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Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 0-5, Views of the saw mill area, showing shed for finishing lumber; 6-24, Bernard and Bernard Jr. removing the boom and winch from a small logging tractor, and Bernard Jr. beginning work on that tra... More

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, General shot of the wood pile; 3-4, The saw and bulldozer scoop for holding the cut logs; 5-6, Starting the motor to run the saw; 7-11, Cutting the wood into 1 1/2-2 ft. lengths; 12-17, The log... More

Houses, yards, and churches on Main St., Wickford, Rhode Island

Houses, yards, and churches on Main St., Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-5, Houses and yard scenes, Main Street, Wickford; 6, St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 7-11, Doorway, yard scenes and homes on Main Street; 12, Parish house, St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 13-20, Walkway... More

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

House interiors and exteriors, Rhode Island

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

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 1a-36a, Lance building up facial features by applying wax, filing, grinding, and sanding in cycles

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Pile of finished boards; 2-13, Donald sharpening the saw blade; 14-22, Bernard and Bernard Jr. working on the clutch of one of the logging vehicles; 23-36, Bernard unloading logs from the hauling... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant and bear), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant and bear), Coventry,...

Index data: 1-5, Attaching cardboard stripes to top and bottom of wings to hold wings in place until they stiffen and set; 6-10, The finished, mounted pheasant; 11-20, Norman Wolfe sewing felt liner to a bear skin

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...

Index data: 1a-37a, Lance using a full array of tools to finish the belt buckle cast in silver

Harbor, drilling rig, hotels, and houses, Block Island, Rhode Island

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

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

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

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Pile of finished boards; 2-13, Donald sharpening the saw blade; 14-22, Bernard and Bernard Jr. working on the clutch of one of the logging vehicles; 23-36, Bernard unloading logs from the hauling... More

Sanding and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

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

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 2-6, Lance putting finishing touches on wax carving of dragon's head; 7-9, The finished wax carving; 10-20, Lance attaching bottom fixtures for belt buckle to wax carving; 21-26, The finished wax ca... More

Filling molds, trimming, removing objects, and drying, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Filling molds, trimming, removing objects, and drying, Peter Pot's Pot...

Index data: 1-2, Filling the molds, showing the use of a strainer; 3-5, Checking the thickness of the clay set in the mold; 6-9, Dumping the excess clay; 10-15, Trimming the excess clay; 16-17, Objects partiall... More

Hoey family, Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Hoey family, Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-15, Arthur and Pat Hoey looking at survey map of Bonnet Shores properties with fieldworker Tom Burns; 14-15, Martha Hoey, daughter of Arthur and Pat

Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

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

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

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

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Island

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Isl...

Index data: 1, View north from Boston Neck Rd. bridge, Wickford; 2-6, Boys jumping off Boston Neck Rd. bridge into water below - Mike and Richard Gates, 55 Cranston Circle, Wickford; 7-20, Buildings and homes i... More

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-5, Loft area of Alfred Potter's shop, Peter Bartis and Alfred locating strake boards; 6, 20 ft. mahogany boards to be used for the strakes; 7-17, Lowering the mahogany boards from the loft through... More

Throwing a pot on the wheel, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Throwing a pot on the wheel, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode...

Index data: 1-7, Pottery displays; 8-20, Janet throwing a pot on the wheel

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West ...

Index data: 1-5, Scab being removed, and Bernard removing it from the saw; 6-11, Bernard taking finished planks and placing them in the appropriate piles; 12-20, Bernard at work on the finished cut side of the mill

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-19, Hanley School of Irish Step Dancing, the group dancing

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach,...

Index data: 2-27, Surfing and surfers, Narragansett Town Beach; 28-37, House signs and cottage, Olivo's Beach, Narragansett

Shirley W. Sheldon, water color painter; Waterway, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Shirley W. Sheldon, water color painter; Waterway, Saunderstown, Rhode...

Index data: 1-2, Child playing with boats; 3-6, Saunderstown winter scenes; 7-8, Raccoon; 9-12, Collage; 13-16, Still life; 17-18, Church cushion needle point, fishing scene; 19-20, The Sheldon's gazebo

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...

Index data: 1a-37a, Lance using a full array of tools to finish the belt buckle cast in silver

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop...

Index data: 1-3, Burning in the main gate; 4-5, Final cleaning of rubber molds; 6-20, The waxing process and the finished wax of the belt buckle

Norma Smayda's weaving class and weavings, Wickford, Rhode Island

Norma Smayda's weaving class and weavings, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-6, Norma with Cheryl Sarault working on yellow, loose weave baby blanket; 7-14, Rita Alicino working loom on an alpaca blanket; 15-16, Norma Smayda's woven version of the Weaver's Guild sign; 17-1... More

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-5, Loft area of Alfred Potter's shop, Peter Bartis and Alfred locating strake boards; 6, 20 ft. mahogany boards to be used for the strakes; 7-17, Lowering the mahogany boards from the loft through... More

Stone wall masonry, Lloyd Wilcox and Fred Wilcox at Donn Ladd residence, Hampton, Connecticut

Stone wall masonry, Lloyd Wilcox and Fred Wilcox at Donn Ladd residenc...

Index data: 1-18, Preparing the foundation stone for the next step (8, Lloyd measures to be sure foundation extends more than a foot beyond the width of the step)

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 2, Charley Walmsley, the miller at the Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepague. He is securing 1 lb. packages of the buttermilk pancake mix; 3-24, Exterior shots of Peter Pot's Pottery with signs and de... More

War memorial, stores, hot dog stand, and buildings, Wickford, Rhode Island

War memorial, stores, hot dog stand, and buildings, Wickford, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-4, Wickford War Memorial and new business behind; 5-7, Interior of Brass Shop on Brown Street, Wickford; 8-9, Hot dog stand in front of War Memorial, Brown Street; 10-20, Buildings on Main Street ... More

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 1a-36a, Lance building up facial features by applying wax, filing, grinding, and sanding in cycles

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach,...

Index data: 2-27, Surfing and surfers, Narragansett Town Beach; 28-37, House signs and cottage, Olivo's Beach, Narragansett

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 1a-7a, Lance carving the dragon image in the wax; 8a-10a, Lance's certificate from the JC Jewelry Institute in wax carving; 11a-17a, Lance continues to carve, and the carver's tools; 18a-21a, Bracel... More

Women playing lawn darts, Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island

Women playing lawn darts, Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, The onlooker area; 5-19, Women playing lawn darts (jarts) (peach top: Helen Pinney; women in the blue shirts: Orise Auclair and Therese Blais; young girl in Archie T-shirt: Mandy Martin)

Tuna Derby, Galilee, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Tuna Derby, Galilee, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Index data: 1-2, Sign for events and tournaments held in Gallilee through the summer; 3-4, Rhode Island Tuna T-shirts; 5-7, Tuna Tournament headquarters; 8-9, Tournament trophy display; 10-11, License plate of ... More

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Pr...

Index data: 1-3, The Candy Store, 200 block of Atwells Ave.; 4-9, Renovation of plaza between Atwells Ave. and Spruce St., showing fountain and construction in progress; 10, Plaque on plaza in memory of Sebasti... More

Quahaugging (quahogging) with David Ward, Exeter, Rhode Island

Quahaugging (quahogging) with David Ward, Exeter, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-10, Pulling the rake; 11-12, Letting out the anchor rope; 13-14, Beginning to lift the rake; 15-20, Lifting the rake, 54 feet

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 0a-26a, Views of Donald operating the saw mill loader, carriage, and sawing equipment; 27a-36a, Views of Bernard handling finished products

Travel with Tom Burns in northern part of state (Diamond Hill, Cumberland, North Scituate, Narragansett)

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

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Island

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Isl...

Index data: 1, View north from Boston Neck Rd. bridge, Wickford; 2-6, Boys jumping off Boston Neck Rd. bridge into water below - Mike and Richard Gates, 55 Cranston Circle, Wickford; 7-20, Buildings and homes i... More

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Pile of finished boards; 2-13, Donald sharpening the saw blade; 14-22, Bernard and Bernard Jr. working on the clutch of one of the logging vehicles; 23-36, Bernard unloading logs from the hauling... More

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-15, 19-33, Bernard handling materials at the finished inside of the mill - handing "scab" to customer after firewood, putting finished boards in the right piles, setting planks to be squared up on... More

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Irving Sheldon and Shirley Sheldon, sailing, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Irving Sheldon and Shirley Sheldon, sailing, Narragansett Bay, Rhode I...

Index data: 1-29, Sailing with Irving and Shirley Sheldon on Narragansett Bay on their sail boat, the North Star (out of Saunderstown Yacht Club)

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1a-15a, Working the rake, pausing, and working the rake; 16a-28a, lifting the pole sequence; 29a-33a, Rinsing the catch; 34a-36a, Selecting among the catch

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island; Northup's candlestick table, Wickford, Rhode Island; Mill reconstructed, Exeter, Rhode Island

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island; Northup's candlestic...

Index data: 2-4, Reconstructed mill by Paul Hendricks, Rt. 102, Exeter, opposite Exeter Country Club; 5-8, Candlestick table by John Northup, West Allenton Rd., N. Kingstown near Wickford; 9-13, Signs at the Ke... More

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Pr...

Index data: 1-3, The Candy Store, 200 block of Atwells Ave.; 4-9, Renovation of plaza between Atwells Ave. and Spruce St., showing fountain and construction in progress; 10, Plaque on plaza in memory of Sebasti... More

Irving Sheldon and Shirley Sheldon, sailing, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Irving Sheldon and Shirley Sheldon, sailing, Narragansett Bay, Rhode I...

Index data: 1-29, Sailing with Irving and Shirley Sheldon on Narragansett Bay on their sail boat, the North Star (out of Saunderstown Yacht Club)

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island

Italian district, weekday morning activity (8:00 AM), Federal Hill, Pr...

Index data: 1-3, The Candy Store, 200 block of Atwells Ave.; 4-9, Renovation of plaza between Atwells Ave. and Spruce St., showing fountain and construction in progress; 10, Plaque on plaza in memory of Sebasti... More

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 2, Charley Walmsley, the miller at the Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepague. He is securing 1 lb. packages of the buttermilk pancake mix; 3-24, Exterior shots of Peter Pot's Pottery with signs and de... More

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Metalwork, lighthouse, terrain, Block Island, Rhode Island

Metalwork, lighthouse, terrain, Block Island, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Manises Hotel-Resort, Spring Street, Block Island; 2-7, Underexposed shots of altar in St. Andrew's Rectory, Spring St., Block Island; 8-9, Lectern holding liturgy book, showing Sam Bird's blacks... More

House building, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

House building, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Pile of finished boards; 2-13, Donald sharpening the saw blade; 14-22, Bernard and Bernard Jr. working on the clutch of one of the logging vehicles; 23-36, Bernard unloading logs from the hauling... More

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2a-9a, Views of the stem of the boat and the frame around which the shape of the boat will be constructed; 11-16, Mixing glue; 17-20, Sign on shop exit door; 21-27, Shots of the shop interior; 28-37... More

Metalwork, lighthouse, terrain, Block Island, Rhode Island

Metalwork, lighthouse, terrain, Block Island, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Manises Hotel-Resort, Spring Street, Block Island; 2-7, Underexposed shots of altar in St. Andrew's Rectory, Spring St., Block Island; 8-9, Lectern holding liturgy book, showing Sam Bird's blacks... More

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...

Index data: 1a-27a, Lance polishing the finished silver casting of the belt buckle; 28a-34a, Lance cutting rubber sheets into appropriate size for making a mold; 35a-37a, The belt buckle placed on the rubber in... More

Steven Whitehead, housebuilder, Exeter, Rhode Island

Steven Whitehead, housebuilder, Exeter, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Steven Whitehead's sister in dining room with wall panel in place; 3-13, Steven Whitehead's nieces with dolls on front stoop; 14-20, Steven Whitehead in front of his house; 21-30, Finishing the... More

House interiors and exteriors, Rhode Island

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

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 0-5, Views of the saw mill area, showing shed for finishing lumber; 6-24, Bernard and Bernard Jr. removing the boom and winch from a small logging tractor, and Bernard Jr. beginning work on that tra... More

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

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

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-15, 19-33, Bernard handling materials at the finished inside of the mill - handing "scab" to customer after firewood, putting finished boards in the right piles, setting planks to be squared up on... More

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-14, David Ward working the rake, letting the anchor line out and securing, pausing, and working the rake; 15-18, Quahaugs and little necks in their respective pails on the boat; 19-20, Working the... More

Steven Whitehead, housebuilder, Exeter, Rhode Island

Steven Whitehead, housebuilder, Exeter, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Steven Whitehead's sister in dining room with wall panel in place; 3-13, Steven Whitehead's nieces with dolls on front stoop; 14-20, Steven Whitehead in front of his house; 21-30, Finishing the... More

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, and stone bowl, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, and stone bowl, Saunderstown, Rhode...

Index data: 1-3, Starting the log splitter; 4-8, Charles Arnold splitting logs; 9-10, Stone chiseled out to make a watering bowl, carved out by a Narragansett Indian; each such stone bowl takes a day to do

Stone wall masonry, Lloyd Wilcox and Fred Wilcox at Donn Ladd residence, Hampton, Connecticut

Stone wall masonry, Lloyd Wilcox and Fred Wilcox at Donn Ladd residenc...

Index data: 1, The finished step in reverse; 2-3, Lloyd and Fred discuss potential problems of laying in the step; 4-5, Preparing and mortaring the foundation surface to take the step stones; 6-17, Setting and ... More

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-6, Guns repaired and awaiting repair in the Hull shop; 7-8, Repair table and tools; 9-11, Sketch for sight mount Isaac Hull is custom machining for a customer; 12-20, Isaac Hull beginning the mill... More

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-7, Isaac Hull the initial work in milling the gun sight mount - the machine at work, measuring and filing; 8-13, Shots of the array of the milling equipment in the basement level shop of Hull's gu... More

Gabe's Fish and Chip (interior and exterior), other store fronts, St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Gabe's Fish and Chip (interior and exterior), other store fronts, St. ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Quahaugging (quahogging), Jamestown, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Quahaugging (quahogging), Jamestown, Rhode Island - Folklife project c...

Index data: 1-4, Path down to quahaugging area, just north of Jamestown Bridge, West Bay shore; 5, Quahaugging area; 6-7, Arthur Hoey on the way into the water; 8, Equipment of the individual wading quahaugger;... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, Attaching metal wires to legs and wings; 15-20, Preparing main body mold

Crabbing (blue crabs) at salt pond, Moonstone Beach, Rhode Island

Crabbing (blue crabs) at salt pond, Moonstone Beach, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, Del Bonis and Derek Burns catching a crab with line and net; 5, Rich Cabeza; 6-18, Rich Cabeza and his girl catching a crab, crabs in a plastic bucket, Del Bonis and Rich removing a crab from t... More

Sand sculpture of Christ on the cross, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island

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

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

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

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Index data: 1a-23a, Lloyd Wilcox prepares one of the top step stones; 24a-25a, Fred prepares the cement foundation surface to receive the stones for the step; 26a-33a, Laying in the step; 34a-36a, Views of Lloy... More

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Surfing, Narragansett town beach, house signs, cottage, Olivo's beach,...

Index data: 2-27, Surfing and surfers, Narragansett Town Beach; 28-37, House signs and cottage, Olivo's Beach, Narragansett

House, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, Rhode Island

House, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, James McCarthy's house, 21 Esmond Ave., Wickford Plats; 5-12, Wickford Art Association, Route 102, North Kingstown, and sign for the Wickford Art Festival

Throwing a pot on the wheel, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Throwing a pot on the wheel, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode...

Index data: 1-7, Pottery displays; 8-20, Janet throwing a pot on the wheel

Ukrainian exhibit, Heritage Day, Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island

Ukrainian exhibit, Heritage Day, Rhode Island State House, Providence,...

Index data: 1, General shot of the area; 2-4, Easter egg decoration; 5-8, Introductory booth and associated display table; 9-17, Display area on the opposite side, showing many artifacts and food for sale; 18-2... More

Exercising horses, Cumberland, Rhode Island, Carl Fleischhauer

Exercising horses, Cumberland, Rhode Island, Carl Fleischhauer

Index data: There pictures were taken on Jesse Carpenters' farm in the Town of Cumberland. The two girls were exercising Mr. Carpenters' horses. 1-3, Jumping, with Carpenters' house in background; 4, 5, 6, 11, ... More

Signs, molds, and clay at Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

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

Alfred Potter's frame making shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter's frame making shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-7, The workbench; 8-10, Alfred at the cutting machine; 11-16, Alfred at workbench, putting together a frame; 17-18, Views of the frame cutting machine; 19-27, Alfred at bench, completing a frame; ... More

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop...

Index data: 1-5, Preparing the mold plate; 6-9, Setting the plate in the heated press; 10-13, Trimming the mold and the finished mold; 14-20, Burning the gates in preparation for waxing

Houses and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Houses and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Homes and businesses and Brown Street, north from the Brown House

Business, church, and house, Wickford, Rhode Island

Business, church, and house, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-17, Business and homes going east on Main Street; 18-19, First Baptist Church, Main Street; 20, House on Main Street

Mill village, post office, mill housing, Rockville, Rhode Island

Mill village, post office, mill housing, Rockville, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-3, Rockville post office, postmaster is Narragansett Indian Chief Running Bull; 4-20, Mill housing

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, and stone bowl, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, and stone bowl, Saunderstown, Rhode...

Index data: 1-3, Starting the log splitter; 4-8, Charles Arnold splitting logs; 9-10, Stone chiseled out to make a watering bowl, carved out by a Narragansett Indian; each such stone bowl takes a day to do

Quahaugging (quahogging), Jamestown, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Quahaugging (quahogging), Jamestown, Rhode Island - Folklife project c...

Index data: 1-9, Breaking and display of quahaugs - Arthur Hoey; 10, Dropping quahaugs into floating basket; 11-12, Putting quahaugs into pot of fresh water for them to cleanse themselves

Glazing the pots and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

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

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