Historic New England

Billhead for Hogg, Brown & Taylor, dry goods, 299 & 301 Washington Street, 22 Temple Place, Boston, Mass., dated November 2, 1869

The business is the successor to Kinmonth & Company, importers and dealers in American, British, French and German dry goods.

Date: 1869-11-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245879

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.025

Billhead for Shepard, Norwell & Co., foreign and domestic dry goods, 26 to 34 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., March 31, 1885

Shepard is an importer and dealer in foreign and domestic dry goods.

Date: 1885-03-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245880

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.026

Billhead for Farley, Harvey & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods, 141 to 149 Essex Street, Boston, Mass., dated August 21, 1904

The top of the billhead lists a New York Office at 377 Broadway.

Date: 1904-08-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245881

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.027

Billhead for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Washington, Summer & Avon Streets, Boston, Mass., dated October, 1894

The items listed on the billhead are four coats and one cape.

Date: 1894-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245883

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.028

Handbill for Geo. W. Chipman & Co., dry-goods, 83 & 90 Hanover and 80 Blackstone Streets, Boston, Mass., dated February 1, 1850

Chipman gives notice that Samuel L. Boyd is now a partner in the Company.

Date: 1850-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245884

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.029

Billhead for Shepard, Norwell & Co., foreign & domestic dry goods, 26 to 34 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 14, 1881

Shepard is an importer, jobber and retailer.

Date: 1881-03-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245885

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.030

Billhead for C.F. Hovey & Co., importers of dry goods, No. 33 Summer and 42 Avon Streets, Boston, Mass., dated May 31, 1894

The top of the billhead reads "Retail Department."

Date: 1894-05-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245886

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.031

D.R. Emerson & Co., mantilla, dress and cloak trimmings, buttons, & thread-store goods, No. 20 Winter Street, opposite Music Hall, Boston, Mass., ca. 1860

The shop is opposite the Music Hall.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245887

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.032

Poster for S.F. Lothrop & Co., 507 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. and 29 Walker Street, New York, New York, ca. 1869

The store advertises itself as the first to open and the last to close. The year "c. 1869" is handwritten on the poster.

Date: ca. 1869

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245889

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.01.033

Trade card for C.W. Tukey, English, French, and American Dry Goods, 222 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The dealer also carries hosiery and gloves.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245890

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.001

Trade card for John Wanamaker, department store, 13th Street, Market, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The top of the card reads "The Grand Depot For Dry Goods."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245891

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.002

Trade card for Damon, McAllaster & Co., foreign and domestic dry goods, No. 10 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business is four doors from Court Street.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245892

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.003

Trade card for A.A. Coburn, dry goods and small wares, 222 Main Street, Milford, Mass., 1899

The inside of the card is a calendar for 1899.

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245912

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.004

Trade card for R. &. J. Gilchrist, dealers in dry goods, Nos. 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business is located at "The Old Stand." A bird's egg rests on a nest of feathers and other materials in the card image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245913

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.005

Trade card for R.H. White & Co., Boston, Mass., undated

Two young children carry flowers in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245914

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.006

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, importers and dealers in dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Gilchrist was established in 1855.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245915

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.007

Envelope for Howell Bro's, Inc., specialists in household linens of all descriptions, 422 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business has a summer location in Hyannis, Massachusetts and a Paris address. The envelope verso has "Les Roses D'Orsay" beneath the seal and a Paris address for the perfumer.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245916

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.008

Trade card for George L. Barr, English, French and American dry goods, 36 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The bottom of the card reads "Constantly on hand, a choice selection of Housekeeping Goods."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245917

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.009

Trade card for Barr & Hoyt, English, French & American dry goods, No. 36 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The bottom of the card reads "A good assortment of Housekeeping and Mourning Goods."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245918

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.010

Trade card for Forbes Wight & Co., dry and fancy goods and millinery, 48 & 50 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1889

The card verso has the year "c. 1889" handwritten on it. At the child's feet is a Punch doll.

Date: ca. 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245919

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.011

Label for Blake & Lane, dry, millinery & fancy goods, Meredith Village, New Hampshire, undated

The dealer also carries country produce and choice family groceries.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245920

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.012

Trade card for Allen, Case & Babcock, British, French and German dry goods, No. 35 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business is the successor to Smith, Sumner & Company. The specific items listed on the card are hosiery, gloves, millinery goods, trimmings, white goods, laces and embroideries.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245921

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.013

Trade card for R.H. White & Co., Boston, Mass., ca. 1892

A little girl, wearing an apron, extends an envelope to an unseen person. The handwritten note on the card verso mentions "late 1892."

Date: ca. 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245922

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.014

Trade card for M.E. Rice, dry and fancy goods, 222 Broadway Street, Chelsea, Mass., undated

The store carries hosiery, small wares and gents' furnishing goods. The image is captioned "A Happy New Year."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245923

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.015

Trade card for Isaac D. Allen & Co., corsets, 21 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., February 1, 1877

Allen calls attention to his "improved shapes in panniers and bustles for the season of 1877." He carries corsets, dress trimmings and worsted goods.

Date: 1877-02-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245924

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.016

Trade card for J. & A.G. Nevius, dealers in dry goods, carpets & notions, Somerville, New Jersey, undated

The hand in the image holds a rose.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245925

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.017

Trade card for Salter & Smith's Spool Silk, thread, location unknown, undated

The card reads "Salter & Smith's Spool Silk is the strongest and smoothest made."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245926

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.018

Trade card for C.M. Boynton, dealer in dry goods and small wares, 27 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, undated

Boynton extends compliments with a card featuring a dog.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245927

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.019

Trade card for C.M. Boynton, dealer in dry goods and small wares, 27 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, undated

A small dog, with its tongue out, peers through some bushes in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245928

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.020

Trade card for Haughton, Sawyer & Co., dry goods, wollens and carpetings, 26 & 28 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Five names are printed on the lower left portion of the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245929

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.021

Trade card for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Boston, Mass., undated

The lithograph is done by a firm in Paris.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245930

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.022

Trade card for Jordan Marsh & Co., department store, Boston, Mass., undated

A young boy makes his own music in this image for Jordan Marsh.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245931

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.023

Trade card for Defrees, dry and fancy goods, Robertson's New Block, Hancock Street, Quincy, Mass., undated

The card is captioned "He loves me a little." Defrees carries patterns from Maison Demorest. Parts of the card verso are unreadable.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245932

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.024

Trade card for Wm. R. Weeks, dry goods, 185 & 187 Essex Street, Salem, Mass., undated

Three children in a punt scatter some waterfowl.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245933

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.025

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business, established in 1855, offers dry goods on Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245934

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.026

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, importers and dealers in dry goods, Nos. 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., 1879

The bottom of the image reads "Copyright 1879 by L. Prang & Co. Boston, U.S.A."

Date: 1879

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245935

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.027

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, Nos. 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business location, on the card verso, is given as "at the Old Stand."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245936

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.028

Trade card for Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, dairy products, Little Falls, New York, undated

The factory manufactures Danish Butter Color, Columbian Butter Color, Rennet Extract, Cheese Color, Rennet Tablets, Junket Tablets for Household Use and Lactic Ferment for Ripening Cream.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245937

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.029

Trade card for S.F. Lothrop & Co., dry goods, 507 Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1869

The verses on the card verso explain that "First and Last" means first to open and last to close. The year "c. 1869" is handwritten on the card.

Date: ca. 1869

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245938

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.030

Bookmark for D.B.H. Power, furniture, carpets, crockery and household ranges, corner Central Square and Blake Street, Lynn, Mass., undated

A child framed by flower garlands advertises the Power business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245939

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.031

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image caption reads "Trust in God."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245940

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.032

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The image and verse are an Easter greeting.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245941

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.033

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Christmas Compliments of R. & J. Gilchrist."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245942

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.034

Trade card for R. & J. Gilchrist, dry goods, 5 & 7 Winter Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The card verso reads "Christmas Compliments of R. & J. Gilchrist."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245943

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.035

50 years of Woolworth, 1879-1929, book by Catherine McNelis-Hugh Weir, Inc., F.W. Woolworth Co., New York, New York, 1929

The history of F.W. Woolworth Co. is described with the business model and merchandise highlights. The back cover text reads, "Nothing over 10 cents F.W. Woolworth Co." In addition to the book there is a front and back cover missing the text block.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245944

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.03.036

Trade card for O.S. Currier & Co., dealers in silks, shawls, capes, 94 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The business carries mantillas, dress and housekeeping goods and is "a few doors below The American House." The card verso has an image of the store building with a handwritten caption "Boston Directory 1861."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 245945

Ref. Code: EP001.01.031.01.04.001