Historic New England

Framing the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1926

Events leading up to the creation and signing of the document are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287266

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.013

Constitution of the United States, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1933-1946

The complete text of the document is given with the 1st-21st amendments.

Date: 1933-1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287275

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.014

Patriotic songs of America, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1928

Words and music are provided for eight songs including "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287276

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.015

Christmas carols, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., undated

An introduction to Christmas carols is provided with the words and music for eleven carols.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287277

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.016

Story of the John Hancock, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1949

The Company's history from its founding in 1862 to 1949 is provided. The history describes the buildings at 197 Clarendon and 200 Berkeley Streets in Boston.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287278

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.03.01.017

Iver Johnson firearms, catalog no. 19A, Iver Johnson's Arms and Cycle Works, Fitchburg, Mass.

Revolvers and rifles are described for the consumer. A price list provides additional details for purchase.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287280

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.007

Groceries [2 of 2]

NOTE: See #OB.3.4 for items removed

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287312

Ref. Code: MS040.03.14

Groceries, oversize

NOTE: Items removed from #1.14

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287313

Ref. Code: MS040.03.15

Hardware and paint

NOTE: See #OB.3.5 for items removed

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287315

Ref. Code: MS040.03.16

Hardware and paint, oversize

NOTE: Items removed from #1.15

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287317

Ref. Code: MS040.03.17

Hotel

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287318

Ref. Code: MS040.03.18

Ice dealers

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287319

Ref. Code: MS040.03.19

Newspaper subscriptions

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287320

Ref. Code: MS040.03.20

Other invoices

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287321

Ref. Code: MS040.03.21

Safe deposit box

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287322

Ref. Code: MS040.03.22

Water company

Invoices (1 folder)

Date: 1923

Collection: Langdon family papers

GUSN: 287323

Ref. Code: MS040.03.23

This is a folio-size album of furniture designs and decorative details, some original and some derived from other sources. Many were custom made for specific clients and fabricated by specified cabinet makers. Besides sketches (some in color) and annotations, there are some photographs and clippings...

Date: ca. 1889-1900

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 287340

Ref. Code: AR004.005

Calendar 1902, man holding a cat, location unknown, 1902

An unidentifed man stands next to a house holding a cat in his arms. There is a window on the right side of the image. The calendar verso has text reading "Photo Mat Calendar Patented Jan. 29, Feb. 19, 1901."

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287378

Ref. Code: EP001.13.08.009

Lunch & party dishes from the French chef cookbook, vol. II, Julia Child, Bantam Minibook edition, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in association with Premium Ventures Division, Bantam Books, Inc., New York

The item is free with the purchase of bars of Dove soap at the usual price. The minibook can be easily taken to the grocery store in order to shop for the ingredients.

Date: July 1972

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287381

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.001

Be an artist at the gas range, a complete cookbook of successful recipes, by the Mystery Chef, Longmans, Green & Co., New York

The recipe book is available to consumers through gas company sponsorship of the Mystery Chef's radio program. The item is intended to promote gas appliances in the home.

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287384

Ref. Code: EP001.14.05.006

Our best to you, United States Brewers Association, 1750 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Recipes incorporating beer are promoted by the Brewers Association.

Date: 1960s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287386

Ref. Code: EP001.14.06.013

Dairy book, appetizers, soups, entrées, salads, breads, desserts, beverages, sauces, dressings, edited by Ruth Berolzheimer, published for Culinary Arts Institute by Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc., 154 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois

The importance of dairy products in nutrition is promoted in these receipes. The cover title reads "300 tasty, healthful dairy dishes."

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287389

Ref. Code: EP001.14.05.010

Omaha Steaks cookbook, volume 12, Omaha Steaks International, Inc., 4400 South 96th Street, Omaha, Nebraska

Recipes and cooking instructions from James Beard use Omaha Steaks products.

Date: 1979

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287392

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.005

Holiday homecoming, new timesaving recipes and ideas for the season, Kankakee, Illinois, Kraft General Foods, Des Moines, Iowa, Meredith Corp.

Holiday recipe and decorating ideas are presented from Kraft General Foods.

Date: 1991

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287394

Ref. Code: EP001.14.07.006

Children's vehicles, Children's Vehicle Corporation, East Templeton, Mass.

Baby carriage models are described in the catalog. The Company factory is shown in an image. The price list is dated November 1, 1923.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287396

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.008

Appleton House, Ipswich, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the Appleton House in Ipswich, Mass., designed by Little & Browne.

Date: ca. 1914

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 287436

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.1460.0030.001

Garden fountain, Bayard Thayer Estate, Lancaster, Mass.

A fountain with a statue can be seen in the garden at the Bayard Thayer estate in Lancaster, Mass. An arbor can be seen in the top of the image. The gardens were designed by Herbert Browne.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 287437

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3100.0400.002

H. C. Frick house, Prides, Mass.

A black and white photograph of the Henry Clay Frick house in Prides (Beverly), Mass., designed by Little & Browne.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 287439

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0290.0170.003

Aimar's Pearl Cement for mending china, glass, earthenware, ivory, marble, wood, leather, manufactured only by G.W. Aimar, chemist & druggist, corner King & Vanderhorst Streets, Charleston, South Carolina, undated

The handbill provides directions for using the product.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287479

Ref. Code: EP001.01.056.01.01.002

Exhibits of Swift and Company at the World's Columbian Exposition, Swift and Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, 1893

Swift has leather, glue, fertilizer and meat exhibits at the fair. The inside of the card has an image of the business premises. The cover image shows one of the Swift exhibits. The back cover has a group of animals with an adult holding a milking pail and a young girl.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287483

Ref. Code: EP001.01.056.01.01.003

Letterhead for Geo. Upton, glue manufacturer, 18 Broad Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 5, 1876

The images display the factories in Peabody and Brighton and a portrait of Elijah Upton.

Date: 1876-10-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287484

Ref. Code: EP001.01.056.01.01.004

Postcard for maritime show, Friday, July 12th, 1996, Haley & Steele, 91 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., 1996

An invitation to a preview party for an exhibition of nautical prints, paintings and watercolors. The card states "Haley and Steele is also pleased to join with the Kendall Whaling Museum in Sharon, Ma. in promoting the preservation of our maritime heritage."

Date: 1996

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287485

Ref. Code: EP001.01.051.01.01.003

David Roberts, Holy Land lithographs, Haley & Steele, 91 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., 2001

The postcard describes an exhibition of David Roberts lithographs from his work "The Holy Land" (1842-1853).

Date: 2001

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287534

Ref. Code: EP001.01.051.01.01.004

Picture card, man with a cigar and a walking stick, house in the background, location unknown, undated

The man in the image wears a top hat and has a cigar and walking stick. A red and yellow house is in the upper left corner.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287783

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.008

Picture card, cabin boy, house in the background, location unknown, undated

A young cabin boy stands in the card image with a red and yellow house in the upper left corner. The card verso has flowering branches done in colors of red white.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287786

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.009

Psalm of deliverance, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, October 29, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 5, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-10-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287789

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.011

Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, November 19, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 8, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-11-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287790

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.012

Daniel and his companions, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, September 10,, vol. 23, 3rd quarter, 1911, no. 3, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1898 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-09-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287791

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.010

Nehemiah and his enemies, December 10, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Date: 1911-12-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287792

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.013

Ezra teaches the law, December 17, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 12, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Text on the card verso describes the image with questions for children. The illustration is copyright 1899 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1911-12-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287793

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.014

Jesus born in Bethlehem, December 24, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 13, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911

Date: 1911-12-24

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287794

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.015

Our father's care, vol. 18, no. 1, part 6, first quarter, February 6, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898

The card verso has questions and answers for children on the verse topic. A pair of robins feeding their young illustrates the verse. The illustration is copyright 1897 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1898-02-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 287795

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.016

John the Baptist beheaded, vol. 18, no. 1, part 12, March 20, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898

The card verso has questions and answers for children on the verse topic. The illustration is copyright 1897 by the Providence Lithograph Company.

Date: 1898-03-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288244

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.017

French alphabet card, letter P, location unknown, undated

The item is a French language alphabet card. A child riding on a donkey is surrounded by images of ice skates, a peacock, an umbrella and a pitcher.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288246

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.018

Picture card, house, barn, buggy, location unknown, undated

There is a line bisecting the card. Above the line is a larger image of a house. Below the line are two smaller images of a barn and a four-wheeled buggy.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288247

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.019

Picture card, barn, house, buggy, location unknown, undated

There is a line bisecting the card. Above the line is a larger image of a barn. Below the line are two smaller images of a house and a four-wheeled buggy.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 288249

Ref. Code: EP001.01.019a.01.01.020