Guide to the Wilfred E. Stone photographs, circa 1895-1929
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Wilfred E. Stone photographs |
| Date range: |
circa 1895-1929 |
| Creator: |
Stone, Wilfred E. |
| Extent: |
0.2 cubic feet
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| Abstract: |
The collection consists of photographs taken by Wilfred E. Stone in various places of New England, mostly in Rhode Island. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
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| Collection number: |
MSS-0052 |
Scope & content
The collection contains a series of photographs taken by Wilfred E. Stone that depict different places in Rhode Island. Subjects of the photographs include various buildings, outdoor scenery, and ships.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Topics
Geographical Names
Document Types
Arrangement
The collection is not arranged in any particular order.
Biographical/Historical Note
Wilfred E. Stone was born on the 22nd of October 1880 in Cranston, Rhode Island. Stone was a photographer that took pictures all around the New England area, especially in Rhode Island. Stoned died in 1957 at 77 years of age.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The collection is open for research by appointment. |
| Use of the materials: |
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: |
This collection has been digitized and select images are available in RIC Digital Commons. Please contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for additional information. |
| Preferred citation: |
Wilfred E. Stone photographs, MSS-0052, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 1980. |
| Processing information: |
An inventory to the collection was created in 1980 by Special Collections staff. The guide to the collection was converted to current archival standards and further description provided by Special Collections intern, Alan Martinez Valdez, under the direction of Digital Archives and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. Many of the folder descriptions are from captions on the back of the images in the collection. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Alan E. Martinez Valdez and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
Providence Public Library (PPL) holds the Wilfred E. Stone Collection. |
| Location/Existence of copies: |
This collection has been digitized and select images are available in RIC Digital Commons. Please contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for additional information. |
| Other information: |
Works used in preparation of inventory:
Stone, Wilfred Eugene. FamilySearch.org. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LCQ7-NHB/wilfred-eugene-stone-1880-1957
Providence Public Library. (n.d.). https://www.provlib.org/wp-content/uploads/finding-aids/042-03-FA.pdf
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Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Amos D. Smith House – Hope and George St.
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Hay Scene on Old Charity Lot - “Back Around Turn of Century”
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circa 1895-1905 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Barkentine Westmoreland in Providence Harbour
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Young children, possibly in a marching band, on beach
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Block Island
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Block Island, the road to the new harbour
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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City Hall, Cranston
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circa 1908 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Crosstown Cranston car crew about 1910
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circa 1910 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Donauee Hotel
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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East Greenwich
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Exelir-Austin School
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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The Old Snuff Mill; The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace, North Kingstown R.I.
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Fort Griswold and Groton Monument
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circa 1925 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Hoeing spinach on the old time path farm
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circa 1900 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Hospital Street Playground, Providence
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Hoyle Square
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Inside court of Charles Warren Lippitt place, Newport, Rhode Island
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Jamestown
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Laying out new marks on Greenville-Woonsocket Road
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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The Mauderer New Bedford Whaler
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1920 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Memorial to Canonicus in north Burial ground
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Meshanticutt garden
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Moses Brown School, Providence, RLIL
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 24 |
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Mount Hope Bridge – 2 weeks before opening out
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1929 |
| Box 1, Folder 25 |
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Municipal Court Office Providence
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 26 |
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New Bedford (ships)
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 27 |
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New Hampshire
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 28 |
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New London from Fort Griswold
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 29 |
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North Main Street
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 30 |
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Old Harbour, Block Island
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 31 |
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Old School at Potawamut where school is still “kept”
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 32 |
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Olneyville Square
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 33 |
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On Post Road at. Hunt’s River
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 34 |
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Portuguese Immigrant Schooner
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 35 |
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Unmarked- Providencetown Street Square
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 36 |
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Rhode Island Normal School and State House
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 37 |
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Round Top Church
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1926 August 27 |
| Box 1, Folder 38 |
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 38 |
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Scituate- Hope Dam
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 40 |
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Scituate- Ponaganset Reservoir
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 41 |
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A subdrawn preliminaries to build the filter building
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 42 |
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State Highways
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 43 |
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Scituate, Town Clerks Office
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 44 |
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Unity Building- Woonsocket
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 45 |
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The upper Connecticut near Brattleboro
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 46 |
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Where New Town Hill Road Leaves Allerton
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undated |