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Special Collections - General Printed Books
Collection
Identifier: 001-01-01
Dates:
1546-2023
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Wilfred E. Stone photograph collection
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 042-03
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 21 photographic prints made from glass plate negatives by photographer Wilfred E. Stone. These images document life in early 20th century Rhode Island, particularly 1920-1921. Though showing only a brief selection of Stone’s entire work, several towns in Rhode Island are featured including, Jamestown, Warwick, Providence, Coventry, Newport and Scituate. Titles for the images were provided by the donor.
Dates:
1907 - 1923; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1921
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Straight but Not Narrow Coalition records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 109-02-05
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is made up of the records of the Straight But Not Narrow Coalition including incorporation records, administrative records, marketing and outreach materials, and information about LGBT legislation at the state government level, including some relevant state-level legislation outside of Rhode Island. There are a small number of additional materials from other local and national LGBT advocacy organizations. The collection mainly centers around two...
Dates:
1993 - 2015
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Street Sights newspaper collection
Collection
Identifier: 143-01
Scope and Contents
This collection includes issues of the Street Signs newspaper from December 2007-September 2017, annual calendar publications from 2009-2014 and miscellaneous ephemera that was included as tip-ins with the newspaper issues.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2007-12 - 2017-09
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Sullivan House photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 053-03
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one photograph album of the James E. & Alice B. Sullivan House built in 1893 by William R. Walker & Son at 254 Wayland Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. Includes three exterior and 12 interior photographs of home, 1895-1897.
Dates:
1895 - 1897
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Raymond Loring Swain photograph collection
Collection — Box: Multi-Collection Box
Identifier: 078-03
Scope and Contents
The collection includes 29 black and white print photographs of various locations in and around Providence, Rhode Island as well as miscellaneous fine art photographs.
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Tattoo Ephemera Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 064-04-01
Scope and Contents
The Tattoo Ephemera Collection contains printed materials, including advertisements, promotional fliers, various instructions, and a variety of catalogs, among other items and memorabilia. Items are predominantly from North America, specifically the United States, though there is also material from England as well as from the historic Fujiya Hotel just outside of Tokyo, Japan, which features an advertisement for the famed tattoo artist Hori Chiyo, retained at the time by the resort. Also of...
Dates:
1881-1943
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Collection of Tattoo Flash and Artwork
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 064-04-03
Scope and Contents
The Tattoo Flash and Artwork Collection contains sheets of tattoo flash as well as artwork created for the purposes of display within tattoo studios in order to give customers ideas for potential tattoos as well as to demonstrate the artistic style and talents of the tattoo artist.
Dates:
Late 19th to 20th century
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Tattoo Photograph Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 064-03-01
Scope and Contents
The Tattoo Photograph Collection contains postcards, cabinet cards, and other photographic forms from the late 19th century through early 20th century, featuring images of tattooed performers, tattoo artists, and other tattooed individuals. Most of the images are in the form of unfranked postcards, though a few of the postcards were circulated and include routine correspondence unrelated to the image. In addition to postcards and photographs, there are also a small number of cabinet...
Dates:
1889 - 1935
Found in:
Providence Public Library
Collection of Tattoo Trade Cards and Business Cards
Collection
Identifier: 064-04-02
Scope and Contents
The Providence Public Library’s Collection of Tattoo Trade Cards amd Business Cards includes business cards from tattoo artists, tattoo shops, and suppliers primarily located in the United States, though there are also a small number of international tattooists represented as well. Two separate and distinct time periods are portrayed: items from the early to mid 20th century (c.1906-c.1960) and items from the late 20th to early 21st century (c.1980-c.2019).
Dates:
1906 - 2019
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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