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Photographs

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

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 007-02-01
Scope and Contents This collection contains original manuscript writings of relating to the experience of Rhode Islanders serving in the Civil War. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence between Rhode Island soldiers and loved ones at home. Also included is correspondence of Charlotte F. Dailey who inspected Union convalescent hospitals and reported on the experience of Rhode Island troops. Also included is a field diary for the year 1862 written by Private James Albert Barber of...
Dates: 1852-1865
Found in: Providence Public Library / C. Fiske Harris Collection on the Civil War and Slavery Manuscripts

Arthur Magson and T. McGrane photograph album of Hurricane of 1938

 Item — Volume Album: [Barcode: 31116021975963]
Identifier: 144-03
Scope and Contents This album includes 98 photographs taken by Arthur Magson and T. McGrane in 1938 that document the damage which unfolded on the day of the hurricane and tidal wave that devastated New England in 1938 as well as the cleanup and reconstruction efforts in the days following its landfall. The photographs document the rising water level and damage to downtown Providence on the day of the hurricane, as well as the eventual cleanup-reconstruction effects that took place across Providence, Cranston,...
Dates: 1938-09-21
Found in: Providence Public Library / Arthur Magson and T. McGrane photograph album of Hurricane of 1938

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 / The Outlet Store collection

Edward J. Ozog collection

 Collection
Identifier: 043-03
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs and postcards of street railroads, railroads and railroad stations in Rhode Island.

Dates: 1874 - 1984
Found in: Providence Public Library / Edward J. Ozog collection

William Padget Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box Multi-Collection Box: [Barcode: 31116021977860]
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
Found in: Providence Public Library / William Padget Photograph Collection

Providence Public Library collection

 Collection
Identifier: 015-02-01
Scope and Contents

The collection contains manuscript records and audiovisual materials (mainly photographs and architectural drawings) of and relating to Providence Public Library, its buildings, staff, trustees, and programs. The collection includes materials related to the Washington Street-Empire street building as well as materials related to branches previously operated by the Library.

Dates: 1868 - 2023
Found in: Providence Public Library / Providence Public Library collection

David Wallis Reeves’ American Band Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 026-02
Scope and Contents

The collection includes materials related to the work of composer David Wallis Reeves and related to the American Band of Providence, Rhode Island. The bulk of the collection includes original music compositions and arrangements by Reeves. Also included are photographs, recordings and organizational records related to Reeves, the American Band and various other brass bands in Rhode Island.

Dates: 1857 - 1968
Found in: Providence Public Library / David Wallis Reeves’ American Band Collection

Rhode Island Stereocard Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021977159]
Identifier: 002-03-05
Scope and Contents

The Rhode Island Stereocard Collection contains stereograms with images related to geographic locations, buildings and organizations in the State of Rhode Island as well as various miscellaneous images found with the collection.

Dates: 1860 - 1910
Found in: Providence Public Library / Rhode Island Stereocard Collection

Rogue’s Gallery Album

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021977944]
Identifier: 061-03
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one album given to Jesse H. Metcalf in celebration of Walter R. Callender on January 12, 1910 at the Hope Club in Providence, Rhode Island. A menu for the event notes “To Walter Reid Callender, the Big Cop, by the member of his baseball and stung cabinet”. Includes photographs of various Providence businessmen and politicians with humorous descriptions of each individual as criminals.

Dates: 1910
Found in: Providence Public Library / Rogue’s Gallery Album

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
Found in: Providence Public Library / Frank Sayles photograph collection

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