Historic New England

Boulevard Montmartre

A street scene of an intersection in Paris, France, looking from Boulevard Haussmann to Boulevard Montmartre with Boulevard des Italiens on the right. The street is crowded with motor vehicles and some horse-drawn vehicles as well as pedestrians. On the right side of Boulevard Montmartre the sign fo...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309008

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.009

Locamotives

Dozens of train engines are lined up along tracks, with a few small structures nearby. Behind the tracks is a lushly vegetated mountain.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309009

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.010

Municipal building, location unknown

A large building, probably a municipal building, with wide stairs, a columned entrance, and a large, tiered dome is located at the end of a broad, tree-lined street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309010

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.011

Vessels in port

A variety of watercraft are moored to docks. Behind them, tall buildings line the port and another building is under construction, location unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309011

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.012

Bicyclist and trolley on Liverpool street

A man rides a bicycle down a cobbled street along with a trolley and other vehicles. Pedestrians walk past storefronts that line the sidewalks. British flags hang from many of the buildings, and the trolley advertises for MacSymons, a Liverpool store. In the distance behind the trolley is a steeple ...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309012

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.013

Hand-tinted landscape view, location unknown

A hand-tinted view of a rural landscape. Open fields fill the foreground and mountains rise in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309013

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.014

Street scene, Berlin, Germany

Laborers work to pave the street while horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians pass by. The street is lined with shops. A sign on a nearby building advertises Internationale Damen-Moden der Berliner Schneider-Akademie von Rudolf Maurer, so the street is likely located in Berlin.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309017

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.015

White House, Washington, D.C.

An image of the White House as seen from across Pennsylvania Avenue, looking across the north lawn past the iconic fountain. A few pedestrians walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309018

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.016

Horse-drawn freight vehicles, location unknown

A street scene with many horse-drawn freight vehicles proceeding down a brick street. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalk on one side of the road, while an elevated track runs along the other side. In the distance are city buildings, and beyond the elevated track is a building with a sign for ca...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309019

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.017

Laborers pave a street, location unknown

Laborers work to pave a street. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk nearby, and large, multistory buildings line the street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309020

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.018

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

A blurry image of the obelisk and fountain at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians cross the paved square which appears to be wet from rain.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309021

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.019

Laborers working on a sidewalk, Munich, Germany

Laborers dig a pit in a sidewalk next to a building and fill the edge of the street with supplies across from a park or lawn with trees and a small structure. Pedestrians walk along the street. The building bears a sign for Münchener Bürger-Bräu ("Munich Citizens Beer"), probably an advertisement or...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309022

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.020

Laborers pave a street, location unknown

Laborers work to pave a street, probably in Germany. Pedestrians walk along the storefront-lined street.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309023

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.021

Leonhard Tietz department store building

A view of a storefront under construction on an urban commercial street. Temporary walls around the entrance bear signs for Leonhard Tietz Aktiengesellschaft, or Leonhard Tietz Joint Stock Company. Leonhard Tietz opened the first department store in Stralsund in 1879. By 1891, he had opened a store ...

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309024

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.022

Procession of horses

Three horses harnessed together proceed down a brick street. The last horse in the string appears to be hitched to a wagon or carriage. A man walks along side the horses. Large urban buildings can be seen along the street, as can a park or lawn with trees showing above a wall.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309025

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.023

Laborers work on a London street

Laborers work on a London street unloading bricks or cement blocks. Pedestrians and vehicles pass nearby, and commercial buildings line the street, including Chapple & Mantell gold- and silversmiths.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 309026

Ref. Code: MS028.04.003.024

National Editorial Convention banquet at the American House, Boston, Mass., June 27, 1890

The menu is an edited copy with corrections. The General, Executive and Banquet Committee members are listed. The Association was organized in 1885. The menu cover is decorated with red bows.

Date: 1890-06-27

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309053

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.003

J.C., 1857-1886, Park House, Bosworth Street, Boston, Mass., March 12, 1886

The hotel is run by W.D. Park & Son.

Date: 1886-03-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309055

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.004

Menu, Parker House, Boston, Mass., May 11, 1891

The menu lists turtle soup, frogs' legs, roman punch and cheese.

Date: 1891-05-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309057

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.005

Dinner of the Men's Club of East Congregational Church, Milton, Mass, Parker House, Boston, Mass., February 20, 1913

The dinner speakers were Massachusetts congressman Robert Luce and the Rev. Edward C. Boynton. The club's officers and committee members are listed.

Date: 1913-02-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309060

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.001

Bill of fare, Pemberton House, Howard Street, Boston, Mass., October 29, 1848

The available dishes are handwritten on the menu.

Date: 1848-10-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309062

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.007

Dinner for the directors of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Revere House, Boston, Mass., March 30, 1867

The menu has boiled salmon, partridge and champagne sherbet among the offerings.

Date: 1867-03-30

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309065

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.008

Complimentary dinner to Dr. Winslow Lewis, Jr. by fifteen gentlemen, Revere House, Boston, Mass., March 19, 1849

Dr. Winslow Lewis was a Boston Public Library Trustee and president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The menu is decorated with pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1849-03-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309076

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.009

Supper menu, Revere House, Boston, Mass., undated

Supper is served from six to twelve o'clock. Hot and cold dishes are served including some breakfast items. The exterior of Revere House can be seen in the illustration. J.F. Merrow & Company are the proprietors.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309078

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.010

Quincy family collection

This small collection of family papers includes two inventories of the Quincy House created by Eliza Susan Quincy as well as an illustrated poetry book and an individual sketch by her. The book includes both images and short passages. It is inscribed to Mary Jane (Miller) Quincy, Eliza Susans siste...

Date: 1806-1876, undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309079

Ref. Code: MS053

Complimentary dinner given by the authorities of Boston to the President of the United States and the Governor General of Canada, upon the completion of the railroads between Boston, Canada and the far West, Revere House, Boston, Mass., Septembe 17, 1851

Boston celebrated the completion of railway lines connecting New England with Canada and the West. The menu cover has an illustration of Revere House and a doily border.

Date: 1851-09-17

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309082

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.011

Supper given by Hon. William M. Converse to the Rifle Company of Norwich, Captain Chester, and to Rifle Company B, Captain Peale, at the Tontine, New Haven, Connecticut, April 29, 1861

The dinner was given for two military units about to engage in the Civil War.

Date: 1861-04-29

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309136

Ref. Code: EP001.06.19.016

First dinner in Tremont House, Boston, Mass., October 16, 1829

The handwritten bill of fare features boiled cod, roast beef, turkeys, pears and grapes. Dwight Boyden is the hotel owner. Isaiah Rogers was the designer of Tremont House. Menu appears to be a copy.

Date: 1829-10-16

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309145

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.012

Entertainment complimentary to the Hon. Benjamin Seaver,Tremont House, Boston, Mass., December 31, 1849

The bill of fare features French dishes, wild geese, English pheasants and Roman punch. Benjamin Seaver was a Massachusetts politician and the Boston Mayor, 1852-1853.

Date: 1849-12-31

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309148

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.013

Menu of a luncheon to representatives of the press, by Mr. E.M. Statler, on the day preceding the formal opening of the new Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass., March 9, 1927

Text inside the menu reads "This pre-opening luncheon is the first function in the new hotel, the first service of a meal to a body of guests."

Date: 1927-03-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309152

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.002

Opening dinner, Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass., March 10, 1927

The menu has a greeting to the dinner guests from E.M. Statler at the hotel dedication. The guests dined on noisette of lamb, spring chicken and fresh stawberries. An illustration of the hotel is on the front cover.

Date: 1927-03-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309156

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.003

Dinner menu, Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass., August 6, 1944

The menu lists beverages, appetizers, a cold buffet, hot dishes, desserts, ice cream and cheese. The hotel management does not procure food from black market vendors. A logo urges customers to buy war bonds.

Date: 1944-08-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309157

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.004

Dinner menu, The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Mass., March 21, 1959

The Ritz-Carlton logo is at the top of the menu. The menu has New England clam chowder, imported caviar, schrod, steaks and strawberries Ritz.

Date: 1959-03-21

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309164

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.005

Menu, The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, Mass., March 22, 1959

The Ritz-Carlton logo is at the top of the menu. The menu has Vienna schnitzel, ham and eggs country style, Finnan haddie and strawberry shortcake.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309165

Ref. Code: EP001.06.18.006

Menus - Boston Hotels - 19th century

Sub-series

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309198

Ref. Code: EP001.06.03

Postcard for the Blue Ship Tea Room, 27 T Wharf, Boston, Mass., undated

The front of the postcard reads "Enjoy transcendental atmosphere at the Blue Ship Tea Room where Russell Blake Howe re-creates music of Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt." The menu is printed inside and on the postcard verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309201

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.001

Chez Erik, restaurant français, 105 Pinckney Street, Boston, Mass., undated

Customers can arrange to dine here before theatre performances. Bridge and private parties can be arranged through reservations. There is a small map showing the restaurnt location. The illustration is by Phillips Dudley Booth. A separate trade card has the same illustration.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309208

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.002

Maître Jacques, menu special pour le jouer de l'an, Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., 1957

Maître Jacques was founded in 1957 by Lucien and Martha Ann Robert. The restaurant was a precursor to Maison Robert which was located for many years in the Old City Hall building on School Street. Text on the menu verso reads "Maître Jacques is the symbol of the Norman peasant and his motto is 'C'és...

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309214

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.003

Breakfast menu, Union Club of Boston, 8 Park Street, Boston, Mass., September 22, 1929

The Union Club offers breakfast for a $1.00 Two of the special breakfasts were fish balls and baked beans and brown bread.

Date: 1929-09-22

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309215

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.004

Takeout menu, Regina Pizzeria, 11 1/2 Thacher Street, North End, Boston, Mass., undated

The illustration depicts street activity outside the restaurant in the North End.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309216

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.005

99 to go menu, Ninety Nine, 29-31 Austin Street, Charlestown, Mass., undated

Appetizers, sandwiches and entrées are described for customers. Restaurant locations are listed on the verso. A call-ahead seating card is attached to the front of the menu.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309217

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.006

Jimmy's Kipo's Pizzeria Restaurant & Ice Cream, 106 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Mass., 2010

The business serves subs, pizza, fried and baked dinners. Coupons are included on the menu.

Date: 2010

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309218

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.007

Takeout menu, Speedy's, Hong Kong & Mandarin cuisine, 297 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass., undated

Pandas decorate the front of the takeout menu. A map on the verso gives the restaurant as "Speedy Wong's."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309219

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.008

Takeout menu, New Speedy Chen's, Chinese restaurant, 297 Main Street, Charlestown, Mass., undated

Appetizers, lunch specials and all day dinner combinations are listed.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309220

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.009

Breakfast menu, The Berkeley, Boylston and Berkeley Streets, Boston, Mass., undated

Breakfast offerings are fruit, fish, broiled and fried dishes, eggs, potatoes and bread. Baked beans and brown bread are served on Sundays.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 309222

Ref. Code: EP001.06.02.019

Inventory of Beacon Hill residence: "Descriptive Inventory of Fathers Belongings at 16 Louisburg Square"

An inventory of the Beacon Hill residence of M. A. De Wolfe Howe, father of the donor, Helen Howe Allen.

Date: undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309229

Ref. Code: MS053.002

Inventory of Quincy House: "Catalog of the furniture, pictures & etc. in the house erected by Col. Josiah Quincy of Braintree 1770"

An unfinished inventory of the contents of the Quincy House in 1876 created by Eliza Susan Quincy.

Date: 1876

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309230

Ref. Code: MS053.003

Inventory of Quincy House: "List of Pictures & Furniture & c. in the House built 1770"

An inventory of the contents of the Quincy House in 1876 created by Eliza Susan Quincy. This is a photocopy of the original, which is held by the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Date: 1879

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309231

Ref. Code: MS053.004

Letter to 'Edmund' from 'Hannah'

A letter to an unidentified "Edmund" from "Hannah." The letter appears to be relatively modern, as it mentions snapshot photographs. It is likely that it was sent to Edmund Quincy (1903-1997) by a friend of the family. She mentions Paul, Nigel, and Catherine, none of whom are given last names.

Date: undated

Collection: Quincy family collection

GUSN: 309232

Ref. Code: MS053.005

Chairs. Rockers. -- Page 134

Page 134 of album of design drawings. Pre-printed page number at upper left corner. Page contains two design drawings affixed to page with glue. Drawings are rendered in ink or pencil on trace and depict arm chair designs.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 308390

Ref. Code: CC010.001.006.100

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