Eadweard Muybridge's "Animal locomotion : An electro-photographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movements, 1872-1885" was published by the University of Pennsylvania in 1887. The eleven volume set consisted of 781 plates printed by the Photogravure Company of New York.The images... more

The Eagle Forward was an official military publication that ran from September 14, 1950, to October 1, 1951. It was published by and for personnel of the 24th Infantry Regiment under supervision of the Public Information Office, 24th Infantry Regiment, Korea, APO 25. The African-American 24th... more

The photograph series within the Earle D. Wilson Collection contains over 700 images accumulated by New Bedford newspaperman, theater manager, and radio personality Earle D. Wilson (1894-1976) over the course of his career. Many of the images were acquired for use in “Remember?,” a nostalgia... more

This collection consists of items from the Early American and European Maps collection hosted by Northeastern University Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Boston Public Library holds a significant collection of books from the earliest years of English printing, including works from the presses of William Caxton, Richard Pynson, Wynkyn De Worde, and others.Critical funding to support long-term preservation of and enhanced public access to... more

A curated selection of highlights from across the many collections held by the Boston Public Library's Rare Books and Manuscripts Department.Critical funding to support long-term preservation of and enhanced public access to Boston Public Library collections, including this one, was provided by... more

The East Boston Advocate is a weekly newspaper published by Hutchins & Horton in East Boston, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1869-1886.

The East Boston Argus-Advocate is a weekly newspaper published by J.B. Maccabe in East Boston, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1886 to the 1940s (the exact date of last publication is unknown).

This collection consists of items from the East Boston Community News collection hosted by Northeastern University Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The East Boston Free Press is a weekly newspaper published by Free Press Newspaper Co. in East Boston, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1886 to 1962.

The East Boston Leader is a weekly newspaper published by East Boston Leader Co. in Boston, Massachusetts from the late 1920s or early 1930s to 1964. (The exact date of first publication is unknown.)

The East Boston Ledger is a weekly newspaper first published by S.P. Seaman in East Boston, Massachusetts from 1849 to the late 1850s. (The exact date of last publication is unknown.) Other publishers of later years of this newspaper include Tyler & Blanchard, and Issac G. Blanchard.

The East Boston Times is a weekly newspaper published by John P. Torrone in East Boston, Massachusetts (a neighborhood of Boston) from 1938 to 1979.

This collection consists of items from the East Boston Tunnel Photographs collection hosted by Boston City Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Collection of The Torch Yearbooks from East Bridgewater High School 1960-2009.

The digital images found in this online collection were taken from photographs housed in the East Bridgewater Public Library's Historical Room. These images feature area homes, farms, businesses, churches and other landmarks from East Bridgewater's past. The detailed captions on the images... more

This collection consists of items from the East Coast FTM Group Organizational Records collection hosted by Digital Transgender Archive. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Under successive authorizations, the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands (1783-1801) and the Land Office were the primary agencies with responsibility for the management and sale of public lands in Maine on behalf of the Commonwealth. During the three-quarters of a century that these... more

This collection contains items that describe life in Eastham, Massachusetts. Items were donated to the Historical Society by Eastham residents.

L'Eco d'Italia is an Italian-American newspaper founded in 1849 in New York City by G.F. Secchi de Casali. An Italian-language newspaper, it ran until approximately 1896 and is one of the earliest Italian newspapers published in the U.S.

This collection consists of items from the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation Publications collection hosted by Boston City Archives. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

The Economic Research and Action Project (ERAP) was a community organizing project sponsored by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Begun in 1963, SDS activists began working in low-income urban neighborhoods to help residents come together to identify and agitate for shared... more

A wife and husband team of photographers based in Provincetown, Mass., Maxine Smith and John Economos, known collectively as Econosmith, are photographers of the folk music scene, social action, and the landscape and people of outer Cape Cod. Social activists themselves, the Econosmiths... more

A professor of Biology at UMass Amherst with and interest in the mangrove ecosystems of the Caribbean and the deep water environments of the Connecticut River, Ed Klekowski has become well known as a videographer and writer. He has produced documentary for PBS station WGBY on the Quabbin... more

Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in... more

Edgar Sutton Dorr (1854-1937) was a Boston engineer who worked for the Boston Sewer Department in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, eventually becoming the chief engineer of the sewer department in 1891. Dorr's father was Edward Reed Dorr and his mother was Eliza Ann Pitman. He... more

Edmund Blampied (English, 1886-1966) was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, cartoonist, sculptor, and graphic designer. Born in the Parish of Saint Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands, Blampied was inspired to draw by the people, animals, and landscape that he observed. After receiving... more

Edmund L. Mitchell (1905-1981) was an amateur photographer active in Somerville's Recreation Camera Club. After serving in the military during World War II, Mitchell eventually started a career as a teacher at Somerville Southern Junior High School in 1953. His photographs suggest that he taught... more

Correspondence, sermons, drawings, drafts of unpublished and published work, articles, artwork, and images relating to the professional activities and personal life of Edward Hitchcock, the third President of Amherst College and noted geologist and minister, and his family. These material are... more

A noted figure in modernist theater, Edward Gordon Craig was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on Jan. 16, 1872, the illegitimate son of the renowned actress Ellen Terry and the architect Edward William Craig. Although the most productive portion of his career was brief, he exerted a strong... more

Raised on Long Island, Ed Judice embarked on a path in photography at the age of 13 when he took a job sweeping floors in a local photo studio. After picking up work photographing locally and a stint in the army, he moved to New York city, Judice began doing commercial work for ad... more

The Edwin B. Worthen Collection documents life in Lexington, Massachusetts from its earliest settlement through the mid-20th century. The materials were collected by Edwin B. Worthen (1879-1956), his son Edwin B. Worthen, Jr. (1913-1976), and his daughter-in-law, Anita P. Worthen (1913-2008),... more

This collection consists of items from the Edwin Ginn house (proposed) architectural collection (AR021) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Edwin Hale Lincoln (1848-1938) was an award winning photographer at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. He took his photographs with a box camera and developed his negatives using the platinum printing process, one of the most durable and beautiful processes available. He... more

After serving as a drummer boy for the Union Army during the Civil War, Edwin Hale Lincoln (1848-1938) worked as both a commercial and amateur photographer throughout his long career. Associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, Lincoln began his career in the mid-1870s, identifying himself as... more

Edwin Hale Lincoln was born in Westminster, Massachusetts in 1848; he eventually resided in the Berkshires. In the 1880s, his work in photographing yachts using the newly invented dry plate method led to commissions in estate photography.His experience as a 14-year-old Civil War drummer boy led... more

This collection consists of items from the Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection (AR031) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Edwin Whitefield graphic collection, 1860s-1880s (GC004) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Elbridge Kingsley collection hosted by Forbes Library. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

A community arts organization founded by Susan Perlstein in 1979, Elders Share the Arts was a pioneer and national leader in the field of creative aging. Beginning as a single living-history theater workshop in the South Bronx, ESTA grew into a citywide organization with national impact that... more

This collection consists of items from the Eleanor Raymond photographic collection (PC043) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

Presented here is Eliot Church, which was located at the corner of Centre and Church Streets in Newton Corner. It was a Congregational Trinitarian church organized on July 1, 1845. The City of Newton owns a wealth of historic materials that speak to the community's social, cultural and... more

Elizabeth Battey served as a Housekeeper for aristocratic English families during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. At the turn of the century, she was employed by Frances Evelyn Greville the Countess of Warwick, and former mistress of the Price of Wales, to oversee the female staff... more

This collection consists of items from the Elizabeth Capell recipe book collection hosted by Boston College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Elizabeth Hayward collection of Ursuline Academy materials collection hosted by Boston College. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan (1871-1949) papers (MS013) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

This collection consists of items from the Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection (PC062) collection hosted by Historic New England. Information about the items has been provided by the holding institution so that they may be included in Digital Commonwealth.

A native of Waterloo, Quebec, Ella Dot Martin Blake emigrated to Worcester County, Mass., in about 1927. She and her husband Sydney farmed and raised two sons. Ella Blake died in 1987.Assembled by Ella Dot Martin Blake, this collection consists of eighty pieces of sheet music, more than... more