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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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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of the sleeping area at Our Lady of the Valley abbey. Each bed has partial walls surrounding it, with a curtained entrance into each area. Radiators l...
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Our Lady of the Valley

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Description: Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls.
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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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Man Monitoring a Pumping Plant

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Description: A mustachioed man in coveralls monitors a pressure gauge and the machinery at a pumping plant. Caption reads: "Pumping Plant. The Homestead. Prudence Islan...
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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.
Map or Atlas

Rhode Island

Date: 1799
Description: Map of Rhode Island showing counties, townships, cities, roads, mountains, swamps, islands, reefs, lakes and rivers. Several of the bigger cities include s...
Map or Atlas

The State of Rhode Island Compiled from the Surveys and Observations of Caleb Harris

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Rhode Island showing counties, townships, cities, roads, mountains, swamps, islands, reefs, lakes and rivers. Several of the bigger cities include s...
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Commander Oliver Wetzel

Date: 12 20 1970
Description: Four men are sitting or reclining on the floor in a room, surrounded by large sheets of paper and art supplies. One man is propsping up sheets of paper wit...

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