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49th Century
A drawing by Walker Mettling

Workin on a thing about #providencepubliclibrary #pplspecialcollections in the 49th century… #portals2016

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Time Capsules: A Portal to Providence's Past

A little over one year ago the oldest time capsule discovered in American history was opened. It was discovered in the cornerstone of the Boston …

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10 Great Time Travel Stories – Part II

Last week we published Part I, featuring 5 classic time travel tales. These next five Time Travel books are more recent and anchor themselves in …

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10 Great Time Travel Stories: Part I

Time travel has intrigued people for as long as, well, time. There are no hard and fast rules, but for over a hundred years writers …

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What Is Modern? When Was Modern?

László Moholy-Nagy, cover for Qualitat photo review, 1926 Joost Schmidt, poster for a Bauhaus exhibition, 1923 Our exhibit, Portals, has prompted the following question about …

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Providence 2050: Raymond Two Hawks Watson

As part of our Providence 2050: Visualize Tomorrow project, community activist Raymond Two Hawks Watson imagines how Rhode Island could become a future destination for …

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