Box Multi-Collection Box RI-09
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Dorothy Hackney diary
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09
Identifier: 055-02
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a line-a-day diary of Dorothy Hackney kept while she lived in Providence and Dobbs Ferry, New York during the years of the First World War. The diary represents the musings and activities of a young female student from an upper class family who lived on the East Side of Providence. Prominent Providence families are mentioned throughout the years such as Chapin, Herreshoff, Allen and Rathbun. The bulk of the diary describes her social life, school, friends and...
Dates:
June 20, 1914-December 31, 1918
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Dorothy Hackney diary
Album of Theodore Francis Green’s 1941 Birthday Party
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09
Identifier: 058-03
Scope and Contents
Collection includes one photograph album holding photographs and captions documenting U.S. Senator Theodore Francis Green’s 74th birthday dinner sponsored by the Town Criers of Rhode Island at the Providence Biltmore, October 2, 1941. Guests include a number of United States Senators as well as prominent Rhode Island figures.
Dates:
1941-10-02
William Padget Photograph Collection
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09
Identifier: 060-03
Scope and Contents
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1880 - 1929
Four photographs adhered to a page i. Landscape with windmill and stone wall, Block Island, RI ii. Mount Hope steamer at wharf, Block Island, RI (VM013_GF5293) iii. “The Runner” statue in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI iv. Winter in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI (VM013_WC1141 )
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1880 - 1929
Four photographs adhered to a page i. Yawl with Fort Adams in the background, Newport, RI (VM013_GF4262) ii Torpedo Station, Newport, RI (VM013_GF6130) iii. Sailboats in Newport Harbor, RI (VM013_GF4375) iv. Boats in Newport Harbor, RI (VM013_GF4377)
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1880 - 1929
Four photographs adhered to a page i. Elevated wooden walkway in wooded area, unknown location ii. Men with canoes on grass in front of wooded area, unknown location iii. Betsey Williams Cottage, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI iv. Mansion surrounded by trees seen from the water
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1880 - 1929
Four photographs adhered to a page Old Home Week, Providence, RI i. Decorated exteriors of O’Keefe’s (foreground) and Boston Store, Eddy and Westminster Streets, Providence, RI (VM013_GC2864) ii. Street scene including Shepard’s, people, and a streetcar, Union and Westminster Street, Providence, RI (VM013_WC0324) iii. Exchange Plaza (today’s Kennedy Plaza) and looking east, Providence, RI iv. Street scene including Outlet Arch over Weybosset Street, street car, automobile, and a photographer. (VM013_WC1454), 1907
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1907
Four photographs adhered to a page Old Home Week, Providence, RI i. Horse-drawn fire equipment in parade passing in front of E. McGrath & Co, Aborn & Westminster Streets, Providence, RI (VM013_WC0976) ii. Fire equipment in parade of fire companies, Providence, RI (VM013_WC0981) iii. Parade of uniformed men marching in front of Union Station, Providence, RI ( VM013_WC0656) iv. Fire engine bearing sign “Combination Ladder Co”, Providence, RI (VM013_WC0975), 1907
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1907
Four photographs adhered to a page Old Home Week, Providence, RI i. Men on horses in military parade ii. Band in military parade (VM013_WC0979) iii. Military parade iv. Military parade with state flag, 1907
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1907
Four photographs adhered to a page Old Home Week, Providence, RI i. Band in military parade (VM013_WC0980) ii.-iv. Military parade with horses on residential street (VM013_WC0978, VM013_WC0977), 1907
Item — Box: Multi-Collection Box RI-09, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a variety of photographs, 1880s-1920s, of Providence and other locations around Rhode Island including Newport Harbor, Block Island and Rock Hill. Images from album pages are primarily of Old Home Week in Providence, July 28-August 3, 1907, and other landscapes around Rhode Island. The loose images include group and individual portraits, domestic buildings, a schoolhouse, log cabin, storefront and the Providence fire department. Several photographs included images of...
Dates:
1907