The Nina Heald Webber collection of postcards is comprised of approximately 860 postcards of buildings and landscapes found primarily in New England that are significant to the collector and her life. The postcards date from circa 1900 to 1976. The collection includes photographic and artistic depictions of several notable places across New England and beyond, including Boston, MA; Falmouth, MA; Dedham, MA; South Carver, MA; Sandwich, MA; Barre, MA; Brookline, MA; Cape Cod, MA; Northampton, MA; Westwood MA; Suffield, CT; West Suffield, CT; Denmark, ME; Pablo Beach, FL; Ponte Vedra, FL; and Gingling College (now Jingling College) in Nanjing, China. There are also depictions of the aftermath of the 1938 Hurricane in MA and RI and several illustrations of Boston Terriers. The buildings and landmarks featured in this collection include churches, libraries, schools, homes, seascapes, parks, and bridges.
libraries (buildings)
churches (buildings)
schools (buildings)
houses
bridges (built works)
architecture (discipline)
hurricanes
railroad stations
beaches
memorials
postcards
approximately 860 postcards (2 binders and 2 clamshell boxes)
PC093
Nina Heald Webber collection of postcards, circa 1900-1976
2018
PC093
Postcards of building and landscapes from various places primarily in New England collected by Nina Heald Webber.
Gift
circa 1900-1976
Gift, Nina Heald Webber, 2018.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Camp Edwards (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Rhode Island (United States)
Northampton (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)
Nanjing (Jiangsu, China)
Sandwich (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Barre (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Bourne (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Sagamore (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Chatham (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Ponte Vedra Beach (Saint Johns county, Florida)
Suffield (Hartford county, Connecticut)
West Suffield (Hartford county, Connecticut)
Denmark (Oxford county, Maine)
South Carver (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)
Webber, Nina Heald (Collector)
postcards
Webber, Nina Heald
The following conservation and preservation activities have been completed on this collection: The postcards were rehoused in archival sheet protectors and inserted into new archival binders.
Collection
85M-01-314-ZZ-G
Materials are entirely in English.
[Item identification. Binder #.] Nina Heald Webber collection of postcards (PC093). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
Maya Gurewitz, Summer 2025.
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The collection is arranged by location.
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