John Hutchins Cady research scrapbooks

The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks created by John Hutchins Cady. The scrapbooks are organized topically and include photographs, postcards, clippings and Photostats of buildings of architectural interest in Rhode Island with a strong emphasis on the City of Providence. The collection consists of eleven scrapbooks originally housed in three ring binders. The scrapbooks are organized topically and include photographs, postcards, clippings and photostats of buildings of architectural interest in Rhode Island. Most images are of the building exteriors although certain buildings include interior and landscape shots.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

Page 273, New Shoreham

Page 273, New Shoreham

Providence Public Library

Postcards depicting the Old Harbor Steamer, Mt. Hope, and the Horse Car on Block Island

Page 272, New Shoreham

Page 272, New Shoreham

Providence Public Library

Clipping of "Now and Then in R.I." featuring New Harbor on Block Island

Page 271, Williams Street

Page 271, Williams Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring illustration of the Edward Carrington house (1812) on Williams Street

Page 271, Power Street

Page 271, Power Street

Providence Public Library

Images of the Thomas Poynton Ives house, with an emphasis on the portico and doorway

Page 271, New Shoreham

Page 271, New Shoreham

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring a story about the history and auction of the famed Ocean View Hotel (built in 1873) on Block Island

Page 271, Dorrance Street

Page 271, Dorrance Street

Providence Public Library

Sketches of the Providence Opera House and the Narragansett Hotel on Dorrance Street

Page 270, Narragansett

Page 270, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring a photograph of a cottage upended by the hurricane in 1938

Page 27, Smith Street

Page 27, Smith Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping with image of the State Capitol building, erected at the turn of the 20th century.

Page 27, Providence

Page 27, Providence

Providence Public Library

Image of Exchange Bridge looking north (c. 1895) and reproduction of a woodcut cityscape of Providence from the perspective of the Normal School

Page 27, Poppasquash Road

Page 27, Poppasquash Road

Providence Public Library

Clipping featuring headline regarding DeWolf-Mudge Mansion and color postcard featuring Old Bosworth House

Page 269, Narragansett

Page 269, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

モNowヤ photo of Jerusalem from "Now and Then in R.I." article, drawing attention to the difference caused by damage from the hurricane in 1938

Page 269, Dexter Street

Page 269, Dexter Street

Providence Public Library

Architectural drawing of the St. Charles Borromeo Church on Dexter Street

Page 268, Providence

Page 268, Providence

Providence Public Library

Clipping with photograph of the Moshassuck River near Randall Square

Page 268, Power Street

Page 268, Power Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings and photographs of John Brown house (1786), former home of the Rhode Island Historical Society

Page 268, Narragansett

Page 268, Narragansett

Providence Public Library

Clipping of "Now and Then in R.I." featuring the coastline of Jerusalem