Franklin R. Cushman
Subject
Photograph
Title
Franklin R. Cushman
Date
ca. 1900
Description
This photograph of Franklin R. Cushman (1870-1952) was taken at a studio located in the Shepard & Company department store, originally at the corner of Clemence and Westminster Streets in Providence, Rhode Island.
The store opened in April of 1880 and within the next twenty-five years grew to become the largest of its kind in New England. According to the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places, prepared by Robert T. Gifford in April 1976, " It was John Shepard's desire to have for sale under the one roof practically all the necessaries of life, as well as the luxuries.'"
References
Gifford, Robert T. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form. Department of Interior. April 1976. Accessed online April 28, 2020 at preservation.ri.gov.
John Shepard as quoted in The Providence Journal, April 2, 1905, page 23.
The store opened in April of 1880 and within the next twenty-five years grew to become the largest of its kind in New England. According to the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places, prepared by Robert T. Gifford in April 1976, " It was John Shepard's desire to have for sale under the one roof practically all the necessaries of life, as well as the luxuries.'"
References
Gifford, Robert T. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form. Department of Interior. April 1976. Accessed online April 28, 2020 at preservation.ri.gov.
John Shepard as quoted in The Providence Journal, April 2, 1905, page 23.
Source
Donor: Franklin R. Cushman
The Cushman Collection
The Cushman Collection
Contributor
Susan J. Jerome, MS '06
Citation
“Franklin R. Cushman,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/357.