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“Scrap Book Number 4” Includes: Table of contents Five of a series of six 1935 Rhode Island waterfront scenes (Old Fishermen’s Village, Pawtuxet; Old Scalloptown at East Greenwich; Along the shorefront at Apponaug; Apponaug; and Lobster Docks, Stonington) drawn by Whitman Bailey and published in a newspaper [51:3,7,8] Columns on boating by Boake Carter, late 1930s [51:29,30,47,48] Article with illustration about the origins of the Block Island double-ended fishing boat aka the Blocker Islander [52:73-75] “The World’s Craziest Sailors” article in Collier’s, March 1, 1947 with typed notes “Hole’s in Collier’s Frostbite story” [52:107-110] Photographs of yachts and ships [52:135-end of folder]

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 52-53

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Includes scrapbooks related to boating as well as a variety of other topics. Included are clippings from multiple publications, photographs, and correspondence. The materials are not restricted to Rhode Island topics.

Dates

  • 1921 - 1955

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open for research.

Extent

From the Item: 5.2 Linear Feet (13 boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Item: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

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