Historic Photographs from the Collections of Historic New England

The Gallery currently represents only a small portion of the over 400,000 photographs in the collections of Historic New England.

All prints are made from high-resolution scans of historic images from our collections and are produced in black and white on matte, high quality paper. Prints have not been edited to correct imperfections in the original photograph, but may be corrected for brightness or contrast. Mats are a neutral off-white color, are of conservation quality, and sized to fit standard frames.

If you are interested in purchasing additional images, or would like to know if we have a photograph of something you are interested in, please contact the Library and Archives at photoorders@historicnewengland.org or at 617-227-3957 ext. 271.

All images in these galleries are intended for private non-commercial use. If you wish to use these or other images in a publication or for any other commercial purpose, please see our Rights and Reproductions page.



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