Building a sand castle, Canonchet Beach, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Amy Nield building a sand castle - she is from Warwick
Richmond Kent with boat model powered by Flettner rotor, Chepachet, Rh...
Index data: 1-3, Richmond Kent with Flettner rotor powered boat model; 4-15, Flettner rotor powered boat model in water; 16-17, Nancy Harley with Richmond Kent and boat model; 18-19, Nancy Harley with Edna and ... More
Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Pr...
Index data: 1, Michael ready to catch bus at corner of Atwells Ave. and DePasquale; 2-4, 257 to 261 Atwells Ave. (left to right): restoration of four-story brick building in progress; Federal Art Flowers; Scial... More
Quahaugging (quahogging) and David Ward's home, Exeter, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-3, Quahaugger washing and sorting his catch from a distance; 4-5, A quahaug boat in the last stages of construction, Robert Sheldon, Waterway, Saunderstown; 6-9, Quahaug boats at Wickford town doc... More
Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...
Index data: 2-4, Dragon head belt buckle, basic relief of design in wax with transfer and main tools - Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford; 5-12, Lloyd Wilcox at Donn Ladd residence, Hampton, Connectic... More
Ebenezer Baptist Church, outside service, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-36, General views of outside church service Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lance Ricci making jewelry, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Isl...
Index data: 1, The etched dragon head in the wax; 2-15, Initial carving of the head in relief; 16, The dragon after finishing the base relief and beginning of the build up of the facial features; 17-20, Applyin... More
Steere Orchards, Jamaican migrant workers, Jimmy Steere, Greenville, R...
Index data: 1-12, Jamaican migrant workers; 13, Jimmy Steere (part-owner) leading workers and filled apple crates back to warehouse
Jasper and Bailey, sailmakers, Newport, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Exterior and interior views of workshop; Kathy Papa at work
Le Foyer picnic (French Canadian), Cumberland, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, General shots of picnic; 1-12, Monique Belisle (guitar), Paul Pellitier (fiddle); 14-19, Dancing to the music
Al Zifchock sign, Chepachet, Rhode Island; Waterfalls and culvert, Pas...
Index data: 3-4, Supermarket sign in Pascoag carved by Al Zifchock; 5-7, Water falls and culvert in Pascoag; 8-14, Edna Kent, local historical in Chepachet; 15-21, Edna Kent with memorabilia concerning the "Sho... More
Key's Memorial Church of God in Christ, church interior, service, Jimm...
Index data: 1-3, 7-9, Mother Key outside her church; 4-6, Interior of church; 10-20, During service; 11-15, Jimmy Winters singing during service
Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island
Index data: 1, Jeff filing in background, pots drying in the foreground; 3-9, Janet prepares clay for throwing a pot; 10, Janet at the wheel with the clay; 11, Janet's leg and foot powered fly-wheel; 12-36, Jan... More
Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (various animals), Coventry, R...
Index data: 1-16, The variety of stuffed and mounted birds, fish and animals in the Wolfe shop, either unclaimed or waiting to be picked up
Le Foyer picnic, Cumberland, Rhode Island
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Houses and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Homes and businesses and Brown Street, north from the Brown House
Smithfield Friends Meeting House, near Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-11, Smithfield Friends Meeting House on Route 146A near Woonsocket
Glazing the pots and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West King...
Index data: 1, Dried and sanded pots waiting to be glazed; 2-3, Glazing machine; 4, Wax for covering bottom edges that will not receive glaze; 5-7, Oliver Green III, owner, glazing with spray apparatus; 8-10, G... More
Sandy Zifchock (Al's daughter) carving a sign, Chepachet, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Sandy Zifchock at work carving sign of flowers with butterfly
Pow Wow, Lafayette, Rhode Island; Catching crabs, Jamestown, Rhode Isl...
Index data: 1-6, Dancers; 7-8, Spectators; 9-11, Indian Federation Building and Pow Wow Grounds; 11-17, Dancers joined by members of audience; 19-24, Dance for children; 26-30, Closing dance for Indians; 31-32,... More
Church of the Holy Rosary street procession, Sept. 16, 1979, Providenc...
Index data: 1-12, Church of the Holy Rosary street procession: Portuguese Roman Catholic church, Providence
Lobster boat, Newport, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection
Index data: 1-20, General views unloading lobster and Iron Horse (the ship) leaving pier; 2-3, 11, 14-15, Tommy Miranda; 6-7, Tom Seminick; 12-13, Jim Perkins
Black-and-white photo logs - Carl Fleischhauer
Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Bud Rondeau, painting a rock, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, The rock painting process Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...
Index data: 1, The transferred image of dragon head onto wax block; 2-14, Lance etching the transfer design in the wax; 15-17, The etched design in the wax; 18-19, Measuring the block to belt buckle size; 20-23... More
Black Regiment commemoration, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Index data: 3-5, Laying wreath at monument: Sergeant Jackson places wreath, others are from the Youth Division, Rhode Island Minority Caucus; 7-10, Cannon salute by Newport Artillery Company; 11-14, Monument an... More
Men playing horseshoes; Auclairs going to church, Fort Getty, Jamestow...
Index data: 1-14, Men's horse shoes (one team - red hat: Bert Auclair, red trunks: Richard Martin; other team - white T-shirt: Maurice Blais, striped shirt: Brian Popliwski); 15-18, Bert and Orise Auclair and T... More
Bay views, fishing, Fort Getty Campground, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-6, Views of bay; 7-15, Fishing off pier
National Black Ensemble Theatre (NBET) players, ending celebration eve...
Index data: 3-37, General shots of celebration preparation and crowd
Rock garden; House-building, Rhode Island
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Gabe's Fish and Chip, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-6, Exterior; 7-15, Owners and interior of Gabe's -- Calvin and Gabriel Eaton
Greek night at the Governor Dyer Restaurant, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-19, Scenes in restaurant, Greek dancing Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Romeo Berthiaume at home, singing and talking, Woonsocket, Rhode Islan...
Index data: 1-20, At home, singing and talking Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General activity, St. Ann's Church (mostly French Canadian), Woonsocke...
Index data: 1-20, General church activity; 5, Father Eugene Lessard in background
Sanding and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rho...
Index data: 1-6, Sanding excess glaze off pot; 7, Stacking the kiln; 8, Potters looking at a book of fine pottery; 9-20, Various displays of wares in the showroom at Peter Pot's, including mural dealing with Wa... More
Jasper and Bailey, sailmakers, Newport, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Interior of workshop, Aaron Jasper (part-owner) in light shirt, Mike Sapinara in dark t-shirt
Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, ...
Index data: 1-3, Antonio DiGrovangiacomo cleans and adjusts blades for mixing dough extruder machine; 4-6, Frank Galea checks cavatelli for proper texture and dryness; 7-9, Stella Sciarra packages and weighs ca... More
Rice House restoration, Newport, Rhode Island
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Natalie Michaluk and pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Natalie Milachuk creating Pysanky or Ukrainian Easter eggs
Community Baptist Church service, Newport, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-36, General views of congregation Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...
Index data: 1-5, The belt buckle and another object in the mold prior to the top rubber sheets being added; 6-10, Adding the top rubber sheets to the mold; 11-24, The mold making hot press; 25-34, Trimming the ... More
Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-36, Precious Blood Cemetery at the corner of Rathbun Street and Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Lafond Company, weaving mill, Manville, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Inspecting and mending fabric; Clemence Lafond, an owner, in white blouse
Sailing, Narragansett, Rhode Island; Thomas Pierce's home, James McCar...
Index data: 1-13, Preliminary fieldwork (Carl Fleischhauer has information on this); 14-16, Thomas Pierce's home, Wickford, 122 Pleasant St.; 17-18, Views from James McCarthy's backyard towards the bay, showing... More
Arts and Crafts Festival, Harrisville, Rhode Island; Sam Place and Mur...
Index data: 1-3, David's Designs, Burrillville Arts and Crafts Festival, Harrisville, Rhode Island; 4-14, Burrillville Arts and Crafts Festival; 15, Muriel Place, Greenville, Rhode Island; 16-27, Samuel Place a... More
Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island
Index data: 2, Janet sanding a pot; 3, Shot of Jeff and Bill; 4-18, Removing objects from the molds and setting them out on shelves to dry; 19-22, Janet stacking the kiln; 23-30, Jeff filing cup edges; 31-32, J... More
Travel with Tom Burns in northern part of state (Diamond Hill, Cumberl...
Index data: 1-16, These photographs are taken on and around a high rocky hill just North of the community of Diamond Hill and possibly the source of that communities name. It is on the road to Grant Mills; 1-9,... More
Providence, Rhode Island, Inner City Arts Festival, preparing for Flor...
Index data: 2-28, Various preparations for Florentine Fair -- costume and poster design; 29-36, Portraits of Romeo and Georgette, outside their house
Attaching handles, smoothing edges, and workers, Peter Pot's Pottery, ...
Index data: 1-4, Trimming the handles after attaching them to the cups; 5-8, Attaching and finishing handle of cup; 9, Display of objects with attached handles; 10, Jeff across the molds; 11-16, Squaring and sm... More
Churches in Woonsocket, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection
Index data: 1-19, Precious Blood Church on Hamlet Avenue in Woonsocket; 20-36, St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Harris Avenue in Woonsocket
Al Zifchock and wood carvings, Chepachet, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-6, Wood sculptor of eagle head; 7, Carved door handle of workshop; 8, Signature sign of Al Zifchock; 9, Rough drawing for wood carving panel; 10, Zifchock in front of workshop; 11-12, Workshop bui... More
House interiors and exteriors, Rhode Island
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bonnet Shores Beach Club, Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-19, General views of Bonnet Shores Beach Club, including; 11-13, Photograph of beach from about 1930
Greek Dancing at Governor Dyer Restaurant, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-36, Greek Dancing at Governor Dyer Restaurant, Providence, Rhode Island, 23 November 1979
Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-7, Various mill motifs decorating the walls of the mill office, including needle point by daughter of the owner - 3, and Currier and Ives print - 4; 8, Mill trailer which is taken to various fairs... More
St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church congregation, Woonsocket, Rhod...
Index data: 1-5, The congregation leaving St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Harris Avenue in Woonsocket; 6-7, Church spires on the corner of Harris and Blackstone Streets
Romeo and Georgette Berthiaume, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-3, Portrait outside home; 4-13, Romeo and Georgette with pool he built in back yard; 14-17, Portraits of Romeo; 18-21, Georgette with pea soup, pork pie lunch; 22-36, Eating lunch
Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, ...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island
Index data: 1a-13a, Views at quahaug operation on a boat located close to David Ward's boat; 14a, Pulling on the rake; 15a, Letting out the anchor rope; 16a-18a, Working the rake; 19a-26a, raising the pole; 27a... More
Color photo log - Tom Burns - rolls 1-100, part 1 of 2
Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-6, Adding ingredients to mixer to prepare a batch of pancake mix; 7-9, Packaging in boxes for shipment - Ernest Gilbert, general manager; 10-12, Preparing ingredients for a mix; 13-18, Packaging; ... More
Woonsocket Sponging Mill, St. Ann's Rectory, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-36, General factory interior views, including; 7-14, Measuring the cloth; 33-34, Owners, Robert Glashow and; 36a, St. Ann's Rectory, Sister Maria
Various activities at Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-12, Scuba class preparing to go in the water. Instructor is Ken Skitt, Diver's World, E. Greenwich, Rhode Island; 13-14, View out to the bay; 15-16, Boat launching ramp; 17-19, Catching mummies (b... More
Lafond Company, weaving mill, Manville, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Inspecting and mending fabric; Clemence Lafond, an owner, in white blouse
Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-4, In hall; 5-36, In history class
Christmas crafts class, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Signs, molds, and clay at Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Is...
Index data: 1-2, Peter Pot's sign; 3-7, Shots of the front of the pottery; 8-12, Molds ready to receive the clay on racks; 13-16, Mixing the lay; 17, Collecting old clay residue; 18-20, Filling the molds
Statue of Albion, Lincoln, Rhode Island; General views of Manville, Li...
Index data: 1-5, Statue in Albion; 6-12, Manville views
Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...
Index data: 2-7, The belt buckle following finishing; 8-24, Examples of Lance's major cast works in silver; 25-37, Lance polishing the belt buckle following the final finished carving process and prior to making a mold
Mother Key preaching on radio WADK, Newport, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-11, Mother Key at station WADK; 9-16, With Jimmy Winters inside and outside radio station
Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-12, Bending in the strakes for attaching the stern; 13-20, Attaching the stern - caulking, drilling, and nailing
Bonnet Shores Recreation Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island, and Wickf...
Index data: 1-10, Bonnet Shores Recreation Center, building, outside play area, community calendar, inside recreation building; 11-15, Wickford Town Beach - Tom Bender, 230 Prospect St. N. Kingstown and Mavis M... More
Sand sculpture of Christ on the cross, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Del Bonis assists the children in revising their sculpture. (2-4 showing legs, ankle and knee positions; 5-10, changing the loin cloth; 11-16, depressing the rib cage; 17-18, adjusting facial ... More
Venduza (Greek medical practice), Cranston, Rhode Island
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
C.E.T.A. exhibition at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Isla...
Index data: 1-36, Miscellaneous C.E.T.A. exhibits, including: 12-14, New England Patriots (professional football team) cheerleaders; 36-37, Cosmetology training
Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut
Index data: 1a-4a, Fred mixes cement for step foundation; 5a-9a, Dry wall layered rock for overlapping technique shown in fencing; 10a, Fred with one of the step cap-stones; 11a, Lloyd at work digging step foun... More
Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-4, Particular care in cutting around the eyes; 5-7, Particular care where the skin is very thin around the nose and mouth; 8-11, The skin, head and neck portions after skinning; 12-20, Removing an... More
Color photo log - Henry Horenstein - rolls 1-100, part 1 of 2
Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-13, The Greencastle Band: Peter Cobridge, piano; Bruce Slader, bouzouki; Edward McGuirl, fiddle, tin whistle, banjo, mandolin; James Remington, bodhran, guitar, fiddle (one number only); 14-15, Gl... More
Ebenezer Baptist Church service, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 3-18, Congregation and choir during service Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Black-and-white photo logs - Kenneth Goldstein
Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Sand sculptures, Matunuck Beach, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-20, Beach with samples of sand sculpture, Del Bonis is sculptor
Lafond Company, weaving mill, Manville, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-6, Road next to mill; 7-12, Mill exterior; 13, Lafond car; 14-19, Mill interior
Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West ...
Index data: 1-11, Bernard at work on the finished cut side of the mill; 12-16, Finished cut wood; 17-20, Saw dust pile
Church of the Holy Rosary street procession, Sept. 16, 1979, Providenc...
Index data: 1-20, Street Procession of Portuguese church, Church of the Holy Rosary, Providence
Providence at night, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-11, Providence at night Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dye Works, diner, Romeo Berthiaume Jr.'s house, Woonsocket, Rhode Isla...
Index data: 1-2, Florence Dye Works; 3, Near Dye Works; 4-10, Champs Diner; 11-12, Romeo Berthiaume, Jr.'s house
Hoey family, yard, general views, Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-9, Hoey Family, Martha (daughter), Arthur (father), Pat (mother); 10-12, Hoey's yard; 13-14, Bonnet Battery - view; 16-17, Off cliff; 15, 18-20, General Bonnet Shore views
Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, ...
Index data: 1-3, Stella Sciarra (Alan Constantino's aunt) waits to retrieve cavatelli for packaging; 4-6, S. Sciarra packages and weighs cavatelli; 7-12, Frank Galea operates dough sheeter machine which presses... More
Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island
Index data: 1a-7a, Putting the pole back in the water; 8a-36a, Working the rake, pausing, and letting the anchor rope out
Christmas crafts class, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection
Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Battye Ewen home and farm, Springfield, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-5, Battye, Bessie Ewen, and Nancy Harley; 6-9, Battye and Bessie Ewen; 10-12, Battye in his living room (formerly parlor bedroom)
St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Index data: 3-36, General shots of church - Catholic - predominantly French Canadian; 35-36, Fieldworker, Gerri Johnson
Harbor, drilling rig, hotels, and houses, Block Island, Rhode Island
Index data: 1-3, Entering Old Harbor, Block Island, on the ferry; 4-5, Oil drilling rig at one of the Block Island landings; 6, Tying up the ferry; 7-9, The Spring House, a restored tourist hotel on the island;... More
Romeo Berthiaume at home, Woonsocket, Rhode Island; J.C. LaFond Compan...
Index data: 7-15, Georgette and Romeo Berthiaume at home in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; 16-29, J.C. Lafond Company, Weavers in Manville, Rhode Island; 30-32, Clemence Lafond; 33-34, J.C. Lafond Company, Weavers; ... More
Bud Rondeau painting rocks, Providence, Rhode Island
Index data: 2-36, Bud's rock painting workshop and Bud at work painting
South County Museum, exteriors; Graffiti bluff; Mill housing, Narragan...
Index data: 1-3, South County Museum exteriors; 4-5, Bluff covered with graffiti; 6-8, Litter at base of graffiti bluff; 9-14, Mill housing made into apartment complex
Shingle motifs, Block Island, Rhode Island; Fred Benson's office, Phoe...
Index data: 2-7, Overexposed efforts to show motifs in the shingling on Neptune House, Connecticut Ave., Block Island; 8-10, Overexposed Neptune House; 11-15, Fred Benson in his office, walls covered with perso... More
Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection
Index data: 1-3, View of Newport Harbor, looking southwest from Long Wharf; Kenny Goldstein in foreground takes photos; 4-6, View of Newport Harbor, looking southwest from Long Wharf; Yacht Club in background; ... More