Dorrance Street, Providence

Description (Brief):

black and white stereograph mounted on yellow cardstock; view looking down Dorrance Street, Rhode Island State House dome visible in distance across the Woonasquatucket River; cobblestone street with street car tracks laid down the center of the roadway; street flanked by multi-level buildings on both sides; horse drawn carriages and wagons traveling on street, some out of focus; people walking and standing on sidewalk; working climbing a ladder in foreground at right; printed on recto "Leander Baker, Photographer, / Providence Views."; photograph by Leander Baker

Date Made: mid-late 1800s

Place Made: United States: Rhode Island, Providence

Subject: StreetStreet RailwaysHorsesWagonsCarriagesMenWomenWorkers

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Photography

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2012.3033.0640Nonaccession Number: 2012.3033Catalog Number: 2012.3033.0640

Object Name: stereograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 7 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-47d7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1899760

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.