Avery Lord aerial photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 53 black and white aerial photographs of Rhode Island, primarily focusing on Providence. All photographs are mounted unless noted at item level.
Dates
- 1930 - 1939
Creator
- Lord, Avery (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
PPL does not claim copyright to this collection. Users of this item are responsible for determining copyright restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Avery Lord was born June 27, 1896 in Utica, New York, the son of Charles Newton Lord and Emma E. Wescott. He was a professional photographer who worked in advertising, commercial, industrial and aerial photography based in Providence, Rhode Island in the mid 20th Century. He owned several businesses in Providence including Lord Aerial Surveys located at 217-223 Fifth Street, Avery Lord Advertising at 219 Fifth Street, and Avery Lord Photography at 14 Gorton Street. He was married to Wilber (LaPugh) Lord. He died November 3, 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island and is buried in Swan Point Cemetery.
Extent
7 Flat file folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically by city and then title. Original order is unknown.
Custodial History
Materials were found in collection.
Existence and Location of Copies
Images are digitized and available on www.provlibdigital.org.
Processing Information
The collection was processed in 2015 by Crystal Johnson.
Creator
- Lord, Avery (Person)
- Title
- Avery Lord aerial photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Crystal Johnson
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Providence Public Library Repository
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021
special_collections@provlib.org