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Rhode Island Postcards

Rhode Island Postcards

 

This collection of over 600 vintage postcards of Rhode Island scenes features some of Rhode Island’s familiar sights and historic architecture, tourist attractions from the early 20th century, and some lesser known villages and byways.

The Picture Collection houses a large collection of vintage postcards from all over the world, including holiday postcards, advertising novelty cards, fold-out souvenir cards, and many more.

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  • Pawtucket, RI, Daggett House, Daggett Park by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI, Daggett House, Daggett Park

  • Pawtucket, RI High School by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI High School

  • Pawtucket, RI, High School by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI, High School

  • Pawtucket, RI, Lafayette's House by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI, Lafayette's House

  • Pawtucket, RI, Main Street Bridge and Falls by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI, Main Street Bridge and Falls

  • Pawtucket, RI., Young Men's Christian Association Building by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI., Young Men's Christian Association Building

  • Roger Williams Monument and Betsy Williams Cottage at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Roger Williams Monument and Betsy Williams Cottage at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Main entrance and gateway to the Breakers, residence of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt in Newport, RI by Richard Morris Hunt (American architect, 1827-1895); John Russell Pope (American architect, 1874-1937); Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Main entrance and gateway to the Breakers, residence of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt in Newport, RI

  • The Marble House, Newport by Richard Morris Hunt (American architect, 1827-1895); Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Marble House, Newport

  • Boat House at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Illustrated Post Card Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Boat House at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Round Top Church, Providence, RI by Illustrated Post Card Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Round Top Church, Providence, RI

  • Bathing Beach and Clay Head, Block Island, RI by J. E. Jenison, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Bathing Beach and Clay Head, Block Island, RI

  • Galilee State Beach, Galilee, RI by Leon Kowal, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Galilee State Beach, Galilee, RI

  • Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI by Langsdorf and Co., Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Holy Family Church, Woonsocket, RI by Leighton and Valentine Co., NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Holy Family Church, Woonsocket, RI

  • Cliff Walk, Newport, RI by Leighton Co., Portland, ME; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Cliff Walk, Newport, RI

  • Lover's Lane by Leighton Co., Portland, ME; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Lover's Lane

  • Sayer House, Spring St., Newport, Gen. Prescott's Headquarters by Leighton Co., Portland, ME; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sayer House, Spring St., Newport, Gen. Prescott's Headquarters

  • The New Providence Post Office, Providence, RI: Project Turnkey by LK Color Productions, Providence, RI: photographers; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The New Providence Post Office, Providence, RI: Project Turnkey

  • Old Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI by Max Silverstein & Son, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI

  • Shortline Bus Terminal, Providence, RI by Max Silverstein & Son, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Shortline Bus Terminal, Providence, RI

  • The New Providence Post Office, Providence, RI by Max Silverstein & Son, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The New Providence Post Office, Providence, RI

  • Easton's Bathing Beach, Newport by Mercury Publishing Co., Newport; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Easton's Bathing Beach, Newport

  • Harbor Front, Newport by Mercury Publishing Co., Newport; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Harbor Front, Newport

  • The Cathedral of St. John (Episcopal), interior, Providence, RI by Merit Color Lab, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Cathedral of St. John (Episcopal), interior, Providence, RI

  • The Cathedral of St. John (Episcopal), Providence, RI by Merit Color Lab, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Cathedral of St. John (Episcopal), Providence, RI

  • Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI

  • Forty Steps, Newport by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Forty Steps, Newport

  • Goat Island Light, Newport by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Goat Island Light, Newport

  • Old Stone Mansion, Pawtucket, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Stone Mansion, Pawtucket, RI

  • Pawtucket Bridge and Falls, Pawtucket, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket Bridge and Falls, Pawtucket, RI

  • Pawtucket River above Falls, Pawtucket, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket River above Falls, Pawtucket, RI

  • Pawtuxet Bridge, Pawtuxet, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtuxet Bridge, Pawtuxet, RI

  • The Arch on Cliff Walk, Newport by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Arch on Cliff Walk, Newport

  • The Tunnel in Cliff, Newport, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Tunnel in Cliff, Newport, RI

  • Whitehall House, Newport, built in 1729 by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Whitehall House, Newport, built in 1729

  • Industrial Trust Company Bank Building, Providence, RI by Ruth Murray Miller, Philadelphia, PA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Industrial Trust Company Bank Building, Providence, RI

  • Citizen's Bank Building, Providence, RI by H. T. Mitchell, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Citizen's Bank Building, Providence, RI

  • The Falls-Hunts Mills, near Providence, RI by National Art Views Co., NY City: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Falls-Hunts Mills, near Providence, RI

  • Beneficent Meeting House, Providence, RI by New England Products, Inc., East Greenwich, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Beneficent Meeting House, Providence, RI

  • Pawtuxet Falls, near Providence, RI by H. J. Norberg: publisher, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Pawtuxet Falls, near Providence, RI

  • Old Snuff Mill, Gilbert Stuart Birthplace: built in 1751 by E. B. Price, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Old Snuff Mill, Gilbert Stuart Birthplace: built in 1751

  • Old Snuff Mill, Gilbert Stuart Birthplace: built in 1751 by E. B. Price, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Old Snuff Mill, Gilbert Stuart Birthplace: built in 1751

  • Brown Gate, Providence, RI by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Brown Gate, Providence, RI

  • Gates, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Gates, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Middle Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Middle Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Sayles and Wilson Halls, Brown University, Providence, RI by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sayles and Wilson Halls, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Canal Showing State House, Providence, RI by Reichner Bros., Boston, MA.: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Canal Showing State House, Providence, RI

  • Boat House, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Boat House, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Crown Hotel and Hot Brau House, Providence, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Crown Hotel and Hot Brau House, Providence, RI

  • On the Lawn at Crescent Park Hotel, Crescent Park, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    On the Lawn at Crescent Park Hotel, Crescent Park, RI

  • Pawtuxet Cove, Pawtuxet, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtuxet Cove, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Pawtuxet Falls, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtuxet Falls, RI

  • Rhode Island Yacht Club, Pawtuxet, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rhode Island Yacht Club, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Roger Williams rock, showing slate rock where Roger Williams landed in 1636: Prov. RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Roger Williams rock, showing slate rock where Roger Williams landed in 1636: Prov. RI

  • The Elks Memorial Monument by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Elks Memorial Monument

  • Westminster and Weybosset Streets, Providence, RI by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Westminster and Weybosset Streets, Providence, RI

  • YMCA Building, Pawtucket, RI by Robbins Bros., Boston & Germany; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    YMCA Building, Pawtucket, RI

  • Cliff Walk, Newport, RI by Robbins Bros., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Cliff Walk, Newport, RI

  • Rody the Lioness on exhibition at the Museum at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Norman B. Robbins, publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rody the Lioness on exhibition at the Museum at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Colonial tea, Betsy Williams Cottage, Roger Williams Park by Robbins, publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Colonial tea, Betsy Williams Cottage, Roger Williams Park

  • Museum, Casino and Boat House at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by J. J. Ryder, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Museum, Casino and Boat House at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Dining Hall, Sakonnet, RI by Sakonnet Transportation Co., Sakonnet, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Dining Hall, Sakonnet, RI

  • The Harbor, Sakonnet, RI by Sakonnet Transportation Co., Sakonnet, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Harbor, Sakonnet, RI

  • The Lyman (Hotel), Sakonnet, RI by Sakonnet Transportation Co., Sakonnet, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Lyman (Hotel), Sakonnet, RI

  • The Wharf, Sakonnet, RI by Sakonnet Transportation Co., Sakonnet, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Wharf, Sakonnet, RI

  • Gettysburg Gun and Battle Flags, State Capitol, Providence, RI by H. Seddon Seddon, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Gettysburg Gun and Battle Flags, State Capitol, Providence, RI

  • Market Square, looking West, about 1886, Providence, RI by Seddon's, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Market Square, looking West, about 1886, Providence, RI

  • The Arcade, Providence, RI by Seddon's, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Arcade, Providence, RI

  • Bird's eye View from Chimney of Narragansett Electric, looking down Providence River by S. Langdorf & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Bird's eye View from Chimney of Narragansett Electric, looking down Providence River

  • Bird's eye View from Chimney of Narragansett Electric, looking down Providence River by S. Langdorf & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Bird's eye View from Chimney of Narragansett Electric, looking down Providence River

  • Turks Head and Westminster Street, Providence, RI by S. Langdorf & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Turks Head and Westminster Street, Providence, RI

  • Free Baptist Church, Greenville, RI by H. Tobey Smith, Greenville, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Free Baptist Church, Greenville, RI

  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Warren, RI by W. H. Smith, Warren, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Warren, RI

  • Head of Providence River, Providence, RI by Souvenir Post Card Co. New York: publisher, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Head of Providence River, Providence, RI

  • Beach Avenue, Riverview, RI by Tally Bros., Longmeadow, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Beach Avenue, Riverview, RI

  • Breaking High at Sakonnet, RI by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Breaking High at Sakonnet, RI

  • Saunders House (Outré Mer Hotel), Saunderstown, RI by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Saunders House (Outré Mer Hotel), Saunderstown, RI

  • Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI by The Berger Bros., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

  • Campus and Rockefeller Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Campus and Rockefeller Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Casino, Roger William Park, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Casino, Roger William Park, Providence, RI

  • Crescent Park, near Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Crescent Park, near Providence, RI

  • Field's Point, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Field's Point, Providence, RI

  • Interior of State House, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Interior of State House, Providence, RI

  • Interior of the Arcade, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Interior of the Arcade, Providence, RI

  • Library, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Library, Providence, RI

  • Riverside Mills, Olneyville, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Riverside Mills, Olneyville, RI

  • Silver Spring, Narragansett Bay, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Silver Spring, Narragansett Bay, RI

  • St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence, RI

  • The Arcade, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Arcade, Providence, RI

  • The Athenaeum, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Athenaeum, Providence, RI

  • The Old Perry Homestead Silver Creek, Bristol, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Old Perry Homestead Silver Creek, Bristol, RI

  • Unknown, ivy covered buildings, Providence, RI? by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Unknown, ivy covered buildings, Providence, RI?

  • Van Wickle Gates, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Van Wickle Gates, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • The Elms, E. L. Berwind's Residence, Bellevue Ave. Newport by The Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Horace Trumbauer (American architect, 1868-1938); Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Elms, E. L. Berwind's Residence, Bellevue Ave. Newport

  • Back Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Back Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Band Stand, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Band Stand, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Benedict Temple of Music, Providence, RI at Roger Williams Park by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Benedict Temple of Music, Providence, RI at Roger Williams Park

  • Betsy Williams Cottage at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Betsy Williams Cottage at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

 
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