Historical Land and Cemetery Views

Black and white photographs of land parcels and cemeteries in Massachusetts, documenting local history and geography from the early 20th century.

General view, Richardson Cemetery, Dana, Mass., Apr. 24, 1939 : Indexed on Acc. 857, Map of Cemetery Locations , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of William J. Holcomb, Plan No. S-4, Belchertown, Mass., Jul. 22, 1931 : Parcel No. 31

Justin L. Smith, east side of Enfield-Athol Road, cleared in fall of 1932, Greenwich, Mass., Aug. 15, 1934 : Parcel no. 310-3 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, Clearing of land

General view of Snow Cemetery, looking northerly, Petersham, Mass., July 12, 1939 : Indexed on Acc. 857, Map of Cemetery Locations , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

General view, Richardson Cemetery, Dana, Mass., Apr. 24, 1939 : Indexed on Acc. 857, Map of Cemetery Locations , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Road washout caused by storm June 15, 1945, Egypt Hill Road, looking southeasterly, New Salem (formerly Prescott), Mass., July 3, 1945 : Real estate sheet #409 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, roads, erosion

Adam Szymanski, garden, Ware, Mass., Aug. 26, 1932 : Parcel no. 208-23, Adam Szymanski , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, gardens open spaces

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking east showing excavation in northeast corner of basin 3, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1940

Contract No. 51, East Branch Baffle, Site of Quabbin Reservoir, Greenwich, Hardwick, ledge outcrop on road to old Greenwich Railroad Station, looking northerly, Hardwick, Mass., Apr. 21, 1937

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking back from Sta. 158+50, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, line 'A', Main Street, looking back from Sta. 15+90, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., May 23, 1941

Fern E. Chapman, looking west at Station 761+00, Barre, Mass., Jan. 5, 1933 : On back, typed: Quabbin Tunnel, Parcel M, Fern E. Chapman, looking west at Station 761+00 , waterworks, aqueducts, real estate, lands general areas

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Henry C. Davis, Plan No. S-5 Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931 : Parcel No. 39

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Edward Kraszewski, Plan No. S-5 Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931 : Parcel No. 48

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking northeast from Sta. 4+75 showing site of road, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1940

Contract No. 66, Regulating Dams, Middle Branch (New Salem), and East Branch of the Swift River, Hardwick and Petersham (formerly Dana), looking westerly from Sta. 28+80, east branch regulating dam, Petersham, Mass., Nov. 10, 1938

Swift River, Bondsville, West Ware Road and Bondsville mill pond 1/2 mile above Bondsville dam, drainage area - 192 square miles, flow - 1920 cubic feet per second - 10.0 cubic feet per second per square mile, Bondsville, Palmer, Mass., 1:00 PM, Apr. 18, 1933 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, mill ponds, floods natural events

General view, looking easterly, Golden Lake Cemetery, New Salem, Mass., May 15, 1939 : Indexed on Acc. 857, Map of Cemetery Locations , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Road washout caused by storm June 15, 1945, Tetzlaff Road, looking southerly, Petersham (formerly Dana), Mass., July 12, 1945 : Real estate sheet #431 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, roads, erosion

Ware River, Coldbrook Control, drainage area - 98 square miles, flow - 1140 cubic feet per second - 11.6 cubic feet per second per square mile, Barre, Mass., 1:50 PM, Apr. 13, 1934 : Parcel no. 123-4 , waterworks, engineering, floods natural events

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking east from Sta. 2+38 showing site of dam 9, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1940

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Anthony and Bertha Turek, Plan No. S-5 Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931 : Parcel No. 54

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking back towards Sta. 130+75, access road to East Branch Regulating Dam, Belchertown, Mass., Jun. 27, 1940

Station #113, Burnshirt River, one half mile above mouth, at site of old bridge below Canesto Brook, Barre, Mass., Dec. 15, 1930 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 134+60, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking northeast from Sta. 11+85 25 feet left showing site of dam 8, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 25, 1940

Frank J. Whitney estate, corn crib and henhouse, Dana, Mass., Apr. 8, 1936 : Parcel no. 472-19, Frank J. Whitney heirs , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, residential structures, corncribs, chicken houses

Duggan and Maher, looking easterly from near proposed lot #223, Greenwich, Mass., Apr. 12, 1937 : Parcel no. 370-7, Thomas F. Maher and John J. Duggan , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, woods

Ruby C. Dickinson, icehouse, Greenwich, Mass., Jan. 4, 1929 : Parcel no. 330-56, on property of Harriet M. and Leona Flanders , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, icehouses

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 144, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "Soemut, Sait Subroeg". Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 832_10. 1936. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, Ware-Belchertown highway at property of William A. and Sarah Stead, looking southerly, Belchertown, Mass., Dec. 13, 1932

Homesteads. Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. 1935. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Contract No. 61, Clearing West Branch, Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown, Pelham, Shutesbury, New Salem, Ware (including in areas of former towns of Enfield and Prescott), looking northerly towards Enfield, Enfield, Mass., Mar. 1, 1939

Road washout caused by storm June 15, 1945, Atkinson Hollow, Prescott Road, looking southerly, New Salem (formerly Prescott), Mass., July 2, 1945 : Real estate sheet #408 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, roads, erosion

Contract No. 51, East Branch Baffle, Site of Quabbin Reservoir, Greenwich, Hardwick, ledge outcrop along highway above Greenwich Village, Hardwick, Mass., May 7, 1937

Contract No. 20, Coldbrook-Swift Tunnel, Barre, Hardwick, Greenwich, tunnel vent at Sta. 1228+21, Quabbin Aqueduct, Hardwick, Mass., Aug. 1, 1934

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking east from Sta. 0+75 showing dam site 10 and basin 3, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 12, 1940

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking back from Sta. 203+35, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

Contract No. 55, Portion of Petersham-New Salem Highway, Petersham, Franklin County (Worcester County), looking westerly from Sta. 240+30+/-, Petersham-New Salem highway, Franklin County, Mass., Aug. 12, 1938

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 35+75, Blue Meadow Road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1945

Description: Deviation at 9th mile - neccessitating heavy cutting and filling. Imperial Road Location: Dominica Date: 1915-1916 Description: Approach to deviation requiring heavy filling to get grade. Imperial Road Location: Dominica Date: 1915-1916 caribbean, dominica, caribbeanthroughalens

Text in the picture - where Storuman's station is now located.

Joseph W. Truman, looking northeasterly from station 662+25, property abutting highway, New Salem, Mass., Oct. 24, 1935 : Parcel no. 487-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, roads

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: Company SAIT SEBERANG. Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 828_64. 1930. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Contract No. 54, Highway in Towns of Dana, Petersham, Worcester County, 5ft. x 5ft. Culvert at Sta. 17+60, Dana and Petersham, Mass., Jul. 23, 1936

Photograph, Government Exhibit No. 31, DJ 26, 1949 - 1950. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Paper. Class 146-1 (Communism) Case File Enclosures Relating to U.S. v. Judith Coplon (146-1-317)

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 189+65, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

Dairy Feed. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pierre Agency. 1954-1972. Decimal Correspondence

Town dump, Hubbardston, Mass., Jun. 16, 1937 : Not acquired, outside surveyed area, no parcel number , waterworks, real estate, dumps refuse areas

Contract No. 55, Portion of Petersham-New Salem Highway, Petersham, Franklin County (Worcester County), looking northwest on property of Margaret Fiske, Petersham from Sta. 397+50, Franklin County, Mass., Jul. 9, 1936

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Wm R. and Sarah Stead, Plan No. S-2, Belchertown, Mass., Jul. 22, 1931 : Parcel No. 10

Fred W. Gannon, camp, New Salem, Mass., Dec. 28, 1927 : Parcel no. 530-31, Fred W. and Helen A. Gannon , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, residential structures, summer houses seasonal dwellings

People surveying smoking ruins. Views of the ruins of the great conflagaration at Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 17 & 18, 1882. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1882. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Fires, Haverhill (Mass.)

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Charles S. Davis, Plan No. S-6 Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931 : Parcel No. 55

Looking northeasterly at dam on property formerly of the Robert M. Woods estate, Enfield, Mass., Nov. 29, 1939 : Parcel no. 248-61 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, dams hydraulic structures

Timothy Kenfield, Woodlawn Cemetery, old section, lot 4, Enfield, Mass., Sept. 7, 1928 : Charlotte K. Trainor, Release 35 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of John and Anna Parker, Plan No. S-6 Ware, Mass., Jul. 27, 1931 : Parcel No. 56

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Joseph F. Dyer, Plan No. S-5 Ware, Mass., Jul. 23, 1931 : Parcel No. 49

Wilcox Landing, James River, Virginia. No. B177, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Virginia, James River.

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of William Pranaitis, Plan No. S-3, Belchertown, Mass., Jul. 22, 1931 : Parcel No. 28

Great cracks in street and settling sidewalks, Capp Street, San Francisco Disaster, U.S.A. The 'Perfec' stereograph, 8714. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1906. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California, San Francisco (Calif.), Earthquakes , California, San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906, Subsidences (Earth movements)

Buck Brook, washed out culvert at West Rutland, Rutland, Mass., Mar. 31, 1936 : Parcel no. 86- , waterworks, real estate, brooks, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, road bridges

Fern E. Chapman, looking east at Station 775+62, Barre, Mass., Jan. 5, 1933 : On back, typed: Quabbin Tunnel, Parcel J, Fern E. Chapman, looking east at Station 775+62 , waterworks, aqueducts, real estate, lands general areas

Contract No. 43, Extension of Belchertown-Pelham Highway to New Salem Center, Shutesbury, New Salem (Franklin County), New Salem Center, John Marshall well at shovel leaning against house, New Salem, Mass., Mar. 19, 1935

Contract No. 99, Enlargement of Fells High Level Distribution Reservoir, Stoneham, Malden, Melrose, looking east from Sta. 2+30 showing site of dam 9, enlargement of Fells Reservoir, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 25, 1940

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 178+65, East Branch access road, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 19, 1940

undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports

Red and white pine plantation, planted in spring of 1935, Massachusetts Home Missionary Society property, Prescott, Mass., Nov. 17, 1941 : Parcel no. 368-19 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry

Contract No. 106, Improvement of Access Roads, Middle and East Branch Regulating Dams, and Quabbin Reservoir Area, Hardwick, Petersham, New Salem, Belchertown, looking ahead from Sta. 117+00, access road to East Branch Regulating Dam, Belchertown, Mass., May 21, 1940

Ruins of the Great Chelsea Fire , Fires, Ruins, Guards. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Amey H. Chace et al., upper dam, Phillipston and Templeton, Mass., Jul. 11, 1930 : Purchased Oct. 2, 1929, outside of surveyed area, no parcel number, survey sheet 342 , waterworks, real estate, dams hydraulic structures, youth people

Large copper mountain chronology. From Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of William Pranaitis, Plan No. S-3, Belchertown, Mass., Jul. 22, 1931 : Parcel No. 28

undefined. 1885 - 1906. NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle, WA). Photographic Print. Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Fisheries. 1903-1913. Government Agents' Records Pertaining to the Pribilof Islands

Rejmyre use.

Floods 1955 , Floods, Debris, Bridges, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Waldo H. and Arvilla C. Burdett, sheds, Petersham, Mass., Nov. 26, 1943 : Parcel no. 454-17 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, residential structures, sheds storage structures

Jewish colonies. K'far Hassidim. 1934, Israel

Contract No. 107, Quabbin Hill Recreation Buildings and Road, Ware, sample wall, Ware, Mass., Sep. 12, 1940

Clarence S. Lyman, house, etc., Hardwick, Mass., Jan. 23, 1928 : Parcel no. 331-13, Clarence S. and Edna P. Lyman , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, residential structures

Panorama , Fires, Ruins. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Street illegible after illegible fire Bellingham , Fires, Ruins, Streets. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Malga Fiara. Recorded on June 8, 1916..

Shaw, Pine Grove Cemetery, Block no. 2, lot 36, Prescott, Mass., Nov. 22, 1932 : Alice M. S. Pratt, Q-136 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, cemeteries

Camp Pomeroy, camps, Greenwich, Mass., Mar. 15, 1928 : Parcel no. 410-3, George Haupt et al. , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, camps recreation areas

Raymond C. Palmer, boathouse and sun house, Hubbardston, Mass., Apr. 26, 1937 : Parcel no. 226-16 , waterworks, real estate, residential structures, summer houses seasonal dwellings, boathouses

Honor roll and cannon on Enfield Common, Enfield, Mass., July 30, 1937 : Parcel no. 268-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, war memorials, cannons artillery

Prison, Sing Sing, N.Y. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New York (State), Sing Sing (N.Y.)

Ruins of the Great Chelsea Fire , Fires, Ruins. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Panorama , Fires, Ruins. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Fern E. Chapman, looking west at Station 763+00, Barre, Mass., Jan. 5, 1933 : On back, typed: Quabbin Tunnel, Parcel M, Fern E. Chapman, looking west at Station 763+00 , waterworks, aqueducts, real estate, lands general areas

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. matoa tree felled. 2 types trees used, namely Matoa Morra (also called Morris). wardrown, tough hard wood type, suitable home building. Morra suitable furniture fabrication. December 1953. Guinea

Starting illegible , Fires, Ruins. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, Ware-Belchertown highway at property of William A. and Sarah Stead, looking westerly, Belchertown, Mass., Dec. 13, 1932

Madras. Beach. Unknown, photographer 1876-1878 View of a busy coastal scene, with a large number of people and grain sacks visible on the beach. A long pier that juts out into the waters can be seen on the center right area of the image. (Recto, print) upper left, in brown ink: "1."; (Recto, mount) upper right, in pencil: "4 circled"; Lower center, in brown ink: "Madras. beach. sic"; (Verso, mount) lower left, in pencil: "A48.1";

Moose Brook at Boston and Albany Railroad culvert in Old Furnace, drainage area - 10 square miles, flow - 56 cubic feet per second - 5.6 cubic feet per second per square mile, Hardwick, Mass., 1:35 PM, Mar. 22, 1933 , waterworks, real estate, brooks, watershed sanitary conditions, railroad bridges, floods natural events

Honor roll and cannon on Enfield Common, Enfield, Mass., July 30, 1937 : Parcel no. 268-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, war memorials, cannons artillery

Historical Miscellaneous - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, land of Charles S. Davis, Plan No. S-6 Ware, Mass., Jul. 27, 1931 : Parcel No. 55

Greetings from Milton, 1909, Milton, by Muir & Moodie.

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