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Historic buildings

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Rhode Island architecture from the National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey records

 Collection
Identifier: 002-03-02
Scope and Contents

The Collection of Rhode Island architecture from the National Park Service Historic American Buildings Survey records contains data sheets, photographs, and architectural drawings related to historical buildings in Rhode Island with the majority located in Providence. The majority of records and images are copies of originals housed at the Library of Congress, however, additional photographic prints by Mary Gowdy of the Providence Preservation Society are included.

Dates: 1934 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1962

Harold Mason photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 031-03
Scope and Contents The Harold Mason Photograph Collection contains photographs and photographic postcards of domestic architecture and architectural elements of structures, specifically doorways, throughout Rhode Island. The bulk of the images are of building exteriors although some interior shots are included. Photographs are both mounted and on photographic postcards. Included in the collection is what is presumed to be the complete set of Providence doorways sold by Harold Mason. The remainder...
Dates: 1910 - 1920

Rhode Island Mills and Mill Villages Photograph Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-03-03
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of negatives, glossy photographic prints, and oversized photographic prints of mills and mill villages within Rhode Island. All of the photographs were taken by Joseph McCarthy as a Federal Works Agency project, a part of the WPA, in 1940 and given to the Providence Public Library as part of the Nickerson Architectural Collection that same year. A written reference work listing the prints and including an essay of the various architectural styles seen in the...
Dates: 1940

Frank Sayles photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 032-03
Scope and Contents

The Frank Sayles Photography Collection contains primarily color photographs of buildings in and around Providence, Rhode Island. There are also photographs of monuments, statues, close-ups of architectural detail, and several bridges in the area.

Dates: 1950 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1995