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World War I Navy Recruits

Date: 04 1917
Description: Elevated view of Navy recruits at Newport, boarding a train destined for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The printed caption indicates that they had had only eight...
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Edward Cary Bass

Date: 1915
Description: Edward Cary Bass (1836-1930), Methodist Presiding Elder of Providence, Rhode Island, and uncle of Dr. Edward A. Bass. Rev. Bass, also identified as Uncle ...
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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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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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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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