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

106 Benefit "after"

106 Benefit "after"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 106 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

106 Benefit

106 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 106 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

104 Congdon

104 Congdon

Providence Public Library

Image of two houses side by side. The house on the right has a double front stair leading to the front door and two chimneys. The house on the left is slightly obscured by a tree, and has a fence around its perimeter.

103 Prospect

103 Prospect

Providence Public Library

Image of a facade of a house with a metal fence separating the street;s sidewalk and the house's front yard.

103 Prospect

103 Prospect

Providence Public Library

Image of a house facade taken from across the street. The doorway is lit brightly. A fence separates the street's sidewalk from the front lawn of the house.

102 Williams

102 Williams

Providence Public Library

Image of the front of a residence obscured by foliage. The street and sidewalk are prominent in the foreground.

102 Transit

102 Transit

Providence Public Library

Image of a house along a snow lined street. The house is 2.5 stories with the second and bottom floors separated by a strip of white siding. A fence with a large hole abuts the house on the right.

102 Benefit "before"

102 Benefit "before"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 102 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

102 Benefit "after"

102 Benefit "after"

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 102 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

101-103 Williams

101-103 Williams

Providence Public Library

Image of the front entrance of a duplex residence.

101 Transit

101 Transit

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a house along a street. The house is light colored with dark trim. The street is dominant in the foreground.

101 Benefit

101 Benefit

Providence Public Library

Black and white photograph depicting house at 101 Benefit Street in Providence, RI.

10-12 Congdon

10-12 Congdon

Providence Public Library

Image of a car parked outside a brick building, adjacent to a clapboard house. A construction worker is working on the home's exterior on a short step ladder.

10 Thayer

10 Thayer

Providence Public Library

Photograph of a side of a house on Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The house is situated on a hill.

10 Slocum

10 Slocum

Providence Public Library

Image of the former Federal Music Hall as Gifts Limited, a retail shop. The building is Georgian in style with four columns in front and large windows. The front door features a scroll like cornice and ornate transom. On the right side of the building is a banner advertising the gift shop.

10 Jenckes

10 Jenckes

Providence Public Library

Image of a boarded up house situated on a steep hill. The roof of the structure appears dilapidated, and the windows are boarded up with doors. A fence or front porch railing has fallen down.