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Frank Cousins Art Co. sample book

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1900

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-E-402

GUSN

GUSN-193810

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Description

This album is a salesman's order book for the Frank Cousins Art Co. of Salem, Massachusetts. It contains 128 black and white 7.5 x 9.5 inch photographs of Colonial architectural details, including building exteriors, doorways, railings, interior views, wallpapers, stairs, windows, fireplaces, brass knockers, gardens, and tombstones. The locations of the buildings include Salem, Waltham, Marblehead, Danvers, and Peabody, Massachusetts. Page numbers are inscribed on the photographs, and an index to the first 101 provides order numbers and identifications. Many of the buildings are the work of Salem architect Samuel McIntire, who died in 1811. Photograph #68 is his tombstone. The photographs in the album date from approximately the 1890s to the 1900s.

The index reads:
1 - Order no. 725: Old Court House, 1785-1839. Salem.
2 - Order no. 360: Derby House, 1880. McIntire Architect, Salem.
3 - Order no. 218: Hamilton Hall, 1880-Salem; Front.
4 - Order no. 1578: Hamilton Hall, 1880-Salem; Side. McIntire Architect.
5 - Order no. 1214: Dodge House, 1817. Salem.
6 - Order no. 1609: Dodge House, Chestnut Street, Salem.
7 - Order no. 801: Pickman Little House, 1814, Salem.
8 - Order no. 1232: Fallen-McMullan Houses, 1804, Salem.
9 - Order no. 87: Peabody House, Salem.
10 - Order no. 1480: Gae Mansion, 1799, Waltham.
11 - Order no. 535: Rogers House, 1800 (view before 1874) Salem.
12 - Order no. 120: Endicott House, 1745, Salem.
13 - Order no. 488: Nichols House, 1782, Salem. McIntire Architect.
14 - Order no. 1213.2: Osgood House, Salem.
15 - Order no. 225: Derby Tea House, 1797, Salem, 1908, Danvers.
16 - Order no. 305.1: Yard Nichols House, Salem.
17 - Order no. 1595: Arcade Nicols House, Salem, 1782.
18 - Order no. 1594.2: Nichols House, Salem.
19 - Order no. 396: Lord House, 1818, Salem.
20 - Order no. 385.4: Pingree House, 1810, Salem. McIntire, Architect.
21 - Order no. 1368: Fallen House, 1810, Salem.
22 - Order no. 157: Margin Street, Salem.
23 - Order no. 381.2: Knapp House, 1802, Salem.
24 - Order no. 404: Colonial and Modern, Derby St., Salem.
25 - Order no. 421: Downing Street, 1750, Salem.
26 - Order no. 389: Gibbs House, 1745, Salem.
27 - Order no. 1596: Nichols House, 1782, Salem.
28 - Order no. 1228: Rail post, Nichols House, Salem.
29 - Order no. 127.2: Hamilton Hall, 1880, Salem.
30 - Order no. 1162: Hamilton Hall, 1880, Salem.
31 - Order no. 1164: Hamilton Hall, 1880, Salem.
32 - Order no. 1512: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
33 - Order no. 1475: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
34 - Order no. 1474: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
35 - Order no. 1142: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
36 - Order no. 318: Essex Institute, Salem.
37 - Order no. 309.1: Nichols House, 1782, Salem.
38 - Order no. 763.3: Forrester House, Salem.
39 - Order no. 1161: Newell Post, Peabody Mansion, 1745, Danvers.
40 - Order no. 1151: Lee Mansion Bank, 1768, Marblehead.
41 - Order no. 1149: Lee Mansion Bank, 1768, Marblehead.
42 - Order no. 1119: Oliver House, 1821, Salem.
43 - Order no. 1118.4: Oliver House, 1821, Salem.
44 - Order no. 1176.3: Peabody Mansion, Danvers.
45 - Order no. 1192.2: Col. W. R. Lee, Marblehead.
46 - Order no. 1023: Safford House, 1830, Salem.
47 - Order no. 1305: "Oak Hill", Peabody, 1800.
48 - Order no. 1139.1: Cook-Oliver House, 1799, Salem.
49 - Order no. 1132: Cook-Oliver House, 1799, Salem.
50 - Order no. 1179: Peabody Mansion, Danvers.
51 - Order no. 1400.2: Rogers House, 1800, Salem.
52 - Order no. 1186: W. R. Lee House, 1742, Marblehead.
53 - Order no. 416: Nichols House, 1782, Salem.
54 - Order no. 1150: Jeremiah Lee House, 1768, Marblehead.
55 - Order no. 697.5: Kimball House, 1800, Salem.
56 - Order no. 697: Kimball House, 1800, Salem.
57 - Order no. 1468: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
58 - Order no. 1477: Lee Mansion, 1768, Marblehead.
59 - Order no. 1306: "Oak Hill" hand carved by McIntire, 1800, Peabody.
60 - Order no. 1557: Peabody House, 1797, Salem.
61 - Order no. 1551: Lion, Salem.
62 - Order no. 1548: Eagle, Salem.
63 - Order no. 1550: Plain, Salem.
64 - Order no. 1203.5: F. H. Lee, Salem
65 - Order no. 1198: F. H. Lee, Salem
66 - Order no. 1804: F. H. Lee, Salem
67 - Order no. 1227: Nichols, Salem.
68 - Order no. 466: "In memory of Mr. Samuel McIntire who died Feb. 16--1811 A.E.54. He was distinguished for Genius in Architecture sculpture and Musick. Modest and sweet maners rendered him pleasing. Industry and Integrity respectable. He professed the Religion of Jesus on his entrance to manly life, and proved its excellence by virtuous principle and unblemished conduct."
69 - Order no. 814: North Beverly.
70 - Order no. 813: Danvers.
71 - Order no. 598: Danvers.
72 - Order no. 314: Charter St. Burying Ground, Salem.
73 - Order no. 532
74 - Order no. 1352
75 - Order no. 1338
76 - Order no. 1323
77 - Order no. 1333
78 - Order no. 1346
79 - Order no. 1324
80 - Order no. 1330
81 - Order no. 1334
82 - Order no. 312
83 - Order no. 1340
84 - Order no. 311
85 - Order no. 1325
86 - Order no. 1322
87 - Order no. 313
88 - Order no. 1345
89 - Order no. 1320
90 - Order no. 1337
91 - Order no. 1326
92 - Order no. 1332
93 - Order no. 1336
94 - Order no. 1349
95 - Order no. 1334
96 - Order no. 1348
97 - Order no. 1342
98 - Order no. 1339
99 - Order no. 1347
100 - Order no. 1351
101 - Order no. 1343: Charter Street Burying Ground, Salem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic buildings
exterior views
doorways
interior views
wallpapers
stairs
windows
fireplaces
tombstones (sepulchral monuments)
gardens
architectural elements
photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

album number 241

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 7.5 x 11 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2008-07-02

Reference Code

PC009.241

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Martha McNamara, July 2, 2008.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Salem (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Waltham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Marblehead (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Danvers (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Peabody (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Frank Cousins Art Co. (Salem, Mass.) (Photographer)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811
Cousins, Frank, 1851-

Descriptive Terms

Salem, Mass
Waltham, Mass
Marblehead, Mass
Danvers, Mass
Peabody, Mass
salesman's order book

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-E-402

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