Buildings-–Massachusetts--Cambridge
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cogswell Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P014
Abstract
Biography Note: The Cogswell family began living at 61 Kirkland Street May 1882. Edward R. Cogswell, a physician, and his wife Sarah moved into the house with their four children: Charles N., George P., Margaret E., and Edward R. Jr. Charles Northend Cogswell was born July 11, 1864, moving to the Kirkland house when he was 18. Charles went to Joshua Kendall’s School in Cambridge and graduated from Harvard in 1886. He went on to study architecture at M.I.T. and the Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris. He...
Dates:
1883-1921
Curtis Mellen Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P010
Abstract
Biography Note: The Mellens were a very prominent family in Cambridge, and their soap business, Curtis Davis & Co., became the American branch of Lever Brothers, the largest soap manufacturer in the world at the time.
Dates:
1890-1910
Riverside Press Collection
Collection
Identifier: P011
Abstract
Collection of photographic materials related to The Riverside Press. Subjects include architectural views of The Riverside Press buildings, interior views, machinery, and construction views.
Dates:
ca. 1890s-1950s