Assembled here are some collections of historical photographs relating to Newton's past. Some of the collections showcase the various villages of Newton at different times in their history, while others focus on the Newton Free Library, its buildings, and staff. There are several collections that depict such a multitude of subjects that they could not be confined to any specific categories. Learn more by visiting our collections on Digital Commonwealth. This is by no means a comprehensive list:
City Departments
Glass Plate Negatives, Lantern Slides, & Metal Plate Negative
Houses & Buildings
- Allen House Oversized Photos
- Buildings, Celebrations, Cemeteries and Headstones, Churches and Synagogues, 1880-1990
- Businesses and shopping, Fire Department, Forestry Department, Hospitals, 1867-2003
- Businesses, Churches, GAR Charles Ward Post #62, Houses, Newton Flag, Parades, Railroads, Schools, etc.
- Charles River, City Hall, Community Schools, Crystal Lake, Echo Bridge, Tocci Family Collection, etc.,1900-1980
- Newton Public buildings, 1903-1925
- Newton Village Shops
Miscellaneous
Newton Free Library
- New Main Library, 330 Homer Street, 2005-2006
- New Main Library, 330 Homer Street, Site Walk, Groundbreaking and Construction, 1986-1990
- New Main Library, 330 Homer Street-Gala preview, dedication and 10th anniversary, 1991-2001
- Newton Free Library Auburndale Branch Library Incorporation Documents and Construction, 1927-1949
- Newton Free Library Branches and Bookmobile, 1920-1981
- Newton Free Library Branches, Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Corner, Newton Highlands, 1930-1959
- Newton Free Library Branches, Newtonville, West Newton, Waban, 1950-1959
- Newton Free Library Gatherings of Staff, Trustees, Friends, Aldermen, 1970-1991
- Newton Free Library Grand Opening Celebration Photos, Fall 1991
- Newton Free Library, Main Library and Branches , 1870-1980
- Newton Free Library, Newton Corner Main Library 1880-1965
- Newton Free Library, Old Main Library, Centre Street, 1880-1971
- Newton Free Library, Old Main Library, Centre Street, 1964-1993
- Newton Free Library programs and displays, 1956-1980
- Newton Free Library programs, patrons and staff 1867-1993
- Newton Free Library programs, patrons and staff 1936-1988
- Newton Free Library programs, patrons and staff 1960-1988
- Newton Free Library public relations department photographs, 1990-2007
- Newton Free Library Staff and Trustees, 1970-2005
- Newton Free Library Bookmobile Front & Rear 1920
- Oversize Photographs of New Main Library, 330 Homer Street and Landscaping, 2008
- Programs and Communications Office, Newton Free Library, 1975-2006
- Programs and Communications Office, Newton Free Library, 1990-2001
- Programs and Communications Office, Newton Free Library, 1990-2002
People
- Arts and Music, Biography, Storms, Transportation, Voice of Women, YMCA, 1860-1979
- Diary of Edgar W. Warren
- Echo Bridge, Newton Upper Falls, Newton Lower Falls, Houses, Churches, Frank Ashley Day School, 1887-1925
- Hunnewell Club
- Jersey Stock Club
- Mayor Howard Whitmore, Jr. collection 1929-2008
- Newell Family Album
- Newell Family Misc
- Noetzel collection, 1800s-1900s
- Susanna Peyser Collection, 1982-1989
Political Cartoons
Schools & Colleges
- Frank A. Day Junior High School Class of 1954
- Meadowbrook Junior High School Class of 1963
- Newton High School Class of 1885 Photographs
- Newton High School, class of 1890 photographs
- Newton High School, class of 1895 photographs
- Newton High School, class of 1900 photographs
- Norumbega Park, Protests, Red Cross, Samuel Francis Smith House, Schools, Colleges, Police, etc., 1802-1976
- Miss Carroll School, 1897-2010
- Schools and colleges, 1868-1979
Trade Cards & Post Cards
Villages of Newton
- Newton Corner/Nonantum Square
- Newton Corner photographs, 1850-1905
- Newton Corner photographs, 1850-1982
- Villages of Newton, Massachusetts: Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Newton Lower Falls, 1900-1979
- Villages of Newton: Newton Centre, Newton Corner, 1870-1979, 1900-1946
- Villages of Newton: Newton Highlands, Newtonville, 1900-1990
- Villages of Newton: Nonantum, Oak Hill Park, Newton Upper Falls, West Newton, 1860-1985
- Waban Historical Col. Glass Plates
- Waban Historical Col. Lantern Slides
- Waban (Newton, Mass.)
City of Newton