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000.16.46-1 - Blouse
This slightly discolored white chemisette blouse has decorative vertical lines of protruding fabric along the whole body, as well as up and down its elbow-length sleeves. It also has a ruffled lace pattern on its collar and sleeve bottoms. The garment opens from the back and is secured with metal clasps.
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000.16.46-5 - Blouse
This slightly discolored white chemisette blouse has a decorative grid pattern on the chest and a series of thread connections between each square. Its opening is on the front and is secured with five white plastic buttons. The garment also has six decorative lines of protruding fabric on each shoulder; two of those lines extend down the blouse's front slanting inward diagonally. Its large collar also has decorative cuts reconnected by many singl...
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000.23.1 - Print, Photographic
Andrew W. Rogers property circa 1915. This property was located on Hale Street across from Hale Farm. The brick chauffeur's house, visible on the left, is the only building on the property that remains to this day. He was the President of Beverly Gas and Electric (Rogers block beside the 1st Baptist Church) corner of Hale and Cabot St. He was also president of the National Bank in 1918. Earlier Naumkeag Buffering Sidney Winslow Sr.
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000.24.1 - Pillow, Throw
This Victorian square cushion is faded red and white on the front and solid pink on the back. The front is intricately decorated with patterns and flowers made from threaded clear and white beads, including looped strings of beads around the edges of the pillow and woven between one another. The fabrics are also arranged in a square (the pillow itself), circle, square pattern with alternating colors.
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000.27.1 - Vest
This men's pale gold silk embroidered vest has raised floral designs on the collar and either side of the front. Bright red material lines the hems of the collar, front opening, and pockets. Five similarly colored buttons go down the front. The back half is not made from silk. The garment's rear bottom has a belt and drawstring to adjust the vest's size.
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000.28.2 - Vest
1849 "Gold Nugget" vest owned by Benjamin Balch Dodge, who sailed to California 21 November 1849 aboard the "Metropolis". Benjamin Balch Dodge was born 5 January 1828 son of Azor and Elizabthe Dodge. See also BHS Ship's Log #984.12.3 for information this vessel; this is where Benjamin B. Dodge's name is listed. Also see the "Argonauts of Forty-nine" by O. T. Howe, for information on the Metropolis & the Essex County and California Company.
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000.31 - Menu
A red softcovered menu for Freddie's Ristorante proudly displaying a map of Italy on the cover. This contains appetizers, entrees, drinks and a list of specials. Freddie's Restaurant was a Beverly institition operated at 357 Rantoul Street for over a half century. Freddie Paglia was the founder and proprietor of this popular eatery for many years which was later owned and operated by his son-in-law, Colo DiStefano.
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000.72.1 - Bottle
A clear 8 ounce glass bottle that had contained a beverage bottled at the Garden City Beverage Company in Beverly, Massachusetts. There is an oval seal on the front of each bottle with the initials "GC." A painted off white label gives all of the manufacturer's information including, "Garden City Quality Beverage, Manufactured by The American Seltzer Company Beverly, Mass." There is also an oval with "GC" on the back.
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000.72.2 - Bottle
A green 8 ounce glass bottle that contained a beverage bottled by the Garden City Beverage Company in Beverly, Massachusetts. There is an oval seal on the front of the bottle with the initials "GC." There is an off white label painted on the front with all of the manufacturing information including, "Garden City Quality Beverage, Manufactured by The American Seltzer Company Beverly, Mass." There is also an oval on the back with "GC" on it.
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001.001.001 - Holder, Coin
Green leather charge coin folio with metal snap closure. The case folds over three times to close. Inside are nine squares with openings to hold the charge coins used at various department stores. Each square is covered in clear plastic.
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001.001.002 - Token, Store
Oval shaped, silver toned coin. There is scroll work at the top and bottom of the coin, and in the center is an oval. Inside the oval in black lettering is the number "270332." On the bottom are the initials "JM," which stand for Jordan Marsh, a department store in Boston.
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001.001.003 - Token, Store
Oval shaped, silver toned coin. Engraved on the top are the numbers "85433" and on the bottom in script are the letters "RHS." RHS stands for R.H. Sterns, a department store in Boston.
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001.001.004 - Token, Store
Silver toned round coin with five round edges. In the center of the front are the initials H and D, which stand for either H & D Company or D & H Company. On the back engraved in black lettering are the numbers "18405."
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001.001.005 - Token, Store
Gold colored coin shaped like a badge/shield. On the top is engraved "G. Co." and on the bottom is "Boston." In the center are the numbers "56180" in black. There is nothing on the back of the coin.
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001.001.006 - Token, Store
Gold toned round coin with five rounded edges. On the top of the front are the raised initials "NSCO" for N. Snllenburg & Company, which was a department store located primarily in Pennsylvania. In the center in black are the numbers "102619." There is a raised fleur-de-lis symbol below the numbers.
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001.001.007 - Token, Store
Bell shaped, pewter color charge coin. On the front are the raised initials "RWCO" which stands for R.H. White Company, a department store located in Boston. Below the raised initials, in a scroll, are the engraved numbers "116946." The back is blank.
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001.001.008 - Token, Store
Silver toned coin. On the front is engraved "Discount And Charge Coin." In the center "No C31" is engraved in an oval. There is a hole on the left side center. On the top back of the coin is a picture of a bird and sun, and underneath is engraved "Horace Partridge Co. 49 Franklin St. Boston."
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001.005 - Painting
small portrait of Jennie P. Clark Davenport as a younger woman.
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001.27.1 - Scrapbook
Scrapbook created by Lydia Augusta Creesy Clark. It features newspaper articles about gardening and food ranging from 1880 to 1920. Clark lived in North Beverly.
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