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negatives (photographs)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Photographs in which the tones or colors are reversed from their appearance in nature, usually on a transparent support of celluloid, acetate, or on paper, intended for the purpose of producing positive prints.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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,...
Dates: 1901-1990; Majority of material found within 1905, 1942
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....
Dates: 1990-2005
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives

Fairchild Aerial surveys

 Series — Box 1. Fairchild Aerial surveys, 1946-1951
Identifier: 2008-03
Dates: 1946-1951
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives

Mount Hope Bridge negatives

 Series — Box Mount Hope Bridge negatives, 1925-1956
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.

Dates: 1925-1956
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island Division of Airports records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015-22
Dates: 1929-1973
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives

Rhode Island National Guard 110th Public Affairs Detachment photographs and negatives, 1960-1995, bulk: Bulk: 1982-1992

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1998-149
Abstract

The Rhode Island National Guard (RING) 110th Public Affairs Detachment photographs include photographs, newspaper clippings, negatives, slides, reports, news releases and memoranda.

Dates: 1960-1995; Majority of material found within Bulk: 1982-1992
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives / Rhode Island National Guard records

State Board of Public Roads/Department of Public Works negatives and photographs, c. 1913-1968

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#01851
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains photographs, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks created by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The include photographs documenting the hurricane that struck Rhode Island in 1938 and the blizzard that struck Rhode Island in 1978. The images show the effects of these storms on various municipalities throughout the state. In addition, there are photographs showing the various Transportation projects throughout the state.

Dates: c. 1913-1968
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives / Transportation photographs, newspapers and scrapbooks

Transportation photographs, newspapers and scrapbooks

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: C#00637-C#01851-2001-19-2004-62
Abstract

This series contains photographs, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks created by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.

Dates: c. 1912-1980; Majority of material found within c. 1940-1960
Found in: Rhode Island State Archives
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