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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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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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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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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: Outdoor portrait of a Trappist monk holding a bucket of leaves or greens in one hand and carrying a sack over his opposite shoulder. Trees and a wooden str...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of a hooded Trappist monk on a tractor. A large pile of hay is on the left. The Our Lady of the Valley abbey and a wooden structure are in the backgro...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of three Trappist monks from Our Lady of the Valley abbey harvesting apples. Two men are standing on ladders and picking the fruit, while the third ma...
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"Greetings from Newport, RI"

Date: 1898
Description: A woman in a bathing suit stands on the beach and holds what appears to be a seashell. The ocean is in the background. This woman is contained within a she...
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Seaside Furnishings

Date: 1910
Description: A view of a row of cabanas abutting a beach, each with a wooden patio decorated with potted plants. The central cabana is furnished with a mirror, lamp, an...
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Hilltop Inn

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Description: View of the rear porches and balconies at Hilltop Inn, built in 1910. Trees and other plants surround the porches where wicker chairs and potted plants ar...
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Homes Along the Coast

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Description: Homes stand along the coast near cliffs on Block Island.
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Boyd's Windmill

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Description: View of Boyd's Windmill, built in 1810 by John Peterson on Old Windmill Lane, and purchased by William Boyd in 1815.
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John Barnes Roofing Company Truck

Date: 07 19 1937
Description: View from street towards a man at the John Barnes Roofing Company loading lumber onto the bed of an International D-30 truck parked in front of a company b...
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Abortion Demonstration

Date: 05 06 1972
Description: Women hold signs at an abortion demonstration sponsored by the Rhode Island Coalition To Repeal Abortion Laws.

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