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109 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts
109 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts

109 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Emile Berliner worked here while employed by American Bell Telephone. The building is also known…

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, 1909
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, 1909

1909 photograph by Lewis Hine of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company mills during the noon hour. The image shows male and…

Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire, 1937
Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire, 1937

1937 photograph of the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, New Hampshire. During the nineteenth century, the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company had been…

Ralph Baer Display at the University of New Hampshire Law Library
Baer, Ralph Display at the University of New Hampshire Law Library

Ralph Baer Display at the University of New Hampshire Law Library.

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, on its completion in 1963
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, on its completion in 1963

Bonniecrest, from “Greenwich Beautiful,” 1913
Bonniecrest, from “Greenwich Beautiful,” 1913

Bonniecrest, the Boas family’s summer home in Greenwich, Connecticut, was built in 1904. After Emil Boas’s death in 1912, Harriet…

Bonniecrest, the Boas Family’s Summer Home in Greenwich, CT, n.d.
Bonniecrest, the Boas Family’s Summer Home in Greenwich, CT, n.d.

In 1903, Emil and Harriet Boas purchased twenty-two acres of land in Greenwich, Connecticut, a wealthy New York City suburb.…

Illustration of a Boston kindergarten, 1881
Boston kindergarten, 1881

Illustration of a Boston kindergarten, 1881.

Connecticut General Building Conference Room Designed by Florence Knoll Bassett, ca. 1950
Connecticut General Building Conference Room Designed by Florence Knoll Bassett, ca. 1950

Construction of The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, c. 1962.
Construction of The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, c. 1962.

Curt Teich & Company, Inc., The Christmas Tree Shop, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, 1952
Curt Teich & Company, Inc., The Christmas Tree Shop, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, 1952

Curt Teich & Company, Inc., The Christmas Tree Shop, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, 1952.

Early American silver from the Gebelein Collection on display in an exhibition at the Currier Museum of Art, 1937
Early American silver from the Gebelein Collection on display in an exhibition at the Currier Museum of Art, 1937

Early American silver from the Gebelein Collection on display in an exhibition at the Currier Museum of Art, 1937. Upper…

Edward A. Filene in his office, 1934
Filene, Edward A. in his office, 1934

This photograph shows Filene in his office at the Filene’s store, 5 Winthrop Square, Boston, in the spring of 1934.…

Edward Albert Filene, 1929
Filene, Edward Albert, 1929

Edward Albert Filene, the owner of the Boston department store Filene's, was known for his innovative retailing practices, fair treatment…

Filene’s Department Store, Boston, MA
Filene’s Department Store, Boston, MA

In 2006, Filene’s flagship store in downtown Boston closed, ending a celebrated chapter in the city’s retail history.

Filene’s Department Store, Boston, MA, 1908-09
Filene’s Department Store, Boston, MA, 1908-09

This photograph shows a bustling crowd in front of Filene’s on Summer Street in Boston, 1908-09.

George Christian Gebelein with Craftsmen at his Workshop, 1940
Gebelein, George Christian with Craftsmen at his Workshop, 1940

George Christian Gebelein chats with a group of craftsmen in his workshop at 79 Chestnut Street, Boston, May 1940. The…

George Christian Gebelein's Workshop at 79 Chestnut Street, Boston, 1926
Gebelein, George Christian's Workshop at 79 Chestnut Street, Boston, 1926

View of George Christian Gebelein’s workshop at 79 Chestnut Street, Boston, 1926. Gebelein himself appears in the rear of the…

Marble panel at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s exterior, c. 1962
Marble panel at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s exterior, c. 1962

A craftsman polishes a semi-translucent marble panel for The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s exterior, c. 1962.

William Filene Storefront, Salem, MA, 1881
William Filene Storefront, Salem, MA, 1881

Two men and three women stand in front of the entrance to the William Filene (Ladies Clothing & Furnishings Goods)…

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