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"images"

Sep 14, 2017
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • images
  • john brown house
  • maps
  • providence
  • rhode island

You are HERE: Maps at the RIHS

This blog is in honor of our (and very first successful) Netop Night at the Robinson Research Center! We hold … Continue reading You are HERE: Maps at the RIHS

Jul 14, 2016
  • bathing suits
  • beaches
  • clothing
  • costume
  • images
  • rhode island
  • swimming

Fun in the Sun!

Every year people flock to the beaches of Rhode Island for some fun in the sun.Beach front entertainment took on … Continue reading Fun in the Sun!

Jan 7, 2016
  • images
  • providence
  • winter

Missing the snow?

On this lovely 43 degree and sunny January day, I cannot help but miss the snow. Of course, like all … Continue reading Missing the snow?

Feb 22, 2013
  • African American History
  • Dred Scott decision
  • Free Blacks in Rhode Island
  • freedom
  • images
  • Liberia
  • paintings
  • providence
  • rhode island

Faith & Freedom Friday: Thomas Howland

He appraises us through the paint with a skeptical look, his eyebrow raised and his mouth nearly a smirk—or is … Continue reading Faith & Freedom Friday: Thomas Howland

Jun 6, 2012
  • architecture
  • Buildings
  • Churches
  • construction
  • images
  • library
  • New Roof
  • preservation
  • providence

Rooftop Views of Providence

In Early May the library exterior was covered in scaffolding to prepare for the work on the new library roof—no … Continue reading Rooftop Views of Providence

Nov 10, 2011
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • images

Unknown Soldiers

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and we hope you will join us at the Museum of Work & Culture at 11:00 … Continue reading Unknown Soldiers

Aug 30, 2011
  • Hurricanes
  • images
  • maritime
  • newspapers
  • primary source research
  • providence
  • Providence Journal
  • Storms
  • Woonsocket Call

ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER IRENE — ALL IS WELL (AND DRY) IN THE RIHS LIBRARY

As we enter Hurricane Season in Providence we count ourselves lucky to have seen Hurricane  IRENE pass by without causing … Continue reading ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER IRENE — ALL IS WELL (AND DRY) IN THE RIHS LIBRARY

Jul 21, 2011
  • images
  • maps
  • primary source research
  • rhode island

New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library!

Credit: BigTallGuy, from Flickr New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library! The Rhode Island Historical Society … Continue reading New Policy! Cameras allowed starting July 1 at the RIHS Library!

Mar 3, 2011
  • education
  • ephemera
  • images

Job Well Done

Good students have been getting rewards of one kind or another for a long time, and the companies producing and … Continue reading Job Well Done

Nov 12, 2010
  • booksale2010
  • images
  • useful books

Instructive Alphabet

Here’s the first post highlighting one of the items we’ll have available at the upcoming RIHS booksale: The Instructive Alphabet, … Continue reading Instructive Alphabet

Oct 22, 2010
  • Broadsides
  • early printing
  • ephemera
  • images
  • John Carter
  • providence
  • woodcuts

The Elephant

Unfortunately, this post just missed Elephant Appreciation Day, but better late than never. “The Elephant”* is a broadside advertising the … Continue reading The Elephant

Aug 25, 2010
  • bookplates
  • images
  • provenance

Bookplates

In addition to collections of materials like books, manuscripts and images, the Historical Society has a wide range of ephemeral … Continue reading Bookplates

May 19, 2010
  • images
  • rhode island
  • stereovies

The Third Dimension

The visual splendor of James Cameron’s Avatar might seem to occupy the cutting edge of entertainment, but in fact 3D … Continue reading The Third Dimension

Apr 29, 2010
  • images

RIHS Graphics Blog!

For even more information about the Historical Society’s collections (the graphics collection in particular), visit the latest RIHS blog, the … Continue reading RIHS Graphics Blog!

Apr 15, 2010
  • images
  • maps
  • maritime
  • seafaring
  • useful books

Grog O' Clock (Martin Page, part I)

Faced with a diary or a memoir or a collection of someone’s correspondence, it’s a natural impulse to try to … Continue reading Grog O' Clock (Martin Page, part I)

Oct 30, 2009
  • apples
  • Broadsides
  • ephemera
  • images
  • technology
  • wood engraving

Autumn

Now that autumn is in full swing, it’s time to do something with all the apples you’ve picked. To aid … Continue reading Autumn

Sep 2, 2009
  • images
  • maritime
  • pirates
  • seafaring
  • woodcuts

"This Sanguinary Monster"*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2

The recent high-profile acts of piracy in Somalia have highlighted the divide between the reality of piracy and our romanticized … Continue reading "This Sanguinary Monster"*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2

Aug 21, 2009
  • images
  • maritime
  • pirates
  • woodcuts

"400 Human Beings!": The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1

This, the second of the summer’s pirate-themed blog posts, centers on the brutal pirate, Charles Gibbs. A Rhode Island native, … Continue reading "400 Human Beings!": The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1

May 14, 2009
  • cataloging
  • graphics
  • images
  • photographs
  • preservation

Uncovering Hidden Collections: a Look at the RIHS Graphics Collection Survey Project

By Jim DaMico, Graphics Project Archivist On January 16, 2007, the RIHS Library embarked on a systematic survey of the … Continue reading Uncovering Hidden Collections: a Look at the RIHS Graphics Collection Survey Project

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