Mary Mason, by unknown artist, C. 1670
Portrait of Mary Mason, by unknown artist, C. 1670. A rare example of American 17th century artwork. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Alice Mason, by unknown artist, C. 1670
Portrait of Alice Mason, by an unknown artist, C. 1670. A rare example of American 17th century art. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Locket belonging to Abigail Adams
Locket given to Abigail Adams by John Adams during the Revolutionary War. The locket can be found in the Memorial Room of the Old House.
John Singleton Copley - Col. Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley
Portrait of General Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley, C. 1772. Warren, who died fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was a personal friend and physician to John and Abigail Adams. On exhibit over the fi... More
John Singleton Copley - Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley, C. 177...
Portrait of General Joseph Warren by John Singleton Copley, C. 1772. Warren, who died fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill, was a personal friend and physician to John and Abigail Adams. On exhibit over the fi... More
Seal wax ring, with the the Boylston family seal
This seal was used by John Adams to sign the Treaty of Peace in 1783 ending the American Revolutionary War. While the Adams family had no Family crest, John Adams used his mother's Boylston family seal to sign ... More
Engraving of Young John Quincy, 1783
Copy of engraving of John Quincy Adams at 16 years old, after Schmidt, 1783.
Treaty of Peace after Benjamin West, 1783
Portrait of the Treaty of Peace by an unknown artist after Benjamin West, 1783. On exhibit in the Stone Library located on the grounds of the Old House. The painting commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Pe... More
Copy of engraving of John Quincy Adams, C. 1783
Copy of engraving of John Quincy Adams at 16 years old, after Schmidt, 1783.
John Singleton Copley - John Adams after John Singleton Copley, C. 178...
Portrait of John Adams by an unknown artist after John Singleton Copley, C. 1784. On exhibit in the Butler's Pantry of the Old House.
Abigail Adams Smith by Mather Brown, 1785
Portrait of Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith (daugter of John and Abigail Adams) by Mather Brown, 1785
Col. William Stephen Smith by Mather Brown, 1786
Portrait of Colonel William Stephen Smith (husband of Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith) by Mather Brown, 1786. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Nathaniel Gorham by Charles Wilson Peale, 1786
Portrait of Nathaniel Gorham (Abigail Brooks Adams' grandfather) by Charles Wilson Peale, 1786. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith by Mather Brown, 1786
Portrait of Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith (daugter of John and Abigail Adams) by Mather Brown, 1785. Nabby's husband William Smith served and distinguished himself as an Aide de camp to George Washington during t... More
Col. William Stephen Smith by Mather Brown, 1786
Portrait of Colonel William Stephen Smith (husband of Abigail (Nabby) Adams Smith) by Mather Brown, 1786. Smith served and distinguished himself as an Aide de camp to George Washington during the American Revol... More
Nathaniel Gorham by Charles Wilson Peale, 1786
Portrait of Nathaniel Gorham (Abigail Brooks Adams' grandfather) by Charles Wilson Peale, 1786. Gorham was member of the Continental Congress (1782-83 & 1785-1787), President of the Continental Congress and sig... More
Standard Old House photo - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The "Old House" at Peacefield- Home of Four Generations of Adamses from 1788-1926
Edward Savage - Martha Washington by Edward Savage, 1790
Portrait of Martha Washington by Edward Savage, 1790. En suite with her husband's portrait by Savage, commissioned by John Adams while serving as Vice President under Washington. On exhibit in the Dining Room o... More
Edward Savage - George Washington by Edward Savage, 1790
Portrait of George Washington by Edward Savage, 1790. Commissioned by John Adams while serving as Washington's Vice President. On exhibit in the Dining Room of the Old House.
Edward Savage - George Washington by Edward Savage, 1790
Portrait of George Washington by Edward Savage, 1790. Commissioned by John Adams while serving as Washington's Vice President. On exhibit in the Dining Room of the Old House.
Edward Savage - Martha Washington by Edward Savage, 1790
Portrait of Martha Washington by Edward Savage, 1790. En suite with her husband's portrait by Savage, commissioned by John Adams while serving as Vice President under Washington. On exhibit in the Dining Room o... More
Edward Savage - Louisa Catherine Adams by Edward Savage, 1791-1794
Portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams (wife of John Quincy) by Edward Savage, C. 1791-1794. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Map of Quincy 1795 - Public domain vintage map
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John Singleton Copley - John Quincy Adams after Copley, 1796
Portrait of John Quincy Adams by an unknown artist after John Singleton Copley, 1796. John Quincy had this portrait sent home to Abigail. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Vassal House Old House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Vassal House Old House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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John Adams by William Williams, C. 1797
Portrait of John Adams by William Joseph Williams, C. 1797. On exhibit in the Dining Room of the Old House.
Vassal House Old House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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Vassal House Old House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
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John Adams by William Winstanley, 1798
Portrait of John Adams by William Winstanley, 1798. On exhibit in the Stone Library on the grounds of the Old House.
Abigail Adams portrait by Jane Stuart, Adams National Historical Park,...
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Cut of a fireman's certificate 1800, Queency, Massachusetts
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Cut of a fireman's certificate 1800
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Gilbert Stuart - Abigail Adams by Jane Stuart, C. 1800
Portrait of Abigail Adams by Jane Stuart after Gilbert Stuart , C. 1800. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Watercolor of the Old House by E. Malcom, 1798
Watercolor by E. Malcom of Peacefield before the 1800 addition was added. On exhibit in the Study of the Old House.
Abigail Adams by Jane Stuart, C. 1800
Portrait of Abigail Adams by Jane Stuart after Gilbert Stuart , C. 1800. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Gilbert Stuart - John Adams by Jane Stuart, C. 1800
Portrait of John Adams by Jane Stuart, after Gilbert Stuart, C. 1800. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House
Gilbert Stuart - John Adams by Jane Stuart, C. 1800
Portrait of John Adams by Jane Stuart, after Gilbert Stuart, C. 1800. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Document of indenture: Servant: Morris, Redman. Master: Quincy, Horati...
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Obituary notice. Died at Quincy, the 28th October, 1818, Mrs. Abigail ...
On verso: Transfer. Shaw Papers. Manuscript Div. 8 June 1951. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection... More
Thomas Johnson by Chester Harding, 1820
Portrait of Thomas Johnson (Louisa Catherine Adams' brother) by Chester Harding, 1820. On exhibit in the hallway outside Brooks Adams' Romm of the Old House.
John Adams portrait by Jane Stuart, Adams National Historical Park, 18...
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Gilbert Stuart - John Adams at age 88 by Jane Stuart, 1824
Portrait of John Adams at age 88 by Jane Stuart, after Gilbert Stuart, 1824. On exhibit in the Dining Room of the Old House.
Photograph of a Bust of Lafayette
Photograph of a Bust of the Marquis de Lafayette on exhibit in the Long Hall 2nd floor of the Old House. Lafayette visited the Old House in 1824.
Adams houses, painting by Miss Quincy, Queency, Massachusetts
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Granite Railway, Quincy, Massachusetts
First railway in U.S. 1826. Print of lithographs of car Courtesy of Thomas Crane Public Library
A drawing of The Adams Seat in Quincy, 1828
A drawing of The Adams Seat in Quincy by Mrs. George Whitney, 1828. The drawing shows the house as it was when inherited by President John Quincy Adams at the time of his presidency. This is the only image that... More
Farewell hymn, on leaving the Old meeting house in Quincy, [1828?].
Imprint 1.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 54, Folder 17.
Order of services, at the dedication of the New Stone Congregational C...
Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 54, Folder 16.
Sketch of the Mansion by Abigail Smith Adams, 1820
Sketch of the Mansion by Abigail Smith Adams, 1820. Abigail Adams Smith lived with her grandfather John Adams in the Old House from 1818 to 1829.
Plan of the Hancock lot given to the town of Quincy by John Adams, for...
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Boxwood hedge and Yellowwood Tree
Boxwood hedge defining the garden since the 1730's and Yellowwood Tree planted by John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams, 1829.
Hales Map of Quincy - Public domain vintage map
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, J...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, S...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, A...
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Quincy, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, S...
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John Quincy Adams by Edward Marchant, 1840
Portrait of John Quincy Adams by Edward Marchant, 1840. On exhibit in the Stone Library on the grounds of the Old House.
Letter from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, to Mrs. Hannah Cranch Bond Fifield,...
Seeking Weymouth women's aid to attend county anti-slavery society quarterly meeting in Quincy. Courtesy of Weymouth Public Libraries, Tufts Library
Quincy Stone Bank check - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
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Quincy Railroad Station, Quincy Massachusetts
Henry Brown house, Chestnut Street Courtesy of Thomas Crane Public Library
Town hall, Quincy, Massachusetts
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Abigail Brooks Adams by William E. West, 1847
Portrait of Abigail Brooks Adams (Mrs. Charles Francis Adams) by William E. West, 1847. On exhibit in the Long Room of the Old House.
Woodcut of the Residence of John Quincy, 1846
Woodcut of the Residence of John Quincy Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts 1846.
Order of the procession for the funeral of the Hon. John Quincy Adams,...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 232, Folder 45.
Birthplaces of John & John Quincy Adams, 1849
The John Quincy Adams (viewer's left) and the John Adams (viewer's right) Birthplaces. The oldest presidential birthplaces in the country, they were the setting for many revolutionary war events that involved t... More
The John Adams Birthday and the John Quincy Adams Birthplace
An 1849 oil painting of the John Adams Birthplace (right) and the John Quincy Adams Birthplace (left) by G.N. Frankenstein.
Daguerreotype of the Old House, 1849
Daguerreotype of the Old House by early photographer John Adams Whipple, 1849 Charles Francis Adams wrote in his diary, March 19, 1849: “Soon after breakfast M. Whipple, the maker of Daguerrs called to show me ... More
Painting of the Old House by G. Frankenstein, 1849
Painting of the Old House by G. Frankenstein, 1849. On exhibit in the Butler's Pantry of the Old House. Diary of Charles Francis Adams: October 6, 1849: "I went out and met Mr. Frankenstein who has come to take... More
Josiah Johnson Hawes - John Quincy Adams
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Re-opening of the Quincy hair-dressing and bathing rooms basement of t...
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Riot at Faneuil Hall. Mr. Quincy's letter. Dedham, Nov. 17, 1850.
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Yacht America 1851, Quincy Massachusetts
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Old Suffolk Court House (old, built 1910)
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Old Suffolk Court House (old, built 1910), Queency, Massachusetts
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View of the Adams Mansion at Quincy, 1852
Engraving: View of the Adams Mansion at Quincy by Mallory, C. 1852 This engraving was done for the “Gleasons’ Pictorial Drawing Room Companion” Volume 3, August 21, 1852. This engraving is on exhibit in the But... More
High school building, Quincy Massachusetts
High School Avenue Courtesy of Thomas Crane Public Library
High school building, Warren S. Parker, lantern slide
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School building Willard 1855-1888
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Map of the town of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass : surveyed by order of...
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North Quincy, Quincy Massachusetts - Public domain map
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Christ Church, Warren S. Parker, lantern slide, Queency, Massachusetts
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Christ Church, Quincy Massachusetts
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Quincy Horse Railway, Warren S. Parker, lantern slide
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Quincy Horse Railway, Quincy Massachusetts
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Quincy Horse Railway, Quincy Massachusetts
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War times! and war prices! at Quincy Hall, over Quincy market ... Our ...
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Minute Men, Warren S. Parker, lantern slide, Queency, Massachusetts
Civil War, Hancock Light Guard Courtesy of Thomas Crane Public Library
Robert B. Leuchars, incorporator of Quincy Horse Railroad
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Quincy Horse Railway, Warren S. Parker, lantern slide
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Quincy Horse Railway, Quincy Massachusetts
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Eliza S. Quincy to Mary Todd Lincoln, Friday, January 02, 1863 (Celeb...
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Proposed public park and routes leading thereto
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