Civic center of the city of Providence (train station on left), Rhode Island, 1915 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Civic center of the city of Providence (train station on left), Rhode Island, 1915 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: [Civic center of the city of Providence, R.I.]
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Civic center of the city of Providence (train station on left), Rhode Island, 1915
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Providence, Rhode Island, in 1915 was an industrial city of well over 200,000 people, known across the country for its jewelry and silverware factories, its textile and machine shops, and its harbor on Narragansett Bay. The city's civic center, anchored by City Hall, stood close to the passenger rail station, which made the downtown a place where mill workers, shopkeepers, and commuters crossed paths daily. Trains carried goods and passengers to Boston, New York, and beyond, so the station was as much a part of local identity as the factories that shipped through it. Residents of the day would have recognized the view as the heart of a busy manufacturing town that depended on rail for its commerce.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Creator | farley, frank h. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Rhode Island |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 946 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Civic center of the city of Providence, R.I.] |
| Reference | RI 1915 Civic center of the city of Providence (train station on left) |
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