref. Code: MS028.01.004

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Crate labels

12 crate labels

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288542

Ref. Code: MS028.01.005

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Decals

9 decals

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288543

Ref. Code: MS028.01.006

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Deposit slips

4 deposit slips

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288544

Ref. Code: MS028.01.007

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Flyers

7 flyers

Date: 1938-1993, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288545

Ref. Code: MS028.01.008

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Heritage Museum and Gardens Exhibit

This folder includes materials that were donated as a packet labeled "Heritage Museum and Gardens Exhibit, 1995."

Date: 1993-1995, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288546

Ref. Code: MS028.01.009

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Maps (1 of 2)

26 maps

Date: 1913-1954, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288547

Ref. Code: MS028.01.010

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Maps (2 of 2, oversize)

1 map

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288548

Ref. Code: MS028.01.011

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Matchbooks (1 of 2)

44 matchbook covers

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288549

Ref. Code: MS028.01.012

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Matchbooks (2 of 2, oversize)

1 matchbook

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288550

Ref. Code: MS028.01.013

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Menus (1 of 2)

7 menus

Date: 1936-1937, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288551

Ref. Code: MS028.01.014

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Menus (2 of 2, oversize)

1 menu

Date: 1940-08-30

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288552

Ref. Code: MS028.01.015

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Miscellaneous

58 items

Date: 1914-1964, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288553

Ref. Code: MS028.01.016

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Pilot license (framed)

1 pilot license

Date: 1915

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288555

Ref. Code: MS028.01.017

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Placemats (oversize)

2 sets of placemats

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288556

Ref. Code: MS028.01.018

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Postal ephemera

4 sheets of stamps

Date: 1935-1963, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288557

Ref. Code: MS028.01.019

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Programs (1 of 3)

4 items

Date: 1914

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288558

Ref. Code: MS028.01.021

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Programs (2 of 3)

8 items

Date: 1935

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288559

Ref. Code: MS028.01.022

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Programs (3 of 3)

4 programs

Date: 1947-1964

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288560

Ref. Code: MS028.01.023

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Schedules (1 of 2)

13 items

Date: 1914, undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288561

Ref. Code: MS028.01.024

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Toll schedules (2 of 2, oversize)

2 toll schedules

Date: 1915-04-20

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 288562

Ref. Code: MS028.01.025

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Paul Revere, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1930

Paul Revere's early life, famous ride and later business ventures are described. The inside of the front cover has the Revere portrait by Gilbert Stuart and the inside of the back cover has Revere's engraving of the "Landing of the Troops in Boston, 1768."

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287184

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.001

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John Paul Jones, founder of the American Navy, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

The pamphlet describes John Paul Jones origins, life in the colonies and efforts to establish the American Navy during the Revolutionary War.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287186

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.002

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Benjamin Franklin, apostle of thrift and frugality, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1938

The life of Benjamin Franklin is recounted from his humble origins to his role as a statesmen in the war for American independence. The cover portrait is from a "painting by Joseph Sifrede Duplessis in the Boston Public Library."

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287192

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.003

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Thomas Jefferson, lover of liberty, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1945

Jefferson's roles nationally and in his home state of Virginia are described. A facsimile of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence and a map detailing the Louisiana Purchase are included.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287194

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.004

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John Adams, second President of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

John Adams role in the formation of the United States is described from his time in the Continental Congress to second president of the new nation. The Adams birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts is shown on the back cover.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287247

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.005

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Correspondence received from Annie and James Fields

This file includes six folders of letters from Annie Fields to Martha Osgood and one folder of letters from James Fields to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1857-1888, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287248

Ref. Code: MS030.001

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Correspondence received from Mary Rice Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Mary Rice Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1886-1891

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287249

Ref. Code: MS030.002

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Correspondence received from Sarah Orne Jewett

This file includes one folder of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett to Martha Osgood.

Date: 1884-1891, undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287250

Ref. Code: MS030.003

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Correspondence received from various correspondents

This file includes one folder of letters from Ellen Robbins, James Russell Lowell, and Celia Thaxter to Martha Osgood.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287251

Ref. Code: MS030.004

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Correspondence sent by Martha Osgood and correspondence sent and received by others

This file includes one folder of letters sent by Martha Osgood and letters sent and received by others.

Date: undated

Collection: Martha Usher Osgood papers

GUSN: 287252

Ref. Code: MS030.005

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John Hancock, great American patriot, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1927

The life of John Hancock, his activities before independence and later years as first governor of the Commonwealth, are described. The inside of the back cover has an illustration of the Hancock Mansion on Beacon Hill.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287253

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.006

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Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Lincoln's early years are retold followed by his entering politics and achieving the presidency.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287254

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.007

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Daniel Webster, defender of the union, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1923

Daniel Webster's career as a lawyer, politician and statesmen who sought to avoid war is described.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287255

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.008

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Davy Crockett, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

The term "backwoodsman" is defined before the story of Davy Crockett is told.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287256

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.009

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Lewis and Clark, pathfinders of the great northwest, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1950

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is described for readers.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287258

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.010

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Thomas A. Edison, benefactor of mankind, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1932

Edison's early life and inventions such as the phonograph and light bulb are described.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287262

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.011

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John Jay, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1936

John Jay's public service career encompassed the Continental Congress, governor of New York and chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287263

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.012

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