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The Old Stone Mill

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Description: The Old Stone Mill, a circular stone mill surrounded by a fence with benches nearby, in Turio Park.
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Bonnet Shores Club

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Description: View of the Bonnet Shores Club atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Homestead Plat and Waterfront

Date: 1908
Description: A view of a shoreline. Caption reads: "Part of the homestead plat and waterfront. Prudence Island." Along the left is a rock wall, and a house in the dista...
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Boat Frame on Beach

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Description: View of part of an old boat frame, presumably from a shipwreck at Point Judith. A group of people are sitting and standing near the frame of the boat on th...
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Wharf

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Description: A view of a wharf with fishing boats.
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Wharf at Shoreline

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Description: View looking down toward a wharf with lobster pots, and boats out in the harbor.
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Wharf

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Description: A view toward a wharf with horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground, and a steamship in the distance.
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West Broad Street

Date: 1905
Description: Street side view of West Broad Street including shopfronts, foot traffic, a trolley and horse-drawn wagons. Caption reads: "West Broad Street - Westerly, R...
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Broad Street

Date: 1905
Description: Street side view of foot traffic on Broad Street with large brick buildings. Caption reads: "Broad Street - Westerly, R.I."
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Dixon House Square

Date: 1905
Description: Street scene of Dixon House Square. Caption reads: "Dixon House Square, Westerly, R.I."
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Oliver Hazard Perry

Date: 1913
Description: A composite image of Oliver Hazard Perry (8/23/1785 – 8/23/1819) a U.S. Naval Officer and "hero of the Battle of Lake Erie," with his birthplace in South K...
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Prudence Island Lighthouse

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Prudence Island granite lighthouse, established in 1852 and automated in 1972, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse. The...
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Historical Marker at the Birthplace of the Rhode Island Red Chicken

Date: 1915
Description: A man and woman are sitting in a carriage that has been pulled to the side of the road. They are looking at a historical marker under a tree. The Rhode...
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Windmill

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Description: View toward a windmill, possibly the related to the Littlefield Mill (built in 1877). Dwellings are in the background.
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: The USS Constellation, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the U.S. Navy, is seen at the United States Naval Training Station, established in ...
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of sailors marching on the South Drill Field at the Naval Station Newport, established in 1883. In the background, a warship is in the Narragansett ...
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of a formation of sailors during an exhibition drill at Naval Station Newport, established in 1883. A United States flag and military buildings stan...
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of sailors in uniform standing between the rows of barracks of the United States Naval Training Station.
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of three boats during a boat drill at the Naval Station Newport, established in 1883. They row past the shore on which other formations of sailors e...
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United States Naval Training Station

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Description: A view of a group of sailors standing in front of large clotheslines on which naval uniforms are hanging to dry at Naval Station Newport, established in 18...

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