James N. Arnold image collection

This collection contains over 1100 glass plate negatives and 201 print photographs created by and/or collected by James N. Arnold. Arnold's professional work as a historian and writer began in earnest in the 1880s. Arnold traveled throughout Rhode Island collecting and transcribing local church records, pension rolls, burial records and town papers. The images in the collection depict scenes across Rhode Island including beaches, farms and landscapes as well as activities and community events such as ice skating, parades, football games and community gardens.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house. A gas light post is in the front yard.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large two story house. Wooden chairs are on a side porch. Large trees grow next to the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a three story house with shingle siding. Vines grow on the exterior of the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house with shingle siding. Awnings cover the two ground floor windows. An American Flag hangs from the third floor above the front door. Original box label reads "C. T[ill.] Garden, 1917" A house is partially visible in the background.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house with a gambrel roof and shingle siding. A stone wall and wooden gate enclose the front yard.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house. The house has a gambrel roof and a two story addition built on the side of the house. A chair sits in the yard next to a gas lamp post.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large house with clapboard siding. A stone well is in the yard.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house with a later addition. The house has clapboard siding and a side cellar door.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a three story house with a single story rear addition. A small shed is attached to the house. A car is parked next to the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house with a gambrel roof and shingle siding. Shrubs grow on the side of the house. A barn is visible in the backyard.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house. The house has a gambrel roof and a two story addition built on the side of the house. A chair sits in the yard next to a gas lamp post.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house with a gambrel roof and shingle siding. Tall flowering plants grow in the side yard of the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a house with shingle siding. Vines grow on the exterior of the building.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a three story house. A picket fence encloses the side yard of the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house with shingle siding. Awnings cover the two ground floor windows. The view of the house partially obscured by trees growing in the yard. . Original box label reads "C. T[ill.] Garden, 1917" A house is partially visible in the background.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a colonial style, two story house. There is damage to the glass plate resulting in partial loss of the image.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image of a large house, seen from across a small field with several trees obscuring the building.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image of the front and side of a house with clapboard siding. Ivy grows on one side, and a bicycle is leaned against the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image of two people seen on the large porch of a two story house. Trees and planters are seen in the front yard. Original box label read "Diamond H., Fog Mill, Reservoir", believed to be Cumberland, Rhode Island.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows the side of a large two story house. The house has shingle siding and a large yard. A garden grows in the foreground of image. Original box label reads "C. T[ill.] Garden, 1917"

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house built on a slight hill. The house has two side porches. A sunroom is on the second floor.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house with shingle siding. Awnings cover the two ground floor windows. An American Flag hangs from the third floor above the front door. Original box label reads "C. T[ill.] Garden, 1917" A house is partially visible in the background.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image of a saltbox style house on a hill surrounded by trees and bushes. A road runs across the foreground, and a signpost is seen in front of the house. Original box label read "Dia. Hill-99", believed to be Diamond Hill, Cumberland.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a house with a small screened front porch. Potted plants sit on the front steps and shrubs grown beside the house. Lawn furniture sits in the yard. A picket fence encloses a small yard. Original box label reads "[illeg.] Price Garden C., 1916"

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a large three story house with shingle siding. Awnings cover the two ground floor windows. An American Flag hangs from the third floor above the front door. Original box label reads "C. T[ill.] Garden, 1917" A house is partially visible in the background.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a small two story house. A stone wall with wooden gate encloses the yard of the house.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a two story house with a gambrel roof and shingle siding. Tall grass grows in the foreground of photograph.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a three story house with shingle siding and a saltbox roof.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a house with multiple levels built on a hill.

House

House

Providence Public Library

Image shows a three story house with a single story rear addition. Large trees grow in the yard.