More scans of old postcards I have collected of places I have lived and liked.
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All images and text Copyright © 2001-2012 Susan White Pieroth
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 Left: The
Liberty Tree at the corner of Thames and Farewell. Right: Naval
parade on Thames Street. The Brick Market is at the right. |
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  Far Left: "Old City Hall Novelty Shop" in the Brick Market.Left: an old stereo card of the State House (Brick Market). Right: Thames street with the Brick Market on the right. At one time the building next to that was an Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company store. 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: Thames Street looking towards Washington Square, shows the Sherman
building at 140 in red at the right. Right:
The same basic view, but after the Colonial Theatre was built and
better colors. For more about the businesses of
the Newport Shermans, click here.
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 |  Left: Thames
Street from a view book with no date, but late 1800's format. The sign
on the left says, "Daily News" and on the right is Hazard & Co.
next to number 130. 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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 Left: a late
1800's stereo card of Thames Street. Clarke at 174 is on the right.Right: Boston Store, Thames Street. The building was built in 1877. The building to the left is numbered 159 and says Leys. |
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 Left: Thames
Street Fete - from a view book.Right: Band on Thames Street, June 16, 1914 (according to the note on the back). People's Free Library and U.S. Hotel are on the left. |
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 Left:
Newport Trust with correctly colored
columns. The building was removed, along with many others, when
the bridge was built between Jamestown and Newport.Right: a picture taken in 1924 from the opposite angle. |
 |  Left: A view starting with the Newport Trust on the left and J. D. Richardson & Co. on the right. This is from an early view book.Right: Taken from almost the same spot, but note the building after the bank has changed. |
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 Left:
Looking north. In the distance on the right is the Bijou and at the
right is number 212 - Talbot Co.Right: A closer view of the Bijou (10 Cents) and the Army & Navy YMCA on the right. Perry Bros Coal is one the left under the Chop Suey sign. |
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 Left:
Mailed in 1911. The United States Hotel is at the left. Part way down
the street on the left is the bank building seen in the card at right.Right: On the left corner is the Kinsley Building housing the Aquidneck National Bank on the corner of Green. It's now a restaurant. On the right is a fruit store and Newport House at 291. |
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 Left: "Thames Street Looking South from U.S. Hotel." This images is from a stereo card.Right: This says Thames Street looking east, but obviously that's wrong. The U.S. Hotel is in this photo at the right - the opposite side of the street from above. Right: |
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 Left:
Thames Street looking north from Cannon Street. The post office is on
the right (white building)
on the corner of Franklin Street.Right: Looking north from the post office slightly later. On the right past the Post Office is Richardson - seen in the card above right. |
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 Left: State
Armory on Thames Street - now an antiques cooperative.Right: A large group of sailors pose before the armory - no date. |
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The Silver King Cafe featuring Bohemian Beer.
No clue as to the exact location. Right: Pinniger & Manchester Coal and Wood Company, Perry Mill Wharf,
341Thames. This was taken in 1924 for a 1925 calendar given out by them. |
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 Left:
Newport Engineering Works Machine Shop, 359-365 Thames.Right: Newport Engineering Works Fire Proof Automobile Garage, 359-367 Thames. Mailed in 1907. |