Historic New England

Maine - Stoneham

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283849

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3055

Maine - Stoneham - General - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283850

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3055.0020

Maine - Woodfords - General - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283851

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USME.3520.0010

New Hampshire - Bethlehem - General - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283854

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0200.0010

New Hampshire - Charlestown - General - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283855

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0330.0010

New Hampshire - Isles of Shoals - General - Photos

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283856

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1270.0010

New Hampshire - Isles of Shoals - General - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283857

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1270.0020

New Hampshire - Rye Beach - General - Postcards

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 283860

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.2100.0020

Leather bound album with the words "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 307 black & white photographs including 1 postcard and 1 news clipping photograph c. 1909-1927. Photos range in size from 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 to 4 x 6 to 6 x 9 1/2. Most photos are mounted in album with a few loose betwee...

Date: 1909-1927

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283866

Ref. Code: PC009.251

Trade card for The Sun Dial Gas Cooking Stove, manufactured by the Goodwin Gas Stove & Meter Co., 1012-14 & 16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and 142 Chambers Street, New York, 1890s

The stove features are described on the card verso. The image depicts the situation in the kitchen after the Sun Dial Gas Stove was purchased. The before image card is on Gusn: 196937

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283867

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.03.040

Aladdin's magazine, vol. 10, no. 3, January 1918, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Short articles promote Aladdin prefabricated houses. The magazine is published ten times a year by the Company.

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283869

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.061

Advance messenger of Aladdin, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The publication was intended as a pre-catalog alert to provide customers with background on the prefabrication manufacturing process.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283870

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.062

Donald Grey collection on New England churches

This collection includes postcards, photographs, stereoviews, maps, architectural drawings, and pamphlets associated with churches throughout New England. This collection also includes Grey's own databases of the materials in the collection and a library of approximately 300 volumes.

Date: 1804-2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 283875

Ref. Code: MS042

Aladdin homes, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has illustrations, descriptions and floor plans for model houses sold by the Company. A separate order blank leaflet is included. Text on the bottom of the front cover reads, "The golden rule in home building presented by the Aladdin Company to Charles Hyzer."

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283878

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.063

Aladdin homes, 23rd annual catalog, catalog no. 42, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog text states that the 1929 home pricing includes the heating, lighting and plumbing equipment. Text on the front cover reads, "The Aladdin Company presents the twenty-third annual catalog of Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, Summer Cottages and Garages."

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283879

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.064

Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses, catalog no. 43, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has a section called "Facts about Aladdin Homes" in addition to house models. A boy and his dog are in the doorway. The second copy is Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283880

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.065

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, not prefabricated, catalog no. 55, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The Aladdin system of Readi-Cut Homes is described in the catalog. Two price lists and an order form are included for customers.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283882

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.066

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, not prefabricated, catalog no. 63, 57th annual edition, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog describes the new B-I-Y (Build It Yourself) system.The illustrations have been cut out of pages 31, 32, 47 and 48. A price list is included.

Date: 1963

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283883

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.067

Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, catalog no. 49, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Images, descriptions and floor plans are included for each house model. A price list is attached inside the back cover.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283884

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.068

Aladdin Homes, The Aladdin Co., Bay City, Michigan

The item promotes the "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses Catalog" for 1920 and has photographs of Aladdin Home exteriors and interiors.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283885

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.069

Aladdin Homes, some interesting facts about Aladdin Service for 1922, The Aladdin Co., Bay City, Michigan

Home designs and floor plans are shown in the catalog. An article describes the purchase of an Aladdin house by "Today's housewife magazine" as a test facility and headquarters.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283886

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.070

Aladdin news, 1/4 off sale, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Aladdin models are listed with price comparisons for customers. "These sale prices squeeze out practically the last vestige of war inflation values."

Date: 1921-07-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283925

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.072

You can buy and erect an Aladdin for what the materials cost last year, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

Customers are urged to buy before higher prices go into effect on April 1.

Date: 1921

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283926

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.073

Envelopes for The Aladdin Co., mfrs. of Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes, Bay City, Michigan

The image caption reads "Shadow lawn." The envelopes are all adressed to a customer in Woodfords, Maine.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283927

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.074

Keith's architectural studies, double houses and flats, vol. no.11, by Walter J. Keith, Minneapolis, Minn.

Double house plans are shown with floor plans. There are short articles on fireplaces, architect builder relations and prices for the customer to consider.

Date: 1899-1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283950

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.075

Keith's home-builder, vol. 1, no. 5, edited and published monthly by Walter J. Keith, architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Text on the front cover reads, "Illustrating ten of the latest and best examples of moderate cost homes with exterior views, floor plans, descriptions and practical hints on construction, ventilation, decoration, furnishing, etc." There is a special section on churches, schools and public buildings....

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283951

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.076

Keith's home-builder, vol. 4, no. 5, edited and published monthly by Walter J. Keith, architect, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Text on the front cover reads, "Ten designs of moderate cost homes with exterior views, floor plans, descriptions and practical hints on construction, ventilation, decoration, furnishing, etc." There is a special section on churches, schools and public buildings. There are advertisements for buildin...

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283953

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.077

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, economics and social-life, extra issue no. 3, August 1, 1901, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

This extra issue has all the home designs under $800.00 published in previous issues. Advertisements for building materials and appliances can be found on the last several pages.

Date: 1901-08-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283956

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.078

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, decorating and furnishing, vol. 6, no. 5, November 1901, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

Illustrations, descriptions and prices give guidance to the potential customer. Advertisements for building materials and appliances can be found throughout the issue.

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283958

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.079

Keith's magazine on home building, devoted to the home, its building, decorating and furnishing, extra issue no. 15, January 1, 1904, edited by Walter J. Keith, published by The Keith Pub. Co.

This extra issue contains all the stable designs from previous issues of the magazine.

Date: 1904-01-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283959

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.080

Databases

This series includes two electronic databases created by Donald Grey. One is a database of the specific churches documented in this collection, and the other is a database of the individual images included in this collection.

Date: ca. 2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284073

Ref. Code: MS042.03

Church database

This database was compiled by Donald Grey to document and track the materials included in this collection prior to its donation to Historic New England. Historic New England received both the collection as described in this database as well as additional materials which Grey had collected but had no...

Date: ca. 2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284074

Ref. Code: MS042.03.01

Church image database

This database was compiled by Donald Grey to document and track the visual materials included in this collection prior to its donation to Historic New England. Historic New England received both the collection as described in this database as well as additional materials which Grey had collected but...

Date: ca. 2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284075

Ref. Code: MS042.03.02

Photographs and postcards

This series primarily includes photographs and other visual materials that depict New England churches. This collection also includes a small number of images of other subjects, such as portraits or cityscapes. The materials in this series date from 1804 to 2003.

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284076

Ref. Code: MS042.06

Architectural drawings

This series includes architectural drawings of churches in New England. One of the drawings is oversize and is housed off-site at our collections storage facility. The others are in box 9 of the collection; these depict Boston churches, and they date from 1877 to 1896.

Date: 1877-1896

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284077

Ref. Code: MS042.01

Pamphlets

This series primarily includes pamphlets related to New England churches. These pamphlets come from a variety of sources, but they are most often published by the associated church; for instance, some of the pamphlets are histories of churches, others are published copies of sermons, and a few are p...

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284078

Ref. Code: MS042.05

Books

This series consists of approximately 300 volumes that constituted Donald Grey's personal library related to his study of New England churches. The books range in publication date from 1809 to 2003.

Date: 1809-2003

Collection: Donald Grey collection on New England churches

GUSN: 284079

Ref. Code: MS042.02

Illustrated catalogue of Boston copper weather vanes, iron cresting, finials, lightning rods, manufactured by Harris & Co., 54 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Text on the inside of the back cover reads "1879 Harris & Co. Catalog. Reprinted for the 1988 Loan Show 'Courting the Winds,' Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Antiques Show." The business was located at 111 Kingston Street in Boston. Harris received a bronze medal for its Electric Wind Ind...

Date: 1988

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284081

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.008

National Engineering Corporation - Factories and Bridges

52 Black-and-white 4 x 5 inch images of a factories and bridges in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Images show building construction, interiors and exteriors.

Date: 1915-1920

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284167

Ref. Code: PC009.236A

National Engineering Corporation -Factories and Housing Projects

40 Black and White 4x5 and panoramic images of factories and housing projects in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Indiana and New Hampshire. Images show construction, interiors and exteriors, finished projects, and panoramas. Of particular interest are the pictures of the Atlan...

Date: 1915-1920

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284169

Ref. Code: PC009.236B

Postcard of Cambridge, Back Bay and The Fenway

240A Bound album of postcards labeled on cover Cambridge, Back Bay and The Fenway. 223 colored and black and white postcards dating from 1905-1917, many written with postmarks and some with dealer prices. Covers Boston and Cambridge locations, mostly labeled. Cambridge views include MIT, Ha...

Date: 1905-1917

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284177

Ref. Code: PC009.240A

Postcard album of Downtown Boston

240B Bound album of postcards labeled on cover Downtown. 233 colored and black and white postcards dating form 1905-1917, many written with postmarks and some with dealer prices. Album covers Boston, mostly the Downtown, North End and South End. Other parts of Boston include cards of the Bos...

Date: 1905-1917

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284178

Ref. Code: PC009.240B

Trade card for the Bay State Fertilizer, manufactured by The Clark's Cove Guano Company, New Bedford, Mass., 1886

A female cabbage figure stands in the illustration above the caption "A word to the wise is sufficient, use The Bay State Fertilizer." The text to the left of the figure reads "A flat Dutch cabbage." The benefits of using the fertilizer are described on the card verso. Edmund Grinnell, President an...

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284187

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.04.01.011

" A Lift for Older Folk and Invalids", Shepard Home Lift, The Shepard Elevator Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. Shepard Home Lift models are show...

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284241

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.010

Door to a new life, Shepard Home Lift, Shepard Elevator Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

The features of the Home Lift are described for potential customers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284242

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.011

Watson elevators, Watson Elevator Company, Inc., 407 West 36th Street, New York, New York

The brochure lists the building locations for Watson Elevators in the New York area.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284244

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.012

Tyler, The W.S. Tyler Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Tyler manufactures elevator entrances, cars and other metalwork such as store fronts and display cases.

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284246

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.013

Gaskell's complete compendium of elegant writing, comprised in a new series of beautiful copy slips for self-instruction in the counting room, the office and at the home fireside, Prof. G.A. Gaskell, Manchester, New Hampshire

The copy slips have examples of alphabet letters and penmanship for personal practice. The envelope fragment has a portrait of Gaskell and an image of the Merchants Exchange Building in Manchester with "Gaskell's Business College" on it.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 284279

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.012

Messenger Family Portraits

8 black and white 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch photographs mounted in leather bound album. Mostly portraits taken at "The Boulders" in Winchester. Family life, children's play and portraits of Guy Messenger and presumably his family. One photo is marked on the back Mary Procter (Nana) and Guy H. Messenger. ...

Date: 1890-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284382

Ref. Code: PC009.250A

Messenger Family Albums - Winchester, Massachusetts

36 Black and white 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 photographs mounted in leather bound album. This album is mostly street scenes and buildings around Winchester and lake views. Includes Unitarian Church, Winchester Boat Club and Winchester Train Depot. Also a photo of the Powder House in Somerville, MA and a towe...

Date: 1890-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 284383

Ref. Code: PC009.250B

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