Leander Baker

Monument Square (Exchange Place)

Maker

Leander Baker (American, 1841 - 1925)

Title

Monument Square (Exchange Place)
from the series Providence Views

Year

after 1873

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

albumen

Supports

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

1986.035.10

Type

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)
Monument Square (Exchange Place); from the series Providence Views, after 1873
Albumen print, stereograph
8.9 x 17.6 cm (3 1/2 x 6 15/16 inches)
Gift of Alice K. Miles 1986.035.10

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