Object Type: Folder
In Folder: State Photographer Alex Tavares photographs
Barbara Johnson of Texas and the Independent Man, April 18, 1975
2019-05-02
California Governor Ronald Reagan, Governor John Chafee, Lt. Governor Joseph H. O'Donnell, Jr., and Attorney Herbert F. DeSimone, 1967
2018-12-07
Congressman Fogarty, Mr. & Mrs. Philip Noel and Senator Pastore at a dinner, November 24, 1958 (Accession: 1998-127).
2019-06-20
Dwight D. Eisenhower in Newport photographs, 1963
2018-12-07
Dwight D. Eisenhower with Governor John Chafee, 1963
2018-12-07
Governor Chafee addresses Bi-Racial Commission, September 4 or 5, 1963
2022-02-28
During the night of November 4, 1966, the levels of the river Arno began to rise swiftly and with little warning. The Arno flows through the very center of the city of Florence and in perilous proximity to many of its most significant monuments. The river was already swollen, and the surrounding area saturated, by heavy rains that autumn. The Uffizi, the Accademia, the national library and state archives, the Duomo and the Ponte Vecchio are among the countless artistic and cultural treasures concentrated within Florence’s historic center, and they all lay within the floodplain. In the hours following the flood, when the full extent of the catastrophe began to emerge, a massive show of solidarity erupted across the world. National and international committees to save the artworks sprang up spontaneously in many countries, and collections of funds and material goods began in many Italian cities. As soon as news of the disaster reached the United States, concerned scholars of Italian art and culture leapt into action to help save the precious artistic heritage of Florence and other cities, especially Venice, ravaged by floods. Following the impulse given by Fred Licht and Bates Lowry, professors of art history at Brown University, and Meg Licht, an art historian, a group of distinguished scholars, curators, and conservators quickly joined forces to create the Committee to Rescue Italian Art (CRIA). The group’s aim was to raise money to support the emergency rescue operations already underway as well as provide effective long-term assistance for the huge task of restoration ahead. In addition to artworks and monuments, the Committee promptly expanded its scope to include damaged books and manuscripts from libraries and archives. Within a week of the flood, CRIA was already functioning nationwide and had secured large pledges for the recovery efforts.
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee Christmas decorating, December 1, 1965
2019-05-06
Governor Chafee in front of the John F. Kennedy Library billboard, May 20, 1964
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee inauguration, January 1, 1963
2022-07-25
Governor Chafee inspects the building of the Newport Bridge, July 1967
2019-02-26
Governor Chafee Presents "Italian-American War Veterans" proclamation, May 7, 1965 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #0993).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee Presents "Italian-American War Veterans" proclamation, May 7, 1965 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #0992).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee presents "Library Week" proclamation, April 3, 1964
2019-12-02
Governor Chafee signs "State Rock" Bill, May 26, 1966
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee signs Fair Housing Bill, April 21, 1968
2020-03-05
Governor Chafee signs Newport Bridge Bill with members, May 9, 1963
2019-02-26
Governor Chafee with Earl Nichols, Banking Commissioner and family, April 23, 1965
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee with Italian War Veterans, February 16, 1963 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #0119).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee with Italian-American War Veterans, June 28, 1963 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #0351).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee with Native American Chief, March 17, 1966
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee with Native Americans, February 26, 1964
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee with Princess Nashaweena, August 15, 1965
2019-05-07
Governor Chafee with the Italian Consul, January 22, 1963 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #0077).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee with WWI Veterans (50th Anniversary of WWI), September 1967
2019-05-10
Governor Chafee, "RI Reds Week" (Banner says: "Boost the Reds. Attend Hall Of Fame Night , Oct. 15, RI auditorium, Reds Vs Rochester, 40th Season", October 13, 1965
2019-05-07
Governor Christopher DelSesto, August 1, 1959 (Accession: 1995-472).
2019-06-20
Governor DiPrete making a speech at the Community College of Rhode Island with Eric Simonson, 1985
2019-05-07
Governor Garrahy during Italian Culture Week, September 3, 1980 (Accession: 1995-472, Image #4508)
2019-06-20
Governor Garrahy presenting Black Heritage Month proclamation, April 11, 1977
2022-06-02
Governor John A. Notte Jr. with President Kennedy at the Navy Base in Newport, c. 1962 (Accession: 1995-472).
2019-06-20
Governor Chafee with Jack Benny with "Jack Benny Day" proclamation, April 7, 1967
2019-05-07
Governor John Pastore at Hillsgrove Airport Open House, 1946 (C# 01851).
2019-06-20
Governor Licht and General Holland at Veterans Day ceremony and unveiling of plaque commemorating Vietnam Soldiers who died, November 11, 1971
2020-03-05
Governor Licht at Bicentennial Celebration (RI76), March 25, 1969
2019-05-06
Governor Licht Presenting Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Proclamation, April 3, 1969
2019-01-08
Governor Licht speaks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 1970
2019-01-08
Governor Licht with "Veterans Day" Proclamation, November 7, 1969
2019-05-07
Governor Noel and children in a covered wagon at Bicentennial event (RI76), September 2, 1975
2019-05-06
Governor Noel presenting RI Head Start proclamation, September 21, 1973
2022-06-23
