Laurence E. Tilley photograph collection

The collection includes 197 black and white photographs of residential architecture and street views in Providence, Rhode Island taken by Lawrence E. Tilley in 1958. The photographs document the College Hill neighborhood.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

193 Hope St.

193 Hope St.

Providence Public Library

Image of a staircase from a house's interior with turned balusters and volute at the end of the handrail.

193 Hope St.

193 Hope St.

Providence Public Library

Image of a parlor or living room in a home. On the left of the picture, there is an ornate fireplace with mantle. A couch and sitting chair are placed in front. A study or library can be seen through the room's doorway, also with a fireplace.

193 Hope

193 Hope

Providence Public Library

Image of a hallway or entrance way in a home. On the right wall hangs the mounted head of a buck. In the background is a stairway. A rug, two chairs, and a small hutch are on the left of the image.

189-191 Williams

189-191 Williams

Providence Public Library

Image of a house along a residential street, looking up a hill towards a duplex. The street is dominant in the foreground.

187 Benefit

187 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 187 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

181 Williams

181 Williams

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a house with ornate roof gable decoration. The roof is steeply pitched. A fence runs outside around the house's perimeter.

18 James

18 James

Providence Public Library

Image of a large brick home with a cement or stone foundation taken from the opposite side of the street at a slight three-quarters view. Located on a hill, the home's foundation is slanted. A Narragansett Electric sign is partially visible in the background.

18 James

18 James

Providence Public Library

Image of a large brick home located on a hill. A short garage is to the right of the home. In the background is a large Narragansett Electric sign atop a building.

176-178 Transit

176-178 Transit

Providence Public Library

Image of a two abutting residential buildings. The houses are multi-leveled with brick foundations.

173-175 Williams

173-175 Williams

Providence Public Library

Photograph of house on a residential street with a station wagon parked out front.

172 Williams

172 Williams

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a residential street lined with houses and trees. Cars are parked along the street.

169 Power

169 Power

Providence Public Library

Image of a house on Power Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The house is clapboard covered, shrubs appear below the first floor windows and to the right of the front door.

168 Transit

168 Transit

Providence Public Library

Image of a two level house with a walk out basement. The photo was captured from the opposite side of the street, making the street itself the most dominant feature of the photograph.

167 Transit

167 Transit

Providence Public Library

Image containing two houses. The house on the right is the dominate structure in the photograph. The front porch is visible on the house on the left.

162 Transit

162 Transit

Providence Public Library

A three-quarter view of two houses with a garage in-between . A utility pole is outside the garage.

16 Sheldon

16 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of a house with a small garage to the left of it.

16 Arnold

16 Arnold

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 16 Arnold Street and pedestrian in Providence, RI.

159 Transit

159 Transit

Providence Public Library

Image of a house taken from across the street. The street makes up most of the frame. The building is at the top of the frame.

155 Power

155 Power

Providence Public Library

Image of a two and a half story house with a front porch. The image is taken from across the street.

154 Power

154 Power

Providence Public Library

Image of a house obscured by two flowering trees.

15 Sheldon

15 Sheldon

Providence Public Library

Image of a house with a ladder leaning up against the facade.

15 Cady

15 Cady

Providence Public Library

Image of two houses on a steep hill. The photo was taken from across the street.

147 Williams

147 Williams

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a house along a residential street. Cars are parked on the street. A fence leads to the front entrance of the house and there are two chimneys.

145 Power

145 Power

Providence Public Library

Image of a large brick building on the corner of Hope and Power Streets. The sign hanging from the building read "Tockwotton Branch/Providence Public Library". The building is now home to Rhode Island Historical Society's Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center.

145 Power

145 Power

Providence Public Library

Image of a large home on a corner lot that features large porticoes and hooded windows.

143 Williams

143 Williams

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a residential street featuring three houses. The middle house is the most visible. A tree grows out of the sidewalk outside of the home. A car is parked at the house on the right.

14 Cady

14 Cady

Providence Public Library

An image of a white house situated along a hill.

14 Arnold

14 Arnold

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 14 Arnold Street in Providence, RI.

137 Transit

137 Transit

Providence Public Library

An image of a house taken from an angle and across the street. The house is two-toned and clapboard covered. The street is lined with snow piles.