Greetings from Portsmouth Rhode Island

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The Portsmouth Free Public Library was built in 1897 and has had several additions and renovations since then.  It is one building of approximately 9,515 square feet serving the Portsmouth community. There are approximately 75,000 items in the library. Many that offer an historical reference to the ever-changing town of Portsmouth, including geographical maps, yearbooks and currently rare photos and documents of Portsmouth in the 1700′s to the present day.

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The John T. Pierce, Sr. Portsmouth Historical Collection serves to engage the public with visual documents of a past that help build the stepping stones to what all communities can appreciate.

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Wind Mills

Postcard of the Wyatt Mill in Portsmouth, RI (Prescott Farm Mill) (2. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Wyatt Windmill in Portsmouth, RI (Prescott Farm Mill) (2. Front Side)

Postcard of the Wyatt Mill circa 1936 (Prescott Farm Mill) (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Wyatt Mill circa 1936 (Prescott Farm Mill) (1. Front Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Windmill : Newport Restoration Society (5. Front Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Windmill : Newport Restoration Society (5. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (4. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (4. Front Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (3. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (3. Front Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (2. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (2. Front Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Prescott Farm Mill (1. Front Side)

Postcard of Boyd’s Mill (2. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Boyd’s Mill (2. Front Side)

Postcard of Boyd’s Mill (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Boyd’s Mill (1. Front Side)

Photograph of the Prescott Farm Mill (2. Front Side)

Photograph of the Prescott Farm Mill (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Boyd’s Mill (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Boyd’s Mill (5. Front Side)

Photograph of Boyd’s Mill (4. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Boyd’s Mill (4. Front Side)

(illustrations, photographs, transportation, cars, buildings, middletown, portsmouth, prescott farm mill, wyatt mill, 1800′s, 1900′s, 1920′s, 1930′s)

Vanderbilt Glen Farm

Drawing of the Glen (1. Front Side)

Drawing of the Glen (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Cattle (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Cattle (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Glen Farm (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Glen Farm (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Glen Farm (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Glen Farm (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Island Series (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Island Series (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Mrs. Vanderbilt (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Mrs. Vanderbilt (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Taylor’s Yacht (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Taylor’s Yacht (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Vanderbilt’s Farm (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Vanderbilt’s Farm (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Glen (1. Front Side)

Postcard of the Glen (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (1. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (2. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (2. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (3. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (3. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (4. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (4. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (5. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (5. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (6. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (6. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (7. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (7. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (9. Front Side)

Postcard of the Vanderbilt’s Oakland Farm (9. Reverse Side)

(illustrations, postcards, people, children, buildings, houses, ships, transportation, rivers, photographs glen farm, the glen, mrs. vanderbilt farm, oakland farm, newport, 1800′s, 1900′s, 1930′s, 1940′s, 1950′s, taylor’s  yacht, vanderbilt glen farm)

Post Office and Wagon

Special Edition First Day Covers of Rural Free Delivery Stamp (Front Side)

Photograph of Melville Station Post Office (Front Side)

Photograph of former Post Office located in Island Park (Front Side)

Last Mail Wagon (2. Front Side)

Last Mail Wagon (1. Front Side)

Last Mail Wagon (1. & 2. Reverse Side)

(buildings, children, people, post office and wagon, transportation, photographs, island park, portsmouth)

Trolley Cars

Greeting Card of Trolley Car (1. Front Side)

Greeting Card of Trolley Car (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Bristol Ferry Warf (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Bristol Ferry Warf (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Crowds at Trolley Station (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Crowds at Trolley Station (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Island Park Trolley Station (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Island Park Trolley Station (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Island Park Trolley Station (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Island Park Trolley Station (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Park Avenue Railway (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Park Avenue Railway (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Plow Car (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Plow Car (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Power Station (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Power Station (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Railway (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Railway (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Railway (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Railway (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Railway (3. Front Side)

Photograph of Railway (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Railway (4. Front Side)

Photograph of Railway (4. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Railway (5. Front Side)

Photograph of Railway (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (3 Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (4. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (4. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (5. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (6. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (6. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (7. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (7. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (8. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car (8. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (3. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (4. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (5. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (6. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (6. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (7. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (8. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (9. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (9. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car Power House (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car Power House (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Cars (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Cars (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Interior (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Interior (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley on Stone Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley on Stone Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Station (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Station (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Station (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Station (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Turn Around (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Turn Around (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Trolley Car (1. Front Side)

Postcard of Trolley Car (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Trolley Car (2. Front Side)

Postcard of Trolley Car (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Trolley Car After Snow Storm (10. Front Side)

Photograph of Trolley Station (3. Front Side)

Trolley Car Ticket (1. Front Side)

(people, children, trolleys, trolley cars, cold weather, snow storms, ri towns, newport, portsmouth, middletown, photographs, rivers, stonebridge, bristol ferry, railways, buildings, ferry tickets)

Town Government Fire Dept.

Photograph of Portsmouth’s First Fire Truck (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Portsmouth’s First Fire Truck (1. Front Side)

Letter to the Town Sergeant (1. Reverse Side)

Letter to the Town Sergeant (1. Front Side)

(documents, cars, town government fire dept.)

The Railroad

Photocopy of Railroad Ticket (Front Side)

Photocopy of Railroad Ticket (Front Side)

Picture of Coal Mine Station (Front Side)

Picture of Coal Mine Station (Reverse Side)

Picture of new railroad bridge (Front Side)

Picture of new railroad bridge (Reverse Side)

Picture of old railroad bridge (Front Side)

Picture of old railroad bridge (Reverse Side)

Picture of railroad depot (Front Side)

Picture of railroad depot (Reverse Side)

Picture of Train after snowstorm (Front Side)

Picture of Train after snowstorm (Reverse Side)

(ferry tickets, cold weather, snow storms, people, buildings, coal mine, railroads, newport)

The Islands

Picture of Gould Island (Front Side)

Picture of Gould Island (Reverse Side)

Picture of Hen Island (Front Side)

Picture of Hen Island (Reverse Side)

Picture of Tommy Island (Front Side)

Picture of Tommy Island (Reverse Side)

Picture Postcard of Island Park Cove (Front Side)

Picture Postcard of Island Park Cove (Reverse Side)

(people, rivers, illustrations, gould island, hen island, island park cove, tommy island, islands)

Stonebridge

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (6. Front Side)

Photograph of Various Ferry Tickets (1. Front Side)

Bird’s Eye View from the Hummock (1. Front Side)

Bird’s Eye View Tiverton from the Hummock (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph Gun arrives at the Tiverton railroad (1. Front Side)

Photograph Gun arrives at the Tiverton railroad (1. Reverese Side)

Photograph of A Motor Generator From The Stone Brigde (1. Front Side)

Photograph of A Motor Generator From The Stone Brigde (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Blacksmith Shop (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Blacksmith Shop (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Bridgeport Block (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Bridgeport Block (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Louis Lou Monroe (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Louis Lou Monroe (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Murderin’ Gil Manchester (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Murderin’ Gil Manchester (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (2. Front Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (3. Front Side)

Photograph of Parade In Front of Stone Bridge Inn (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Silhouette of The Stone Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Silhouette of The Stone Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Stone Bridge (6. Front Side)

Photograph of Stone Bridge (6. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Stone Bridge Cottage and Harbor (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Stone Bridge Cottage and Harbor (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Ferries Used To Build Stone Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Ferries Used To Build Stone Bridge (1. Revere Side)

Photograph of The Lawton House (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Lawton House (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (3. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (4. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (4. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (5. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (7. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge (7. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge After a Storm (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge After a Storm (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge After a Storm (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge After a Storm (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge After a Storm (3. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge Underside (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Old Stone Bridge Underside (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (3. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (4. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (4. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (5. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (5. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (6. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (6. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (7. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge (7. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge After A Hurricane (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge After A Hurricane (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Being Built (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Being Built (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Being Built (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Being Built (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge During Winter (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge During Winter (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge During Winter (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge During Winter (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Hotel (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Hotel (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Open (2. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Open (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Open (3. Front Side)

Photograph of The Stone Bridge Open (3. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Wilcox Market (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Wilcox Market (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Wilcox Market During A Hurricane (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Wilcox Market During A Hurricane (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Bridge Port BLK (1. Front Side)

Postcard of Dining Room in The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Front Side)

Postcard of Dining Room in The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of Grecian Temple (1. Front Side)

Postcard of Grecian Temple (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of The Bridgeport House (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Bridgeport House (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of The Hurricane of 1938 (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Hurricane of 1938 (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Hurricane of 1938 (2. Front Side)

Postcard of The Hurricane of 1938 (2. Reverse Side)

Postcard of the Lawton House Tiverton (1. Front Side)

Postcard of the Lawton House Tiverton (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of The Old Bridge (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Old Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of The Stone Bridge Cottage (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Stone Bridge Cottage (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard of The Stone Bridge Cottage (2. Front Side)

Postcard of The Stone Bridge Cottage (2. Reverse Side)

Postcard Sakonnet River Bridge (1. Front Side)

Postcard Sakonnet River Bridge (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard Stills, Tiverton (1. Front Side)

Postcard Stills, Tiverton (1. Reverse Side)

Postcard View from Residence of Mr. R. J. Barker, Tiverton (1. front Side)

Postcard View from Residence of Mr. R. J. Barker, Tiverton (1. reverse Side)

Postcard of The Lobby in The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Tiverton (1. Front Side)

Residence of H. M. Bundy (Front Side)

Residence of Isaac Bailey Richmond (Front Side)

Residence of W. J. Brightman (Front Side)

Snell Bridge, Tiverton, R. I. (1. Front Side)

Postcard of The Lobby in The Stone Bridge Hotel (1. Reverse Side)

(old stonebridge, hummock, tiverton, blacksmith shop, motor generator, bridgeport block, louis lou monroe, gil manchester, parades, inns, ferries, lawton house, hurricanes, wilcox market, grecian temple, 1938, postcards, buildings, photographs, people, mr. r.j. barker, illustrations,h.m. bundy, issac bailey, snell bridge, ferry tickets)

Schools

Photograph of Children Waiting for the School Bus (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Children Waiting for the School Bus (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of Old School House Behind the Historical Society Building (1. Front Side)

Photograph of Old School House Behind the Historical Society Building (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of the Bristol Ferry School (1. Front Side)

Photograph of the Bristol Ferry School (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of the Bristol Ferry School (2. Front Side)

Photograph of the Bristol Ferry School (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of the Gibbs School (1. Front Side)

Photograph of the Gibbs School (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of the McCorrie School (1. Front Side)

Photograph of the McCorrie School (1. Reverse Side)

Photograph of the McCorrie School (2. Front Side)

Photograph of the McCorrie School (2. Reverse Side)

Photograph of The Vancluse School (1. Front Side)

Photograph of The Vancluse School (1. Reverse Side)

(mccorrie school, vancluse school, children, bristol ferry school, buildings, schools, gibbs school, peoople)

Portsmouth Tri-Centennial

Apartments Built For Portsmouth Coal Miners. Circa 1910 (Front Side)

Apartments Built For Portsmouth Coal Miners. Circa 1910 (Reverse Side)

Car 29 Of The Interurban Newport and Fall River Street Railway. Circa 1900 (Front Side)

Car 29 Of The Interurban Newport and Fall River Street Railway. Circa 1900 (Reverse Side)

Island Park Amusement Park. Circa 1928 (Front Side)

Island Park Amusement Park. Circa 1928 (Reverse Side)

Looking East Off Bristol Ferry Wharf. Circa 1926 (Front Side)

Looking East Off Bristol Ferry Wharf. Circa 1926 (Reverse Side)

Looking West On Union St at Cuff’s Bridge. Oak Glen Shown In The Center. Circa 1900′s (Front Side)

Looking West On Union St at Cuff’s Bridge. Oak Glen Shown In The Center. Circa 1900′s (Reverse Side)

Newport Providence Railway Also Known As Turn-out No. 3. Circa 1904 (Reverse Side)

Newport Providence Railway Also Known As Turn-out No. 3. Circa 1904 (Front Side)

Park Avenue Looking East From The Top Of Cottage Avenue. Circa 1907 (Front Side)

Park Avenue Looking East From The Top Of Cottage Avenue. Circa 1907 (Reverse Side)

Portsmouth’s First Motorized Chemical Fire Truck. Circa 1922 (Reverse Side)

Portsmouth’s First Motorized Chemical Fire Truck. Circa 1922 (Front Side)

(island park, people, cars, trolley, railways, railroads, houses, buildings, postcards, photographs)