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Elizabeth Cate Upton (1840-1909) purchased the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion in 1883 and lived in the house with her family until 1908 when they sold the site to Caroline Emmerton. The Uptons were the last family to call the "House of Seven Gables" home, and the first to offer tours of the building. An artistically-inclined family, they also taught music, oration and dance in Salem. Ida Upton Paine, an artist, created the "Witch Cup," one of the first witch souvenirs sold in Salem.

A photograph of a man with impressive mutton chops.

Carte de Visite of Henry Orlando Upton, c.1875

 A handwritten document on paper in ink.

Receipt for the Cate Family Church Pew, 1838

 A printed advertising flyer.

Flyer for Henry O. Upton’s Dance Festival, 1895

 A small booklet.

Upton School Booklet, 1894

 A small booklet with attached pencil.

Dance Card, 1891

 A small booklet with attached pencil.

Dance Card, 1895

 A series of four small tickets.

Tickets to a Performance, 1896

 A black and white photograph of a man in a chair smoking a pipe.

Henry Upton, c.1912

 A black and white photograph of a woman.

Elizabeth Cate Upton, c.1900

 A black and white photograph of people in the woods.

Upton and Haywood Families, c.1912

 A black and white photograph of four women posing with croquet mallets.

Helen and Lillian Arey and Friends, c.1901

 page with images of witches and a house

Sheet Music ‘The House of Seven Gables,’ 1892

 Colorful family crest including a silver cross in a black background, a helmet, a crown, and a small horse

Upton Family Crest

 photograph of an older woman in a suit

Elizabeth Upton Haywood Eaton

 photograph of a large black dog

Upton Family Dog, c.1900

 Photograph of adults and children arranged on the front porch, stairs, and balcony of a building

Upton Family Photograph, 1899

 A very large brown book cover with gilt lettering and embellishment and two metal clasps.

“The Upton Bible”, c.1900

 Yellowed and slightly torn page with "House of Seven Gables, Salem Mass, July 19, 1900" written in calligraphy

Sampling from the Upton Guestbook, 1900-1908

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