Postcards Collection

Republican Candidates, Vote for These Men on Election Day, November 7th

Norman D. MacLeod, Governor; Arthur A. Forcier, Lieutenant Governor; Thomas J. Paolino, Secretary of State; John G. Murphy, Attorney General; G. Conrad Anderson, General Treasurer; Charles A. Curran, Congress, 1st Dist.; and Charles T. Algren, Congress, 2nd Dist.

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Dear Voter:
On November 7th you can help to restore the American Government to the people. To do this we must begin at home by electing these Republicans to office. The exercise of your right to vote is the safeguard of your liberties. DON'T FAIL TO VOTE.
Respectfully yours, REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF RHODE ISLAND

Tags: Politics, Rhode Island, Lawyers

Ocean View Hotel and Walk, Block Island, R.I. (circa 1911)

This hotel was built 1873-74, during the Panic of 1873, and opened when regular steamer service became available to Old Harbor. It was built and owned by Nicholas Ball, and was over 300 feet long, running along Cliff Walk. It had a capacity of 500 visitors. It burned down in 1966.

This vintage postcard measures 6-1/4"x2-3/4".

Tags: Hotels, Rhode Island

Nanaquaket Bridge, Tiverton, R.I.

No caption on reverse.

Tags: Rhode Island, Bridges

After the Fire. Vanity Fair, Providence, R.I. (circa 1907)

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Tags: Disasters, Rhode Island

The Jail, Block Island, R.I. (circa 1911)

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Tags: Jails, Rhode Island

Steamer Larchmont, the Joy Line Sunk on Collision off Block Island. Feb. 11, 1907. Photograph and Copyright 1907 by H. Ladd Walford.

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This sidewheel steamship, built in 1913 by the American Ship Building Company of Wyandotte, Michigan, had an interesting history. Its original name, Seeandbee, was based upon the name of its owners company, the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Co. It was converted to a training aircraft carrier, by the Navy, in May 1942, and designated as an unclassified miscellaneous auxiliary, IX-64. Its name was changed to Wolverine and it operated on Lake Michigan as a training aircraft carrier. This ship was the Navy's first sidewheel aircraft carrier.

Tags: Rhode Island, Ships, Disasters

I have created this webpage as a scrapbook of sorts to showcase some of the more interesting postcards from my postcard collection. Much of my collection is inherited from my grandmother, Mildred E. Berwick Casartello. I have categorized the postcards in various groups, so you will find them on multiple pages. The tags line at the bottom of each postcard entry has links to each category that you will find that entry on.