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Benjamin Hoppin house photograph
Item — Folder: Oversize item
Identifier: 1636-1124.1
Scope and Contents
1 - 20 x 16 photoprint of the Benjamin Hoppin house (built 1815) on 283 Westminster Street near Snow Street. The house was demolished in 1876 to make way for the Hoppin Homestead building (1883). That building was eventually demolished in 1979 and is now a parking lot bordered by Aborn and Snow Streets. Shows view of the mansion from the corner of Aborn and Westminster Streets and includes the view of the stable on Aborn St. Also called “Hoppin’s Folly” and the “Bureau House” because it looked...
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Blackstone River Valley collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2013-11
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of silver gelatin dry plate 5x7 and 4x5 glass negatives and cellulose acetate (safety film) negatives that were found in a basement of a house in Hopedale MA. Images include portraits, family portraits, exterior and interior views of a family, landscape and farm views, Cobble Rock in Woonsocket, Horseshoe Falls (Harris Pond), Hoag Lake in Bellingham MA (a popular recreational destination for northern Rhode Islanders), views of an unidentified mill and environs, farms...
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Cemetery project records
Series — Box: Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals Cemetery Project records, 1974-2009 (2009-31)
Identifier: 2009-31
Overview
The Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals cemetery project records consist of copies of correspondence, reports and photographs compiled and/or created by Chester A. Browning, Information Specialist of the Public Information Division.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) yard-longs/panoramic photographs
Series — Box: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) yard-longs/panoramic photographs
Identifier: 2014-40
Scope and Contents
These records consist of two large pictures showing Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) workers and camp facilities labeled for the 1186th company of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC), in Escoheag, Rhode Island. These images are circa 1939-1940.
The records also include a large class picture for Gilbert Stuart Middle School, June 1944. The photographer is listed as from Providence, R.I.
The records also include a large class picture for Gilbert Stuart Middle School, June 1944. The photographer is listed as from Providence, R.I.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Custom House building photograph
Item — Folder: Oversize
Identifier: 1636-1124.2
Scope and Contents
1 - 20 x 16 photoprint of the Custom house building on Westminster Street corner of Custom House Street, diagonally across from the Arcade and near the Turk’s Head Building
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Department of Health Directors photographs
Series — Folder: Folder 28
Identifier: 2014-37.50
Scope and Contents
Records consist of three 8x10 black and white images of Department of Health Directors. Includes: Charles V. Chapin (Charles Value Chapin 1856-1941) Edwin M. Snow (1820-1888) Joseph E. Cannon (1911-1989)
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Department of Transportation Bridge Construction photo albums
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-35
Overview
These records consist of photographic documentation of bridge construction projects.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Department of Transportation Bridge negatives and microfilm
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-21
Scope and Contents
These records consist of RIDOT Cultural Resources records and includes color photographic negatives of Rhode Island bridges and microfilm of Rhode Island bridge plans.
35mm color negatives of statewide bridge projects throughout the state. Includes Washington Bridge (#200), Sakonnet Bridge (#250) and Jamestown Bridge (#400). Also includes microfiche of bridge plans. See below:Bridge plans for bridges # 1-72 (See Box 1 in Box 7) - no plans for bridges 37-39....
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Development Council photographs and drawings
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1996-14-1998-127-2002-15
Overview
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Division of Tourism photographs consist primarily of 8x10 black and white (silver gelatin) photographs and 8x10 corresponding negatives (safety film) from ca. 1950-1980.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Division of Elections photographs
Series
Identifier: 2016-18.1
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Fairchild ariel surveys
Series — Box: 1. Fairchild ariel surveys, 1946-1951
Identifier: 2008-03
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Gulf Oil Refinery photographs
Series — Folder: Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-36
Scope and Contents
This series consists of twenty (20) sepia tone prints (3 1/2" X 2 3/4") circa 1930's of the Gulf Refining Company. In some images the Mount Hope Bridge is viewable in the distance.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
"Heritage '76 - Meeting House" Rhode Island Proposals report and photographs
Item — Folder: Folder 26-27
Identifier: 1636-1283
Overview
Report and photographs of the “Heritage’76 - Meeting House” Rhode Island Proposal
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Images of Providence
Item — Folder: Folder 29
Identifier: 2014-37.49
Overview
Four published images of Providence c. 1880
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
James Allen King collection
Collection — Folder: 7 folders
Identifier: 2015-39
Overview
The James Allen King family archive consists primarily of photographs, correspondence, clippings and pencil renderings related to King’s artistic works.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
John F. McBurney Jr. Collection photographs
Series — Box: John F. McBurney Jr. Collection photographs
Identifier: 2015-45
Overview
This series contains photographs of the Speaker of the Rhode Island General Assembly, House of Representatives, Harry F. Curvin. Images include other Rhode Island elected official and notables from the period 1951-1963.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Joseph P. Burlingame photograph
Item — Folder: 30. Joseph P. Burlingame photograph (2014-26)
Identifier: 2014-26
Scope and Contents
One 6.5” X 4.25” inch sepia tone photograph depicting Joseph P. Burlingame who was Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives from 1903-1906.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Mount Hope Bridge negatives
Series — Box: Negative box 1
Identifier: 2015-34
Scope and Contents
These records consist of black-and-white 4" x 5" negatives of the Mount Hope Bridge (RIDOT Bridge #300) which connects the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth and Bristol and is part of Route 114. The photographs primarily document the building of the bridge from 1928-1930.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Office of Water Resources records
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2012-15
Overview
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Resources records primarily include lantern slides and records of the division head Walter J. Shea.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Providence Board of Health records
Series
Identifier: 1995-197
Overview
Black and white photographs documenting disease and living conditions in Providence during the early 1900's as well as activities of the City of Providence Health Department. The collection also includes annual reports, and examples of actual signs used to warn of the existence of scarlet fever or diphtheria.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Providence Police Department photograph
Item — Folder: Folder 30
Identifier: 2014-37.51
Scope and Contents
1 - 9 x 13 sepia-toned photograph (possibly a woodburytype photomechanical print) mounted on pressed wood.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island-Massachusetts State Boundary records
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1994-464
Overview
The records include boundary commission reports spanning the colonial period up to the twentieth century.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island Memories: The Early Years
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-32
Content Description
Includes digital images and records – jpeg and tiff files of photographs and pdfs of submission forms from donors.
13 pdfs of 274 submission forms with information relative to photographs 266 jpegs 266 tiffs 1 excel spreadsheet with captions and donor information
Also includes copies of photographs from the State Archives used in the publication: 1 excel spreadsheet of captions 32 jpegs 32 tiffs.
Also included was a copy of the publication.
13 pdfs of 274 submission forms with information relative to photographs 266 jpegs 266 tiffs 1 excel spreadsheet with captions and donor information
Also includes copies of photographs from the State Archives used in the publication: 1 excel spreadsheet of captions 32 jpegs 32 tiffs.
Also included was a copy of the publication.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island Reds photographs and scrapbooks
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1636-1709
Scope and Contents
These records consist of team & player photgraphs dating primarily from the 1950's to the 1970's, legislative proclamations pertaining & sixteen (16) oversize scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings documenting the Providence/Rhode Islands Reds hockey team seasons 1968 - 1977.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Rhode Island School for the Deaf records and photographs
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2001-98
Overview
The Rhode Island School for the Deaf records and photographs contain minutes of the Board of Trustees, annual reports, photographs that were used in the annual reports, admissions, rosters, teachers’ registers and student registrations.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History records
Collection
Identifier: 2009-11-2011-15
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 209 4x5 black and white glass and celluloid images of sites and scenes in Rhode Island including images of mill buildings and environs and other historical sites. Includes one 5x7 glass image of a Map of the Parker Reservation in Coventry (presently an Audubon Society of Rhode Island refuge) dated April 1930. Also includes 68 color picture postcards of scenic attractions around Rhode Island, 4 black and white photographs and 2 trade cards of Providence businesses...
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
Transportation photographs, newspapers and scrapbooks
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00637-C#01851-2001-19-2004-62
Overview
This series contains photographs, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks created by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.
Found in:
Rhode Island State Archives
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