Keep on the Sunny Side with These Vintage RI Photos
Summer is our happy place — then, now and forever.
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JY20EC61VINThe True sisters of Hope Valley take a dip at Misquamicut Beach, circa 1895 (State Archives/Rhode Island Memories: The Early Years, courtesy of the Coggeshall family).The True sisters of Hope Valley take a dip at Misquamicut Beach, circa 1895 (State Archives/Rhode Island Memories: The Early Years, courtesy of the Coggeshall family).
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JY20EC85VINNative American elder poses in a headdress and suit for the annual Indian convention, circa 1930s (Avery Lord, via PPL digital collections)Native American elder poses in a headdress and suit for the annual Indian convention, circa 1930s (Avery Lord, via PPL digital collections)
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JY20EC80VINA young girl uses a branch and string to fish in a Cranston pond, circa 1945 (Karl G. Burdon, via PPL digital collections).A young girl uses a branch and string to fish in a Cranston pond, circa 1945 (Karl G. Burdon, via PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC86VINBoys practice archery at Camp Yawgoog in Hopkinton, circa 1950s (via PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC84VINA dapper group poses for a photo at their campsite “Dream Land,” 1905 (State Archives).
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JY20EC83VINAdolescent boys horse around, 1942 (State Archives).
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JY20EC81VINGirls enjoy ice cream at Rocky Point, circa 1950 (State Archives).
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JY20EC66VINGertrude Ward of the Ward Singers performs at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1957 (PPL digital collections).Gertrude Ward of the Ward Singers performs at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1957 (PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC79VINA woman fishes off a boat in Point Judith, 1959 (State Archives).
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JY20EC78VINVisitors gather on the dock at Rocky Point, with amusements in the background, 1890 (PPL digital collections).Visitors gather on the dock at Rocky Point, with amusements in the background, 1890 (PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC77VINTop prize in a tuna tournament, 1959 (State Archives).
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JY20EC76VINA couple dances in the moonlight by the water in Newport, 1956 (State Archives).
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JY20EC82VINA Native American man and woman wear traditional dress in the annual Indian convention, circa 1930s (Avery Lord, via PPL digital collections).A Native American man and woman wear traditional dress in the annual Indian convention, circa 1930s (Avery Lord, via PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC75VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC74VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC73VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC72VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC71VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC70VINFrom the Providence Public Library Digital collections.
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JY20EC69VINPhotography courtesy of Providence public library’s digital collections, the state archives and quahog.org.Photography courtesy of Providence public library’s digital collections, the state archives and quahog.org.
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JY20EC68VINA family takes in some sun at the beach, circa 1955 (State Archives).
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JY20EC67VINA beach beauty contest, circa 1955 (PPL digital collections).
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JY20EC65VINA Scarborough Beach patrolman carries his surfboard, circa 1948 (“Rhode Island Vacation” tourism brochure, via Quahog.org).A Scarborough Beach patrolman carries his surfboard, circa 1948 (“Rhode Island Vacation” tourism brochure, via Quahog.org).
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JY20EC64VINHigh school students Susan Earnshaw and Leonora Gilson at Bonnet Shores Beach Club in Narragansett, 1954 (State Archives/Rhode Island Memories II: The 1940s and 1950s, courtesy of Leonora Gilson Dursin).High school students Susan Earnshaw and Leonora Gilson at Bonnet Shores Beach Club in Narragansett, 1954 (State Archives/Rhode Island Memories II: The 1940s and 1950s, courtesy of Leonora Gilson Dursin).
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JY20EC63VINChildren wave from the Warren River, circa 1940 (State Archives).
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JY20EC62VINA woman poses with a surfboard, circa 1965 (State Archives).
