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Leander Baker

Arcade, Providence, ca. 1870s

Description

Maker

Leander Baker, 1841 - 1925, American

Title

Arcade, Providence

Year

ca. 1870s

Medium

Albumen print, stereograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

albumen

Supports

board

Dimensions

8.9 x 17.6 cm (3 1/2 x 6 15/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of Alice K. Miles

Object Number

1986.035.12

Exhibition History

Early Exposures

March 13 - July 19, 2015

From Providence Views, a series published by the Providence-based photographer Leander Baker, these two stereographs show scenes in downtown Providence. The first image shows Exchange Place (now Kennedy Plaza), the Butler Exchange building, built in 1873, occupying the spot currently held by the Bank of America building. The other scene depicts the Providence Arcade, which still stands today between Westminster and Weybosset streets. Signs for Alden’s Ferrotypes say the public may purchase photographs, ferrotypes/ambrotypes, porcelains, copied work, and crayons (drawings) within.

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