Historic New England

Boston, Mass.: Alms House and Work House, 1791-1792

The account of Thomas Dawes for the building specifications for an alms house and work house in Boston, Mass.

Date: 1791-1792

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 272630

Ref. Code: AR001.001.TMP.002

My Better Homes & Gardens' home guide, edited by Christine Holbrook, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa

Text on the front cover reads, "Decorating, furnishing, and care of your home with color chart, diagrams, and practical helps."

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 272643

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.024

Partial list of contracts executed by American Painting & Decorating Company Inc., 126-128 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The individual or organization, architect and contractor is included. The contracts are grouped under headings such as residences, hospitals, hotels, libraries, churches, colleges and factory buildings. The back cover has a drawing of the Boston Stone 1737 with the acronym "APD Co."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 272644

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.051

Unidentified artist's studio, undated

A view of the interior of an unidentified artist's studio. The image shows art work hung on walls and propped on the floor, an easel with a piece of art on it, a folding screen, chairs, small tables, rugs, and a chandelier.

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272647

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.211.001

Touring, the Famous Automobile Card Game by Parker Bros.

A boxed card game consisting of 100 cards and accompanying instructions. The game simulates driving, with the goal of completing a 110 mile journey before the other players. Parker Brothers, Inc. had an office in Salem, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 272649

Ref. Code: EP001.08.04.001

Locke-Ober Cafe collection

A collection of materials related to the Locke-Ober Cafe of Boston. The collection includes ephemera, such as menus, gift cards, and pencils, as well as an account book.

Date: 1942-1984, undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272674

Ref. Code: CC008

Bemis; a summer cottage

Album entitled, "Bemis," and labeled with a printed commercial sticker that reads: "Bicknell Mfg. Co., Pitt St., Portland, Maine." Album contains five black and white photographs, four of which depict lakeside cottages surrounded by birch trees and rocks. The fifth photo is of a large summer house w...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 272694

Ref. Code: PC009.220A

Account book

Account book of the Locke-Ober Cafe, including information about insurance policies, stocks, building care and improvement, furniture, and fixtures.

Date: 1942-1960

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272701

Ref. Code: CC008.01

Wallpaper sample

Cut sample of floral wallpaper of pink striped background with burgandy floral pattern. Wallpaper was used in the Locke-Ober Cafe.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272702

Ref. Code: CC008.13

Book jacket for "Boston's Locke-Ober Café: an illustrated social history with miscellaneous recipes"

The book jacket for "Boston's Locke-Ober Cafe: an illustrated social history with miscellaneous recipes," by Ned and Pam Bradford, 1978 is shown in the image. The front cover shows the title and authors in cream lettering and an image of a sage green lock inscribed with "Locke Ober" on a light brown...

Date: 1978

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272703

Ref. Code: CC008.02

Gift card

A white plastic gift card with gold border for the Locke-Ober Cafe. Back of card has magnetic strip like a credit or debit card.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272704

Ref. Code: CC008.03

Valued and frequent patron card

A burgandy plastic card with gold lettering, "Locke-Ober Cafe, established 1875, Boston, Massachusetts." On reverse, "Not transferable. Not valid if cancelled or revoked. This card is property of Locke-Ober Cafe. It must be returned on request. For your protection, report loss immediately." There is...

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272705

Ref. Code: CC008.12

Pencils

Two burgundy pencils with "Locke-Ober Cafe, Est. 1875, 3 and 4 Winter Place, Boston, MA 02108, 617-542-1340" printed in black ink.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272706

Ref. Code: CC008.10

Gift certificates

A packet of 15 redeemed gift certificates for the Locke-Ober Cafe dated from 1983 to 1984. The gift certificates are stapled together with a piece of receipt paper totaling their value and dated February, 1984.

Date: 1983-1984

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272708

Ref. Code: CC008.04

Pocket folders

Two burgundy pocket folders with "Locke-Ober, Est. 1875" embossed in gold on the front.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272710

Ref. Code: CC008.11

Wine list covers

Three unfolded wine list covers with mosaic pattern and "Locke-Ober Wine List" printed on the front.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272711

Ref. Code: CC008.14

Menu with cover

A menu inside a menu cover. The menu cover is a mosaic design. The back of the menu cover has "Locke-Ober" printed in white on a black background.

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272717

Ref. Code: CC008.09

Unidentified dining room, ca. 1915

View of a dining room showing a dining table, chairs, windows, radiator, and side table. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark."

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272718

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.217.001

Unidentified sitting room or parlor, ca. 1915

View of a sitting room or parlor showing a table, chairs, a fireplace, and a bookcase. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark."

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272720

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.223.001

Unidentified sitting room or parlor, ca. 1915

View of a sitting room or parlor showing a table, a rocking chair and other chairs, a fireplace, and a cabinet. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark....

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272721

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.223.002

Unidentified sitting room or parlor, ca. 1915

View of a sitting room or parlor showing a side table, a rocking chair and other chairs, and a bureau. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark."

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272723

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.223.003

Unidentified library, ca. 1915

View of a library showing a table, chairs, bookcase, and sofa. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark."

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272725

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.223.004

Unidentified bedroom, ca. 1915

View of a bedroom showing the foot of a bed, a cabinet, a dresser, a rocking chair, and a wall mirror. The house was possibly owned by Charles E. Ridler, ancestor of the donor, and was possibly located in either Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT, or Coronado, CA. The photograph is signed, "Clark."

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Domestic interiors photographic collection

GUSN: 272726

Ref. Code: PC002.USUnknown.213.001

Maine - Blakeslee Lake

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272727

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222

Maine - Blakeslee Lake - Mounted

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272728

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222.0010

Cabins at Blakeslee, undated

View of rustic log cabins with eight unidentified men and women seated on porches and in chairs in front of the cabins. The cabins are probably part of a hunting and fishing camp on Blakeslee Lake. The caption reads, "The Cabins at Blakeslee."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272730

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222.0010.001

Blakeslee Pond, undated

View of Blakeslee Lake showing the water, trees at the shoreline, and mountains in the distance. The caption reads, "Blakeslee Pond."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272731

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222.0010.002

Camp at Baker Pond, undated

View of a rustic log cabin with a man cooking over a firepit. The cabin was probably a hunting and fishing retreat. The caption reads, "The Camp at Baker Pond."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272732

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222.0010.003

On the Spencer, undated

View of the Spencer Stream, which is an outlet of Blakeslee Lake, showing the stream and trees on either side. Also visible is a mountain in the background. The caption reads, "On the Spencer."

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272733

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0222.0010.004

Temporary

Series

Collection: Historic New England institutional records

GUSN: 272757

Ref. Code: IA001.TMP

Temporary

Subgroup

Collection: Little family papers

GUSN: 272768

Ref. Code: MS016.TMP

Unidentified

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272775

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3600.0300

Nurses, undated

A black and white photograph of six women in uniforms with a man in a suit. The women are probably nurses, and the man may be a doctor.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 272776

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.3600.0300.001

Business card for Luis Vasquez, Restaurant Manager

A business card for Luis Vasquez, Restaurant Manager of Locke-Ober Cafe. The card includes the text, "Winter Place LLC, 3 Winter Place, Boston, MA 02108, TEL 617.542.1340, FAX 617.542.6452."

Date: undated

Collection: Locke-Ober Cafe collection

GUSN: 272778

Ref. Code: CC008.15

Biographical material, 1891-1920, undated

This series includes advertisements for Cook's firm, trade cards for Cook's firm, letters of introduction, membership cards, and receipts.

Date: 1891-1920

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272877

Ref. Code: AR008.01

Writings, 1890-1914, undated

This series includes notebooks with the titles "Building Notes," "Europe," and "Book of Measurements." Also included are a list of buildings, a list of photographs, a paper titled "Burbank Gives His Views on Child Culture," and other miscellaneous writings by Cook.

Date: 1890-1914

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272878

Ref. Code: AR008.02

Drawing indices, 1892-1914

This series includes two indicies: "Drawings Made and Specifications" and "Drawings Loaned."

Date: 1892-1914

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272879

Ref. Code: AR008.03

Specification indices, 1910-1918

This series includes indicies to specifications.

Date: 1910-1918

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272880

Ref. Code: AR008.04

Photographs, undated

This series includes approximately 400 photographs and cyanotypes of buildings on which Cook worked.

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272881

Ref. Code: AR008.05

Postcards, undated

This series includes postcards.

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272882

Ref. Code: AR008.06

Subject files, 1896-1913, undated

This series includes notes written by Cook about a trip he took to Rome in 1897. It also includes hardware schedules.

Date: 1896-1913

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272883

Ref. Code: AR008.07

Correspondence, 1890-1926

This series is divided into three subseries: A. General, B. Letterbooks, and C. Miscellaneous.

Date: 1890-1926

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272884

Ref. Code: AR008.08

General, 1890-1926

This subseries includes the majority of Cook's correspondence. Before acquisition by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (now Historic New England), the collection had undergone extensive reorganization. Only one box of 1908 correspondence retained Cook's original filing syst...

Date: 1890-1926

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272886

Ref. Code: AR008.08.01

Letter books, 1895-1924

This subseries includes letterbooks of correspondence.

Date: 1895-1924

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272887

Ref. Code: AR008.08.02

Miscellaneous, undated

This subseries includes miscellaneous correspondence not included in the other two series.

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272888

Ref. Code: AR008.08.03

Financial and legal material, 1892-1946, undated

This series includes a lease, tax records, account books, bills, receipts, paycards, timesheets, and cancelled checks.

Date: 1892-1946

Collection: Robert Allen Cook architectural collection

GUSN: 272889

Ref. Code: AR008.09

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