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Old New England
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Photos and postcards of the people and places of New England pre-1945. From the Hamill Glazier photo collection.

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Man stands in front of 2 horses pulling a cart with driver. New Hampshire. Circa 1900.

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Sepia photo of man in suit and hat stands in front of 2 horses pulling a cart with driver. New Hampshire. Circa 1900.
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Woman in dress posing in portrait studio, late 1800s, Lynn, Massachusetts

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Woman in dress posing in portrait studio, late 1800s, Lynn, Massachusetts.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Child standing on chair for portrait, circa 1885

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Sepia photo of child standing on chair for portrait, Massachusetts, circa 1885
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Actors in costumes, Boston, Massachusetts, late 1890s

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Actors - one standing and one sitting - in costumes, Boston, Massachusetts, late 1890
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Post fishing time, Maine, circa 1900

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Sepia photo of four men holding caught fish and standing in front of a Maine lake, circa 1900
October 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Woman poses for a portrait, circa 1879, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

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In sepia photo, woman with long ng curly hair poses in dress with shawl.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Business card —
“Misses Singleton & Hamill Copyists, All legal and other documents correctly and neatly copied: Room 59, 209 Washington Street, (Rogers Building) Boston. L. M. Singleton. E. E. Hamill.”
Business card — “Misses Singleton & Hamill Copyists, All legal and other documents correctly and neatly copied: Room 59, 209 Washington Street, (Rogers Building) Boston. L. M. Singleton. E. E. Hamill.” Circa 1890
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Woman in chair, Boston, Massachusetts, 1888

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Sepia photo of woman wearing dress and large white apron sitting in rocking chair inside home.
October 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Siblings on Revere Beach, Massachusetts, 1930s

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Sepia photo of three children who pose inside a rubber inner tube on Revere Beach Massachusetts in the 1930s
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The Governor Endicott Steamship, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, early 1900s

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Sepia photo of The Governor Endicott Steamship, Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, early 1900s
September 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Old Man of The Mountain, Franconia, New Hampshire, circa 1900

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Sepia silhouette view of the Old Man of The Mountain ledge, Franconia, New Hampshire, circa 1900
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Horse in field, New Hampshire, circa 1900

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Sepia-colored photo of horse standing in field, New Hampshire, circa 1900
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Coburn Steamboat Company building, Moosehead Lake, Maine, early 1900s
Coburn Steamboat Co., a company that operated on the Moosehead Lake in Maine, early 1900s, multi-story buildings on shoreline, sepia tone
September 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Pamphlet for the Hamill Organ factory, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, established 1859
Pamphlet for the Hamill Organ factory, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, established 1859. Shows a drawing of an organ with the text, “S.S. Hamill, Manufacturer of Church Ogans of Every Size and Description, Established 1859, Bent Street, Near Sixth, East Cambridge, Mass. Horse Cars from Scollay Square, Boston, every ten minutes. Ride to Sixth Street, East Cambridge, walk six blocks south to factory.”
September 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Boys in winter, Massachusetts, circa 1930s

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Boys sitting in snow facing camera, Massachusetts, circa 1930s
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Catch on the line, Maine, circa 1900
People posing outside and fish hanging on-line, Maine, circa 1900
August 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Two women, Maine, late 1800s
Two women in dresses, one standing, one sitting, Maine, late 1800s
August 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Playing checkers, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, early 1900s

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Two sitting men face each other over a checkerboard game. Pittsfield, New Hampshire, early 1900s.
August 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Maine, early 1900s

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Group of people sitting and standing outdoors and posing for camera, Maine, early 1900s
August 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“At ship launching,” Bath, Maine, August 1895

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Group of people sitting on a ship’s deck, Bath, Maine, 1895
August 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Boy, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1929

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Young boy in jacket and hat in front of a house, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1929
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Woman in furs, Brunswick, Maine, early 1900s

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Sepia portrait of young woman in furs, early 1900s, Brunswick Maine
July 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Walter K. Houston, Boston, Massachusetts, 1929

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July 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Portrait of a man. New England, unknown date.

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Sepia photo of a man in fancy suit. New England, late 1800s.
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Medford, Massachusetts Fire Station

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Photo of firehouse in Medford, Massachusetts, date unknown
July 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM