US-RP-VM015 Guide to the Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection 1958, undated The collection was processed in 2015 by Meghan Sullivan-Silva; finding aid written in 2015 by Kate Wells. Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection 2015 July 09
150 Empire StreetProvidence, RI 02903Tel: 401-455-8021Fax: 401-455-8065email: ricoll@provlib.org
Finding aid encoded by Stacie M. Parillo, 2015 July 09 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) English Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Collection
150 Empire StreetProvidence, RI 02903Tel: 401-455-8028Fax: 401-455-8065email: ricoll@provlib.org
 Tilley, Laurence E. Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection 1958, undated Tilley (Laurence E.) Photograph Collection .4 linear feet 1 box The collection includes 197 black and white photographs of residential architecture and street views in Providence, Rhode Island taken by Lawrence E. Tilley in 1958. The photographs document the College Hill neighborhood. VM015 Historical note

Laurence Edward Tilley was born in Providence, Rhode Island on January 2, 1899 and died on January 23, 1999. He left Providence to pursue his career in 1923 and married Mildred Cornelius in 1934. The couple moved back to Providence in 1947 and Tilley developed a photography business as an industrial photographer with his office based in The Arcade.

Little is known about this collection of photographs or when they were donated to the Providence Public Library as no acquisition record has been maintained. While not all of the photographs are identified as Tilley’s work, the photographs were found organized together. It is presumed that all of the images were taken by Tilley, but that is unable to be fully confirmed.

Collection information

There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library Special Collections department. Copyright has not been assigned to Providence Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be obtained by the researcher from the copyright holder.

Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references.

[item number],[item title], Laurence E. Tilley Photograph Collection, VM015, Rhode Island Collection, Providence Public Library.

The collection includes 197 black and white photographs of residential architecture and street views in Providence, Rhode Island taken by Lawrence E. Tilley in 1958. The photographs document the College Hill neighborhood.

The collection is organized alphabetically by street and then numerically by property address. The organization represents the original order in which the photographs were found in glassine sleeves.

Administrative information

Unknown.

The photographs were found in photograph clippings files in Rhode Island Collection, January 2015.

Names

Subjects Architecture, Domestic Architecture -- Pictorial works Architecture -- Rhode Island -- Providence Photographers -- Rhode Island

RIAMCO Browsing Terms Architecture Art Rhode Island/Local Interest Titles

Types of materials black-and-white photographs photographs

Occupations

Functions

Additional information

  • VM 002: Collection of Rhode Island architecture from the National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey records. Rhode Island Collection. Providence Public Library.
  • VM 003: Harold Mason Photograph Collection. Rhode Island Collection. Providence Public Library.
  • VM 011: John Hutchins Cady Scrapbooks. Rhode Island Collection. Providence Public Library.
  • VM 013: Rhode Island Photograph Collection. Rhode Island Collection. Providence Public Library.
  • MSS 1025: Laurence E. and Mildred C. Tilley Papers. Rhode Island Historical Society.

    • 1 1 14 Arnold

    Stamp: E 222

    2 1 16 Arnold

    Stamp: E 222

         3 1 25 Arnold

    Stamp: E 222

         4 1 26-28 Arnold

    Stamp: E 222

         5 1 60 Arnold

    Stamp: E 222

         6 1 85 Arnold

    Stamp: E 221

         7 2 24 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         8 2 30 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         9 2 31 Benefit "before"

    Stamp: E 897

         10 2 42-44 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         11 2 48 Benefit "before"

    Stamp: E 897

         12 2 48 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         13 2 50 Benefit "before"

    Stamp: E 897

         14 2 50 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         15 2 60 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         16 2 74-76 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         17 2 75 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         18 2 80 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         19 2 81 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         20 2 84 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         21 2 87 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         22 2 93 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         23 2 94 Benefit "before"

    Stamp: E 897

         24 2 94 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         24 2 94 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         25 2 98 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         26 2 101 Benefit

    Stamp: E 897

         27 2 102 Benefit "before"

    Stamp: E 899

         28 2 102 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         29 2 106 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         30 2 106 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         31 2 109 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         32 2 112 Benefit "after"

    Stamp: E 897

         32 2 129 Benefit

    Stamp: E 897

         33 2 129 Benefit

    Stamp: E 897

         34 2 149 Benefit "after"; Part of "Knowles Block"

    Stamp: E 897

         35 2 "Knowles Block" 149-155 Benefit

    Stamp: E 897

         36 2 187 Benefit

    Stamp: E 897

         37 3 1958 April 33 Benefit Street

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence, E.

         38 3 Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street

    Stamp: E 898

         39 3 1958 May 255 Benefit Street

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence, E.

         40 3 257-259-261-263-265 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         41 3 306-308-310 Benefit

    Stamp: E 899

         42 3 306-308-310 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         43 3 309 Benefit

    Stamp: E 898

         44 3 1958 April 309 Benefit

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         45 3 316 Benefit

    E 899

         46 3 Benefit - North from 316 1958 April 47 3 392 Benefit

    E 899

         48 3 395 Benefit

    E 899

         49 3 404-406-408 Benefit

    E 899

         50 3 405 Benefit

    E 899

         51 3 407-409 Benefit

    E 899

         52 3 419 Benefit "before"

    E 899

         53 3 419 Benefit "after"

    E 897

         54 3 420 Benefit

    E 899

         55 3 420 Benefit

    E 899

         56 3 424-426 Benefit

    E 899

         57 3 433 Benefit

    E 899

         58 3 Benefit at Transit W 1958 April

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

     59 3 Benefit at Transit E 1958 April

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         60 3 159 Transit

    E 308

         61 3 162 Transit

    E 309

         62 3 Benefit St. Across 2 George(?) 1958 April

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         63 4 20 Benevolent

    Stamp: E 221

         64 4 22 Benevolent

    Stamp: E 221

         65 5 40 Bower "before"

    Stamp: E 221

         66 6 8 Cady

    Stamp: E 221

         67 6 11 Cady

    Stamp: E 221

         68 6 11 Cady (back)

    Stamp: E 221

         69 6 14 Cady

    Stamp: E 221

         70 6 15 Cady

    Stamp: E 221

         71 7 9 Church "before"

    Stamp: E 221

         72 7 9 Church "after"

    Stamp: E 221

         73 7 11 Church "before"

    Stamp: E 221

         74 7 11 Church "after"

    Stamp: E 221

         75 8 1958 May 65 College

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         76 9 10-12 Congdon

    Stamp: E 220

         77 9 48 Congdon

    Stamp: E 220

         78 9 98 Congdon

    Stamp: E 220

         79 9 104 Congdon

    Stamp: E 220

         80 10 28 George

    Stamp: E 219

         81 10 30 George

    Stamp: E 219

         82 10 37 George

    Stamp: E 219

         83 11 118 Hope

    Stamp: E 219

         84 11 1958 April 125 Hope

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         85 11 1958 April 193 Hope St.

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         86 11 1958 April 193 Hope Street

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         87 11 1958 April 193 Hope St.

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         88 11 1958 April 193 Hope St.

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         89 11 1958 April 193 Hope

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         90 11 1958 April 196 Hope

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         91 11 1958 April 200 Hope

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         92 12 18 James

    Stamp: E 308

         93 12 1958 April 18 James

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         94 12 1958 April Rear James St.

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         95 13 8 Jenckes "after"

    Stamp: E 219

         96 13 10 Jenckes

    Stamp: E 219

         97 13 22 Jenckes

    Stamp: E 219

         98 14 20-22 John

    Stamp: E 219

         99 14 1958 April 20-22 John

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         100 15 32 Keene St.

    Stamp: E 308

         101 16 94 Meeting

    Stamp: E 308

         102 17 Old State House No Main St. 103 17 413 North Main

    Stamp: E 220

         104 17 413 North Main

    Stamp: E 220

         105 17 427 North Main

    Stamp: E 219

         106 17 434 and 436 North Main

    Stamp: E 219

         107 18 Power St Greek Revival 108 18 81 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         109 18 85 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         110 18 89 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         111 18 93 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         112 18 99 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         113 18 1958 April 135 Power

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         114 18 1958 April 135 Power

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         115 18 135 Power

    Stamp: E 219

         116 18 1958 April 154 Power

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         117 18 155 Power

    Stamp: E 220

         118 18 169 Power

    Stamp: E 219

         119 19 65 Prospect Moved from 66 College

    Stamp: E 220

         120 19 103 Prospect

    Stamp: E 220

         121 19 103 Prospect

    Stamp: E 220

         122 20 15 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         123 20 16 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         124 20 20 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         125 20 21 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         126 20 23 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         127 20 23 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         128 20 31 and 29 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         129 20 40 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         130 20 41 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         131 20 46 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         132 20 47 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         133 20 50 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         134 20 52 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         135 20 56 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 308

         136 20 57 Sheldon St

    Stamp: E 308

         137 20 62 Sheldon

    Stamp: E 307

         138 21 10 Slocum 1958 April

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         139 22 1093 Smith 1958 April

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         140 23 24 South Court

    Stamp: E308

         141 24 5 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         142 24 10 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         143 24 29 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         144 24 33 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         145 24 51 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         146 24 55 Thayer

    Stamp: E307

         147 25 68 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         148 25 73 Transit "before"

    Stamp: E306

         149 25 73 Transit "after"

    Stamp: E306

         150 25 74 and 78 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         151 25 78 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         152 25 81 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         153 25 84 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         154 25 87 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         155 25 91 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         156 25 95 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         157 25 98 Transit

    Stamp: E307

         158 26 101 Transit

    Stamp: E307

         159 26 102 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         160 26 109 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         161 26 114 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         162 26 115 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         163 26 120 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         164 26 123 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         165 26 127 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         166 26 131 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         167 26 132 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         168 26 135 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         169 26 136 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         170 26 137 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         171 26 167 Transit

    Stamp: E306

         172 26 168 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         173 26 176-178 Transit

    Stamp: E309

         174 27 RISD Waterman St.

    Stamp: E308

         175 28 25 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         176 28 77-79 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         177 28 1958 May 88 Williams

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         178 28 1958 May 88 Williams

    Creator: Tilley, Laurence E.

         179 28 88 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         180 28 101-103 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         181 28 102 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         182 28 106-108 Williams East Side (#108)

    Stamp: E310

         183 28 106-108 Williams West Side (#106)

    Stamp: E310

         184 28 109 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         185 28 113 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         186 28 115 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         187 28 118 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         188 28 123 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         189 28 125 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         190 28 129 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         191 28 143 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         192 28 147 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         193 28 172 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         194 28 173-175 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         195 28 181 Williams

    Stamp: E310

         196 28 189-191 Williams

    Stamp: E309

         197 28 243 Williams

    Stamp: E310