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International G-61 Truck Carrying Orange Smash Soda

Date: 1920
Description: International Model G-61 loaded with Orange Smash soda and parked in middle of a city street. A man is sitting in the driver's seat. The truck was owned an...
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International Model K-41 Truck Hauling Groceries

Date: 1921
Description: Two men hauling boxes of grocery items in an International Model K-41 truck. Items in the back of the truck include Jell-O, Bon Ami cake, Warner's spaghett...
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Herbert Hoover

Date: 06 20 1920
Description: Herbert Hoover, during his tenure as head of the U.S. Food Administration, receiving an honorary degree from Brown University.
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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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Stairway

Date: 1975
Description: Stairway in the Quinney house at 44 University Avenue.
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Sachuest Point

Date: 1977
Description: Wooden boardwalk surrounded by white dwelling.
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Hundred Acre Cove

Date: 1977
Description: Child overlooking a lake next to an unfinished building.
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Dolbey's Ice Cream Truck

Date: 1922
Description: A driver sits behind the wheel of an International Model "L-101" truck used by Dolbey's Ice Cream.
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International G-61 Maine Creamery Ice Cream Truck

Date: 1921
Description: Two men sit in the cab of an International Model G-61 truck operated by the Maine Creamery Ice Cream Company. A sign on the side of the truck reads: "The N...
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International Model 63 Lumber Truck

Date: 03 06 1926
Description: A man sits in the cab of an International Model 63 truck operated by the Woonsocket City Lumber Company. Stacks of lumber are arranged on the ground. Resid...
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International F-31 Royal Carbonating Co. Trucks

Date: 1921
Description: Two International model "F" or "31" trucks with male drivers, which are operated by the Royal Carbonating Company of Providence, Rhode Island. The trucks a...
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Forest Fire Patrol Scout

Date: 1960
Description: International Harvester Scout 80 outfitted for use by the forest fire patrol. The truck was dubbed "Smokey JR".
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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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City Wholesale Grocery Truck

Date: 03 06 1926
Description: A man is sitting behind the wheel of an International truck used by the City Wholesale Grocery Company. The truck is near the doorway of a brick building, ...
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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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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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