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Building a sand castle, Canonchet Beach, Rhode Island

Building a sand castle, Canonchet Beach, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Amy Nield building a sand castle - she is from Warwick

Quahaugging (quahogging) and David Ward's home, Exeter, Rhode Island

Quahaugging (quahogging) and David Ward's home, Exeter, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-3, Quahaugger washing and sorting his catch from a distance; 4-5, A quahaug boat in the last stages of construction, Robert Sheldon, Waterway, Saunderstown; 6-9, Quahaug boats at Wickford town doc... More

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island; Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Putnam, Connecticut

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 2-4, Dragon head belt buckle, basic relief of design in wax with transfer and main tools - Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford; 5-12, Lloyd Wilcox at Donn Ladd residence, Hampton, Connectic... More

Lance Ricci making jewelry, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci making jewelry, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Isl...

Index data: 1, The etched dragon head in the wax; 2-15, Initial carving of the head in relief; 16, The dragon after finishing the base relief and beginning of the build up of the facial features; 17-20, Applyin... More

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Jeff filing in background, pots drying in the foreground; 3-9, Janet prepares clay for throwing a pot; 10, Janet at the wheel with the clay; 11, Janet's leg and foot powered fly-wheel; 12-36, Jan... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (various animals), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (various animals), Coventry, R...

Index data: 1-16, The variety of stuffed and mounted birds, fish and animals in the Wolfe shop, either unclaimed or waiting to be picked up

Houses and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Houses and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Homes and businesses and Brown Street, north from the Brown House

Glazing the pots and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Glazing the pots and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West King...

Index data: 1, Dried and sanded pots waiting to be glazed; 2-3, Glazing machine; 4, Wax for covering bottom edges that will not receive glaze; 5-7, Oliver Green III, owner, glazing with spray apparatus; 8-10, G... More

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 1, The transferred image of dragon head onto wax block; 2-14, Lance etching the transfer design in the wax; 15-17, The etched design in the wax; 18-19, Measuring the block to belt buckle size; 20-23... More

Men playing horseshoes; Auclairs going to church, Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island

Men playing horseshoes; Auclairs going to church, Fort Getty, Jamestow...

Index data: 1-14, Men's horse shoes (one team - red hat: Bert Auclair, red trunks: Richard Martin; other team - white T-shirt: Maurice Blais, striped shirt: Brian Popliwski); 15-18, Bert and Orise Auclair and T... More

Sanding and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Sanding and stacking the kiln, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rho...

Index data: 1-6, Sanding excess glaze off pot; 7, Stacking the kiln; 8, Potters looking at a book of fine pottery; 9-20, Various displays of wares in the showroom at Peter Pot's, including mural dealing with Wa... More

Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, Rhode Island

Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, ...

Index data: 1-3, Antonio DiGrovangiacomo cleans and adjusts blades for mixing dough extruder machine; 4-6, Frank Galea checks cavatelli for proper texture and dryness; 7-9, Stella Sciarra packages and weighs ca... More

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...

Index data: 1-5, The belt buckle and another object in the mold prior to the top rubber sheets being added; 6-10, Adding the top rubber sheets to the mold; 11-24, The mold making hot press; 25-34, Trimming the ... More

Sailing, Narragansett, Rhode Island; Thomas Pierce's home, James McCarthy's backyard and portraits, Wickford, Rhode Island

Sailing, Narragansett, Rhode Island; Thomas Pierce's home, James McCar...

Index data: 1-13, Preliminary fieldwork (Carl Fleischhauer has information on this); 14-16, Thomas Pierce's home, Wickford, 122 Pleasant St.; 17-18, Views from James McCarthy's backyard towards the bay, showing... More

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 2, Janet sanding a pot; 3, Shot of Jeff and Bill; 4-18, Removing objects from the molds and setting them out on shelves to dry; 19-22, Janet stacking the kiln; 23-30, Jeff filing cup edges; 31-32, J... More

Travel with Tom Burns in northern part of state (Diamond Hill, Cumberland, North Scituate, Narragansett)

Travel with Tom Burns in northern part of state (Diamond Hill, Cumberl...

Index data: 1-16, These photographs are taken on and around a high rocky hill just North of the community of Diamond Hill and possibly the source of that communities name. It is on the road to Grant Mills; 1-9,... More

Attaching handles, smoothing edges, and workers, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Attaching handles, smoothing edges, and workers, Peter Pot's Pottery, ...

Index data: 1-4, Trimming the handles after attaching them to the cups; 5-8, Attaching and finishing handle of cup; 9, Display of objects with attached handles; 10, Jeff across the molds; 11-16, Squaring and sm... More

House interiors and exteriors, Rhode Island

House interiors and exteriors, Rhode Island

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-7, Various mill motifs decorating the walls of the mill office, including needle point by daughter of the owner - 3, and Currier and Ives print - 4; 8, Mill trailer which is taken to various fairs... More

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1a-13a, Views at quahaug operation on a boat located close to David Ward's boat; 14a, Pulling on the rake; 15a, Letting out the anchor rope; 16a-18a, Working the rake; 19a-26a, raising the pole; 27a... More

Color photo log - Tom Burns - rolls 1-100, part 1 of 2

Color photo log - Tom Burns - rolls 1-100, part 1 of 2

Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-6, Adding ingredients to mixer to prepare a batch of pancake mix; 7-9, Packaging in boxes for shipment - Ernest Gilbert, general manager; 10-12, Preparing ingredients for a mix; 13-18, Packaging; ... More

Various activities at Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island

Various activities at Fort Getty, Jamestown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-12, Scuba class preparing to go in the water. Instructor is Ken Skitt, Diver's World, E. Greenwich, Rhode Island; 13-14, View out to the bay; 15-16, Boat launching ramp; 17-19, Catching mummies (b... More

Signs, molds, and clay at Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Signs, molds, and clay at Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-2, Peter Pot's sign; 3-7, Shots of the front of the pottery; 8-12, Molds ready to receive the clay on racks; 13-16, Mixing the lay; 17, Collecting old clay residue; 18-20, Filling the molds

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci, jewelry making (belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wick...

Index data: 2-7, The belt buckle following finishing; 8-24, Examples of Lance's major cast works in silver; 25-37, Lance polishing the belt buckle following the final finished carving process and prior to making a mold

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-12, Bending in the strakes for attaching the stern; 13-20, Attaching the stern - caulking, drilling, and nailing

Bonnet Shores Recreation Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island, and Wickford Town Beach, Wickford, Rhode Island

Bonnet Shores Recreation Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island, and Wickf...

Index data: 1-10, Bonnet Shores Recreation Center, building, outside play area, community calendar, inside recreation building; 11-15, Wickford Town Beach - Tom Bender, 230 Prospect St. N. Kingstown and Mavis M... More

Sand sculpture of Christ on the cross, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island

Sand sculpture of Christ on the cross, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Del Bonis assists the children in revising their sculpture. (2-4 showing legs, ankle and knee positions; 5-10, changing the loin cloth; 11-16, depressing the rib cage; 17-18, adjusting facial ... More

Venduza (Greek medical practice), Cranston, Rhode Island

Venduza (Greek medical practice), Cranston, Rhode Island

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Index data: 1a-4a, Fred mixes cement for step foundation; 5a-9a, Dry wall layered rock for overlapping technique shown in fencing; 10a, Fred with one of the step cap-stones; 11a, Lloyd at work digging step foun... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, Particular care in cutting around the eyes; 5-7, Particular care where the skin is very thin around the nose and mouth; 8-11, The skin, head and neck portions after skinning; 12-20, Removing an... More

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-13, The Greencastle Band: Peter Cobridge, piano; Bruce Slader, bouzouki; Edward McGuirl, fiddle, tin whistle, banjo, mandolin; James Remington, bodhran, guitar, fiddle (one number only); 14-15, Gl... More

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West ...

Index data: 1-11, Bernard at work on the finished cut side of the mill; 12-16, Finished cut wood; 17-20, Saw dust pile

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Quahogging with David Ward, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1a-7a, Putting the pole back in the water; 8a-36a, Working the rake, pausing, and letting the anchor rope out

Harbor, drilling rig, hotels, and houses, Block Island, Rhode Island

Harbor, drilling rig, hotels, and houses, Block Island, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-3, Entering Old Harbor, Block Island, on the ferry; 4-5, Oil drilling rig at one of the Block Island landings; 6, Tying up the ferry; 7-9, The Spring House, a restored tourist hotel on the island;... More

South County Museum, exteriors; Graffiti bluff; Mill housing, Narragansett, Rhode Island

South County Museum, exteriors; Graffiti bluff; Mill housing, Narragan...

Index data: 1-3, South County Museum exteriors; 4-5, Bluff covered with graffiti; 6-8, Litter at base of graffiti bluff; 9-14, Mill housing made into apartment complex

Shingle motifs, Block Island, Rhode Island; Fred Benson's office, Phoebe Hauser textiles, and Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Shingle motifs, Block Island, Rhode Island; Fred Benson's office, Phoe...

Index data: 2-7, Overexposed efforts to show motifs in the shingling on Neptune House, Connecticut Ave., Block Island; 8-10, Overexposed Neptune House; 11-15, Fred Benson in his office, walls covered with perso... More

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1a, Trimmed plates in the casts; 2a-4a, The kiln; 5a-7a, Trimmed molds and trimming; 8a, Dried pots on shelves; 9a-36a, Shots of process of Jeff and Janet trimming and putting handles on cups and pitchers

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Pile of finished boards; 2-13, Donald sharpening the saw blade; 14-22, Bernard and Bernard Jr. working on the clutch of one of the logging vehicles; 23-36, Bernard unloading logs from the hauling... More

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), logging, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), logging, West Gre...

Index data: 1-3, Donald cuts logs into appropriate lengths; 4-20, Bernard operates the lift while Donald sets the logs on the bed of the truck in the loading operation

Yard shrine Madonna, Grant Mill, Providence, Rhode Island; Statue and church, North Scituate, Rhode Island; Fisherman, Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island

Yard shrine Madonna, Grant Mill, Providence, Rhode Island; Statue and ...

Index data: 1-2, Bathtub Madonna, Grant Mills; 3-10, Statue and church at North Scituate. Some teenagers nearby told me it was a Baptist Church but it is not the North Scituate Baptist Church which was one bloc... More

Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, Rhode Island

Venda Ravioli Inc. (pasta-making plant), 31 Rathbone St., Providence, ...

Index data: 1-3, Frank Galea operates cavatelli machine (cavatelli is similar to macaroni): dough placed in hopper on top is pressed and sliced, then cut and rolled into shape; 4-6, Conveyor belt on cavatelli m... More

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 0-5, Views of the saw mill area, showing shed for finishing lumber; 6-24, Bernard and Bernard Jr. removing the boom and winch from a small logging tractor, and Bernard Jr. beginning work on that tra... More

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, General shot of the wood pile; 3-4, The saw and bulldozer scoop for holding the cut logs; 5-6, Starting the motor to run the saw; 7-11, Cutting the wood into 1 1/2-2 ft. lengths; 12-17, The log... More

Boatyard, boat, boys, and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Boatyard, boat, boys, and businesses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Boatyard, Boston Neck Road; 3-6, View south from Boston Neck Road bridge, quahaug boat coming through; 7-12, Boys jumping from Boston Neck Rd. bridge; 13-14, Business at intersection of 1A and ... More

Tom Burns - The Role of Traditional Arts in Rhode Island Culture

Tom Burns - The Role of Traditional Arts in Rhode Island Culture

Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Audio logs - Tom Burns - cassettes 1-49

Audio logs - Tom Burns - cassettes 1-49

Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Houses, yards, and churches on Main St., Wickford, Rhode Island

Houses, yards, and churches on Main St., Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-5, Houses and yard scenes, Main Street, Wickford; 6, St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 7-11, Doorway, yard scenes and homes on Main Street; 12, Parish house, St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 13-20, Walkway... More

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island; Northup's candlestick table, Wickford, Rhode Island; Mill reconstructed, Exeter, Rhode Island

Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepaug, Rhode Island; Northup's candlestic...

Index data: 2-4, Reconstructed mill by Paul Hendricks, Rt. 102, Exeter, opposite Exeter Country Club; 5-8, Candlestick table by John Northup, West Allenton Rd., N. Kingstown near Wickford; 9-13, Signs at the Ke... More

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, Planing and cutting bottom boards; 5-11, Drilling, nailing, marking, caulking, and countersinking in attaching bottom boards; 12-20, Placing cotton caulking between bottom boards

Tom Burns - Areas Covered by Fieldworkers

Tom Burns - Areas Covered by Fieldworkers

Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Houses, church, and cemetery, Block Island, Rhode Island

Houses, church, and cemetery, Block Island, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4 New seasonal dwellings on the island; 5-6, Old farm house on the island; 7-15, Chapel and rectory and interior of the rectory, St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, on Block Island, 11-15 showing ... More

Surfing, Narragansett town beach; Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island

Surfing, Narragansett town beach; Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Beach scene at Narragansett town beach; 3-4, Surfer with his ankle tie, and heading out to surf; 5-12, Surfers out on the waves; 13-14, Surfer coming in with board

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Bazaar and dinner, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sand sculpture of Christ, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island

Sand sculpture of Christ, Matuneck Beach, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-20, Children finishing up their version of Christ on the cross. Principal artist: Sandra Aoni, exchange student from Espirito Santo, Brazil. The rest of the creative crew: Francis Feeny, 287 S. Ma... More

Shirley W. Sheldon, water color painter; Waterway, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Shirley W. Sheldon, water color painter; Waterway, Saunderstown, Rhode...

Index data: 1-2, Child playing with boats; 3-6, Saunderstown winter scenes; 7-8, Raccoon; 9-12, Collage; 13-16, Still life; 17-18, Church cushion needle point, fishing scene; 19-20, The Sheldon's gazebo

Isaac Hull and Ruth Hull house, woodshed, gunsmith shop, and rifle range, Scituate, Rhode Island

Isaac Hull and Ruth Hull house, woodshed, gunsmith shop, and rifle ran...

Index data: 1-14, Views of the Hull home - front door, front exposure, rear ell, rear ell kitchen picture window; 15, Wood shed, home of the Hulls for their first winter; 16-17, Isaac Hull's gunsmith shop; 18-2... More

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-19, Francis "Frank" Henry, spoons; Jim Joy, accordion; Christy Hannon, bodhran (small drum) and flute

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-15, 19-33, Bernard handling materials at the finished inside of the mill - handing "scab" to customer after firewood, putting finished boards in the right piles, setting planks to be squared up on... More

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 2-4, Greencastle Band, Peter Cobridge, piano; 5-10, Greencastle Band, James Remington, bodhran; 11-17, Michael and other interested parties listening in at the audio recording area; 18-19, John Lyon... More

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Island

Wickford, main streets; Boys jumping off bridge in Wickford, Rhode Isl...

Index data: 1, View north from Boston Neck Rd. bridge, Wickford; 2-6, Boys jumping off Boston Neck Rd. bridge into water below - Mike and Richard Gates, 55 Cranston Circle, Wickford; 7-20, Buildings and homes i... More

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-3, Potter putting cotton caulking in the seams of the bottom planks; 4-5, View of the bottom of the boat with the first dozen or so bottom planks, showing also a clamp at about the half way mark, ... More

Field notes - Tom Burns - part 2 of 4

Field notes - Tom Burns - part 2 of 4

Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (deer), Coventry, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-6, Removing muscle tissue from the back of the skin around the lip area; 7-8, Assortment box showing a variety of manufactured eyes used in the Wolfe taxidermy process

Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Kenyon Grist Mill, Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, Exterior of mill proper; 5-6, Mill signs; 7-8, Diagram and explanation of how a stone grind gristmill operates; 9-11, The millstone; 12-16, Millstone housing with corn chutes; 17-18, Antique mi... More

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-5, John Campbell, flute; 6-20, Patrick Sky, Uillean pipes

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Alfred Potter, quahaug (quahog) boat building, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 2a-9a, Views of the stem of the boat and the frame around which the shape of the boat will be constructed; 11-16, Mixing glue; 17-20, Sign on shop exit door; 21-27, Shots of the shop interior; 28-37... More

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 1a-7a, Lance carving the dragon image in the wax; 8a-10a, Lance's certificate from the JC Jewelry Institute in wax carving; 11a-17a, Lance continues to carve, and the carver's tools; 18a-21a, Bracel... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, Attaching metal wires to legs and wings; 15-20, Preparing main body mold

Tuna Derby, Galilee, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Tuna Derby, Galilee, Rhode Island - Folklife project collection

Index data: 1-2, Sign for events and tournaments held in Gallilee through the summer; 3-4, Rhode Island Tuna T-shirts; 5-7, Tuna Tournament headquarters; 8-9, Tournament trophy display; 10-11, License plate of ... More

Heritage Day, Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island; Fishing boats and cottages, Point Judith and mansions at Newport, Rhode Island

Heritage Day, Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island; Fish...

Index data: 1-4, Rhode Island Folklife booth at Heritage Day, showing Bud Rondeau and his wife Margaret with Ken Goldstein; 5, Nancy Harley at the home of Tom Burns; 6-9, Point Judith fishing boats and cottages... More

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Isaac Hull, gunsmithing, and shotgun repair, Scituate, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-4, Isaac Hull in his gunsmith shop; 5-7, Table where shot gun is being repaired; 8-10, Basic disassembly of shot gun; 11-12, Lubricant applied; 13-19, Ring and spring of the recoil mechanism remov... More

Norma Smayda's weaving class and weavings, Wickford, Rhode Island

Norma Smayda's weaving class and weavings, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Examples of modern weavings derived from pattern components of traditional weaving; 2, A sample of Norma's work; 3-12, Examples of design progressions from traditional to modern or modern expansi... More

Church and houses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Church and houses, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-8, Stones on path to Old Narragansett Church, and the church; 9-10, House across from the church on Church Way; 11-13, View from Thomas Pierce's house and the house on Pleasant Street; 14-20, Jame... More

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Belt buckle creation by Lance Ricci, Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, ...

Index data: 2-6, Lance putting finishing touches on wax carving of dragon's head; 7-9, The finished wax carving; 10-20, Lance attaching bottom fixtures for belt buckle to wax carving; 21-26, The finished wax ca... More

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Island

Louis Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy (pheasant), Coventry, Rhode Is...

Index data: 1-14, The body and neck forms and their placement in the bird, attaching leg and wing wires through the body form; 15, Louis Wolfe; 16-20, Mounting the bird on a mounting board

Filling molds, trimming, removing objects, and drying, Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Filling molds, trimming, removing objects, and drying, Peter Pot's Pot...

Index data: 1-2, Filling the molds, showing the use of a strainer; 3-5, Checking the thickness of the clay set in the mold; 6-9, Dumping the excess clay; 10-15, Trimming the excess clay; 16-17, Objects partiall... More

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1, Jim Joy introducing Peter Anthony Croke, viola player; 2-9, Peter Anthony Croke, viola solo; 10-19, John C. "Buddy" Carlin, vocal solo

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island; Isaac Hull and Ruth Hull target range, Scituate, Rhode Island; Louise Wolfe and Norman Wolfe, taxidermy, Coventry, Rhode Island

Harrington brothers, sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island; Isaac H...

Index data: 1-18, Norman Wolfe removing last vestiges of the flesh from the skin of the head of a deer; 19-20, Current prices at the Wolfe taxidermy shop; 21-25, Isaac Hull's rifle range at the rear of his back... More

Narragansett Town Hall mural; Narragansett Village Midway Festival, Art & Craft tent, Narragansett, Rhode Island

Narragansett Town Hall mural; Narragansett Village Midway Festival, Ar...

Index data: 1, Narragansett Town Hall mural, by Mark Dunkelman. Motif identification sheet on file; 2-4, Festival and craft tend area; 5, Irene Fusaro's dried flower booth in the craft tent

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Wilcox brothers, stone wall building, Hampton, Connecticut

Index data: 1a-23a, Lloyd Wilcox prepares one of the top step stones; 24a-25a, Fred prepares the cement foundation surface to receive the stones for the step; 26a-33a, Laying in the step; 34a-36a, Views of Lloy... More

Houses, Olivo's Beach, scenes in Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Houses, Olivo's Beach, scenes in Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, House number sign, Olivo's beach; 3-12, Cottages at Olivo's Beach; 13-14, Saunderstown Country Store sign; 15-16, Willett Library, Saunderstown; 17-18, Saunderstown community bulletin board

Charles Arnold's turkeys, Saunderstown, Rhode Island; Steven Whitehead building his house in Exeter, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold's turkeys, Saunderstown, Rhode Island; Steven Whitehead...

Index data: 2a-6a, Charles Arnold's turkeys; 7a-15a, Interior and exterior shots of Steven Whitehead's workshop-garage; 16a-19a, External shots of main house that Whitehead has built; 20a-24a, Steven Whitehead'... More

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), logging, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), logging, West Gre...

Index data: 1-13, Donald Harrington fells a white oak in the woods; 14-16, Donald with Bernard measure off 8 ft. sections on the truck; 17-20, Bernard attaches hauling chain and begins to remove the log from th... More

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Index data: 2, Charley Walmsley, the miller at the Kenyon Cornmeal Company, Usquepague. He is securing 1 lb. packages of the buttermilk pancake mix; 3-24, Exterior shots of Peter Pot's Pottery with signs and de... More

Business, church, and house, Wickford, Rhode Island

Business, church, and house, Wickford, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-17, Business and homes going east on Main Street; 18-19, First Baptist Church, Main Street; 20, House on Main Street

Gabe's Fish and Chip (interior and exterior), other store fronts, St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Gabe's Fish and Chip (interior and exterior), other store fronts, St. ...

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Quahaugging (quahogging) with David Ward, Exeter, Rhode Island

Quahaugging (quahogging) with David Ward, Exeter, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-10, Pulling the rake; 11-12, Letting out the anchor rope; 13-14, Beginning to lift the rake; 15-20, Lifting the rake, 54 feet

Tennis, sailors, Saunderstown Yacht Club, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Tennis, sailors, Saunderstown Yacht Club, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-6, Robert Carr and Jonathan Hough playing tennis; 7, Young sailors at boat equipment storage door (John Carr: white pants, Jamie Davis: green shorts, Aldie Anderson: blue shirt)

Oliver Green III, owner of Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode Island

Oliver Green III, owner of Peter Pot's Pottery, West Kingston, Rhode I...

Index data: 1-2, Oliver Green III, owner of Peter Pot's as well as originator and creator, with some of the objects from his history collection that have influenced his own work, and with a piggy bank from his ... More

Field notes - Tom Burns - part 1 of 4

Field notes - Tom Burns - part 1 of 4

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Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Charles Arnold, firewood producer, Saunderstown, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-17, Arnold's woodpile and its various signs; 18-20, Suburbanite professional, looking for cords of wood, and his exchange with Charles

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-19, Patrick Sky, uilleann pipes and John Campbell, bouzouki

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Donald Harrington and Bernard Harrington (brothers), sawmilling, West ...

Index data: 1-5, Scab being removed, and Bernard removing it from the saw; 6-11, Bernard taking finished planks and placing them in the appropriate piles; 12-20, Bernard at work on the finished cut side of the mill

People in living room, card player, bazaar, Rhode Island

People in living room, card player, bazaar, Rhode Island

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Colonial militia, Kentish Guards, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Colonial militia, Kentish Guards, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Flags at the front of the Kentish Guard armory main upstairs room, showing Kentish Guard flag in the middle. For all names see Col. Hempel; 3-6, Pictures of the meeting in session, being conduc... More

Rock painting; Bud Rondeau, Galilee, Rhode Island

Rock painting; Bud Rondeau, Galilee, Rhode Island

Index data: 1-2, Bud Rondeau's portfolio; 3-15, Display of painted rocks by Bud; 16-20, Bud in his van, painting at Gallilee

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop, Wickford, Rhode Island

Lance Ricci making jewelry (dragon belt buckle), Wickford Jewelry Shop...

Index data: 1-20, Lance finishing the silver cast belt buckle

Listro home and garden, Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island

Listro home and garden, Bonnet Shores, Rhode Island

Picryl description: Public domain image of a couple, husband and wife, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cottage and Matuneck baseball game, Roy Carpenter's Beach, Rhode Island

Cottage and Matuneck baseball game, Roy Carpenter's Beach, Rhode Islan...

Index data: 1-2, Cottage; 3-5, Boys playing baseball with plastic bat and ball

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