- 2005.005.1.001
- Item
- [ca.1983]
Polaroid Corporation
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Morse Eureka photo-flash bulb adaptor
Item is a photo-flash bulb adapter no. 681, manufactured by Morse Eureka.
Munro, Allan
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid autoprocess b&w continuous tone transparency film with processing pack
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid b&w high contrast film with processing pack
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid autoprocess colour transparency film with processing pack
Polaroid Corporation
Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item is a folding, single-lens reflex camera for instant photographs using proprietary Polaroid SX-70 film. Model is a collapsable, leatherette-covered with a matching brown suede carrying case.
Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item is a snapshot camera for instant photographs using Polaroid Type 80 Packfilm. This model is for use with Hi-Power flashcubes and an exposure system for 75 ASA film.
Polaroid Land camera, Automatic 103
Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item is a folding automatic snapshot camera for instant photographs using Polaroid 100-series Packfilm. Grey plastic body with rangefinder on top.
Polaroid Land Camera, model 95a
Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item is a variant of the Polaroid Land Camera model 95, and features a 3 element, 135mm f/11 lens, a 4 speed rotary-leaf shutter system with speeds 1/8 to 1/60 seconds. Used black & white 40 series 100 ISO instant roll film with a sepia tone.
Polaroid Corporation
Keystone 16mm Film movie camera, model 7
Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item consists of a 16mm motion picture camera, Model 7 made by Keystone Manufacturing Company in Boston Massachusetts in 1937. The company was an American manufacturer known for movie cameras with built-in electronic flash in the 1930s. The camera features a summer exposure guide on the front and has a Switar 1:1.8 f=16mm lens.
Ayer's American almanac, for the use of farmers,...
Part of Gordon Meinecke fonds
Thin, paper bound almanac with prediction tables for each month in 1870. The publisher affirms its accuracy for use in North America and Britain. Along the spine is printed the name of the distributor: Northrop & Lyman, Newcastle, General Agents for Province of Ontario.
Ayer, J. C. (James Cook)
Item is a cabinet card portrait of woman. Gold imprint below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston'. Black text on back of card reads, 'The royal studio, Massachusetts charitable mechanic association founded 1795 inc. 1806. Awarded at the seventeenth exhibition 1890, highest award, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston, Duplicates can be had at any time', inscription in pencil on back reads, '86503'
Royal Studio
Item is a cabinet card portrait of man. Text below photograph reads, 'Elmer Chickering, 21 West St. Boston'. Text on back of card reads, 'The Royal Studio, Elmer Chickering Proprietor 21 West St. Boston.'
Royal Studio
Item is a portrait of young girl. Inscription in ink on surface of photograph reads, 'Love to Ted from Dorothy Orr, 1921'
Champlain Studio
Sketch of interior of Cornelius Vanderbilt House
Item is a sketch of the interior of a room with furnishings, made with ink on glassine paper. Inscriptions read: "Geo. S & Polley & W. Pub. Boston" "Interior Cornelius Vanderbilts Residence". The mansion was located on 1 West 57th Street in New York City and was built in 1883. Cornelius Vaderbilt II was an heir, socialite and businessman. The house was sold at the beginning of the First World War for seven million dollars.
Portrait of American officer with bicorne hat
Item is a yellow card with photograph of an officer with Napoleon-style hat and sword, in front of a rough wooden fence (in studio). On verso, an elaborate brown etching with flowers, camera and artist's paints reading "Davis & Douglas./ Photographers,/ 58 MAIN STREET/ FALL RIVER, MASS,/ INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS USED EXCLUSIVELY./ NEGATIVES PRESERVED./ DUPLICATES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME." In pencil, at top "15-".
Davis & Douglas
Item consists of a cream card with light blue embossed oval at centre with photograph of a woman in black dress with pleats down the front and a small, high white lace collar inset. At bottom, embossed design of a young woman in bonnet with flowers and scroll banner. To right of image, also embossed, "FLAGG & PLUMMER/ LEWISTON, MAINE." Card is glued onto a darker piece of cardboard. On verso, handwritten in pencil upside down, "Maria".
Flagg & Plummer
Portrait of a young man in tartan tie
Item consists of a black card with embossed oval decoration and a photograph inset of a young man with high collar, tartan tie and flower in the lapel of his jacket. At bottom right, embossed, "Johonson Bros./ INDIAN HEAD". And on verso, handwritten in pencil, "with Love to Florence".
Johnson Brothers
Equestrian Statue of Washington, Boston Public Garden
Item is an albumen stereograph. Images depict state of horse and rider at the end of a tree-lined path. People stand at the base of the statue. Recto caption, left: "American Scenery"; right: "Boston Pub. Garden and Vicinity"; bottom: "640. Equestrian Statue of Washington, Boston Public Garden."
Boston Mass. Business District
matte gsp with white border. Aerial view of city centre. Recto caption at bottom of image: "(010-8850-8)(7-1-24-1P)(12-1000) Boston Mass. Business District."
Mass. State House, Boston Mass.
matte gsp with white border. Aerial view of government building and surrounding city scape. Signs on buildings include: "Hotel Taft," "Chevrolet." recto caption, bottom left: "(0130-885-0-8)(5-25-32-1P)(12-2500) MASS. STATE HOUSE, BOSTON MASS."
Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
matte gsp with white border. Aerial view of university campus and surrounding buildings, river. Recto caption, bottom left: "(0132--885-20-8)(5-25-32-1P)(12-2000) Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass."
Harvard Stadium, Boston, Mass.
matte gsp with white border. Depicts an aerial view of harvard stadium, surrounding city and river landscape. Recto caption, bottom edge of image: "(0135-885-0-8)(2-25-32-1P)(12-2000) HARVARD STADIUM, BOSTON, MASS."
[horse and buggy with flowers]
platinum print mounted on grey mat board. Depicts two women with parasol in carriage drawn by horse. Carriage is decorated with flowers. Background is a fairground with gradstand and american flag. Recto embossed caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso has image transfer from another platinum print. Verso inscription, pencil: "#8 Mrs. C L Firk."
[horse and wagon with flowers and bell]
print mounted on grey mat board. Depicts horses and wagon decorated with flowers- wagon has flower arches and paper bell. Four women sit in the wagon. Background is a fairground with grandstand, american flag. Embossed caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil, "#3." Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
[horse-drawn float, plymouth rock]
print mounted on grey mat board. Depicts horse-drawn parade float marked "9," "landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock." Background is a fairground with grandstand, decorated coaches, american flag. Embossed caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil, "Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock #6." Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
print on grey mat board. Depicts carriage with horse pushing from behind, covered in sheet. Carriage is decorated as well. Background is fairground with grandstand, flag. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "Horse Mobile." Image transfer verso from another platinum print.
[two women in decorated carriage]
print on grey mat board. Depicts two women in horse-drawn carriage with flowers. Background is a fairground with american flag. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "Mrs. Brad Frup" (?). Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
print on grey mat. Depicts forse-drawn parade float in the shape of a ship. Reads: "Mayflower 1620." Riders have pilgrim costumes on. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription "Mayflower #5." Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
Print on grey mat. Depicts horse-drawn parade float with turkey, coat of arms, and children riders. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, ink: "Nov 32." Image transfer on verso from platinum print.
print on gery mat board. Depicts horse-drawn parade float with arches, large vase, coat of arms, children riders. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, ink: "Sept- 90." Image transfer on verso from platinum print.
[Horse-drawn float with watermelons]
Photographic print on grey mat board. Depicts horse-drawn parade float, decorated with crest, watermelons, grasses, and children riders. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield, Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "August #29." Image transfer from another platinum print.
Dinkler
[horse-drawn float with may pole]
print on grey mat board. Depicts parade float with children surrounding may pole. Decorated bicycles and grandstand are in background. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, ink: "May."
print on grey mat board. Depicts parade float with ram crest (and zodiac symbol?), evergreen branches, riders, and grandstand in background. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "#24 March." Image transfer on verso from another platinum image.
[horse and carriage with sunflowers]
print on grey mat board depicting horse and carriage. Large sunflower decorations and several riders. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "John Wilson #11" Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
[horse and carriage with flowers]
print mounted on grey mat board. Depicting riders in decorated carriage with horse. Embossed recto caption, bottom left: "Dinkler, Chapman St. Greenfield Mass." Verso inscription, pencil: "H E Davis #17." Image transfer on verso from another platinum print.
Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Green sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "Old Palace Florence" in print above "J. Levy & Cie Succrs de Ferrier Pere Fils & Soulier." On another sticker in print "T.H. McAllister, Manuf'g Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N." Image of the Old Palace in Florence, with clocktower.
albumen print of painting, mounted on card. Depicts young girl in garden setting. Recto caption, bottom, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by John P. Soule, in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Spring. GG Fish, Pinxt. Photo. and Pub. by J.P. Soule, Boston."
albumen print of painting, mounted on card. Depicts soldier surrounded by family in clouds. Group of men watch from a distance. Recto caption: "The volunteer's vision. The pledged we the wine cup and fondly swore / from my home and my weeping friends never to part / my little ones kissed me a thousand times o'er / my wife sobbed aloud in her fulness of heart. Lith. and Pub. by J.H. Bufford, 313 Wash. St. Boston. Bufford's print, Soule photo. Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1862, by J.H. Bufford in the clerk's office, of the district court for the district of Massachusetts. Bufford's publishing house, 313 Washington St. Boston Mass."
Item is an ambrotype photograph in a velvet-lined thermoplastic union case, showing a male sitter in front of a studio backdrop. The case was intended for use with 1/4 plate daguerreotypes, as indicated by the manufacturer's stamp on the inside back cover beneath the ambrotype plate: "Littlefield, Parsons & Co.,/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ Daguerrotype Cases./ L., P. & Co., are the sole/ Proprietors and only legal Manu-/ facturers of UNION CASES, with the/ Embracing Riveted Hinge./ Patented October 14, 1856,/ and April 21, 1857."
Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
Item is an example of an ambrotype with broken glass and worn coloured backing. Ambrotype is in a velvet-lined thermoplastic union case, showing a male sitter in front of a studio backdrop. The case was intended for use with 1/6 plate daguerreotypes, as indicated by the manufacturer's stamp on the inside back cover beneath the ambrotype plate: "Littlefield, Parsons & Co.,/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ Daguerrotype Cases./ L., P. & Co., are the sole/ Proprietors and only legal Manu-/ facturers of UNION CASES, with the/ Embracing Riveted Hinge./ Patented October 14, 1856,/ and April 21, 1857."
Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
Item is an ambrotype photograph in a velvet-lined thermoplastic union case, showing a male sitter. A stamp on the inside back cover beneath the ambrotype plate gives the manufacturer of the case: "Littlefield, Parsons & Co.,/ Sole Manufacturers of / UNION CASES,/ with/ Embracing Riveted Hinge./ PATENTED/ October 14, 1856, & April 21, 1857."
Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
Postcards display predominantly cities and landscapes, some also focus on figures. There is also a comic series
Slides depict famous locations around Italy ie. Ponte Rialto, Bridge of Sighs, Doge's Palace
Lantern Slides, Art/Religious Art/Religion
Slides depict statues, religious scenes, portraits of people, temples, a church and a poster
File contains stereographs with images on both sides of the card. Images depict various animals, people, and buildings from across the world; by unknown publishers
London Carlo Ponti Stereograph Album
1 photo album, with a green/black cover that has a gold border. Images focus on famous locations in Italy
Forbidden Broadway '88 at the Terrace Room Cabaret
Item consists of a program for a musical called Forbidden Broadway '88, at the Terrace Room Cabaret, Boston, in late 1988.