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Broad Street, Providence

Broad Street, Providence

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Description (Brief)
black and white stereograph mounted on yellow cardstock; handwritten on verso "Broad St- / Providence / Gift of W.W. Appleton / 29 Aug. 1927"; cobblestone street with street car rail tracks extending from left foreground to center background; street flanked by multi-level buildings; sidewalk in foreground at right with street lamp on it; brick building on right has sign on corner that reads in part "[?] & Griswold, / Diamond / Jewelers"; brick building on left has multiple signs that reads "Hats & Caps / Boots & Shoes"; people walking along sidewalk, out of focus
Object Name
stereograph
date made
mid-late 1800s
place made
United States: Rhode Island, Providence
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
ID Number
2012.3033.0639
nonaccession number
2012.3033
catalog number
2012.3033.0639
subject
Street
Street Railways
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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