Historic New England

Miscellaneous news clippings, notes

Printed materials (8 items)

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294502

Ref. Code: MS016.12.005.009

Tablecloth

An off-white tablecloth featuring tan illustrations including a map of Cape Cod, ships, lighthouses, windmills, the Cape Cod Canal, and other nautical images.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294501

Ref. Code: MS028.03.430

Plan for barn

1 plan

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294503

Ref. Code: MS016.12.005.010

Unidentified floor plan/seating chart (possibly church)

2 floor plans

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294504

Ref. Code: MS016.12.005.011

Volunteer enlistment form

1 form

Date: undated

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294506

Ref. Code: MS016.12.005.012

Tea towel: Eastern Steamship Lines

A simple tea towel that reads "Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc. '34."

Date: 1934

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294507

Ref. Code: MS028.03.440

"Sideboard of Mahogany Inlay & Branch Veneer"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany Inlay & Branch Veneer rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style D-shaped sideboard has splashboard with concave curved corners; overhanging top; four central drawers which project slightly flanked by two compa...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294508

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.018.002

Tea towel: map of Cape Cod

A tea towel that features colorful illustrations, including a map of Cape Cod, a lighthouse, the Provinctown Monument, ships, a windmill, and a mill with waterwheel.

Date: 1954

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294509

Ref. Code: MS028.03.450

"Mahogany & Inlay SIdeboard"

Design drawing titled "Mahogany & Inlay Sideboard" rendered in pencil on trace. Front and top views are shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style rectangular sideboard has shallow splashboard with give brass solumns above supporting a shallow shelf or railing; overhanging top; four drawers above four c...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294511

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.018.003

Thermometer

A metal thermometer in the shape of an anchor with the words "Cape Cod" and images of a lighthouse, lobster, and seagull.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294512

Ref. Code: MS028.03.460

Tray: Buzzards Bay Gas Co.

A small, rectangular, black glass tray featuring a map of Cape Cod. Along the edges it reads "Buzzards Bay Gas Co." and "Natural Gas for Cape Cod."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294513

Ref. Code: MS028.03.470

Tray: heart-shaped with Cape Cod scenes

A small, heart-shaped metal tray with images of the Provincetown Monument, a ship on the Cape Cod Canal, and a windmill.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294514

Ref. Code: MS028.03.480

Tray: round with map of Cape Cod

A large, round, black tray featuring a map of Cape Cod and illustrations of a ship, a pilgrim, and flowers.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294515

Ref. Code: MS028.03.490

Wooden box

A small, rectangular wooden box featuring an illustration of a sunset behind a bridge over the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294516

Ref. Code: MS028.03.500

Fallout shelter surveys, guide for executives, United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Business executives can use the manual to survey for existing shelters and plan for their use.

Date: October 1959

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 294536

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.092

Sideboards. Serving Tables. -- Page 130

Page 130 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 pencil on trace and depict sideboard designs.

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294519

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.019

"Mahogany & Inlay Sideboard"

Design drawing titled "Mahogany & Inlay Sideboard" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style sideboard with curving front has splashboard with center rectangular panel and concave curved corners; overhanging top; serpentine central section with two drawe...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294520

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.019.001

Dredge on the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white lantern slide showing a dredge working on the construction of the Cape Cod Canal. Workmen can be seen at the back of the dredge.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294521

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.001

View of a breakwater

A color lantern slide showing a breakwater, presumably at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal. A beach is visible in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294522

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.002

Breakwater discharge pipe

A black and white lantern slide showing the construction of a breakwater, including the placement of a discharge pipe.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294523

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.003

View of a breakwater under construction

A black and white lantern slide showing the beginning of a breakwater.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294524

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.004

Construction of the Cape Cod Canal

A black and white lantern slide showing the Cape Cod Canal with a wooden structure along one side and a vessel with a smokestack in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294525

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.005

View of a ship on a bay

A black and white lantern slide showing a ship in the distance with a breakwater visible beyond it, presumably at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal. In the foreground, a small boat is visible on shore.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294526

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.009

Map of water routes along the Atlantic coast of the United States

A black and white lantern slide showing a map of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with Cape Cod at the center. The map shows water routes using the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294527

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.011

Aerial view of Cape Cod

A black and white lantern slide showing an aerial view of Cape Cod featuring densely wooded areas with a glimpse of the Cape Cod Canal in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294528

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.014

View of a breakwater under construction

A black and white lantern slide showing the beginning of a breakwater.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294539

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.006

View of a breakwater under construction

A black and white lantern slide showing the beginning of a breakwater.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294540

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.007

View of a breakwater

A black and white lantern slide showing a breakwater, presumably at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal. A beach is visible in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294541

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.008

View of a breakwater

A color lantern slide showing a breakwater, presumably at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal. A beach is visible in the foreground.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294542

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.010

"Sideboard of Mahogany (inlaid)"

Design drawing titled "Sideboard of Mahogany (inlaid)" rendered in pencil on trace. Perspective view is shown. Neoclassical Hepplewhite-style sideboard has splashboard with center and end rectangular panels; overhanging top; curved end cupboards flanking three central drawers; and six tapered squar...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

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

GUSN: 294543

Ref. Code: CC010.001.002.019.002

View of a breakwater

A black and white lantern slide showing a breakwater, presumably at the mouth of the Cape Cod Canal.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294545

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.012

View of a breakwater under construction

A black and white lantern slide showing a breakwater. In the foreground is a rocky outcropping.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294546

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.013

Aerial view of Cape Cod

A black and white lantern slide showing an aerial view of Cape Cod featuring densely wooded areas with a glimpse of the Cape Cod Canal in the distance.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294547

Ref. Code: MS028.04.002.015

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (28 items)

Date: 1860

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294377

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.037

Receipts/account book, farm/household

Receipts (35 items)

Date: 1861

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294379

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.038

Coin: Buzzards Bay tower bridge

A commemorative coin bearing an image of a bridge across the Cape Cod Canal and the words "Buzzards Bay, Mass." Across the bottom it reads, "no cash value."

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294378

Ref. Code: MS028.03.110

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (33 items)

Date: 1862

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294381

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.039

Coin: lucky penny

A commemorative coin with an image of an American Indian wearing a headdress and the words "Lucky Penny" on one side and an image of a cruise ship on the Cape Cod Canal on the other.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294380

Ref. Code: MS028.03.120

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (40 items)

Date: 1863

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294382

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.040

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (43 items)

Date: 1864

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294383

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.041

Coin: Provincetown

A commemorative coin with an image of a scroll with the words "Compact, Nov. 11, 1620, Birthplace of American Liberty" written on it above the inscription "Precinct of Cape Cod, 1714" all surrounded by the words "Town of Provincetown, Incorporated 1727" on one side and a map of Cape Cod with an imag...

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294384

Ref. Code: MS028.03.130

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (48 items)

Date: 1865

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294385

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.042

Receipts, farm/household

Receipts (44 items)

Date: 1866

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 294387

Ref. Code: MS016.12.003.043

Compact

A small metal compact case which bears a map of Cape Cod on the top. The inside of the lid is a mirror, and there is a powder applicator and powder in the base.

Date: undated

Collection: Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

GUSN: 294386

Ref. Code: MS028.03.140