Tag Archives: woodcuts
The Elephant
Unfortunately, this post just missed Elephant Appreciation Day, but better late than never. “The Elephant”* is a broadside advertising the display in Providence of “the most respectable Animal in the … Continue reading
“This Sanguinary Monster”*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2
The recent high-profile acts of piracy in Somalia have highlighted the divide between the reality of piracy and our romanticized notions of it. But the desire to glamorize the swashbuckling … Continue reading
“400 Human Beings!”: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1
This, the second of the summer’s pirate-themed blog posts, centers on the brutal pirate, Charles Gibbs. A Rhode Island native, Gibbs started out on a life of crime early (he … Continue reading
Robots in Providence
The item described here answers the age-old question of what to do on a Saturday afternoon. In this case, the Saturday afternoon in question is November 19, 1796 at 3:00 … Continue reading
