Historic New England

Willcox & Gibbs Noiseless Family Sewing Machine, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company, 508 Broadway, New York, Nw York

The item has an illustrated price list and customer testimonials. The machine is sold by A.B. Lincoln, agent at 282 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1864

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283631

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.003

Moulton House scrapbook

Scrapbook on the Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, NH, of Moulton and Hampton Little genealogical notes, architecture of the house, and letters from visitors and others interested in the house.

Date: 1922-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283634

Ref. Code: MS004.040d

There's nothing built but can be moved, The John Cavanagh & Son Building Moving Company, Boston, Mass.

Four generations (1815-1922) of the Company are highlighted in building structures moved over time.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283641

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.004

Moulton House Legendary and Historical Notes

Scrapbook containing "Legendary and Historical Notes" on the Moulton House, Hampton, NH. Includes transcriptions, letters, clippings and photographs. Contains a table of contents which refers to all scrapbooks on the Moulton House.

Date: 1889-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283636

Ref. Code: MS004.040e

Hampton, New Hampshire, Tercentenary Scrapbook

Scrapbook contains ephemera, clippings and photographs from the Tercentenary Celebration of Hampton, New Hampshire in 1938.

Date: 1937-1938

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283638

Ref. Code: MS004.040f

Clippings from Leslie's and Harper's scrapbook.

This scrapbook contains wood-engravings clipped from Leslie's and Harper's weeklies (1860s - 1870's) covering miscellaneous subjects including sailing, genre, travel and portraiture. The front cover is lined with an East Indian watercolor, evidently 19th century.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283643

Ref. Code: MS004.027

Boston Edison scrapbook

A scrapbook and album compiled by Irvin Morton documenting his fifty years with the Boston Edison Copmpany. The period covered is from 1905-1955 and includes photographs, clippings and memorabilia. There are numerous portraits of co-workers, power stations and company events. The donor, Charles Mor...

Date: 1905-1955

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283644

Ref. Code: MS004.028

Watkins Boston scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of Boston subjects, including Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allen Poe, Chelsea and old and new Boston compiled in the years 1906-1926 by Walter Kendall Watkins who was an historian and geneaologist, andSecretary of the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It ...

Date: 1906-1926

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283646

Ref. Code: MS004.029

Modern Transportation scrapbook

This scrapbook, entitled "Triumphs of Modern Transportation," contains clippings, postcards and ephemera showing illustrations of early automobiles, airplanes, railroads, ballons and dirigibles.

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283649

Ref. Code: MS004.030

Interior decoration scrapbook

This is a notebook/scrapbook entitled "Interior Decoration" created by Roland Newhall, Public School Division. There is a sticker inside the cover illustrating a poster from 1916. It contains notes, illustrations, clippings and sketches on many aspects of design and interior decoration. These includ...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283650

Ref. Code: MS004.031

Commercial and domestic ephemera scrapbook

This is a scrapbook of assorted commercial and domestic ephemera, including fabric and wallpaper samples from the 19th century. Also included are commercial receipts, bank orders, promissory notes and product and shipping receipts, many for shoes and in the name of Ebenezer C. Bailey from 1850s-1870...

Date: 1855-1937

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283651

Ref. Code: MS004.051

Lyman family

Photographs of the Lyman family of Waltham, Massachusetts.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283655

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01

Unidentified man with baby

A black and white image of a man holding a baby while it plays on top of a short stone column. They are probably members of the Lyman family of Waltham, Mass.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 283656

Ref. Code: PC004.01.L.2900.01.001

Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

The Sears family photographic collection consists of thirteen folders of personal photographs of the Sears family of Waltham, Mass., and one photograph album that belonged to Francis P. Sears.

Date: 1885-1901, undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283657

Ref. Code: PC060

Lydia Paine leading two horses

A black and white photograph of a woman, possibly Lydia "Lily" Paine, leading two horses down a road, presumably in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283658

Ref. Code: PC060.02.001

George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of (left to right) George Paine, Ethel Paine, two cousins, Robert Paine, and Lydia (Lily) Paine, probably at the Sears driveway in Waltham, Mass. George Paine and Lydia Paine are seated on horseback at either side of the group.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283660

Ref. Code: PC060.02.002

Pony

A black and white photograph of a pony, presumably owned by the Sears family.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283663

Ref. Code: PC060.09.001

Unidentified girl with a pony

A black and white photograph of a young girl dressed in a riding outfit with a large white hat sntanding with a small pony wearing a saddle. The image shows the porch of a house in the background, which is presumably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283666

Ref. Code: PC060.09.002

Unidentified girl riding a pony

A black and white photograph of a girl riding a pony. The girl is dressed in a riding outfit and is wearing a large white hat. The image also shows the porch of a house in the background, which is probably the home of the Sears family in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283667

Ref. Code: PC060.09.003

Unidentified woman riding a horse

A black and white photograph of a woman riding a horse in a grassy field. The horse and rider stand to the right of a large tree, and the rider appears to be holding a riding crop. The photo was presumably taken on the grounds of the Sears family estate in Waltham, Mass.

Date: undated

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283668

Ref. Code: PC060.09.004

Portraits (1 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283696

Ref. Code: PC060.01

Portraits (2 of 2)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes portraits of individuls and groups.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283697

Ref. Code: PC060.02

Landscape

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes landscape photography.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283698

Ref. Code: PC060.03

Kodak views: Harvard track races, etc.

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes Kodak prints of the Harvard track team's races and other subjects.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283699

Ref. Code: PC060.04

Carriages; Animals (horses and dogs)

This folder of the Sears family of Waltham photographic collection includes photographs of carriages and horses. It also includes some photographs of dogs. For other domestic animals, see Pets.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283704

Ref. Code: PC060.09

Photograph album: "Naples, F. P. S."

This photograph album contains 44 images taken by Francis P. Sears while abroad in Naples. It includes cityscapes, but the primary focus is on artwork and sculpture.

Collection: Sears family of Waltham photographic collection

GUSN: 283711

Ref. Code: PC060.14

Historic and Old Houses, USA

This scrapbook contains the title "Historic & Old Houses, U.S.A.; Exteriors & Interiors; Arr. by States" written inside the front cover. It contains brochures and articles from newspapers and magazines such as House Beautiful, LIfe Magazine and the New York Times from 1925-1970, all stamped Donn Pur...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283734

Ref. Code: MS004.054

Retail and romance, by Julia Houston Railey, Diamond Jubilee ed., Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.

The Jordan Marsh Company history is described from the first store in 1841 to 1926. Portraits and illustrations of Company founders, buildings and events highlight the department store's progress. The years on the cover are "1851-1926."

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283740

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.028

Story of vanilla, Joseph Burnett Company, Livermore & Knight Co., Boston; Providence; New York

The history, cultivation and manufacture of vanilla extract is described. Joseph Burnett Company manufactures flavoring extracts in its facility at 437-447 D Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283743

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.015

Vanilla and other flavoring extracts, Joseph Burnett Company, Boston, Mass.

Information for the consumer on the cultivation and manufacture of flavoring extracts. There is a glossary on the last page.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283744

Ref. Code: EP001.12.008.001.016

"The May Feast," Baird-North Co., gold and silversmiths, Providence, Rhode Island

The jewelry, tableware, handbags and Kewpie doll novelties carried by the Company are described in the catalog.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283745

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.011

Ayer's preserve book, prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

Instructions for canning and preserving and making jams and jellies is provided along with promotions of Ayer products for various ailments and conditions. Stamped on the back cover is the text "Jas. Bennett, druggist, St. Peter, Minn."

Date: 1890s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283746

Ref. Code: EP001.14.03.008

Ayer's American almanac, patent medicines, published by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.

The item is primarily ads for Ayer patent medicine products with "Events in colonial history" by month constituting the almanac information.

Date: 1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283748

Ref. Code: EP001.12.011.001.007

Beauty that endures, an illustrated description of an upholstery and drapery fabric of enduring beauty, Chase Velmo, made by Sanford Mills, Sanford, Maine

Chase Velmo is a velvet mohair fabric used for interior decoration in upholstery and drapes. The item has a "Partial list of Chase Velmo Jobbers" included as a small leaflet. L.C. Chase & Company, Boston is the selling agent.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283769

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.012

Bungalow homes and cottages, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Illustrations, floor plans and text describe the small homes available to consumers. The front cover has an ad for Grossman's, lumber, plumbing and building materials with locations in Massachusetts. The second copy has a front cover ad for A.T. Eveleth Lumber Co., Inc., 4th and Alameda, Reno, Nevad...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283770

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.059

Hodgson Portable Houses, E.F. Hodgson Co., 71-73 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.

The structures shown in the catalog include houses, offices, livestock buildings, school houses and schools. Hodgson has a factory and outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The New York show room is in the Craftsman Bldg., 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York City.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283772

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.060

Petersham Common

A black and white view of the Petersham Common showing a steepled building and houses. The photograph may have been taken from the cupola of the Nichewaug Hotel. The caption reads: 1883, Common from cupola of old hotel. Houses from left to right: Ayers house, Amey[?] Willson's house, Simes[?] house.

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283773

Ref. Code: PC009.172.005

Illustrated catalogue no. 4, cabinet hardware, rev., J.B. Shannon & Sons, 1020 Market Street, Philadelphia

Illustrations, measurements and prices are included for each item. An index is located inside the back cover.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283776

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.001.013

Faithful reproductions of eighteenth century and colonial furniture, Charak Furniture Company, 38 Wareham Street, Boston, Mass.

The cover title reads "A catalog containing a most interesting collection of Georgian and colonial furniture, also new and useful suggestions calculated to strike a lasting impresssion of Charak reproductions."

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283781

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.079

Petersham Common

A black and white photograph showing the Petersham, Mass., Common. Caption reads: The Common, Goodsell house on right.

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283778

Ref. Code: PC009.172.006

Village Street

A black and white photograph showing Village Street in Petersham, Mass., with the Old Baptist Church on the right. Caption reads: 1883, Village Street, Old Baptist Church burned August 27, 1892, Old Nichewaug Hotel on left.

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283780

Ref. Code: PC009.172.007

Village Street

A black and white photograph showing Village Street in Petersham, Mass., with the Nichewaug Hotel on the left. Caption reads: 1883, Village Street, Old Baptist Church burned August 27, 1892, Old Nichewaug Hotel on left.

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283782

Ref. Code: PC009.172.008

Flint Cottage

A black and white photograph of Flint Cottage in Petersham, Mass.

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283783

Ref. Code: PC009.172.009

Fields in Petersham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of fields in Petersham, Mass., taken in 1883 from the cupola of a hotel, possibly the Nichewaug Hotel. Caption: "Fields from cupola of old hotel."

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283784

Ref. Code: PC009.172.010

Haying in Petersham

A black and white photograph of a wagon loaded with hay pulled by an ox. Two men stand next to the ox. The caption reads: "On the hay scales."

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283785

Ref. Code: PC009.172.011

Hay fields, Petersham, Mass.

A black and white photograph of a hay field showing piles of hay, oxen, farmers, and trees in the distance. The caption reads: "The hay field."

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283786

Ref. Code: PC009.172.012

Nichewaug, Mass.

A black and white photograph showing a few buildings acrossa field. The caption reads: "Factory Village, now known as Nichewaug."

Date: 1883

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283787

Ref. Code: PC009.172.013

The Vale, Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph showing the Lyman estate, "The Vale," in Waltham, Mass.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283788

Ref. Code: PC009.169.001

The Farm House, Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph with the caption, "The Farm House - Waltham." This is probably a farmhouse located on the Lyman estate.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283789

Ref. Code: PC009.169.002

Haying in Waltham, Mass.

A black and white photograph showing three farmers working at a hay wagon pulled by two cows in a hay field. A woman in nice clothing walks toward them. The photograph was probably taken at the Lyman estate in Waltham, Mass.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 283790

Ref. Code: PC009.169.003

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