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Stereograph of an interior view of the Forest Circle Ice Cream Saloon, Rocky Point, Warwick, R.I., undated

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Stereo views - Geo - Rhode Island - Warwick

GUSN

GUSN-173569

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Description

This stereograph contains harmful stereotypic imagery of Native American people.

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A group of men and women sit around tables inside the Forest Circle Ice Cream Saloon in Rocky Point, Rhode Island near Warwick. A statue of a Native American man and a dog sits in the middle of a large room with high ceilings. In the back, there is an area to purchase ice cream and there are two attendants waiting to serve.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ice cream
statues
ice cream parlors
interior views
business (commercial function)
stereographs
photographs

Inscription

Orders for Stereoscopic Views and all kinds of Outdoor and Indoor Work promptly executed. Rooms, 954 & 956 Broadway, New York City ; Arcade, Providence , R.I. / Main Street, Springfield, Mass. / Franklin Square, Troy, New York / Broadway, Saratoga Springs, A.E. Alden, A.J. Alden / Artists. (stamped)

Physical Description

1 stereograph ; 3 x 6 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USRI.0190.0010.001

Image Dimensions

3 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Rocky Point (Bristol county, Rhode Island) [cape]
Warwick (Kent county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Subjects

Native American

Description Level

Item

Publisher Series

Alden's views

Location Note

Stereo views - Geo - Rhode Island - Warwick

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