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Old Washington Bridge, circa 1885-1929
Image of the covered Washington Street Bridge looking southeast towards East Providence from the Providence side of the bridge. The Washington Bridge was damaged during a storm in 1867. At the time of that storm, plans had already been underway to…
Laying the State House cornerstone, 1896
Image of the laying of the State House cornerstone, 1896. There was a grand ceremony for the placing of the State House Cornerstone on October 15, 1896. In a lead box inside the cornerstone is the record that Grover Cleveland was President, Charles…
Election Day Parade in Newport, 1900
Image of the Election Day Parade in Newport, 1900.
Tags: elections, Newport, parades, RI Celebrates
Laying of the State House cornerstone, 1896
Image of the laying of the cornerstone for the State House with Rowland Hazard delivering an oration, 1896. There was a grand ceremony for the placing of the State House Cornerstone on October 15, 1896. In a lead box inside the cornerstone is the…
State House Commission Annual Report, 1897
Image of the cover of the State House Commission Annual Report, 1897.
The awards ceremony at Fort Adams for Tall Ships, 1976
Image from the awards ceremony at Fort Adams for Tall Ships, 1976.
Tags: Newport, RI Celebrates, sailboats, sailing, Seaport, Tall Ships
Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Prince Harold of Norway in Newport as part of the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration, 1976
Image of former U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Warner and Prince Harold of Norway in Newport as part of the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Governor Philip W. Noel and dignitaries at Tall Ships, 1976
Image of Governor Phillip W. Noel and dignitaries aboard ship in Newport Harbor as part of the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
Tags: Governor Noel, Newport, RI Celebrates, sailboats, sailing, Seaport, Tall Ships
Tall Ships, 1976
One of the ships that took part in the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in Newport in 1976.
Tags: Newport, RI Celebrates, sailboats, sailing, Seaport, Tall Ships
Tall Ships, 1976
One of the ships that took part in the Tall Ships celebration that marked the Bicentennial celebration in Newport in 1976.
Tags: Newport, RI Celebrates, sailboats, sailing, Seaport, Tall Ships
Theodore Francis Green State Airport resuming of commercial air travel, 1946
Image of Eastern Airlines resuming commercial service from Theodore Francis Green State Airport in Warwick in 1946.
The Army Air Force assumed control of the airport on April 1, 1942, when the airport became the Hillsgrove Army Air Base. It was a…
The Army Air Force assumed control of the airport on April 1, 1942, when the airport became the Hillsgrove Army Air Base. It was a…
Tags: airport, aviation, RI Celebrates, T.F. Green airport
Civil War Monument dedication, 1871
Image of the Civil War Monument dedication in Providence, 1871.
Tags: Civil War, monument, RI Celebrates
President Harry S. Truman addressing crowd at Providence City Hall, 1948
Image of President Harry S. Truman addressing crowd at Providence City Hall on October 28, 1948.
Ceremonies and parade of ranks related to the transfer of State Battle Flags from the old State House on Benefit Street to the new State Capitol on Smith Hill, 1903
Ceremonies and parade of ranks related to the transfer of State Battle Flags from the old State House on Benefit Street to the new State Capitol on Smith Hill, Saturday October 17, 1903.
It was at the Butler Exchange (built 1873, demolished 1925)…
It was at the Butler Exchange (built 1873, demolished 1925)…
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Memorial Day, 1937
Image of three veterans taken on Memorial Day, 1937. Image from left to right is Charles H. Leonard, Assistant Adjutant General; Charles H. Bullock, Past Department Commander; and Charles H. Lewis, Department Commander. Providence City Hall is in…
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