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.
Image of a large brick building, assumed to be a residential house. Another house abuts it to the left. The image was captured from across the street; the street and sidewalk are dominant in the foreground. There are snow piles along the curb of the street.
Image of a house with two large columns at the front entrance. The house is multi-toned and shingled, with a picket fence. A tree with no leaves is situated to the right of the building.
Photograph of a house and garage along a residential street. The image is taken from the opposite side of the street from the buildings. A man is walking away at the far left edge of the frame.
Image of a house along a residential street. The 2 story house is clapboard covered. The front end of a car is visible in the lower left hand corner of the frame.
Image of a white stone house with two prominent chimneys. In front of the house is a stone wall with a relief for steps. On top of the stone wall is a metal fence. A portion of the house to the left is also visible.
Image of a large house along a residential street. The photograph is over exposed on its left half. A large tree is growing out of the sidewalk outside the house.
Black and while photograph of a white house. The left side of the house is beyond the frame of the image. A tree with no leaves is to the right of the home.
Image of a corner of a house located on a steep hill. The image is taken from a lower point on the hill looking up towards the brick foundation and the first floor. A dilapidated fence is out front.
Photograph of a back yard and house. There are two walkways in the grassy yard, a bricked walkway leading to a dark colored door and a stone walkway leading to a more elaborate back door.