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Leander Baker

Arcade, Providence

Maker

Leander Baker (American, 1841 - 1925)

Title

Arcade, Providence

Year

ca. 1870s

Medium

  • albumen print,
  • stereograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • albumen print,
  • stereograph

Materials

albumen

Supports

  • board

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice K. Miles

Object Number

1986.035.12

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

Early Exposures
19th-Century Photography from the Collection
Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

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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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Leander Baker (American, 1841 - 1925)
Arcade, Providence, ca. 1870s
Albumen print, stereograph
8.9 x 17.6 cm (3 1/2 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of Alice K. Miles 1986.035.12

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