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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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  • Cunliff's Pond, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Cunliff's Pond, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Sassafras Point Light, Narragansett Bay, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sassafras Point Light, Narragansett Bay, RI

  • Town Hall, Cranston, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Town Hall, Cranston, RI

  • View from Fort Hill showing 4 bridges across Seekonk River, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View from Fort Hill showing 4 bridges across Seekonk River, Providence, RI

  • View of exterior of Arcade, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View of exterior of Arcade, Providence, RI

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

    State Armory, Providence, RI

  • Court House, Providence, RI by Blanchard, Young & Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Court House, Providence, RI

  • The Trolley Loop at Rocky Point, RI by Blanchard, Young & Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Trolley Loop at Rocky Point, RI

  • George Haile Free Library, Warren, RI by F. A. Bliss, Warren, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    George Haile Free Library, Warren, RI

  • Band Stand, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by Hall & Lyon Co. of New England: publisher, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Band Stand, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

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

    Canoe Clubs, Pawtuxet, RI

  • Italian Garden Casino Showing US Warships, Narragansett Pier, RI by Louis Rubin, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Italian Garden Casino Showing US Warships, Narragansett Pier, RI

  • View of Mt. Hope Land and Dr. Canfield's Place, Bristol, RI by The American News Co., NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    View of Mt. Hope Land and Dr. Canfield's Place, Bristol, RI

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

    YMCA, Providence, RI

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

    Boat House, Roger Williams Park, 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

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

    Lake Scene in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Railway Station, Buttonwoods, Warwick, RI by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Railway Station, Buttonwoods, Warwick, RI

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

    New State Armory, Providence, RI

  • Memorial Tower, Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI

    Memorial Tower, Campus, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Pawtuxet River from Rhodes Boat House, near Providence, RI

    Pawtuxet River from Rhodes Boat House, near Providence, RI

  • Public Library, Providence, RI

    Public Library, Providence, RI

  • The New State Armory, Providence, RI

    The New State Armory, Providence, RI

  • Gano Street entrance, New Tunnel, Providence, RI: built in 1908 by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Gano Street entrance, New Tunnel, Providence, RI: built in 1908

  • Inside View of the Entrance, Vanity Fair, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Inside View of the Entrance, Vanity Fair, RI

  • Rhode Island State Normal School, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Rhode Island State Normal School, Providence, RI

  • The New State Armory, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The New State Armory, Providence, RI

  • Wreck of Barge John C. Wyman, on beach near Quonochontaug, RI on December 14, 1907 by O. C. Barrows, Providence, RI; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Wreck of Barge John C. Wyman, on beach near Quonochontaug, RI on December 14, 1907

  • Beach Scene, Sakonnet, RI by Blanchard, Young & Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Beach Scene, Sakonnet, RI

  • New York, New Haven and Hartford R.R., Providence, RI by Reichner Bros., Boston, MA.: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    New York, New Haven and Hartford R.R., Providence, RI

  • Jamestown, RI and Harbor by Robbins Bros., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Jamestown, RI and Harbor

  • Old Trinity Church, Newport, RI by Robbins Bros., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Trinity Church, Newport, RI

  • Casino, Conimicut, RI by A. F. Talty, Conimicut, RI: Publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Casino, Conimicut, RI

  • Beach and Bathing Pavilion, Narragansett Pier, RI by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Beach and Bathing Pavilion, Narragansett Pier, RI

  • East View of Hopeworth, residence of Dr. Canfield by The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    East View of Hopeworth, residence of Dr. Canfield

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

    Herreshoff Boat Works, Bristol, RI

  • Hook and Ladder No. 1, responding to an alarm, Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Hook and Ladder No. 1, responding to an alarm, Providence, RI

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

    Rhode Island Normal School

  • English High School, Providence, RI

    English High School, Providence, RI

  • Looking Northwest from Fort Barton, Tiverton, RI

    Looking Northwest from Fort Barton, Tiverton, RI

  • New Harbor, New York and New London Steamboat Landing, Block Island, RI

    New Harbor, New York and New London Steamboat Landing, Block Island, RI

  • Rhode Island School of Design and Court House, Providence, RI

    Rhode Island School of Design and Court House, Providence, RI

  • The Richard Smith Block House, Wickford, RI, built 1638

    The Richard Smith Block House, Wickford, RI, built 1638

  • Tiverton, RI from the O'Neil Reservoir

    Tiverton, RI from the O'Neil Reservoir

  • Sheep at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Sheep at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • By-the-Sea, residence of Hon. Perry Belmont, Newport, RI by American Art Post Card Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    By-the-Sea, residence of Hon. Perry Belmont, Newport, RI

  • King's Philip's Chair, Mount Hope, RI by W. J. Fish, Bristol, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    King's Philip's Chair, Mount Hope, RI

  • Narragansett Pier, RI, St. Peter's by the Sea by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Narragansett Pier, RI, St. Peter's by the Sea

  • Old Home Week, July 28-Aug. 3, 1907 by Rhode Island News Company, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Old Home Week, July 28-Aug. 3, 1907

  • The Tunnel in the Cliff, Newport, RI (color) by Robbins Bros., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Tunnel in the Cliff, Newport, RI (color)

  • An Exciting Moment in "Fighting the Flames", Vanity Fair, Providence, RI by Seddon's, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    An Exciting Moment in "Fighting the Flames", Vanity Fair, Providence, RI

  • The Chutes at Night, Vanity Fair, RI by Seddon's, Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Chutes at Night, Vanity Fair, 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

  • Entrance to Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI by The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Entrance to Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI

  • Geese, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI by The Robbins Bros. Co., Boston, MA: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Geese, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Bay Street, Watch Hill, RI by Visual + Material Resources and Fleet Library

    Bay Street, Watch Hill, RI

  • Post Road, Wickford, RI by E. E. Young: publisher, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Post Road, Wickford, RI

  • Greene's Landing, Warren, RI

    Greene's Landing, Warren, RI

  • Main Street, North Scituate, Looking West

    Main Street, North Scituate, Looking West

  • City Hall and Bajnotti Memorial Fountain, Providence, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    City Hall and Bajnotti Memorial Fountain, Providence, RI

  • Greene's Inn, Narragansett Pier, RI by A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Greene's Inn, Narragansett Pier, RI

  • Van Winkle [sic] (Van Wickle) Gates, Blithewold Mansion, Bristol, RI by W. H. Buffington, Bristol, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Van Winkle [sic] (Van Wickle) Gates, Blithewold Mansion, Bristol, RI

  • Bathing Beach, Watch Hill, RI by Edward N. Burdick, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    Bathing Beach, Watch Hill, RI

  • Silver Creek, Bristol, RI by W. J. Fish, Bristol, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Silver Creek, Bristol, RI

  • Narragansett Pier, RI, Beach looking South by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Narragansett Pier, RI, Beach looking South

  • Beach, Matunuck, RI by O. P. Kenyon, Wakefield, RI: Publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Beach, Matunuck, RI

  • Cottages, Saunderstown, RI by A. M. Simon, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Cottages, Saunderstown, RI

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

    National Rubber Co., Bristol, RI

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

    State House, Providence, RI

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

    Burnside Memorial Building, Bristol, RI

  • Hope Street looking North, Bristol, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Hope Street looking North, Bristol, RI

  • Hope Street looking South, Bristol, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Hope Street looking South, Bristol, RI

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

    Ocean Road, Narragansett Pier, RI

  • Scene at Hunts Mills, East Providence, RI by The Rhode Island News Co., Providence, RI: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Scene at Hunts Mills, East Providence, RI

  • Hopeworth Sanitarium, Bristol, RI

    Hopeworth Sanitarium, Bristol, RI

  • Rocky Point, RI

    Rocky Point, RI

  • Block Island, RI: Wreck off Block Island by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Block Island, RI: Wreck off Block Island

  • Bristol Harbor and Hotel de Wolf, Bristol, RI by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Bristol Harbor and Hotel de Wolf, Bristol, RI

  • Pawtucket, RI, Looking up the River from Exchange St. Bridge by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket, RI, Looking up the River from Exchange St. Bridge

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

    Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Steamer Spartan wrecked on East Side of Block Island, RI by Metropolitan News and Publishing Co., Boston, MA; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Steamer Spartan wrecked on East Side of Block Island, RI

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

    Monument Statue: Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

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

    Betsy Williams Cottage at Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI

  • Interior of State Capitol, Providence, Rhode Island by The Rotograph Co., New York City, NY: publisher; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Interior of State Capitol, Providence, Rhode Island

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

    Rhode Island Normal School, Providence, RI

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

    Rhode Island Normal School, Providence, RI

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

    R.I. Normal School, Providence, RI

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

    RI State Capitol and Normal School

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

    Rockefeller Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI

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

    Carrie Tower, Brown University, Providence, RI

  • Exchange Place, Providence, RI

    Exchange Place, Providence, RI

  • Farm House, St. Andrew's School

    Farm House, St. Andrew's School

  • Narragansett Pier, RI

    Narragansett Pier, RI

  • The Old Canal, Nayatt, Drownville, RI

    The Old Canal, Nayatt, Drownville, RI

  • Masonic Temple and City Hall by Arthur Livingston, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Masonic Temple and City Hall

  • Pawtucket Falls by Arthur Livingston, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    Pawtucket Falls

  • The Sayles Memorial Library, Pawtucket, RI by Arthur Livingston, NY; Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Sayles Memorial Library, Pawtucket, RI

  • NY, NH and Hartford Railway Station, Providence, RI by Detroit Photographic Co.: publisher, Visual + Material Resources, and Fleet Library

    NY, NH and Hartford Railway Station, Providence, RI

  • South Light and Bluffs, Block Island, RI

    South Light and Bluffs, Block Island, RI

  • The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island by Richard Morris Hunt (American architect, 1827-1895); John Russell Pope (American architect, 1874-1937); Visual + Material Resources; and Fleet Library

    The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island

 
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