Students from Alvarez High School learned about basics of graphic design as part of a series of sign-making workshops with UPP Arts.
Students from Alvarez High School present their signage during a meeting with adults discussing Gorham Manufacturing.
Teacher D. Evans escorts students from Alvarez High School to a site visit at Mashapaug Pond as part of a series of sign-making workshops with UPP Arts.
Teacher D. Evans escorts students from Alvarez High School to a site visit at Mashapaug Pond as part of a series of sign-making workshops with UPP Arts.
Detail view of the handmade signs by students of Alvarez High School depicting the poem "At Mashapaug" in a school hallway.
A history teacher at Alvarez High School manipulates a shadow puppet created by students in a workshop with UPP Arts.
A series of images showing the sequence of shadow puppets during a performance by students at Alvarez High School during a workshop with UPP Arts.
Dan Butterworth demonstrates shadow puppets to students at Alvarez High School during a workshop with UPP Arts.
Students at Alvarez High School practicing a shadow puppet performance during a workshop with UPP Arts.
Image of two students at Alvarez High School creating shadow puppets during a workshop with UPP Arts.
Students at Alvarez High School paint a handmade sign as part of an activist art workshop with UPP Arts.
Filming of the "Toxic Legacy" video by Alvarez High School students in 2013.
Toxic Legacy video created by Alvarez High School students in 2013. Students discuss the history of Mashapaug Pond in Providence and the impact of pollution from the Gorham Manufacturing Company and storm water runoff. Addresses possible solutions to remediate the pond.
Artist Andrew Oesch and two students at Adelaide Alvarez High School in Providence, R.I. silkscreening posters for Mashapaug Pond procession.
Two students at Adelaide Alvarez High School in Providence, R.I. decorate silkscreened posters for Mashapaug Pond procession.
Reproduction of an aerial photograph showing the Mashapaug Pond area (original unknown). Used in the educational packet on the theme of "Industrial Culture" by UPP Arts in 2012.
Reproduction of an aerial photograph showing the Mashapaug Pond area (original unknown). Used in the educational packet on the theme of "Industrial Culture" by UPP Arts in 2012.
Image of a map plate from the 1895 City Atlas of Providence showing the Mashapaug Pond area. Used in the educational packet on the theme of "Industrial Culture" by UPP Arts in 2012.
Film by Erik Gould about Mashapaug Pond and the previous site of Gorham Manufacturing. The video includes a tour of Mashapaug Pond and surrounding neighborhoods with Amelia Rose of Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island and Diane Rose, a resident and neighborhood activist. The video addresses issues related to toxic pollution and water contamination related to Gorham Manufacturing, water runoff and urban development.
Poster for the book release of "Through Our Eyes: an Indigenous view of Mashapaug Pond" edited by Dawn Dove and Holly Ewald.
Draft copy of "Through Our Eyes: an Indigenous view of Mashapaug Pond" book. The work includes original poetry and artwork as well as essays about indigenous history in the area of Mashapaug Pond in Providence, R.I.
A brochure advertising an audio cellphone tour about Mashapaug Pond created by students at the John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University.
A booklet including research and excerpts from an oral history project about the West Elmwood neighborhood in Providence before it was demolished as part of an urban redevelopment plan in 1962. The oral history interviews were collected at a community event in May 2016. Topics include housing, race, employment, displacement as a result of urban redevelopment and the industrial park.
Film by Sarah Yahm about Mashapaug Pond. Video includes footage of the pond with audio narration about the history of the pond including indigenous use of the pond and the effects of urban development from the 17th century onwards.
Rudin, Sofia. (2017) Metals in Mashapaug Pond: an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the industrial history of Providence, RI. (Bachelor of Science) Brown University, Providence, RI.
A group at the boathouse at Mashapaug Pond gets instructions for the "Mark a Storm Drain" event. Mashapaug Pond is visible in the background.
A child places a marker during the "Mark a Storm Drain" event at Mashapaug Pond.
A group of volunteers pose during the "Mark a Storm Drain" event for Mashapaug Pond.
Teachers and students from Sophia Academy place a marker for Mashapaug Pond during the "Mark a Storm Drain" event.
Poster design for a public history art installation by students at the John Nicholas Brown Center and installed at Providence Public Library. The installation interpreted the history of the neighborhood of West Elmwood that was in demolished during urban redevelopment for an industrial park in 1962.
