 |  Left and right: two views of Castle Hill Light early in the 1900's. It is still there. For more information see this site.
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 |  Left: Newport Harbor, Gull Rock Light.Right: Gould Island Light. |
 |  Left: Ida
Lewis Light House, named for the lighthouse keeper shown with her dog
on the right. It was previously known as Lime Rock Rock Light. For more
information, see this site. |
 |  Left
and right the Newport Breakwater Light (also known as Goat Island Light
and Harbor Light) off the torpedo station, from opposite sides. The one
on the right was postmarked 1910. Only the lighthouse remains today.
For more information, see this site.
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 |  Left: the front of a old photo of the Goat Island Light that would have been taken before the lighthouse keeper's home was built in 1864.Right: the old inscription on the back. |
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This real photo postcard was not mailed. On the back is written "Sept. 14, 1912." In 1965 someone added "Torpedo Station (Goat Island) in background. Looking west, Newport Harbor, R. I." The ship is a torpedo boat, the forerunner of destroyers. For an enlargement of the boat and buildings, click here. |
 |  Left: Steamer Puritan leaving Fall River, and the Fall River Line dock in Newport. On another site I have the scans of the 1907 publication, "80 Photographic Views of Fall River Line".Right: The Fall River Line Steamer Priscilla. |
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"The City of Newport, R. I. Looking Across the Harbor" Mailed in 1906. The left shows "Old Colony Repair Shops." The middle "Lime Rock Light (Ida Lewis)." The right, the town and docks. |
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"Jamestown Ferry Boat Entering Newport Harbor, Newport, R.I." The card was mailed in 1908. The name on the paddle wheel boat is "Rhode Island." Ferries across Narragansett Bay were eliminated in 1969 when the Newport Bridge was completed. |
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 Left:
"N. Y. Yacht Club Station [center on Sayers Wharf] and Jamestown
Ferryboat,
Newport, R. I." mailed
in 1910. The Trinity Church is the spire at the
left. Right: U. S. Naval Landing, Newport". |
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This picture of Newport, Rhode Island, was reproduced on postcards over and over for many years, but it was originally taken very early in the 1900s, if not earlier. For an enlargement of the shoreline click here. Trinity Church is the tall white steeple towards the left. The NY Yacht Club is at the far right. |
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 "Newport
Harbor" this is really a very good view of the wharves. About 1910. At
the far left in back is the sidewheeler. Right: a view of the water
front. Click
here for an enlargement of the shore. |
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 Left:
Long Wharf, Newport. This area was the center of activity a century ago
when this picture was probably taken. When you turn around you head
towards
Washington Square. Right: Commercial Wharf". |
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 Left:
Washington
Square, 1906.
The Old Colony House is at the end and Touro Street on the right.
Right: The north side (left) in 1919. The National Exchange Bank is on
the right. |
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"Newport, R. I. Perry House and Opera House, from the Mall." The buildings mentioned are at the left in reverse order. No date. This is the opposite end of Washington Square from the Colony House. The building at the end with the flag is the Brick Market with a "Souvenirs" sign. The to the right says, "Gladding Print." |
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The Old State House, Newport, usually called Old Colony House, was finished in 1739. This undivided back card looks wonderful - too much so. A colored version of what is probably the original picture is below. The carriage and horses were added and the man on the left was changed significantly. No longer does he have something tucked under his arm, and instead of a stick in his right hand he has a proper cane in his left. |
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 This
version, labeled "Old Court House" has the trolley lines colored over.
To the right is a combination of the two cards for closer inspection -
click on the image. Both versions were printed during the same early
1900's
period. |
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 Left: "Peanut
Joe" in front of the State House. He was a fixture in
Washington Square. The cart says,
"Joe A. Brangazio." For a larger size click here.
Right: A family photo about 1906 showing the peanut cart. On
the side it says, "Yes. Good Peanuts. Best In The
World." For a larger size click here.
The buildings in the background have changed - see below. |
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 Left
top: New Army and Navy Y.M.C.A. with Broadway behind. The first
building is the same as the first on the left in old photo on the
right. Left bottom: the State House (Old Colony House) before the YMCA
was built. The building immediately to the left of (on Broadway) is the
same as on the right above. Above: in the photo taken in the late
1800's the first building on the left is Broadway Market - John B.
Deblois Grocery store. |
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 Left: a late
1800's stereo card of Thames Street.
Right: Thames street of
the Brick Market (Old City Hall) on the right. At one time the building
next to that was an
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company store. The building next to that
is
William Leys Dry Goods Company Century Store. Published by Daniel E.
Sullivan, Old City Hall Shop. |
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 Left: Naval
parade on Thames Street. The Brick Market is at the right.
Right: July 4, 1916. On the air
ship section it say, "It is better to HAVE ENOUGH before war
than to be forced to admit you've had ENOUGH after the fight is on." |
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"Newport
Artillery Co.
Armory and Second Baptist Church." The church was later the Second
Congregational. Both buildings are still there and
in
use. The armory was originally built in 1835 and the second story added
after a fire in 1906. In 1946 the church steeple was modified. At the
end of the street is Touro Street which, at this point,
goes
along one side of Washington Square.
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