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 237, Market Square

Page 237, Market Square

Providence Public Library

Photographs of razed buildings in Market Square (including the Roger Williams Bank Building, demolished c. 1911)

Page 236, Market Square; Crawford Street

Clipping with photograph of the hot air balloon called "What Cheer" about to take off from the Crawford Street Bridge on a rainy Fourth of July in 1889

Page 235, Weybosset Street

Page 235, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping announcing the sale of the Wilcox building and the adjoining Bank of North America building on lower Weybosset

Page 235, Lincoln

Page 235, Lincoln

Providence Public Library

Clipping of a description and photographs of the interior and exterior of the Sprague Whipple House in Limerock

Page 235, Congdon Street

Page 235, Congdon Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings of images of Prospect Terrace, overlooking the business district of Providence, and the Roger Williams Memorial, erected in honor of the tercentenary of the founding of RI in 1939

Page 234, Weybosset Street

Page 234, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Images of establishments on Weybosset Street, including the block purchased by the Weybosset Pure Food Market (74-78 Weybosset) and Downyflake Restaurant

Page 234, Market Square

Page 234, Market Square

Providence Public Library

Clipping depicting the Amos D. Smith Building on Canal Street, since removed

Page 234, Congdon Street

Page 234, Congdon Street

Providence Public Library

Clipping of an image of the 18-foot stump left after the toppling of the Roger Williams' elm

Page 233, Weybosset Street

Page 233, Weybosset Street

Providence Public Library

Clippings featuring images of the Swarts Building on the Wm. B. Blanding buildings on Weybosset Street

Page 233, Market Place

Page 233, Market Place

Providence Public Library

Clippings and postcards of Market Square, including Car Station, at Union Railroad Co. (Erected in 1867 and removed in 1897).

Page 232, North Main Street

Page 232, North Main Street

Providence Public Library

Image of children gathered around outside of houses on North Main Street, including the Daniel Smith house (c. 1730) and numbers 305, 303, 295-299, and 287-289