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Boardwalk shown ran from Carpenter's Hotel t Fishing Club on the ocean side. Houses visible on left: Dr. Millette's; New Dawn; Marilla. Prospect Street after Marilla. Buena Vista is straight ahead. Americhrome. Printed in the United States. M-8714.…

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Red roofed building was restaurant La Bea's (sp?). It was located across the street from the "Marilla". Burned down. No. 109591. Made in USA. C.T. American Art Colored. Chicago.

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B & W postcard of Bathing Beach, Matunuck RI

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B & w postcard of bathing beach at Watch Hill, RI

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Colorized picture of a fishing dory and two fishermen on Matunuck Beach. Made in Germany. Number C867. Mailed from Wakefield RI to Mrs. H. A. Barney, 700 Main St, Pawtucket RI from Mrs. Tucker.

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B & W postcard showing boardwalk, buildings

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Color postcard of No. B 11974. Matunuck Beach.

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Fishing shacks on right. Great Aunt's bath house in center, Gould Cottage on left. No people on beach. Lobster pots near boats. No. 3747. Mailed to Miss Grace Kennedy, 26 Cypress Street, Providence RI.

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Color postcard showing birthplace of Comm. Oliver Hazard Perry, born August 20, 1785, who was called the Hero of Lake Erie for his victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
Number 12344 on front. Postmarked Oct.…

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Color postcard of Browning's Ocean Star Cottage. Formerly a children's camp, now the home of Theatre by the Sea.

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B & w postcard of Browning's Ocean Star Cottage. Formerly a children's camp, now the home of Theatre by the Sea.

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A rooming house serving meals. Currently known as the Admiral Dewey Inn Bed & Breakfast.
"#769, Dewey House, Matunuck Park, RI"

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Currently known as the Admiral Dewey Inn Bed & Breakfast

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Currently known as the Admiral Dewey Inn Bed & Breakfast

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Color postcard showing a quotation by Edward Everett Hale: "Look up and not down, Look forward and not back, Look out and not in, And--lend a hand." Hale's Boston-based "Lend A Hand Society", incorporated 1892, still operates today.

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Goodchild residences next to Edward Everett Hale residence.
Number C1522 on front. Never mailed.

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Gould Cottage, Matunuck, RI. Currently the property is part of the Matunuck Beach Trailer Association.

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Color postcard showing beachgoers and surf. Mailed from Wakefield RI to Mr. and Mrs. Julien Leroux and family, Pawtucket, RI 02860, from Sue and Diane.

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View of Hidden Hearth in summer, flowering trees in bloom

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A private residence next to Robert Beverly Hale Library.
Americhrome M-8717 Postcard
Addressed to Miss Gertrude Martin of Barrington Center, RI, from Maude.
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