Restaurants -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Garrett Byrnes' Research on Field's Point
File — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021976466]
Identifier: 161-03
Scope and Contents
Includes research done by Garrett Byrnes in preparation to write a four-part article that ran in the Rhode Islander magazine on September 12, 1971. The collection consists of newspaper and textbook copies, hand-drawn maps on tracing paper, photographs, Byrne’s notes, correspondence to and from Byrnes related to Fields Point, event programs and drafts of the articles. The research materials document Field's Point from the colonial period when it was settled by Thomas Fields in...
Dates:
1907 - 1971
The Outlet Store collection
Collection — Box Multi-Collection Box : [Barcode: 31116021979155]
Identifier: 041-03
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and ephemera related to The Outlet Company. The photographs show the interior of the store, featuring merchandising cases, soda fountain/lunch counter, and restaurant. Exterior photos of the building and store are included as well, including demolition and construction of replacement or nearby structures. Several photos focus on the creation and celebratory opening of a “435 car self-parking” garage, called the Big O Garage.Two ephemera pieces...
Dates:
1900-03 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1963
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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The Outlet Store collection