SPNEA is now known as HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND
(I like the old name better...)

SIZE 9 1/2" HIGH

27 PAGES 
(1-28)

ON THE FRONT COVER,
"VIEW OF THE LYMAN HOUSE, WALTHAM,
MASSACHUSETTS, FROM ACROSS THE VALE
Photograph by Dr. Dwight O'Hara"

 
ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER IS
A LIST OF TRUSTEES and DIRECTORS OF SPNEA 

CONTENTS IN FRONT

 FRONTISPIECE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWS
"CAPTAIN COOK WALLPAPER
Five strips of this fine series, known as the
Captain Cook Wallpaper, showing 
The Dance of the Otahiti Girls before King O-too,
War Canoe and The Death of Captain Cook, have
recently hung in the second-floor southeast room
of the Harrison Gray Otis House. With them are
eleven strips of the rare Hindostan Scenery series.
Both sets were printed by Dufour of Paris and
Macon, France, between 1804 and 1815."
(page un-numbered)

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Stephen B. Luce
(1 illustrations only - the frontispiece)

REPORT OF THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Mr. Bertram K. Little
May 1, 1954 to April 30, 1955
(1 illustration)

FIRST-HAND EVIDENCE
By Charles H. P. Copeland
(re: August 19, 1782 "weigh in" at West Point
of eleven Revolutionary War Officers, including
General Washington)
(no illustrations)

REPORT OF THE TREASURER
Mr. Guy W. Walker, Jr.
For the Year Ending December 31, 1954
(no illustrations)

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM
Mr. Russell H. Kettell
May 1, 1954 to April 30, 1955
(no illustrations)

REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
Mr. Buchanan Charles
May 1, 1954 to April 30, 1955
(no illustrations)

AND

ABBOTT LOWELL CUMMINGS,
A NEW APPOINTMENT
(as new Assistant Director and Editor of
Old Time New England beginning with the
 Winter 1956 issue)
(no illustrations) 

AT THE BACK:
2 pages of ads, including
a full page ad for Shreve Crump & Low
"Dutch walnut hanging cabinet with original
pale gray-green interior. 45 1/2 inches tall,
37 inches across back, 12 inches deep.
Circa 1800. $275."

THE LAST PAGE HAS 1/4 AND 1/8 PAGE ADS
FOR VARIOUS BUSINESSES

ONE OF THESE IS 
"DEERFIELD INN
Deerfield, Mass.
Open All Year for the Convenience of
Ladies and Gentlemen Visiting
Old Deerfield and its Historic Houses
Telephone Greenfield 3838
or Write for Reservations"

ALSO AN AD 
"FOUR HIGH ROAD
On Route 1A
Newbury, Massachusetts
Delicious Luncheons and Dinners
served daily, except Sunday and Monday,
the year round, in a 17th-century house
Reservations desirable - Tel. Newburyport 1540
Miss Lillian J. Franklin, Manager
Assisted by Miss Sarah Fisher"

PLUS AN AD FROM GEBELEIN SILVERSMITHS:
"COLONIAL AMERICAN SILVER
Small, early 18th century Tankard by
William Simpkins, Boston, 1704-80. Maker's mark:
'WS' in rectangle on cover hinge bearer.
Early owner's initials 'H/N*M' on handle.
Raised, plain, tapering body, ht. to mouth 5 1/2",
cover ht. 6 1/2", thumbpiece 7", capacity nearly 1 quart."

INSIDE BACK COVER HAS 2 HALF-PAGE ADS for
Second Bank - State Street Trust
AND
 Charles D. Childs
(Art Restoration)