The Band Concert, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I.
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Collection
Citation
“The Band Concert, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I.,” Rhode Island's Golden Age of Postcards, accessed May 18, 2013, http://library.providence.edu/spcol/postcards/items/show/134.
Geolocation
Item Information
Title
The Band Concert, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I.
Subject
Providence, RI
Description
Roger Williams Park, in the southern part of the city of Providence is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre city park and is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the state of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. The land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1871.
The park was designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878, and was constructed in the 1880s. Many of the roads, bridges and sidewalks were built by the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1940.
The park was designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878, and was constructed in the 1880s. Many of the roads, bridges and sidewalks were built by the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1940.
Publisher
Danziger & Berman (1909-1920)
New Haven, CT
Published view-cards of southern New England and New York State. Some high quality tinted collotypes were printed in Germany, but most of their tinted halftone cards that were printed in United States were crudely colored.
New Haven, CT
Published view-cards of southern New England and New York State. Some high quality tinted collotypes were printed in Germany, but most of their tinted halftone cards that were printed in United States were crudely colored.
Date
1916 (postmarked)
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Smithfield, Smithfield, RI
Format
JPEG Digital Image
Coverage
Providence, RI
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 inches