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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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  • Breakwater at Point Judith, Narragansett, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Breakwater at Point Judith, Narragansett, RI

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

    Bridge in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

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

    Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

  • Canoe Carnival, Omega Pond, Ten Mile River, Rhode Island by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Canoe Carnival, Omega Pond, Ten Mile River, Rhode Island

  • Car Station, Swan Point, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Car Station, Swan Point, Providence, RI

  • Entrance to North Burial Ground, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Entrance to North Burial Ground, Providence, RI

  • First Baptist Church, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    First Baptist Church, Providence, RI

  • First Baptist Meeting House by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    First Baptist Meeting House

  • Gorham Manufacturing Co., Elmwood, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Gorham Manufacturing Co., Elmwood, RI

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

    John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, RI

  • Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, RI

  • Main Street, Apponaug by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Main Street, Apponaug

  • New Armory, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    New Armory, Providence, RI

  • Point Judith Lighthouse, Point Judith, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Point Judith Lighthouse, Point Judith, RI

  • Pomham Light, Narragansett Bay, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pomham Light, Narragansett Bay, RI

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

    Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI

  • RI Normal School Gardens, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    RI Normal School Gardens, Providence, RI

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

    Snow Scene, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Soldier's Home, Bristol, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Soldier's Home, Bristol, RI

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

    The Athenaeum, Providence, RI

  • The Birthplace of Gilbert Stuart, the Renowned American Portrait painter by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Birthplace of Gilbert Stuart, the Renowned American Portrait painter

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

    The Carrie Brown Memorial Tower, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • The Ferry Road, Bristol, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Ferry Road, Bristol, RI

  • Union Station and Capitol Hill, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Union Station and Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

  • View on the Pawtuxet River, Pawtuxet, RI by The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View on the Pawtuxet River, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Administration Building, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Administration Building, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Boat House and Lake, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Boat House and Lake, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Broadway, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Broadway, Providence, RI

  • Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Brown University, Sayles Hall, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Brown University, Sayles Hall, Providence, RI

  • Casino, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Casino, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Dexter Training Ground, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Dexter Training Ground, Providence, RI

  • Dexter Training Grounds by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Dexter Training Grounds

  • High School, Pawtucket, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    High School, Pawtucket, RI

  • Hotel Dorrance, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Hotel Dorrance, Providence, RI

  • John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Main Street, Pawtucket, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Main Street, Pawtucket, RI

  • Market Square, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Market Square, Providence, RI

  • President's Home, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    President's Home, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • President's Home, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    President's Home, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Scene in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Scene in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Soldier's Monument, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Soldier's Monument, Providence, RI

  • The Dyer Memorial, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Dyer Memorial, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • The Lake at Roger Williams Par, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Lake at Roger Williams Par, Providence, RI

  • The Observation Tower, Rocky Point, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Observation Tower, Rocky Point, RI

  • Trinity Square and Broad Street, Pawtucket, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Trinity Square and Broad Street, Pawtucket, RI

  • Van Wickle Gates, Brown University, Providence, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Van Wickle Gates, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • View from Division Street, Pawtucket, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View from Division Street, Pawtucket, RI

  • Ten Commandments above the entry to Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Gilbert Stuart (American painter, 1755-1828); Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Ten Commandments above the entry to Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI

  • Old Jewish Cemetery, Newport, RI 1677 by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Jewish Cemetery, Newport, RI 1677

  • Sealed Tunnel in the Touro Synagogue, Newport by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sealed Tunnel in the Touro Synagogue, Newport

  • Touro Synagogue (exterior vw.), Newport, RI by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Touro Synagogue (exterior vw.), Newport, RI

  • Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI

  • Eddy Street Looking towards Westminster Street, Providence, RI by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Eddy Street Looking towards Westminster Street, Providence, RI

  • Exchange Place: Showing City Hall & Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Exchange Place: Showing City Hall & Biltmore Hotel, Providence, RI

  • The Mall: Showing Biltmore Hotel and Union Station, Providence, RI by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Mall: Showing Biltmore Hotel and Union Station, Providence, RI

  • City Hall, Old Union Station, Old Central Fire Station, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    City Hall, Old Union Station, Old Central Fire Station, Providence, RI

  • Clock Tower, Brown University, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Clock Tower, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Crescent Park, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Crescent Park, RI

  • Fields Point, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Fields Point, Providence, RI

  • Narragansett Hotel, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Narragansett Hotel, Providence, RI

  • Old Turk's head, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Turk's head, Providence, RI

  • Old Washington Bridge, East Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Washington Bridge, East Providence, RI

  • Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., Providence, RI

  • Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Sayles and Wilson Halls, Brown University, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sayles and Wilson Halls, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Union Station and State House by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Union Station and State House

  • Weybosset Street, Looking East, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Weybosset Street, Looking East, Providence, RI

  • Normal School, Providence, RI by Walter R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; A. E. Warner; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Normal School, Providence, RI

  • Casino, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Casino, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Churchill House, Providence, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Churchill House, Providence, RI

  • East Greenwich Bay, East Greenwich, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    East Greenwich Bay, East Greenwich, RI

  • Hunts Mills, East Providence, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Hunts Mills, East Providence, RI

  • New Gates, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    New Gates, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • View at Longmeadow, RI by W. R. White, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View at Longmeadow, RI

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

    The Public Library, Providence, RI

  • Autumn Scene, Newport, Rhode Island

    Autumn Scene, Newport, Rhode Island

  • View of Narragansett Famed Towers, Narragansett, RI

    View of Narragansett Famed Towers, Narragansett, RI

  • First Baptist Meeting House

    First Baptist Meeting House

  • U.S. Weather Bureau Station, Block Island, RI by Esta, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    U.S. Weather Bureau Station, Block Island, RI

  • Souvenir Folder of Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

    Souvenir Folder of Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • American Legion Emblem, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by American Art Post Card Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    American Legion Emblem, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • State Armory, Providence, RI by Berger Bros., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    State Armory, Providence, RI

  • California Artificial Flower Company, Providence, RI by Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    California Artificial Flower Company, Providence, RI

  • Along Famous Cliff Walk, Newport by H. G. Settle Co., Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Along Famous Cliff Walk, Newport

  • Map of Block Island, RI

    Map of Block Island, RI

  • Moses Brown School, Providence, RI

    Moses Brown School, Providence, RI

  • The Cliffs along cliff walk, Newport, RI by H. G. Settle Co., Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Cliffs along cliff walk, Newport, RI

  • Plaque from the United States Department of the Interior for Touro Synagogue by The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Plaque from the United States Department of the Interior for Touro Synagogue

  • Memorial Gate, Brown University, Providence, RI

    Memorial Gate, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Rock Garden, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Curt Teich and Co., Chicago, IL: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rock Garden, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • American Legion Emblem, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

    American Legion Emblem, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • The Old House, Camp Hoffmann, West Kingston, RI by Artvue Post Card Co., NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Old House, Camp Hoffmann, West Kingston, RI

  • Stone Bridge, Tiverton, RI by Colourpicture Publication, Cambridge, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Stone Bridge, Tiverton, RI

  • The Betty Alden House, Little Compton, RI by E.D. West Co., South Yarmouth, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Betty Alden House, Little Compton, RI

  • The Cottage-by-the-Sea, Seaside Camp, Jamestown, RI

    The Cottage-by-the-Sea, Seaside Camp, Jamestown, RI

  • The Old Harbor Dock at Block Island, RI

    The Old Harbor Dock at Block Island, RI

  • Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett Pier, RI by Berger Bros., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett Pier, RI

  • War Memorial Gates into Lower Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI by Colourpicture Publication, Cambridge, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    War Memorial Gates into Lower Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI

 
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