From Nature to Profit: the Transformation of the Blackstone River Valley
1994-2000
This collection of photographs explores the dynamic relationship between man and his environment in the Blackstone River Valley. This river runs from Massachusetts to Rhode Island and is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. The photographs show abandoned factories, canals, waterfalls, mill towns, and nature between Worcester and Providence. In these photographs, the observer can see one of the sources of America’s historic wealth: exploitation of running water.
The photographs are black and white.
1 Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1994
2 Slater mill,Pawtucket, Rhode Island, exposed falls,
3 Slaterville Mill, Slaterville, Rhode Island,
4 Fisherville Mill, Grafton, Massachusetts
5 Fisherville Mill and canal, Grafton, Massachusetts,
6 Saunderson Mill, Grafton, Massachusetts
7 Northbridge, Massachusetts
8 Blackstone River, Northbridge, Massachusetts,
9 Corning fiberglass mill, Blackstone River, Lincoln, Rhode Island
10 Russo Bridge, Lincoln, Rhode Island
11 Blackstone river, canal and railroad, Rhode Island
12 Last lock on the Blackstone River, Millville, Massachusetts
13 Blackstone river, Blackstone, Massachusetts
14 Blackstone River, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
15 Sluice,Blackstone River, Lincoln, Rhode Island
16 Remains of tow path, Lincoln, Rhode Island
17 Lock gears, Blackstone River Canal, Lincoln, Rhode Island
18 Sutton Mill, Sutton, Massachusetts
19 Old factory, Manchaug, Massachusetts
20 Blackstone River canal, Lincoln, Rhode Island
21 Blackstone River Canal, Rt295 bridge, Lincoln, Rhode Island
22 Pawtucket Mills, Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
23 Slater mill,gears, Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
24 Rotating railroad bridge, Providence, Rhode Island,
25 Narragansett Electric in morning fog, Providence, Rhode Island
26 Point Street Bridge, Providence, RHode Island
27 Hurricane barrier, Providence, Rhode Island
28 Iway and Narragansett electric
29 Crawford Street Bridge, Providence, Rhode Island
30 Old smoke stacks, Providence, Rhode Island
31 Point Street Bridge, Providence, Rhode Island
32 Philips Landing, Blackstone River, Rhode Island
33 Lonsdale Mill, Central Falls, Rhode Island,
34 Stillman White Building, Moshassuck River, Providence, Rhode Island
35 Ponnagansett Mill, Providence, Rhode Island,
36 Atlantic Mill, Providence, Rhode Island
37 Brown and Sharpe building, Providence, Rhode Island,
38 Woonasquatuket River Canal, Providence, Rhode Island,
39 Divers,Waterplace Park, Providence, Rhode Island,
40 Barden Dam, Scituate, Rhode Island,
41 Old Dam, Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island,
42 Grinding wheel, Scituate, Rhode Island,
43 Old waterpipe, Scituate, Rhode Island
44 Hope Dam, Hope, Rhode Island
45 Mill, Pawtuxet River, West Warwick, Rhode Island
46 Royal Mill, West Warwick, Rhode Island
47 Pawtuxet River, Warwick, Rhode Island,
48 Phoenix mill, warwick, rhode island,1994
49 Dam, Pawcatuck River, Westerly, Rhode Island
50 Griswold Mill, Westerly, Rhode Island,
51 Mills, Westerly, Rhode Island,
52 Horseshoe Falls, Pawcatuck River, Richmond, Rhode Island,
53 Ruins of a mill, East Greenwich, Rhode Island